Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-11-29
POLITICAL cALlousNEss.

The Republican leaders seem to have
no more correct idea Of the gravity OF
the situation since the election than they
had before.
Before the election they considered
that there was nothing % do but deceive
the people. take money from the manu-
facturers, buy votes. promise pensions
and use every other venAl and corrupt
means to getin.
They got in by a scratch, with a
scratch candidate. but that and the fact
that there was 100.0 900 popular majority
against them did not deter them from
unjust and partisan behavior, the like Of
which has never been known In any par
liamentary body since the infamous Vent
tian Council OF Ten In the Twelfth cen
tuiy made injustice, oppression and
cruelty horrible in the name OF law.
The members of Congress seemed never
to give the people thought, seemed TO
ignore their existencs. and 10 bend their
efforts to the one single object Of perpetu-
ating the power Of the Republican party
by replacing Democrats in Office with
Republicans. They hurried new states
Into the Union, passed Force bill to
control elections, aud the Mckinley bill
to provide money TO carry them, and an
Ubiquitous pension bill to bride the
soldiers vote. They we're insane with
power and with the prospect of holding
| "a go ,,awk ,ra ~nawa
The people were at frst stupeHed, and
then indignant At the rec. less injustice
and overbearing lnsolenoe of Reed, Can
non. Mckinley. Bayne, Mason, Lodge
and Dalzell When the election came on
the self respecting Republicans either
stayed away from the polls or voted the
Democratic ticket. Every enc Of the
leaders who took a prominent part II
these affairs was beaten, except Lodge
whose large majority was reduced. Ever
Reed would have been beaten II his cleo
ton had occurred In November.
Still the leaders were not warned The,
propose now to complete the passage o
the Force bill. 20 stand by the McKinle,
bill and to squander more money on pen
sions. The leaders are still unconscioa
; that the people are aroused as they wer
: never aroused before except by the in
solent injustice OF crazy old George II
and ~ tine determination Of the slave
4 holding party to extend the slave terri
tory into the Western states.
This recent peaceful revolution at th
ballot box has no teIrOrs for the leader,
d who are so drunk with power that the
e ignore the people Yet this peacefI
Is revolution which suddenly changed til
is complexion Of the House from % Repul
y lican majority to 1862 Democratic major
/ ity. is the evidence Of the same spiri
r under better control, which destroys
d the bsstile in Paris, which threw the /,
n into Boston harbor, which responded
il LiDcoln's call for troops.
Ia The leaders who cannot read the sig
' OF the times are QuaYs, wansmaker
q Reeds. They are not statesmen. Tn
II have not the acumen or the sagscity
.. Blaine even. They cannot feel the pull
s Of tine people. They cannot perceive tn
the Mckinley bill is Infamous" tb
sueS policy as they have pursued IL
ly policy OF ''driveling idiocy." It is alsS
dy policy that the people have condemn
IT, and those who enforce it. enforce 1t
mr. their peril
RS The leaders are in state OF politi
'ss callousness