Wichita eagle., 1888-06-10
An Allentown for Every sowden.

! It is well at times for us to think seTi-
ously of the promises that have been made
by those who hold high positions. At
this time the gushing statements con-
tanned in certain letters which our chief
executive wrote several years ago deserve
special attention. It is almost impossible
for an honest man to think of those much
quoted letters without emotions Of anger
and disgust. The hypocrisy of President
Cleveland in his attitude toward civil ser
vice reform needs no discussion. Els
apostasy, too, has become an accepted
fact, and has no defenders except. among
spoilsmen of the Democratic party. His
cant is now winked at by men of the
stamp of George William Curtis, in their
eagerness to carry out the great crusade
for free trade, as inaugnrated by Cleve-
land in his December message.
Elected, as he was, on a straddle plat
form, which advocated free trade in the
south and protection in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, the president
comes out boldly in a message designed to
ruin the manufacturing interests of our
country. If Randall had not guaranteed
protection in the three doubtful states
above named Cleveland would have been
easily defeated. He was elected by false
promises, and is himself the embodiment
of such false promises. And now his
Official organ, The Washington Post, which
speaks by the card, comes out in pointed
editorial, written for the information of
those who dare to oppose Mr.. Clevelands
free trade views, and says:
There is an Allentown for every Sow
den" The key to this seeming enigma
may be easily given. Mr.. Sowden is
protectionist, or Randall Democrat-an
honest man-who refused to vote as the
Cleveland Mills Carlisle combination
wished on the Mills bill, but who pre-
fered to obey the wishes of the expert
enced farmer, mechanic and manufacturer
of his district in Pennsylvania. In order
to punish him for his independence and
to try to whip him into their views Gro
yer Cleveland vetoes a bill which
has passed the house and senate,
appropriating 100000 for a public
building in Allentown, a prominent
city in Sowden's district, and then
eXultantly and brutally gives his reasons
for this action in his home organ. Mean
while towns in the south of one fourth
the population and one-twentieth the
value and commercial importance OF AL
lentown have had buildings given them
to any extent which may have been asked
for, while against such appropriations no
veto power has been used.
This Partially in the matter of appro-
priation is the greatest outrage that the
American public has been called upon to
endure for many years. What presump-
ton it is 70. a man of the limited informa-
ton of Cleveland to announce his inten-
ton to compel the representatives Of the
people to adopt his views! Nor is this all.
His appointees and henchmen are invad-
ing Democratic congressional districts
and are attempting by threats to thwa1t
the will of the people. They say: No
patronage for your representative unless
he shall vote for the Mills bill"-in other
words, for free trade.
Who should know what is best for the
business interests-the farmer, the miner,
the iron worker, the wookworker and the
cotton and wooden manufacturer, or the
wise ex-sherif Of Buffalo, who has never
had g particle OF business experience? No
more fragrant abuse of power has ever
been witnessed by the voters of our coun-
try, and they will not tamely submit to
such bulldozing methods many days.
The day Of judgment draweth near
New York Press.