The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-07-24
Time to Make a Change,

ty-in power. Its old, brave and patri-
otto leaders have passed away. Their
SUCCESSORS, unbound by traditions of
honor and self-sacrifce, have become
corrupt, self-seeking and welded to
power at the cost of the country. It is
time to make change-time for the
people to assert themselves and put in,
if only for four years, new set Of ser
wants to teach the old ones respect for
the popular will, and for right and de-
cency.
To show that the Republican party is
corrupt and inef1icient-no longer capa-
BILE or willing to serve the country and
intent only ON using It's power for evil
and unpatriotic purposes-it is only nee
essary to review some parts of its recent
history.
1. For years it promised the people
safe and sound currency as substitute
for the iTedeemable paper money which
was SO long our curse. Chief Justice
Chase, one of the founders of the party,
took the first step toward reform by the
Supreme Court decision that irredeema-
bic paper money could not be issued ex-
eept under the stress of war. A Repub-
licaIl Congress at once authorized an in
crease in the number Of Judges. 4 Re
Publican President appointed and Re
- publican Senate confirmed new Judges,
known as corporation lawyers, to favor
the perpetuation of legal tenders, and
the just decision Of the court was re-
versed. Within. the present year the
Republican Supreme Court went step
further, and specifically declared that
the Government may at any time and
for auy reason. or no reason, issue paper
money and make it legal tender, only
one Judge, and he the only Democrat on
the bench, dissenting. Nor has there
been heard a single protest against this
monstrous blow at the earnings Of a
whole people from any Republican
source
.. Under Republican administrations
the UNANIMOUSLY corrupt Star Route thiev-
cry began and was fostered. Exposed
by Democratic Congress, it was still
protected by Republican administra-
tions. One Presidential candidate had
Dorsey as his intimate adviser, and wrote
to Brady asking contributions to the
campaign fund. Long and costly, and,
as is now established, cOITuptly managed
Star Route trials, failed to punish the set
of thieves who were singled out for in
dictment. only that others might be
sheltered, and so confident of security
and 50 eager for new plumber are the I'M
punished star reuters that they appeared
boldly at Chicago as the managers, the
discussing agents and the manipulators
of Blaine who owes his nomination to
the audacity and skill of Elkins, Logan,
Roots, Kerns, Clayton, and others like
them.
3. Mr.. Arthur and his secretary of
the treasury honestly urged upon re-
publican congress the necessity for re-
ducing and lowering the peoples taxes,
and abolishing the enormous surplus
revenue, which was not only robbed
from the people, but stolen by the lobby.
The republican congress contemptu-
ously answered these honest recommen-
dations by passing over the veto mon
strous and thieving river and harbor bill.
But that was not all. Two republican
leaders at the same time came out with
recommendations for distribution OF
the surplus revenue" thus expressly de-
Claring that there ought to be a perpetual
levy of unnecessary taxes from the peo-
II, lreD Il
Logan, aud their names now make the
so-called republican, but really corrup.
zionist presidential ticket.
Blaine and Logan stand for base
money, high taxes and a " distribute n
of the plumber wrung from the people
among star route and other thieves anc
jobbers. 1t it a natural consequence
that the ticket nominated by the effort:
and money Of UNPUBLISHED star reuter-;
should gather to itself the support OF the
Jay Goulds, the spectators and gam
blers on the one side, and on the other Of
filibusters, dynamiters, contractors anC
adventures of all kinds. 1t is upon the
support of these classes that the Blaine
Logan men openly count for success. L
is these they openly court, believing thai
with their votes they can override The
moral and patriotic sentiment OF thu
country.
The democrats have nominated gooC
men upon a good platform. 1t deserves
the support of all honest citizens, re
gardless of old party affiliations. Tn
men who have seized control of the re
publican organization are not true re
publicans They would be disowne'
with contempt and horror by the
founders of that party-by the Lin
coins, Stewards, Chases, Summers am
Wades. They are rejected by honorabl
republicans all over the land. To vot
for Grover Cleveland is to vote agains
the worst cCpSDiracv of COTruDt an