Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-11

and appeal to prejudice. but by direct and
| open bribery of thousands. it is evident
that great compensating gain of voters
| from some other cause must have been
| realized. In other eastern states he must
be wilfully blind that does not see that the
and mines have overbalanced large
democratic gains by naturaliZa-
| ton, by the influence of the
| liquor question and by the power of the
federal administration openly employed to
| the utmost. 1t is safe to conclude that the
| republican party not only won its victory
| by gains due to the tariff issue, but has
! the power to make far greater gains in the
| future by making its protective policy
more complete and effective wherever
| change has shown that it is inadequate.
There is abundant Democratic authority
for the claim that the tariff was the
controlling factor in the campaign.
Here is what Congressman Sowden, Of
Pennsylvania, who watched the returns
| here with the greatest eagerness, has to
say of the result. He fatty says that the
defeat of Cleveland is due to the attempt
OF the Democrats to force free trade on the
country. Said he: President Cleveland
no doubt sees now where his free trade
heresy, which he took up at the instiga-
ton OF free trade congressman, has led
him. When Mr.. Randall and myself stood
up IL the house of representatives against
the Mills bill, because of cur convictions,
which told us that it would njure the
business interests of our country, not
to speak Of the interests of our districts.
we were denounced right and left as
traitors. Then our censors who are
among the presidents closest advisors be-
gan to threaten us and finally put their
threats into practical execution by turning
ali our friends who had been appointed to
place in the federal service through us
1rra Of wit
president went out of his way to strike at
me by yetoing bill which | had passed
through the house and senate
by unanimous vote appropriating
$4,000 for the erection of a
postoffice building at Allentown.
against the Mills bill and told that If |
would absent myself from my seat when
the bill came up for passage it would serve
the purpose about as we'll as if | voted
against it. | declined to do that. | said
l was ready to stand by my convictions. L
regarded the Mills bill as measure that
would injure the manufacturing interests
and the labor interests of the country.
They told me that if ! wanted to get my
100000 appropriation bill signed by the
president | had better not oppose the Mills
bill. Well / would not stand that kind of
bulldozing. l answered that would rather
the people of Allentown would transact
JHelF postal DuSln0SS on GHe stfeCC OF pun
lie highway than that | should support |
bill 50 manifestly against the interests of
the people. The rest of the course is IA
miliar history. The president vetoed the
bill and about the same time signed the
bills appropriating similar amounts for
the same purposes for towns of far less
size than Allentown because they were in
the interests of Democratic congressman |
who had been whipped into line and the |
support Of the Mills bill. l attribute the |
defeat of the Democratic party to force
upon the people of the country an econom- |
ic policy that was decidedly against their |
interests and in favor Of the British free !
traders. The Mills bill strikes blow at
every industry which makes this country
great and prosperous. 1t emanated from |
men Of the south who fought to disrupt the |
union, and who entertain today the same |
feeling against the north that they did |
when they tried to shoot down our flag"