Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-07-05
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.


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The New York T.mes coufessedly
one of the ablest republiesn. papers in
the country, in leadins sxsditorial,
June 26th, announced its PURPOSE to
give Cleveland and Thurman hearty
support. After a tribute to the per-
sonal worth of the republican nomi-
nees for President and Vice, President.
! the Times says "But the people of
this country will pass Judgment upon
the republican party, not upon the
republican candidates. Were that
party any longer worthy OF confidence
had it not departed widely and hope.
lessly from the guidance and princi-
pies with which it won its early tri-
umphs; were it actuated by an honest
purpose to make the people of the
United States more prosperous and
happy than its political opponents
can make them were its professions
more sincere, its policies wiser, and
its leaders pursr. the New York Times
might not find it a dsstasteful task to
support the candidates. commonplace
as they are, who were put in nomina-
tion yesterday But We have no faith
in the party or in its leadership or
tendencies, and we have only abhor-
renee for the monstrous policy of con.
fscating the gains OF labor and the
profits Of trade by eldrtiosate pro-
tective taxes, which has become its
only vitalizing principle The main.
tenance of needless taxes,for protec-
tIon's sake is not and never was a
principle of true repnbicanism. It
Is the principle that has created and
sustained greedy horde Of manufac.
turers who have Jongh' the republi-
can party and shaped it to their uses.
They took possession of its charter
and control Of its &C ctions in the year
1872, when the party had already be.
gun to rot inwardly. and, from that
time, beginning with the presidential
contest OF that year. the intelligent
ard thinking voters OF the country
have been less and less in sympathy
with republicanism, and the people as
whole have been moved by con.
tinuing and strengthening impulse
to put the party out Of power The
impulse first showed itself in the lio.
eral republican revolt Of 1872, sim
cere and strong movement which end
ed disastrously in the Greeley folly.
In 1876 the people of the country, as
a majority of them no doubt believed
and still believe, did cast a majority
OF their votes against the republican
candidate. An extra.constitutiona
body decided the contest OF that elec.
tion in favor of the republicans by a
! partisan vote of its own members, and
the narrow majority OF single elec.
toral vote. In 1880, the treachery of
certain democrats, discontsnted with
the nomination, and the use Of great
sums of money in Indiana and in this
city and State in purchasing votes for
the republican ticket, gave the party
another four years lease of power.
In 1884 in spite of the extraordinary
growth Of that most noxious weed OF
American politics, the Blaine dynamite
vote, the late but deserved penalty ot
lis corruption and its evil courses was
visited upon the republican party
and so far from having any reason to
regret its action in that year, the
electorate gives signs Of increasing
satisfaction at the change.
Meanwhile the republican party
} punished but impenitsnt. clings TO th'
idols the voters have spurned. and
again knocks at the door of the Exec
: utive Mansion. bearing IN its hsnt
: the declaration that whiskey shoulC
: be free and clothing taxed, that th'
present protective taxes are sacreC
/, and shall not be rsduc ed-sball b
increased, rather, if ways canno
! be found in jobbery and extrav
agance to spend fast enough tn
accumulating revenue. The Time
!, will not shame its consistent recor,
r of more than twenty years by counsel
o ing the opening Of that door to thes
J. unworthy applicants. Before ls6
a this journal began its advocacy c
|. the repeal Of unnecessary custom
taxes imposed 10. war purposes.