Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-08
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ne ulGE WEO Slic IA J0UDl a.si & lt .liO-
licaa,n meant by that apesci. -o.ae;}lng very
different from w:si man ~ - Noo ays
in 1855, II as republican" Anf sf.ti5
moret to tho purpose, that same spgs ia means
in 1884 something very different frou gbat
it means in 1855. Ia 1884 ii ,aa1n't thai lae
speaker stood pledged to supper. hls part.
in correcting ",ha inequalities Of the tal.fp
In 1883 it means that the spencer will sal
port his party III opposing auj seduciion ar
equalization OF the tariff, little o. great, right
or wrong, irlst OF unjus;. Up to 1855 tic
republican party stood pis 2cd, ~ sae ut
terancas Of All is leaders, o III ..o.a r: rs
own platform 10 bring aboU. re'oE8. u
the tariff. Io 1888 it annOuuCld tHsst WI
counteuarce no reior!n 9! th8 '.t.h. - 1t
seems clear that 1t wsa one toiug o be e
publican four yegs5 ago, aud is 5h0ly
different thing 10 DO q rePubiicsn D ls{.
Yet the republican prrJ sS3s.s ic.eas.
and calls Itself by the aame - Hi.Ch ltt6a7
known in 1860 and in 1881 Bat is Il AZ -
reasonable and iosnGera iol fruA Tbo
could conscien!iously cay ia 1854 ne. .
was u republican, Is say ths sIne alng
now? If ne was n Baptist i'll 1854 a''a ~
DAY holds the same opiuioU 10 religions mat
ters that ne held then, wny. be is = Baptist
to day. But ii ho vas Is republican IN
1854, and TO-DAY holds tbs same p0Iticei
opinions that he held tlsn, WGg lie .sAo
longer republican. for his party lo DAY
holds opinions directly opposed lotne optn-
ions is held lou. years ago Four years aGa
it was pledged TO correct the inequalties oi
the tariff. To-day it Is spedge1 TO do all 70
its power to SEQ that the inequalities o! de
tariff are not corrected. la this tos came
party =? -
1t is, as party organization Latua no.
at the list OF .tbose who IN Jenr5 past nave
come Out frankly in favor Of lowcr tasifi
in ono form or another. Here .s .s-unhere I
it is in part, for it is q oDgsa isti I'll 'En4ye
have room for isO9s aafesj
Ulysses s. GIaut, John Sherman, 6heatafii
A. Arthur, Henry l.. Dawes Charles j. EotrI
ger, John A. Logan, William ID. A-ellaea,
William Mckinley, James c. Biaina.zOliVeT
p. Morton, William 3 Aiiiscn, Lo5a& 10 OF.
rilI, Eugene Hale, Hugh McDQlough, John
]. ingalls,, James a., Garfield. Levi 2.
Morton, Warner Miller and Benjamin EaI
rison.
These uen wura-th0sa of them - s.t,
live are--the leaders Of the F9pU0iicle r.
ty. Their record and taetr uttsjancsd
this subject wgro pIigled IL tl .j-i y
Puck for September u, 1855, as~ ~ "a u
may verify for himself tle qaotatiansrr i ieil
we printed They WetU mot forged qu0H
tions; we did Dot attribute thcD 20 Eue eiish !
newspapers that mover :fsre res27ua!b:e t5r
them. They cane from no sach dppip4,y,
sources They came from .4a Congressional
Record and other otfici1i doGufeenis, sn4Lne,i
one can deny-no oau will uyt5 den3-='i
their genuinene3s. e@
If, then, the republican party, udili 1883
was tariff reform party, the man wno caifs
himself o republican 10 1888, and puts hin
self in opposition TO al! tariff geform, is ra-
publican only in being willing 70 vets a5 he
is directed by the leaders Of his pagly ia ci-
rect opposition TO the principles 0y which
that party has always been guided. He
throws over his beief, and changes his
opinions, to try to help Mr.. Benjamin. HaT
rison in his struggle for the position OF Pres
ident of the United States. We cannot Ia
derstand how Re can loob, upon eucd an al
titude as either honest OF wise. Ii The Ge.
clarations OF his party in 1854 meant any'
thing at all, they meant that the tariff need
ed revision. IF he baijeved those dec!asa.
tions were wise, i! is his duty 20 support
them. If he belongs TO his party because
he believes in its principles, let bin stand
by those principles. II the party, IS repre-
sented and governed by its leaders, casts
aside those principles, lot him cast aside his
party The principles remain, Whatever
becomes of the party; and If ne abidea by
them, it is he who is faithful and II Is his
party managers who arc reereant5 and de-
serters, false 10 their promises and their
professions-Puck