The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-09-17
STOPPING TO THINK.


country have SO many men been brought
to a sudden halt in their business adj
vance-brought up with a jerk and forced
to think for themselves-as there has
since the national election of 1888.
What is the matter? Why are so
many people thinking, and what has
caused them to stop to think ?
Trusts, monopolies, combines, corpora
tons, price elevators and wage depress-
ers!
Was ever a country SO cursed with
soulless millionaire money grabbers
Why have these trusts and combines
become SO bold in pushing up prices and
pulling down wages?
Well, they are licensed by that PERM
cious tariff protection system to do as
they please. They believe in making hay
while the sun shines. They know that
the Trust party is hanging in the White
House by very slender cobweb. They
know-or at least they fear-that the
broom of tariff reform will be twisted
about that slender web in 1892, and 1t
will be yanked out and mopped off in the
outside dust.
All manufacturers are not members OF
the Trust Party, neither do they all de-
rive benefits from "protection." And
this is what has caused SO many to stop
to think
Small manufacturers are being driven
out of business by the millionaire Trust
barons.
The business and the wealth of the
country is being absorbed by the few to
the detriment of the many.
The people of the United States-and
MANY of them voted for Harrison on the
promise of high wages, good times and
plenty of money-are suffering from the
cruel, grinding exactions Of monopolies,
high prices of the necessaries Of life, low
rates of wages, from strikes, lockouts, the
closing down of mills and such depres-
sion of business as was seldom expert
enced even in war times. Is this not
enough to cause the people to stop to
think
Wooden manufacturers, driven to bank
ruptcy during these recent months Of
business depression, have stopped to
think since their failures-and they find
that the tariff on raw materials was the
direct cause Of their going into bank
ruptcy.
The original differences between the
two great parties have become of second
arv consideration. The issue now is THE
PEOPLE VS.. Trusts. The people have
stopped to think, and they recognize
that the trusts and the Trust Party must
be torn from their throne of oppression.
The Harrison Administration has al
ready done enough shady things to cause
all the people to stop to think.
The appointment of old-time corrupt
carpet baggers to Office. The nomination
of Malone in Virginia. The failure Of
the "White Republican party" move
ment in Louisiana and various and sundry
other little things-to say nothing of
Tanner-have caused respectable, honest
Republicans everywhere to stop to think.
The whole people of the United States
are thinking. They are wondering how
so many honest men came to vote for
Harrison, knowing the corrupt schemes
being used to insure his election. They are
thinking of a great many little things
that they overlooked in the excitement Of
the campaign.
Yes; the people are stopping now to
think. In 1892 they will act. The dark
clouds of Trust rule will then be swept
away and the light of Reform will shine
over the land.