The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-06-14
DEMOCRATIC DIVISION.
The struggle Between the ClevelAndltea
and the RandAIlites.

DEMOCRATIC DIVISION.
The struggle Between the Clevelandltss
and the Randallites.
There are many reasons why Repub-
licans should feel interested in the
rising controversy between the Demo.
Gratis whose paramount idea is free
trade, and whose permanent Presiden-
tial candidate is Mr.. Cleveland. and
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 its
strength shows how great is the power
of the free traders in the Democratic
party. This movement was formally
inaugurated at the Cleveland banquet
given the other evening. To those
who watched Cleveland's own move
ments as spectator Of the two GEN.
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, 1t Is needless to
say that he is ready to improve every
opportunity to come to the front. 1t
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 '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
''mossbacks" of these States. The
Democrats 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 1884 and 1888
Colonel Colyar. long the editor Of the
Nashville American, and protection
list 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
18S8-is lesson which nothing but
raging perversity will fail to heed.
But for the mistake made the Demo-
Gratis had a walk-over. Such knock
down as Democracy got is not likely to
embolden the men who brought the
disaster. and confidently expect q
return to the platform in the South.
THE progressive men Of the South"
adds Colonel Colyar. Ito q man are
for saving and pushing our new indus
tries. and not man OF them believes
the Watterson doctrine to be any thing
less than death to progress in the
South. The race question out Of the
way and tbs 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
an irresistible advocate for the policy
that 10 giving to the new South" an
era Of enterprise. hopefulness and
prosperity that no Southern man could
have anticipated fifteen years ago. 1t
IL because the new South" realizes
these great facts and is led by the men
whose futures are not behind them
that 90 able and sagacious Virginian
Is 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.
II they could elect him President for
life they would do it The Cleveland
banquet was the formal opening of the
campaign. and now tho discordant
Democratic bands will begin to play.
1T is q very pretty quarrel as It
stands" The free traders have at
last found a permanent candidate who
realizes their largest and highest
ideas Of craftsmanship and manhood.
Their worship Of their joss" il as
unlike the devotion Of the followers Of
Jackson and Grant as can we'll be i'm
agined, but It is equally sincere. When
Mr.. Lowell compared Mr.. Cleveland
with Lincoln. with an evident prefer
ence for Cleveland, he spoke as the in
tellectual chief Of those who get their
political economy and religion from
John Stuart Mill.
The sooner the issues involved in
this candidacy get before the American
people the better for the Republican
party and the country, and especially
for 1.-The new South. IN. Y. Mail
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