, 1888-06-14

4ake hoid OF Ghe enterprise IN the
way that wins If the present officials
do not see their way clear 10 launch
out. It Is the burning question OF
the hour We want the railroad.
We ''necd it in or business" The
public wants tangible evidences of
good faith.
IL the national democratic party
were really desirous of admitting
Dakota, Montana, New Mexico ana
Washington to statehood, as 1t de
clGres, its attitude would be a strong
one before the people-entrenched
behind justice and popular rights.
But alas Tor the shallOwness of hu-
man political shams, its record is
against If, If it had really desired
the admission of these territories
they would have been free, sovereign
states long ago. To declare in favor
of granting statehood to them now,
just on the eve OF a presidential
election, after studiously keeping
them ont heretofore, is not only ac-
knowledgiag the popularity and JUS
tice of their demand, bat is practical
ly admitting the wrong and injustice
which the party has done them in the
past. It kept them out because il
had control of the lower House of
Congress, and because it was afraid
that most of their electoral votes
would be cast for the republican can
didate for president This is a year
when hypocrisy is pretty apt to he
uncovered, no matter where it occurs.
Thurman was nominated for vice
president to strengthen the naJional
democratic ticket. In assigning a
reason for it Judge Thurman HIM
self stated that it was probably be
cause he was popular in the west.
He said he supposed the west liked
him for the same reason that it liked
Blaine-for his stand on the Chinese
question. In making this statement
the ''old Roman" was guilty of one
of those shrewd subterfuges charac-
teristic of politicians. 1t was less
than half a truth. The real facl is
that his personal popularity, while il
grows somewhat in the west from his
attitude on the Chinese question. is
mostly because he is a protectionist.
He did not dare to say this, although
he knew it to be the real reason ot
his strength. The democrats, from
Cleveland down, now realize what an
awful mistake they have made with
their free trade doctrine, and Thur
mans nomination on their national
ticket simply maans hedging to hold
as many democratic protection votes
as possible Thurman was repudiated
by the democratic free traders in
Ohio, who happened to dominate the
democratic machine in that state
and Standard oil Payne, the prince
of monopolists, was elevated to the
senate IN his stead. The opposition
to his nomination for vice president
came mainly from those Ohio free
traders of the Frank Hurd stamp.
But there were longer heads control
ling - especially after they heard
from Oregon. Thurman stuItifies a
grand life record by consulting 10
run on a free trade ticket with Cleye
land or anybody else. His devotion
TO party, however, leads him to sac
rifce himself if thereby he may
strengthen it. He said this plainly
himself few days ago. Were he
true to himself he would be obliged
to depounce the free trade platform
on which he is to run. But demo |
cratic free traders know that Thur
man as vice precedent could do them
10 harm-so the sop to democratic
,rotecti Jnists costs nothing Il viii
,e interesting, however, TO hear dem
,ratic orators and democratic news
'apers SCUM ling praises to their free
rade platform and TO protectionist
thurman in the same breath. |.