The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-07-14
Independent Newspapers.
Nearly All of Them Opposing the Re
publican Candidate, as in 1854.
rom the NJ Y. Commercial Adpertiser

From the NJ J. Commercial AdcertiSer.
1t is important and interesting to note the position
of the Independents at present, now that the con-
yentions have been held the candidates named and
the campaign begun, In general it may be said
that. With not more than one or two exceptions; the
Independent Republican papers which opposed lhe
sition to Harrison-not so much on account of any
objection the candidate personally as because of
the yillainous platform upon which he has been
placed, Furthermore, the ranks Of the boilers
against the Chicago platform have been REINFORCED
BY some notable accessions, chief among which Is
the Providence Journal. The Boston Herald is
another important independent witness for the
TRUTH and in this campaign it maintains consistent
ly the same position regarding reform which 1t has
The spirit of bipartisan, patriotic devotion to the
public good is the animating cause of Independent
action By the independent press and it is reflected
even in many Republican papers OF the better sort
such as the Philadelphia Telegraph. which, though
dates comes out almost daily with some well-de-
served criticism of the policy OF It's party For IN
siana a aas he eou BY he
relation 10 Mr.. Fulsrs nomination 70 be ch5et US.
tiee to the President 1t describes the attack made
on him by the Republican members of the Pensions
Committee feeble to the last degree in its refer
enees the real merits of the issue it being simply
an effort create prejudice against the President
with regard TO matter in connection with which
he has public sentiment so Enthusiastically with MIN
that it will require something more than the special
pleadings of uneasy partisans to induce people to
think that their liberties are in danger through the
Presidents exercise of prerogatye that men of the
wisest censure in all parties believe ought to be eN
tended rather than curtailed.
The Telegraph does not like the tasie of Its plat
form bit better than ii did al first saying on Friday
that it made no difference whether Mr. Blaine could
stomach the free whiskey plank or not-Mr. Harri-
son could, every bit of It. including higher duties
on medicines, food, clothing and fuel, and free
dram and free chew"
The Rochester Herald is another paper of indie
pendent proelivities which has maIliness enough
TO protest against some of the tendencies and prac
tees of the Republican party. 1t rebukes the Re-
pubicans for their childish attempt to monopolize
and IL oommends the Pfe2ideHt iF his recent action
in behalf of the extension OF the scope OF reform IN
the civil service,
Most Of the religious and temperance journals
which have affiliated with the Republican party in
times past out In open rebellion against IL
on account of the free whisky announcement.
The Christian Union, after long and diSpassionafe
statement of the case says that it has no wish TO
conceal" its present preference which is in favor
of economical expenditures and lowered taFnis
The Advance calls the freewhisky plank "a blqnder
which amounts to crime" and denounces the
"coYardly and wicked altitude Of the Chicago
Convention on the question OF the ,'ptotection of
the "home against the saloon" Tho Voice rid-
euies the straddle of the Independent aud says that
while some of the anti-saloon Republican leaders
them to swim on it W i'll never carry the thousands
of Republicans who are temperance men,.
Other protests in the same limo arc finding utter
ance in the columns of the Omaha Bee, Chicago
Tribune and other papers in the Northwest while
the Republicans OF Minnesota i'll congressional con-
vention assembled have repudated the Chicago
platform.