The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-03
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l

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WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3O.-Ihe
programme OF Speaker Reed and the Re-
publicans for taking the control of con-
gresslonal elections into their hands, bv
an act of Congress, shows the utter des-
peration to which they have been re-
duced, IN view of the tidal wave of pop
/, ular indignation which threatens to
overwhelm them. They read the hand
writing On the wall, in the late State
elections, all over the country; and they
look forward to the ides of November
with dread, amounting to despair. The
"bloody shirt" is played out, and the
protective policy is two-edged sword.
which cuts both ways; and while, as the
creature Of the monopolists, they dare
not abandon it, they have ceased to con-
fide IN its power to charm. They are
aware that the farmers, the mechanics,
and laborlng classes can no longer be
gulled by the false pretense that high
tariffs are imposed for their benefit, by
increasing the prices of agricultural
products and the rate Of wages. They
know that that lie is played out: and
their last desperate hope is, that they
may increase the number of Republican
members OF Congress from the South by
putting the control Of the whole ma
chinery of the elections into the hands
of their followers. They rely upon the
negro vote, although they have alien
ated and disgusted intelligent negroes
by the parsimony with which they have
doled out patronage to that class. As
an Illustration, or, as illustrations, here
are James Harris and John Hyman, the
first, the best Republican speaker in
the State, and the second, shrewd in
telligent leader of his race, filling the
positions of night watchmen. Harris
is honored with that position at the
treasury department, for which he is
paid the sum of two dollars per day,
while there are, | know not how many
white Republicans from the State, that
nobody ever heard Of out of THEN
neighborhood, who are receiving theil
81, 900, 1900, 81, 400 and $1,000 fol
welding a steel pen six or seven hour:
in the day Hvman has a similar posi-
ton in the department Of agriculture
It is surprising that Southern Demo
Gratis do not see the advantage they have
and that they neglect to use efforts tx
convince the colored voters that they
are heavily burdened by nigh tariff
while they receive no benefit from it
There is 40 class Of the American peopl,
who have SO little interest in the pro
tectiye policy. 1t is rare that they art
employed in any branch Of business Il a
erj }ys prote ION. Almost the on
factory labor trey do is in the manufac
ture of tobacco; and tobacco, instead G
bc'lg PROTECTED, Is heavily taxed.
hey should BE- mace TO understan
that it is not Necessary to wear fin
clothes that come. from England, ID ord
70 b compelled to lay the tariff ta <
for the American manufacturers rals
the price Of their goods UP to the mar
of the high tariff, and the peop.f
white and black, pay seven dollars tax
the American manufacturers for ever
one they pay to the government. Lin
upon line and precept upon preceE
should be uttered, all over the South
until the people, white and black, under
stand i.
DANIEL Z. GooDLOE.