The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11
The New slavery.
HENRY wATTERsoN AT roIrno


After reviewing Republican sbortc0u,-
and giving record of the history Of class
legislation and explaining what he CALI
the Republican tendency, Mr.. Water
said: '-''H' he
l do mo- mean to enter upon a lone .,s
wearisome discussion of the tariff. srb anu
is one among you who has brought its ~ 80
ton hypocrisy and its vicious features N vo'.-
familiar knowledge more pointedly and MI MI
LUMINOSITY than l can hope to do 7 ou
speaking rather of collective forces. "a ,r aui
apply in their general forms and reIa,;nSyy
in the business and bosoms Of men and -
political tendencies as they take their w,
and impetus in party organization tn
tendency of the Republican policy is No,
only to enable a few favorite classes ~
build up disproportioned fortunes. bnt !,
has by its subserviency to the power Of
money, its trucking to corporations and II.
disregard of the simple precepts on Will
its fathers founded it, done not a littls -
enerVate American manhood and bresL
down the spirit of fraternity among the nao.
pie. 1t has quite forgotten the homely wis.
dom OF the couplet, ouce quoted so forciblv
and SO appositely by Mr.. Seward. When
speaking of the degrading influences and
oligarchic character of slavery, he said with
solemnity that gave a prophetic reach 10
the lines;
I'll fares the land, to hast'ning ills p7.v
Where wealth accumulates and men decay
African slavery has gone, The Oversee,
with his lash has gone. But the Republican
party is setting up aeiU sidrerg. Its slow.
ly, but surely, transferring the seat of power
from the people to the politicians ana the
capitalists, and preparing The way for great
commercial empire and moneyed aristocrscv
and race of Medician princes masuurading
as presidents of the United States. We have
already had a president who was beaten bv
quarter of million votes. Why NAV We
not have, under the inspiration of money,
and by the operation of mechanical agencies
succession of presidents representing the
ruling principleof our political life?
THE NEED OF A CHANGE
Fellow citizens, said Mr.. Watterson, is It
not time to try the virtue ola change in The
political complexion of the government
Senator Sherman says that none but Repub.
licans are fit to govern the country. IL used
to be maxim in business that when an EN-.
ploye got to thinking himself indispensable
that was a good time to discharge him. for
that man might die This ought TO be
equally sound doctrine in politics; though
in what have said of dangerous possibili.
ties you will bear in mind that have been
speaking solely of Republican tendencies. |
do not believe they will be realized, because
L believe the people will recognize the
menace in time to arrest the danger. Butt to
come down to curreRt, everyday affairs,
could we, as a matter of fact, do much worse
than Robson and Keller? Unless, indeed,
we should stumble upon Charley Foster for
President and Malone for Secretary of the
Treasury-certainly not. At any rate YOU
will agree with me that there ought to be a
change in the political complexion of the
next national House of Representatives,
and if that be secured twill do for begin
ing.