The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-11-23
FREDERICK W. BAKER, Editor.
The Policy of the Republicans.

The politicians are all busIly engaged in
constructing cabinet for the newly-elected
President and 10 forecasting the policy of the
Republicans. 1t is reasonably certain that
Mr.. Blaine eau have place 10 the Cabinet, if
he desire it, but he has made no sign 10 this
effect. Quay tho aslute and INSCRIPTIONS
manager of Gen. Harrison's campaign, is said
to be anxious TO secure the Postmaster Gen
eralship for John Wanamaker who took over
half million dollars from Philadelphia to
New York to be added to the Republican
campaign fund. Applicants for positions
under the new administration are springng
up in every direction, and demanding the
overthrow of the civil service system, so that
all the Democrats now in office can be turned
out incontinently very soon after the fourth
Of next March Gen. Harrison voted for the
Civil Service Reform law and has repeatedly
advocated it in Congress. 1t is therefore
probable that while he may not carry out the
law to the extent President Cleveland did, he
will hardly set it aside altogether.
The Republicans do not hesitate to say
that they intend to take advantage of the OPP
portunity they will have to entrench them
selves in power. They propose to admit
some Of the Territories as States. These
Territories are Republican and they will thus
increase their representation in the Senate
and House of Representatives. The Demo-
Gratis in Congress will probably offer no OBJ
jections to the admission of these Terrific
ries, provided they have the population re-
quired TO entitle them to come in as States.
The Republicans will also endeavor, In the
new congressional apportlonment to be made,
to cut down representation in the Southern
States.
These are some of the means now relied
upon by the Republicans to keep themselves
In power. They may be reckoning without
their host, however. II is more than prob
able that the returns of the late election, when
all summed up, will show that President
Cleveland actually received majority over
Harrison of the popular vote. The election
OF Harrison was by too small majority to
enable the Republicans to carry things with a
high hand, regardless ofaw or consequences,
as they did ten or twelve years ago. A DIFF
ference OF 1000 votes in the State Of New
York would have elected CIeyeland instead of
Harrison, and this is fact which the more
prudent Republican leaders will not forget
The Democratic party throughout the
United States, although defeated, is not dis
mayed. In all quarters ofthe country stern
determination is shown to go on with the
battle for tarff reform. This is an issue that
can not be evaded. The Republicans NAV
choose to ignore it by asserting that the peo-
pie by electing Harrison have declared
against it. Those who look beneath the eur
lace OF things can not easily be convinced Of
this. The fact that Cleveland received plu.
ralily OF the popular vote contradicls It.
The TACT that in the manufacturing centres
where the tariff issue was most vigorously
and intelligenlly discussed, the Democrats
made gains-the sturdy workmen not being
frightened by the false Republican cry OF
Tree trade" or the delusive appeal for "pro-
lection TO American industries" In the ru-
raj districts, among population who have
nothing whatever to gain by high tariff ;
who pay the tariff tax upon everything they
buy, without the slightest return in the way
of higher prices by reason of "protection" on
what they sell, the free trade ghost created
scare which led them to vote against their
own interests. The agitation for reform of
the monstrous evil of undue and unnecessary
taxation will go on. lfthe Republicans in
their pride of power give no heed to the de-
mand the time will come when they will be
hurled from their scat.
We have no fesrs of the future of the Dem.
ocratic party. Its principles are immutable.
They constitute the foundation upon which
our free government rests, and the Republic
Will cease to exist when those principles are
crushed out.