The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-22
We have always been simple and


for or expect any relief. for the peo-
pie, from the Republican party, the
Tariff commission, or the present
Congress, or the Radical administra-
ton. 1t would be contrary to the
principles and practices of that party.
in this country in theory
is for the greatest good to the sr at
est number, but in practice quite the
reverse. Craftsmanship and State
craft in this age of fraud and corrop-
ton have degenerated into a mys-
FERROUS science of deception and
strategy. The man that can most
successfully appear to be what he Is
not, and thereby retain the confidence
of the people, and hold himself III
power, is consilelel the greatest
Statesman. The time has been when
we could rely on and trust the VI
terances of our leading men. but that
time seems to have passed away.
The whole science OF Government
seems to consist chiefly in deception
and hypocrisy. The biggest hyp"
critic and dece.ver is the greatest
Statesman. 50 long at least, as he
can keep his Imposition, deception
and article covered from the people.
The highest type of Craftsmanship
and true greatness, in the estimation
Of the Republican party. is found III
him Who can most completely
humbug and deceive the peo-
pie and keep them in darkness
and utter iynornce Of his ultimate
objects and aims. He who can steal
the electoral vote of State to make
a President, pack the Supreme Court
of the United States to reverse Its
opinion for political purposes, dis
band and disperse State Legislatures
a. the point of the bayonet, to defeat
and subyert the will of the people,
to retain aud keep in power defeat
ed and rejected party, is considered
by the Republicans the greatest OF
heroes and Statesmen. We have pre-.
faced this much in meditating over
the composition of the Tariff Com
mission. All the dexterity, crafl
aid ingenuity of Mr.. Arthur and bis
political advisers, were brought into
full; play in the partisan selections
of that commission. whose main OBJ
ject was to deceive the people ano
keep the burdens on them under the
false pretense of protecting labor
And we are not right sure that San
same Randall and Mcpherson did no,
have some hand n creating and ap
pointing this commission. But lei
that be as il may, we have seer
enough in the debates and votes il
Congress recently to convince u:
that there is not true Statesman
ship and Democratic manhood
en-, ugh in Congrass to redeem thu
plighted faith of the Democratic
Party made to the people in every
campaign since 1870.
We have always thought we wer
Democrat until recently. but nov
we must confess our faith is not wei
founded, if the utterances and vote
of many so.called Democrats in Con
gress, embodies true Democrat
doctrines. We are puzzled, if yo
take Senators Beck, Morgan, Maxey
Vance and few others out Of Oh
minds eye, to find or locate the Den
Gratis in the Senate. In our bOvhOO
days we were taught and we're simpl
enough to believe that Tariff was in
tended for the necessary revenues {
the Government, and that this We
sound Democratic doctrine. b,
to make it more complete and mo-
Democratic some modern me:., wi,
crooked wisdom, thought proper
qualify that doctrine by adding Il
adverb only" But in order to ma
us still more Democratic, we suppos
or Republican 1--WE are not able to S
which,) some Yankee born Stat'
man, formulated and promulgated
the world, through a Denocra
nominee for President, a new Den
cratic theory Of the Tariff. An :
verbal phrase was added there
M aking it a Tariff for revenue on
with incidental protection"
that be the doctrine of Den c
racy, and as advocated by Baya
Mcpherson. Davis and a host
other SO called Democratic leade
we renounce our Democracy and II
our back upon it now, hencefol
and for ever.
We have watched the debates