The advocate., 1890-08-27

ance and rule or ruin will not always dwell
in the south. II that people are permitted
30 trample the laws OF our country under
foot with impunity, tho cont0gi0n or0 long
will spread. And then, those who believe
In law and order and have sOmo regard for
the institutions of their country will find
other things 30 do besides trying 10 reverse
the work OF n century. Already, every city
OF the north has an anarchist organization,
whose members are hostile 90 n republican
form OF government. That they are daily
increasing and gaining IN strength is plain
TO everybody. What does II mean, and
where II not checked, will 10 lead2 We are
not entirely unlike the people Of other
countries. Human nnture In substantially
the sumo the world over. Read the history
of internal revolutions, and SEQ how they
began and whore they ended, and then look
at the lawless spirit OF nullihcati0n that
pervOdes our own country, and draw your
own conclusions.
Sixth-To my mind m alliance with such
lRwless creatures, however good the inten-
tions, is both wicked and dangerous. IL
may for the time being give apparent
strength TO one party or the 0theg, but IN the
end all must pay the penalty Of such folly.
Al present II 40 happens that the nulliflers
without m exception, vote Che democratic
ticket And no one need bo astonished II
between now and the ensuing election they
find you, Mr.. Davis and The ADvOCATE,
with all tho recruits you may be able 90
MUSTER safely landed in tho democratic
camp.
Polk and his followers in the south are
already there, 40 they have been since the
first gun was fired at Fort Sumpter in 1861,
and why should you and TIE ADVOCATE tear
yourselves loose from "the grundeat body Of
men ever marshnlled on earthW
Seventh-One by one your lieutOnants
have hauled down the flag OF protection, and
are now trying TO run up tho flag of free
trade.
The one was easily accomplished, the
other il more difficult. The penslOn law rB-
Gently passed by n republican Congress and
signed by n republican president, will re-
quire nm additional outlay OF about one hun.
dred and fifty million dollars annually. But
the lioutenants are relied upon TO find ga
way out"
The free coinage OF silver Co the extent of
sixty million dollars annually would relieve
their embarrassment but for the fact that
the men who produce the metal must DO
paid.
The internal revenue lax 30 the extent Of
eighty million dollars annually, might be
relied upon 10 take the place of an equal
amount of the tariff tax, but for the fact
that IL is obnoxious 10 Polk and his south,
ern friends, because IL falls principally ON
whisky and tobacco.
direct tax might be laid, but that Is OBJ
iectionNble 20 everybody, because IL is tax
on real estate, and would bear most heavily
upon the farmers.
An income tax would 40 As far as II could
reaCh but that would not be sufficient 20
support an army and navyj carry the mails;
improve the rivers and harbors; pay the
employees of the government; maintain light
houses, soldiers homes, and other inciden-
tai matters, requiring I'm the aggregate three
hundred and fifty million dollars annually.
Then how, when the 'robber' tariff law is
repealed, Is this vast sum Of money 10 be
raisedG AZ present the government collects
and pays out In round numbers one million
dollars daily; and when the department
gets fairly 90 work under the new pension
law, the daily expenditures will be consid-
erably yincreased. Then what are we going 90
do under your free trade hobby Where Is
the money 10 come frOmP These are cold
facts which look you square In Che face. II
IL easy TO shut your eyes, Mr.. Davis, and
wink and blink and say, 80, pshaw, but
you and your free trade friends must face
them ali the same. agree with you that