The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-07-07

are losing their confidence since the nom
ination Of Harrison and Morton.-Er.
There is an old story of the boy walk
Ing through the woods on dark nigh,
whistling TO keep his courage up. II
would seem that our republican friends
are now doing good deal Of loud whist
ling just at this present. But the day has
gone by when the republicans can rely on
the past 20 carry them through the woods,
whistling tunes that have been chestnuts
from 10 to 20 years. The young man In
business or In politics now, Is looking to
the future. He objects to being forced to
fight anew issues that are dead and gone.
He knows that the declaration of independ.
ence was signed sealed and enforced that
the emancipation proclamation and the
amendments based thereon are unalterable
parts OF fundamental law; and that over
the graves of Gettysburg has grown up a
mighty, united and peaceful nation; that
the errors of his forefathers have been
wiped out with blood and can never again
disturb the onward march of the great re-
public. He wants 70 turn his attention to
the errors that still remain-wipe them
out and then push on TO peace and plenty.
He knows that manufacturers have
formed mbina'ions-trusts-to place all
producers except themselves under contri-
button; he knows that they tyranize over
himself and his fellows as only absolute
power cam he knows these trusts are
themselves a species of sOcialism-and that
they breed socialism In others because he
knows, as Prof Ely aptly says, that " So
cialism is an unlimited trust" He be
lieves that competitive methods alone can
kill socialism, and he wants to begin at the
root wipe out trusts and all the causes
that make them possible.
Can the young man who looks to his bet
terment in the future, seek 1t through
Harrison and Norton who stand on plat.
form that is the breeder of trusts? Can
he look to Harrison who was nominated by
trust managers, and who will be supported
by trust managers, TO overthrow mis- friends,
his very makers? Can the young work.
man look to Harrison fer aid and comfort,
who saw nothing improper and everything
desirable in an influx of Chinese to usurp
the place he was born to fill and wherein
he must needs earn his bread and that for
his wife and little ones? Can he look TO
Harrison for aid and comfort, who said
these fools might regard dollar day as
good wages? Can he look for aid to Hsr
rison who approves platform which
would rather have untaxed whisky than
low taxed clothing or low taxed house
for the dollar a day fool" - live in
Can he look to Harrison for relief from i'm
positions of this kind? Can he look to
Harrison for progress IN the future, who
with his party is constantly looking, like
the crab, backwards? He will look in
vain, then, for Harrison leads TO nothing
but reaction, continuance of trust power
and the subordination of the interests of
he public TO that Of corporations and the
plutocrats The only claim for Mr., Harri
son is that nothing can be said against his
personal character, not that there is any
thing in his favor more than can be said of
thousands of others who never would he
thought of as possible president 1t can
never be said Of him as Of Cleveland, 1--WE
love him for the enemies he has made"
He has never displayed character enough.
He is merely tool in others hands. The
democratic party has no fears of such a
man,