The Springdale news., 1888-08-24

11nre sh]nsl1 returned and sounded the key note of the actual battle, it is time for se- lection. That n0te must be very disappearing to MT. Blaine's bhnd- est adherents. 1t is very low. In fact it merely reeehoPs the unjust accusations the small men of his party raised against the Democracy in the raw and disciplined days of the campaign. This false cry IS the cry of free trade. Instead of lifting his party up to high and honora- ble level Mr. Blaine has descended to tie low plane of the common place politician of hls party, and has announced that falsehood anG misrepresentation are to be the cornerstones of the Republican 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 people contin- ue to pay war taxes after I quarter of century of peace, and have hundreds of millions of the peoples money glutting the Treasury and tempting to public corruption and wastefalness, when it should be in circulation among the people? Tar If reform has been recognized IS a necessity by the Republican leaders themselves for many years back. Garfield, Grant, Arthur and even Blaine himself, have advocated it, and the decent men of that party acknowledge It's necessity today, as is shown by the acton of the leading Republican Senators who are at this moment engaged in con- structing tariff reform measure.
 The chaotic condition of the Re- publican party shows that it has no fixed and abiding principles, but has entered upon a bus shwhaclk- ing expedition for office and power. Already have they smashed their platform into klndling wood and have shelved-leeked up in clothes press-the candidate whom 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 hon. esty and courage to renominate Blaine and fight fair battle, the people would have respected their bravery, however much they mght condemn thelr judgment. But with the American people, who love manlness and q contest on definite lines, the Republican managers cannot expect to gain by cowardice, double dealing and proxy eandi- date what they failed to do four years ago by courage and 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. Blame himself The Irish-Ameri- can voter is more intelligent man than those who pretend to be hls leaders and carry his vote in their pockets would represent him to be. lie knows his friends, and he exer- eises that wisdom and virtue which prompt him to stuck to hIs friends. Nor will he allow any blatant, mer- cenary patriot of the professional type to leud him blind folded over to his enemies to help them to car. ry their heavy burden and maintain their hopeless cause. It became a shameful scandal how "professional Irish patriots" in 1881, bargalned with the Republican politicians for offices on tho condition of delivering the Irish vote. Thelr imitators Tn the present campaign cannot do it for money any more than their pro totypes did it for office in 1884.
 The Republican party offers noth- ing which could induce any intelli- gent man to change his vote, or on account of which the people should restore it to that power from which an aroused ard earnest public hurl- ed it four years ago.-American Catholic News.
 And 1t Came to Pass.