The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-22
RECRUITS FOR CLEVELAND.
THE CATHOLIC NEWS COMES Ooi
STRONG FOR DEMOCRACY.
Hitherto the Publisher, MIR. hermann niu
der, Has Refrained from Expressing HIM
self. but he Considers the Campaign Too
Important to Remain Silent.

self but He Considers the Campaign Too
Important to Remain Silent.
New York Star, Aug. 49,
One of the best newspapers published IN
this city is the Catholic News. devoted TO
the interests of Catholics and 1rish-Amerl-
cans. Yesterday the publisher came out
boldly for Democracy. Heretofore he had
refrained from expressing an opinion on
the political issues lest he should make the
paper obnoxious to such OF its readers as
are of different views But the Importance
of the coming election led Mr. Hermann
Ridder to proclaim the papers advocacy
of the Democratic doctrine. His straight
forward course has gained for him wide
spread commendation. Even those who
NAV differ from him in political opinions
cannot but regard its consistency. Solid
and indisputable arguments are given by
him as the reason for his course, as may be
seen in its accompanying announcement.
He recognizes the fact that no live news
paper can afford to remain Indifferent to
the best interests Of the people. The artl-
Gle in the Catholic News is headed plain
Facts for Irish sh-Americans, and reads as
follows:
"a live newspaper like the Catholic
News cannot remain Indifferent or silent
regarding events that actively and deeply
interest the whole people, nor ignore vital
questions whose settlement must affect the
material concerns of the country, reaching
to the hearthstone of majority OF the
people. To be independent does not mean
to be negative, but TO- be free to choose the
best and to support what is the best. The
present political campaign is recognized as
the most important, perhaps, in the whole
history of the republic. The slavery ques-
ton even was only q sectional and senti-
mental one; the question to be fought out
in the approaching campain is wider and
more substantial one, and has no geograph-
| ical limits save those that bound our gen
erous expanse Of territory.
Such being the case, the Catholic News
| in the performance Of its duty 10 its con-
stituents, feels compelled to exercise its
best Judgment to help its readers, who in
clude the leading Catholic and Irish. Amer
| lean citizens throughout the whole Union,
to form correct opinion as TO their obligs-
tions to themselves and to the country.
I'VE refraiDed from declaring prema.
ture Judgment, although the advance sklr-
mish of the Republican party condemned
itself by its false cries and dishonest meth
DDS. But now that Mr.. Blaine, the recog-
nized leader and in fact the officially de-
clsred 'uncrowned king Of the Republican
party, has returned and sounded the key
note of the actual battle, it is time for Sc
| lection. That note must be very disap
pointing to Mr. Blaine's biindest adherents.
| It is very low. In fact, it merely re.echoes
| the unjust accusations the small men of his
party raised against the Democracy in the
raw and undisciplined days Of the cam.
paign. This false cry is the cry OF free
! trade Instead of lifting his party up to q
high and honorable level, Mr.. Blaine has
descended to the low plane of the common
place politicians of his party, and has an
nounced that falsehood and misrepresenta
ton are to be the corner-stones of the Re,
publican campaign.
Starting at the very beginning, it must
be understood that free trade is not the
question and has nothing to do with the
campaign. The question is, shall the peo
pie continue to pay war taxes after quar-
ter of century Of peace, and have hun
dreds of millions of the peoples money
elutting the treasury aud tempting to pub
lie corruption and wastefulness, when il
should be in circulation among the people
Tariff reform has been recognized as ne
cessity by the Republican leaders them
selves for many years back. Garfield
Grant, Arthur, even Blaine himself, have
advocated it, and the decent men of thai
party acknowledge its necessity today, a.
is shown by the action of the leading Re
| publican Senators who are at this moment
engaged In constructing tariff reform
measure.
'.The chaotic condition of the Republi
can party shows that It has no fixed and
abiding principles, but has entered upon 6
bushwhacking expedition for Office and
power. Already have they smashed thei1
platform into kindliRg wood and have
shelved-locked up in clothes-press-the
candidates who they nominated at Chicago
Blaine is the leader of the Republican
party, and should that party succeed
would be the de facto President. Did the
Republicans have the honesty and courage
to reuominate Blaine and fight fair battle
the people would have respected their
bravery, however much they might con.
demn their judgment. But with the
American people, who love manliness and
q contest on definite lines, the Republican
managers cannot expect to gain BY cow.
ardice, double dealing and a proxy candi,
date what they failed to do four years ago
by courage and q gallant struggle.
"The CRY has been raised that the Irish
American citizens have been slaves of the
Democratic party. This is as false as the
free trade cry, and as insincere as James
G. Blaine himself. The Irish-American
voter is more intelligent man than those
who pretend to be his leaders and carry his
vote in their pockets would represent him
| to be. He knows his friends, and he eSer.
cises his wisdom and virtue which prompt
him to stick to his friends. Nor will be
allow any blatant, nercenary patriot of
the professional type to lead him blind
folded over to his enemies to help them to
carry their heavy burden and maintain
their hopeless cause. 1t became shame.
| full scandal how professional Irish patriots
in 1884 bargained with the Republican pol
| iticians for Office on condition of delivering
the Irish vote. Their imitators in the pres
ent compaign cannot do it for money any
more than their prototypes did it for Office
in 1884.
- "The Republican party offers nothing
which could induce any intelligent man 10
| change his vote, or on account of which
the people should restore it to that power
from which an aroused and earnest public
hurled it four years ago."
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