The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-11-16
qhe Lebanon Express.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1888.
THE ELECTION is OVER.

The great question Is decided as to
who Is to be our next President; but
" question Of more Importance to us
as American citizens is settled. That
question is, that the policy of this ma
tion is to be one of protection to Amer
lean labor and American industries
Our readers, with few exceptions,
will be affected but little as to whether
Harrison or Cleveland is to be the
chief magistrate (they are both good
men and each have made public rec
ord that their friends are proud of,
but the question of protection has been
settled by the ballot, and that will be
the policy Of this nation for years to
come. Other issues will come up in
the future to engage the attention and
action of our statesmen, law-makers
and voters, but this question will
hardly be agitated again for years to
come. Doubtless the internal revenue
taxes on whiskey and tobacco will un-
dergo complete and radical change,
If not total abolition. The next great
issue on this line will be, free whiskey
and tobacco or no whiskey at all, and
In the next four years there will be
mighty tumbling on this question.
The Republican party cannot go back
ward or recede from its position on
this question, and what action the
Democrats will take remains vet TO be
seen. The prohibition party will col
ide with one party or the other, and
then form an alliance with the other
party.
But the greatest question, the most
paramount question of all, is, shall
Americans rule America? or shall the
foreign element of our great country
control its destiny? The most humili-
ating thing in the campaign through
which we have just passed, is the fact
that both parties bid high for the for
eign vote. And even worse than that,
both parties cringed and twaddled the
suppliant knee TO gain that vote.
What will please and gain the Irish
and German vote, and how shall we
control this element for our party?
Shall we maintain our American ideas
and institutions, or give place TO for
eign domination? Step by step our
country has been yielding to this in
huence, one by one we are giving up
our distinct principles and established
customs until we can hardly tell what
the real legacy WAS that was left by
our fathers The time has come for
one OF our great parties TO grappIe in
earnest with this question. or the ne
eessity will compel the organization of
an American party that will The
Chinese exclusion act must be the pre-
lude to greater safeguard TO our
American interests. 1t is all nonsense
to talk about protection to American
Industries and then allow the paupers
and scum of Europe to come over here
and run our machinery of government
We want protection for American
homes, we want protection for the hel-
itage of our fathers, we want protee-
tfon for the morals aud religion of our
ancestors.
Gen. Harrison is of noble ancestry
OAOo4 Vi revolutionary Elre8
courses in his veins. He is, or ought
to be at least, the very ideal type of
true American citizen. The country
will expect much at his hands, and
although taking no active part in his
election, we confidently expect great
things from him. He is neither want |
ing in judgment, foresight or moral
stamina.
The Republicans have now a work |
ing majority in both houses, which |
places the entire government in the |
hands Of that party. and whatever
mistakes may be made, the fault will |
lie at their door
1t is foregone conclusion that at /
least f1ve more territories will take |
their places in the great sisterhood of |
states, aud this viii prove blessing in |
many ways.
Let us all, as good citizens, acquiesce
In the will of the majority and cry, in
the language of the dying soldier, ''Our
country still Iiyes'i