The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-10-13
TO SUPPORT CLEVELAND.
The Leading California German Repub-
lican Paper Leaves Its Party.

The Leading California German Repub- |
lican Paper Leaves Its Party.
The San Francisco California Demo-
krat, the leading German daily news
paper on this coast, and heretofore
strongly Republican in National poll
tics, has pronounced for Cleveland and
Thurman. In long editorial the
reasons for the change of policy are
given. The article opens with the
statement that if the Republican party
had not degenerated, there would have
been no reason for the Demokrat leav-
ing it. This retrogression is in both
principles and candidates. "As far as
the honesty of character Of the oppos-
| ing candidates is concerned" the
editorial says, "the citizen could
choose his ticket blindfolded and de-
post it in the ballot-box without fear
of injuring the public interest. The
contest in this campaign" it corr
tinues, "will, therefore, be conducted
entirely on questions of principle.
These principles must not be judged
as expressed in platforms, but from
the character of the parties, their at
titudes ard their former actions. The
Republican party" it adds, "has
taught us to care less than the snap OF
finger for platforms"
The Republican platform is charac.
terized as full of high-sounding COM
monplaces, and the question asked:
What has that party done since 1854
to strengthen its appeal to the peo-
ple?" After the glory of the past and
its men "comes a race OF mean
spirited adder-heads and narrow
minded zealots, who dragged the
party into the dirt and joined every
J tramping movement from which they
could snatch a personal profit or
satisfy frivolous prejudice. Scare
crows of liberty instead OF heroes!
Look on that picture, then on
7 this: Lincoln, Seward, Stanton. Sum.
4 ner. Greeley. On the other side, John
: j. Ingalls,, II. w. Blair, William Ma
, hone, and II. H. Riddleberger. The
: tariff question is then taken up, with
l full sense of the need of such a reform
4 as the Presidents message foreshad
t owed and the Mills bill presented fol
4 action. The Republican position il
$ favor of high protection is deemed {
t desertion of party principles, and tn
= effort to excuse the declaration for FREE
s whisky. and tobacco as ga rhetorical
= exaggeration" pitilessly criticised
n with the concluding query: Are al
IL the planks in the platform similar ex
s aggerationsp'' Republican treatmen
l. of G erman-American supporters is con
sidered at great length and the charg
% of base ingratitude made against tn
of party. Harrison and Cleveland ar
., next compared, the formers positio
70 on the Chinese question being rutf
D. lessly exposed: "At all times he stoo
As by the Chinese, even going so far as
le favor their naturalization" Clev'
r lands career, on the other hand,
ID stated to be phenomenal, indicatin
10 moral power and an intelligent dew
or ton to duty, his position on the tart
is proving character which bears tt
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as demagogue; he is man" The eul
lis gium of Cleveland is continued in 9
ne analysis of his principal actions
ty President. Morton is "a member
nd the moneyed aristocracy, chosen mo
i'd for his wealth than his ability"
an Thurman, "a man who has the con
OF dence of the whole country" is paid
ng high tribute, and Blaine's unqualifi'
ur and lofty estimate of the "Old Roman
he is quoted. The conclusion OF the et
cd torial is a straightforward pledge
ills support the Democratic National tick
and an appeal to COMMUNICATIONS
follow the example. Francis
Examiner.