Evening journal., 1889-12-18
a HuMRue Patty.

II the Republican party were composed
entirely Of P. T. Barnums it could not
be greater humbug. But the members
Of that partyare not so innocent and harm
less in their humbuggery as that most
famous of American humbugs who is
now extending his reputation to the ef.
fete monsrchies Of Europe.
The gyas cults which Barnum advertises
on the bill-boards and the painted mule
which he exhibits inside of the canvas ha,
a closer resemblance to each other than
the promise and performance of the Re-
publican party bear to each other
The humbugs of the renowned show
man are ridiculous, harmless and in
tended TO please the children. The hum
bugs Of the Republican party are equally
ridiculous, but they are harmful, i'm.
portant IN effect and intended to excite
some Of the worst passions Of the basest
elements of the human race
The party which stole the Presidency
in 1876 is posing in 1889 as the friend Of
honest elections. The party which bought
Indiana and traded for New York in 1888
is offering bills in Congress to secure
pure elections in the South. The party
which howled against the Cleveland
administration for not enforcing the
Civil Service rules, has been guilty of
fragrant nepotism, and has made mex
cusable and unjustifable appointments
in payment Of political debts.
Benjamin Harrison rose in the Senate
of the United States and delivered a
vulgar TRADE against the administration
for not appointing soldiers widow to a
post Office at Richmond, Indiana. The
same Benjamin Harrison refused TO ap-
point the same woman to the same
office
Barnnm could not be guilty of a cruel
humbug. His deceptions have at least
the redeeming virtues of being harmless
and humorous.
Coming home, the picture does not inn
prove in perspective, while the ugly
brush strokes on the canvas appear
coarser aud more hideous.
We have had so much Of the Swiggett
humbug that. ten der stomachs are
nausiated at the mention Of sandwiches,
We have had so much fuisom praise
daubed on a man who could not tell the
difference between false and true
affidavit that the muddy "whitewash" is
not only spotted, but sinking,
Then there are the Republican machin,
workers crying for the rights Of suffrage
I with the simulated ardor Of honest meI
while they are bribing and debauchinl
+ the innocent and ignorant negroes with
) the aptitude and deftness which prostitu
Q ted ability and long-training gives T.
r conscienceless scamps. They cry fraut
! even while they are leading a covey D
: bribed negroes to obtain their poll-ta'
q receipts. They cry fraud when the,
( have registered more names than ther
: are purchasable voters. They cry frau,
n when they are approaching the sacre
t precincts Of Justice with hands staine
), with the money paid for the affidavits o.
IS which their alleged case against the ia
of collectors is founded.
5, They are impudent and vulgar hum
n bugs. They have not the skill to dis
's guise the tricks Of low bred knavel
They have not the decency to hide thei
offensive skullduggery beneath the fine
methods Of more astute If not more hol
ot est men.
Il The party Of once great moral ideas
g. the party Of Lincoln, Sumner an
IN Greeley-has become the party Of I
lg ideas-the party Of Quay, Harrison, Du
ley, Tanner Foraker and Malone.
ne 1t is a humbug unrelieved by the DO,
o. apology Of being a harmless humbug.