The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-12-06

President Harrison's second annual message,
says tho Philadelphia Times, Is an elaborate
matter-of-fact paper, excepting the few para
graphs apologizing for the Mckinley tarlff law
and demanding It's continuance; his demand
for subsidized steamships and his special plead
ing for the Force Election bill. Outside of these
three features, which occupy only few pages
Of the formidable document the message is a
dry summary Of department reports and as the
material features Of these reports have been al
ready given to the public, there Is little of the
message that could interest the general reader
The one fact clearly taught By the message is
that the President makes the old Bourbons Of
France comparatively respectable by learning
nothing and forgetting nothing. Tie people
have declared against the increase Of already
exacting taxes on the necessaries Of life In time
OF peace; against the oppression OF the masses
for the benefit OF limited classes; against the
proalgacy that has created the first Tr reasury
deficit since the war, and against the Force
Election bill that no business man, North or
South, Republican or Democrat, is willing to ap-
prove. In the face Of popular revolution en-
tlrely unexampled in magnitude, the President
demands the continuance OF taxes which the
people have revolted against demands addi-
tional prohigacy by steamship subsidies to spec
ulators at home and abroad when free ships
would at once establish our commerce without
. dollar Of loss or outlay, and demands that the
Force Election bill shall be passed for the
special reason, as he states 1t, Of enabling ire
sponsible Federal officials to certify all election
returns for President and Congressman.
The policy Of the Harrison administration has
practically annihilated Republlcanism In the
Southern States. The passage of the Force
Election bill by the House made the business
Republicans Of both Alabama and Arkansas,
white and black, vote the Democratic ticket at
the recent State elections, and 1t reelected
Breckinbridge in district that could give 1900
majority for any reputable Republican in a
square party issue with national administra.
tion that commanded the respect of any party
In the South, In North Carolina the Republi
can party has practically cisbanded, and in Vlr
ginia it has ceased to have an organization
while Tennessee and Kentucky have beer
changed from possible debatable States because
Of Democratic divisions, and forced to double
their Democratic majorIties. In all these States
there is not one Republican business man, white
or black outside OF the little circles which par
the Presidents plunder in the South, who favori
the Force Election bill; and there is not one in
telligent and dispasslonate Republican business
man In Philadelphia or in the North who doe.
nopdeplore the wanton revival OF sectional strife
~ the enactment of the measure.
II politics could be brought down to a sensible
lsness standard such men as Wanamaker
ss5Iracy and Noble could give the President sounC
advice and halt him from repeating party sui
eide; put even the best business men, wheI
transferred into the political mlasma of Wash
ington official life, gradually shsivel up In thei
business sense that should be applied to politics
Mr.. Wanamsker can present the clearest, mos
practical and business-like report of the Pos
once Department under his direction; but h,
seems not to know that when political reYolu
tion sweeps over 100000 Republican majority il
the Northern States into over 100000 Democrats
or antl-administration majority-a revolution
unprecedented in our political histOry-ruler
should hearken and obey; or, If he does knoy
1t, he tells 1t to unwilling Presidential ears.
The administration hrs learned nothing, for
gotten nothing; and the message is simply al
exhibition Of the feeDleness to which Pres
dent can grayitate in political adversely.