The advocate., 1890-06-25
sLUss' INTERVIEW.
The Mckinley Fraud and Republican ResDOn-
slblllty.

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thing connected with the Sluss interview
was the EGglo's failure 10 make any edi-
torial reference 10 II, As the same sug-
gestlon has reached us from two or three
other quarters we will enllghten their
Ignorance aud at the same time relieve
their evident misconception II possible.
The Eagic8 estimate and belief was,
and Is, that the interview spoke for itself.
That interview had no uncertain sound,
It's language was plain, its conclusions
unmistakable, and both accorded with the
we'll known political life and sentiments
OF the man who uttered them. We saw
nothing more inconsistent in the views,
as expressed by Judge Sluss as a repub-
llcan, than were the protection Ideas and
principles maintained by Samuel Randall
as a democrat. No man ever questioned
Randal's democracy no more can the
republcanism Of Sluss be doubted or
shaken. There is not a fibre Of Sluss'
life, nor has no conviction or an OK
perlenee that is not Of the cast and fervOr
Of that kind Of republcanism which
throbbed in tho breast and fred the brain
Of the mighty Lincoln. Sluss went into
the army mere boy, and through the en-
tire war, not with straps but with a mus
ket on his shoulders, and whatever may
be his view on the tariff or whatever his
religious convictions, he is and can only
bo politically republican.
1t may be barely possible, however,
that our friend, the Democrat, and the In
dividuals alluded TO desired "say' from
us with the idea that we would not in
dorse the enunciations Of Judge Sluss.
II that was the incentive we will further
proceed and about as follows
The Eagle Is aware Of abuses uncor-
rected, and Of demagoguery undisgulsed
in the republican party and ithas not been
slow 10 point out some Of these and to
puncture others. And still the Eagle Is
as sound republican as il ever was. TO
come down TO some Of the topics touched
upon by Judge Sluss The burthens
heaped upon the producing classes Of
this country by corporate powers alone
are monstrous enough TO incite a revolu'
ton. Let us cite just single instance;
The people Of the United States--we
mean the producer and consumer are
paying dividends and interest ON railroad
stocks and bonds in amounts three times
the actual original cash cost of every
mile OF such roads in the United States,
The economic questions Of the day are
more important than the political ones,
is an idea that the EdgIe has hammered
at FOR months, and il the republican par
ty don't soon take hold Of these in a re-
formatOry way the republican party will
go TO the wall, as IL should. In touching
upon these, editorlally, last fall on several
occasions we received responses from
members Of all parties and from all
parts Of the state. BY the enunciation
Of simple, honest convictions the Eagle
thus touched the hearts Of the people
not only, but received direct proof that
IL had done so.
While we have got somewhat better
''timesn now than we had six months ago
they effect, in large measure, only peo-
who have nothing TO sell. We are enti'
tied to better times and we want them,
want them now. want them tomorrow