Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-13
DEMOCRATIC DIVISION.
The Struggle Between the CleyeIandites
and the RandaIiises.

and the Randaliites.
There are many reasons why Repub
licans should feel interested in tn,
rising controversy between the Demo
Gratis whose paramount idea is fire,
trade, and whose permanent Presiden
tial candidate is Mr.. Cleveland, ant
the Democrats who believe that Mr.
Cleveland and his free-trade issue de
feated the party and that the new
South" is rapidly becoming protec
ZIONIST The rapidity with which the
Cleveland movement has developed it.
strength shows how great is the power
| of the free traders in the Democrat,
party. This movement was formally
/ inaugurated at the Cleveland banque
given the other evening. To those
who watched Cleveland's own move
ments as a spectator of the two cen
tennial parades, and saw how he man.
aged to retire from the grand stand
and cross Fifth avenue to the Victoria
at just the right time to get the at.
tention of the crowd, it is needless to
say that he is ready to improve every
opportunity to come to the front. II
/ may be added that he is in the hands
: of the shrewdest and ablest trainers
and managers that the Democratic
: party affords
On the other hand, the progressive
and enterprising Democrats of the
South, who have the brains to see
. that there is not only wise politics but
| the promise of unprecedented South
, EN- growth and prosperity in main
! tanning the policy of protection, are
determined to antagonize the 'solid
South" Bourbons and the Northern
Democratic free traders. What is
known as 1.-THE Chattanooga move
ment'' in gaining Roadway in the two
Virginias, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee with a rapid
ity that must bewildsr the political
''mossbackso of these States. The
Demoarats who are in this new de-
parturs" for the election of protec-
zionist Congressman insist that their
party recognized protection in their
National platforms of 1854 and 1888
Colonel Colyar, long the editor of the
Nashville American. and protection
ist Democrat, insists that 1.-The defeat
of Mr.. Cleveland and putting the
House of Representatives under the
control of the Republican party by
certain leaders refusing to recognize
the doctrine of protection as contained
in the platform of 1SS4-readopted in
1S8S-is lesson which nothing but
raging perversity will fail to heed.
But for the mistake made the Demo-
Gratis had walk-over. Such knock
down as Democracy got is not likely to
embolden the men who brought the
disaster, and / confidently expect a
return to the platform in the South"
The progressive men of the South"
adds Colonel Colyar, Ito a man are
for saving and pushing our new indus
tries. and not man of them believes
he Watterson doctrine to be any thing
less than death to progress in the
South. The race question out of the
way and the progressive men in the
South will see that no man of the
Watterson school goes to Congress
from the mining and manufacturing
districts"
This is very plain talk and means
business" 1t is the language of an
old newspaper man VINO understands
the new situation in the mining and
manufacturing regions of the South,
and who sees that every new mill
started and every new mine opened is
IN irresistible advocate for the policy
that is giving to the "new South" an
era of enterprise. hopefulness and
prosperity thai no Southern man could
have anticipated fifteen years ago. 1t
Is because the new South realizes
these great facts and is led by the men
whose futures are not behind them
that so able and sagacious Virginian
as Colonel H c. Parsons believes that
the Southern movement for protection
will result in electing at least thirty
five Southern protectionists to the next |
Congress
Thus the Democratic party is al
ready and openly divided ON the free |
trade issue. The free traders have no |
other candidate that Mr. Cleveland. |
If they could elect him President for
life they would do it The Cleveland
banquet was the formal opening of the
and now the diseordant
Democratic bands will begin to play.
ut is very pretty quarrel as it
stands" The free traders have at
asst found permanent candidate who
realizes their largest and highest
IDEAS of craftsmanship and manhood
Their worship of their joss" is as
unlike the devotion of the followers of
Jackson and Grant as can well be i'm
lgined. but it is equally sincere. When
Mr.. Lowell compared NJ. Cleveland
With Lincoln, with an evident prefer
,noe for Cleveland, he spoke as the in
ellectual chief of those who get their
political economy and religion from
Tohn Stuart Mill.
The sooner the issues involved in
his candidacy get before the American
'eople the better for the Republican
party and the country, and especially
or the new South. IN Y. Mail
md Express.