The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-04-19

AAANAN evening upon AuNAAuAluu %
/ the Republican club, will show II
was Enthusiastically Republican
and sound to the core on the great
ISSUES before the country:
The present campaign, he said.
would be fought by the Republicans
with greater zeal than any which
had preceded 10. The campaign in
wolves very great interests aud ques-
tiOns. During the last quarter of a
century there had been settled is
sues when sou and think ought to
remain such" The question Of the
Perpetuity OF Republican institu-
tiOns has not been settled ia the
minds Of some. The crowned heads
of Europe lsOk upon them IS an ex-
pertinent. One Of the meuaces
which have grown up In the country
IL that sentiment known s. anaTch-
ism. We should not take to our
souls the JUNCTION that the republic
will endure forever. Il am here for
the purpose Of renewing our allegi-
ance To the country" some Of NJ
may be DemOerats-nO matter. IL
Is our country We should ali defend.
The principles Of the Republican
party mean the salvation Of the
country. In the coming campaign
the battle is TO be- fought upon two
leading issues, two ideas: One il
patriotism; the other is protection.
There will be no halfway ground
no middle ground upon which any
man may stand You will require
In your aid the experience Of the
past. He submitted that la the past
quarter Of century the Democratic
party had been wrong al first on ev-
cry proposition. You will remem-
Der in December, 1850, Jimmy Blu
channan. He wasn't worth much,
the poor old bachelor, He took
down the constitution hut was un-
able 10 see where the government
was able to defend itself against re-
belliOn. Lincoln weuded his way
secretly To the National Capital and
taking down that same Constitution
he read in every line full protection
to the government. When Lincoln
took control of the government.
what did he finde The treasury
was depleted, every gun, every mu-
milton of war was gone. The Demo
cratic party having had control Of
the government for the last quarter
Of q century left 1t bankrupt. The
financial scheme devised gave to the
government the best results. The |
Democrats got down the same old |
Constitution aud said there l. no |
power for the greenbacks. The |
Democrats tell u now that the |
greenbscks are perfectly cOnstitu-
tiOnal. they gave us the wildcat
banks. whose money the next morn |
ing you did not know whether good |
or not The good old Democrat |
went to the bar ard drank his blue
grass whisky. Then he handed out |
one Of these wildcat bills, and the
gentleman in his white apron be- /
hind the bar took down his Dciect0r. |
and then informed him that the /
bank had collapsed during the night. |
Remember, said the speaker, when /
any old Democrat in town rises up /
aud relates the glories Of the fiuan-
eial record Of his party, To tell him
this history.
The brains Of the Democratic
party is in the South. one hundred /
and fifty Democratic electoral votes
were in the southern half Of the
Union, and the northern doughiace
fellows are the tail Of that dog.
The Democrats finally came
around TO the support Of recouYtruc-
ton, and it will be but few wears
till the Democrats will he endors-
ing prohibition.
He had respect for the fellow who
had the courage To GO into the
Southern srmy-he who having
fought his fight came back under
the cid flag. For the Democrat Of
the Golden Circle, the doughface OF
the North, he had no respect The
Northern Democrat ought 10 know
better than 10 espOusC treason.
There has been organized a con-
splracy fraught with more danger to
the country than any other. The
President of the Republic a few
months ago sent a message To Con
gress recommending such measures
as he thought best. That message
conveyed an allusion but to one
subject, and that was the tariff.
Not q word concerning our relations
with foreign countries. Mr.. Cleve.
land, In that message. committed
his party TO tine doctrine Of free
trade. He proposed taking down
the barrier against encrOaching up
on the productions Of the country.
Mr.. Johnson said If he had the
power, he would make q law that
any article which could be produced
in this country should not Oe
brought into it from abroad. He
would build up barrier that would
prevent any manufactured article
being brought here in competition
with our own manufactured articles.
This country can not compete with
England unless our labor is brought
down to that Of England. Either
the American wOrkingman, under
free trade, must reduce labor 90 the
English standard or he must quit
work. You say We should buy
where we can buy the cheapest.
Let US see. The tariff is not added
to the cost OF the article Jones
starts \ factory in this country.
Smith DISCOVERIES the business 10 be
profitable and be branches out In
the same, and then others follow his
example. In the good old Democrat
lie days Bessemer steel brought
$50 q ton nov Il is worth t35 9 ton.
According to Mr.. Clevelandis
theory. that the tariff added to the
cost Of the article, We would be able
to buy Bessemef steel at IS or sea
ton under free trade. No, that Is
not true. The college professors
support the free trade theory on the