Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-11-12
Truth.


When MF. Harrison's friends cay this IL an
of year and the results Of last Tuesday g cleo.
ton count for nothing, they expose their POI
rect slap In the,face for Harrisons administFa.
tion, (Which promised so much and performed
so little) they not only display Ignorance but
show how little attention they have paid to pub
lie opinion and the muFmcrings Of the masses,
inthe past eight months, against an administers
ton marked only by broken pledges and utter
disregard of deceucy.
Hardly had Mr.. Harrison taken the oath OF
Office before those industries most benefited by
the high protective tariff of the Republican
party shut down their works. throwing ont Of
employment thousands Of working men they
had duped into voting for the Republican party
and high protective tariff, which they claimed
projected the poor man. gave him high wages
and constant employment. It is an insult 70
these starving men to say they have not had
the good sense to see the folly they committed
in believing the gilded promises OF themonop-
olist who so cruelty deceived them to get their
votes in 1888.
This being tho first opportunity which pre-
sented itself to resent the fraud played upon
them. they did 1t with no uncertain sound
View the case as they may, all honest rnenNof the
Republican party must admit that their party
has violated every pledge given to the laboring
elsss and left them at the mercy OF the men
who are benefited BY the tari6. the monopolist.
Tho education the Democratic party gaYe the
laboring classes during the campaign of 1888
on the evils of this high tariff, has brought
forth its fruits and made this class join hands
with the party of Justice, truth and right to
hurl from power the Republican party, whose
whole existence has been perpetuated by fraud,
malice and broken pledges.
The claim made that the year following
presidential election always brings setback
to the successful party is not broad enough
to apply this time. The staunch Republican
States of Massachusetts,, Iowa and Ohio have
been too badly shaken up by the tidal wave of
public discoltcnt to be explained away by any
such theory of an off or on year that may be
by Harrison's friends. The truth is
too plain and stands boldly ont, not to be ig-
nored, that Mr.. Harrison's administration has
for the past eight months been on trial before
the infalliblc bar of public opinion, and the
verdict OF the jury that never errs. 0he people,
has pronounced heir condemnation of him and
his party. and from this verdict there is no ap-
peal. In 1892 .be Democratic party. which was
defeated in 1888 by the Doodle of monopoly and
of those who protessed to be Dem
ocrats and have the interest of the people at
heart, will come into power again. and the la
boring classes. the wealth producers of our
nation. viii be prosperous and happy; our ma
tional prosperity will increase ten fold, and all
promises made to relieve the people of the rob
Der tariff tax will be religiors'y kept; peace
and plenty will reign in the place of hunger
and want, which the Republican party has in
ficted upon the country by frying tho fat ont
of the manufacturers to enslave the IaBorfng
classes and keep them in bondage to the mo-
nopoIists.