San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-23
GETTING READY TO SPEAK.

Less than two weeks now remain
before the great American people will
make their speech upon the political
issues of the day. That speech will
be made at the polls. 1t will. be final
From its conclusions there will be no
appeal for the next two years. The
fact grows more and more apparent
as the issueis narrowed down to facts,
and men grow to deal more with the
things that are than with the things
that are assumed to be, that there is
no such general revolt against the
republican party and its work in con-
gress rs the democratic orators have
assumed. The great principle of pro-
lection to American labor and Ameri-
can capital and American commerce
that has been the foundation and
corner stone of all that the republi-
can party has done and said these
two years past, is being accepted at a
truer valuation than formerly, and
the people are looking away from the
theories advanced to the practical
results of its working. they find
that the democratic cry of class
favoritism alleged against it's opera
ton does not voice q true statement
of verified results. The see that
the rates of interest are lowered, the
profits of large corporations r d.
minished, the holders of securities
are receiving less and less for their
investments, and at the same tine
the wages of labor are being in
creased, and seeing these things they
realize that the assertion is false
which declares that the republican
legislation of the country is continu-
ally making the rich richer and
the poor poorer. They also see that
all the coot of living is diminished, |
not only that wages are increased, |
but that with the diminished cost of
life's necessities, a days wages will
purchase double what that days
earnings would have purchased
twenty years ago. The spectators
and not the working man are the ones
whom the present condition affects
and the ordinary man, seeing this,
naturally approves a legislation that
has tended to improve the condition
of the working man and better place
him for maintaining his family in
comfort. They argue, and naturally,
that the government policy which
improves the condition of the masses
be very far wrong, and
they will rally to the support of such
8 government and support it rather
than run the risks of change. They
see that foreign immigration is re-
stricted, in favor of and for the pur-
pose of preventing accumulations OF
low wage foreigners on these shores,
they approve the laws enacted for
this purpose and stand by the party
that enforces them. They see, also,
that the republican leaders in con.
gress have been in earnestin conduct
ing the affairs of the country; In
short and abrogating
the old conventional methods
Of obstructing and delaying bus
mess, and they approve the
courage and wisdom which has made
of the house of representatives a bust
ness concern. They see that our
policy under a republican ad-
ministration has been such as to COM
msnd the respect of all foreign ma.
tons, and that the toadying to Eng.
fish and European Imperialism which
characterized the former administra
ton has been severely let alone. The
people see all the benefits of an ad-
ministration of the government of the
people, for the people, by the people,
and they are content to let we'll
enough alone. They are willing to
rust the party that has done so
much, wisely and well, to complete the
work it has undertaken. They do
not propose to change matters this
election so fara as now appears.
"
The democrats who a while ago
claimed all the Ohio congressional
districts, save two. now concede that