Evening journal., 1890-11-12

THE tremendous defeats the Republi-
cans have sustained. have improved and
developed their hind sight to remark
able degree. Some Of them. even the
bigoted protectionism cranks, are begin
ming TO talk with sense born of expert.
ence The Philadelphia American says
Protection is possible only when II is
applied intelllgently and with clean
hands. 1t cannot be maintained to fos.
ter monopoles, nor to favor selfish and
greedy special classes. nor to check the
natural growth of legitimate ayocations
rather than support any such system the
American people will ut,-howe vel
rashly aud harmfully, the knot OF dit
hculty, by returning to the primiti u
principles of unrestricted competition.
While the frenzy had possession Of
the maddirg crowd such sentiments as
the above readily passed fer free trade.
The orator who declared that the tariff
should be applied intelligently and
with clean hands, was cried down with
the stigma Of having British
gold in his pockets" as
being an agent OF the Golden Club.
Even when Butter worth and other Re.
publicars called attention to the clause {
in the McKinleybill which showed eviden.
ces Of the greed Of the monopolists and OF
bold steals Of the tariff robbers. they were
called traitors and forced by the caucus
TO vote against their intelligence, iudg
ment and convictions at the party behest.
Butterwerth's philippics against the
tariff on copper which had enabled the
syndicate to realize the enormous ard al
most incalculable sum Of $50, 600, 600 in 4
few years on an investment OF 81, $50, COO,
fell upon duh ears and stupe6ed minds
with no effect
After the election, Lowever the Amer
lean, and many other papers, have the
courage to tell the party that;
Il must bring TO the front its men Of
courage and conviction II must keen
It's Obligations TO the constitution with
6delity. 1t must legislate, not for cor.
poratiors or trusts, but for the people
II must frame its tariffs with an eve
single to the brood principle Of protec-
ton, and not to advance the interests OF
individuals or classes
This shows an awakening from the
frenzy which sent President Harrison
into Office on the declaration that "a
cheap coas ard cheap gown usually
covered cheap man or a cheap woman I
Such man was likely 70 sppoint IAN
ner and then Raum. such man was
likely to sign the silver steal because h,
had not examined the question. " such 1
man was the very man TO sign the pen
sion steal and to take pride III tiguin,
the Mckinley bill with eager haste. an,
preserve the pen as a trophy because th,
bill put an expensive coat on the back o
a man without increasing the man'
wages
The disspproval Of the people ha
taught these vulgar demagogues Of th
Republican party some sense. They vii
try to recover from the frenzy uude
which they said that coat made exper
sive, by adding to the profits Of the ma
who owned the coat, prevented the ma
who bought IL with twenty days labor
when he should have bought 1t with te
dsyss labor, from being cheap man.
That Is why the American can say no,
that the Republican party must depos
unworthy and discrtdited leaders.
We have respect for President Harrl
son. he is worthy man who, in
feeble way, is trying to fill a positio
that is beyond his capacity he is not
bad man; he is good mar, but be lack
wise, generous and broad views. q
shonld not have teen chosen. instead {
Gresham.
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