The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19
THE APOSTLE OF DOODLE
Harrison's Epistle TO Congress
Proves Him TO Be Such
Tarin Robbery. Steamship Subsidies. Rec
lproclsy ssnmbus and Federal Con.
rol % Elections Upheld W
the President.
Monopoly Upheld ome,.ll,.


lChicago Herald
All those enlightened Republicans
who have hoped against hope that q
way out o. ,hc monopoly camp would be
found for their party and that Presi'
dent Harrison might prove 70 be their
Moses will find 10 com 'ort In the Ex'
ecutive message. II mol only indorses
and adhcres 10 Mckinlcyism. but II
favors steamship subsidies, calls for the
passage Of the bayonet election bill, and
even ventures 70 say Of the present cor
rupt and shameless Congress. already
repudiated as no other Congress ever
was. that Its work may be confidently
submitted TO the considerate judgment
ofthe people" II progressive Renub-
licans can find in such q manifestation
81 Bourbonism a single ray OF comfort
the Herald wishes them much Joy.
The message is an intensely partisan
production. bearing evidence OF hasty
preparation and Of the use OF such cx-
cuscs and subterfuges as came first 70
hand in a disorderly scramble after
something TO say. To all intents and
it is q confession that the Nc
kinley bill Is all that the opponents Of
that measure have represented il TO DO,
for the people are 0 told hat that
infamous law was not expected to prove
beneficial Immediately. They must
wait a year or two until the riotous rob-
bcrs Of the trusts fall out over the
spoil, or until the sagacity Of men de-
viscs new schemes Of competition by
which its outragcs may be eyaded. In
thus committing his party to the con-
tinued defense Of a law designed to OPP
press The many and to enrich the few
the President will strengthen himself
with the mill-owning fraternity which
contributes campaign fat and makes
and unmakes Presidential candidates.
10 this extent he is at least honest in
his dishonesty, and his occasional ref
to the subject Of wages-as
a fallacy SO thoroughly ex-
as that could be made to do
iuty any further-shows that he is as
callous TO the scorn Of intelligent men
as he is unmindful Of the ~hardships OF
the oppressed.
In a word, then. the Republican poll
ry, as outlined by the President who
to succeed himself. co~mprchends
these three points: 1. Unlimited mon
opoly tariff taxes. 9. Unlimited power
by the Dayenports, Quays and Dndleys
over the peoples elections. 8 Unlim-
ted subsidies for steamships. Hope
lessly infatuated as such a course must
appear to all who are not under the
spell OF monopoly. it should be borne in
mind that Mr.. Harrison lives in an at
nosphere Of privilege, injustice, cant
and selfishness. The great leaders Of
MS party are m~onopolists or attorneys |
Of monopolists Not one among them |
for any thing else. They fatter !
the people. They have profited SO
Iong by unwise and unjust laws, and
he successful oppression Of others has
seemed SO respectable to them and to
that they naturally exert a pow
srful influence upon q weak and vain
who owes TO them all that he is
Ind all that he hopes to be. They have
bald for the Mckinley bill in cash con-
.ributions. They will never give IL up
Until q triumphant Democracy ruth
essly sweeps away from them the pow
r 70 corner markets and to choose
Dubious as the last ditch attitude OF
heir leaders must appear 20 honorable
Republicans. Democrats will accept the
situation chcerfnlly and proceed to ar.
'ange their forces for the final struggle
n 1892. The Mckinley bill will be a
bill in hat year the same as IL
; to-day. Time may obliterate some
i its baldcst expressions, but II can not
emper the wrath Of the millions whom
: has plundcred.