The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-02
The Republican Program.

Speaker John G.. Carlisle, in the August
number of The Forum, has an article entitled
1.-THE Republican Program" 1t is in reply
to the article of Senator Morrill,, published in
the July Forum, in which he undertakes to
define and defend the policy, past and pre-
sent, of the Republican party. Senator Nor
rill recognizes but three perils confronting
the present administration and the continu-
ance of the Republican psrty u power
These are the administration OF the civil ser
vice law, the question of silver coinage and
what he calls the Negro problem" Mr..
Carlisle torcibly criticizes the position of the
Republican party with regard to these points
and predicts the program which Republi
can Congress is likely to follow.
That the policy of Harrisons administra-
ton is not even to enforce the civil service
law as it stands, far less TO redeem the pledge
made by the last Republican national conven.
ton further to extend its scope and opera
tion-Mr Carlisle says is clearly shown by
Harrison's insincere and hypocritca course
since his Inauguration with regard to the
railway mail service.
Mr.. Carlisle says "The postponement of
the order classifying the railway mail service,
for the aVowed purpose ofcreating vacancies
by removals and filling them by appointment
without competitive examinations, was an
express reputation of the vital principle of
cvil-service reform, because it was an official
declaration that better selections could be
made without such examinations than with
them"
In regard to the second peril" spoken of
by Mr.. Morrill,, the Republican party will
not stop the coinage of silver, no matter how
much that metal may depreciate in value.
Thus to diminish the volume of the crculat =.
ing medium would ALLEVIATE from the Repub.
lican party the vote of the Northwest and
the Pacific slope-and this Republican policy
fOrbids.
The last named peril, the so called Negro
problem is one that will vex the Republican
party so long as it is compelled to rely for
success upon the solid colored vote, and, says
MIR. Carlisle, "no solution of it will be salts
factory unless 1t subject that vote to the ex-
elusive control Bipartisan officials, appointed
to see that it is always cast or counted for the
Republican candidates" To meet this diff
Guilty is the object of the proposed federal
registration and election law which will pro-
vide for several hundred thousand new of.
ticers to be selected by Republican Presi-
dent, and to hold their places until Repub.
lcan Senate shall consent to their removal by
confirming their SUCCESSORS
Mr.. Carlisle says it will doubtless be the
policy of the Republican party, should this
enactment, which he characterzes as "un.
precedented and without constitutional au-
thority" be carried, to give it au appearance
oiimpartialily and good faith by making it APP
plcable to the whole country, while its real
aud sole purpose will be to control the cleo
tons in the Southern States. Full well do
the people in that section know to what the
the general government will lead. 1t will
place the elections in the hands of the ignor.
ant and INSCRIPTIONS it will demoralize la
Dor, engender contention and strife, paralyze
the energies ofthe people, and not only pre-
vent future progress but sacrifice the millions
of capital now proftably invested in that
section" From such a state of things may
Just Heaven defend us!
OF course such policy could not be per
mauently maintained, let the Republican
Marty do its worst tO olnnt IL thu final dan;
sion of the people upon such question can
not be doubtful, unless they shall lose all re.
spect for their rights as citizens.