The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-12-12
THE APOSTLE OF DOODLE
aarrison.s Eplstls to Congress
Proves Him to Be Such.
zarsT Rsbbsry. Steamship sabsIdEes. REQ
sproeisy Esumb2E and Federal Con-
troll OF EssceiOaa Upheld BY
tie President
aIonoPoIy Upheld Omesany.
IChieago HERALD

lSh1caso herald
All those enlightened Republicans
who have hoped against hope that =
way out OF the monopoly camp would be
fonnd for their party and that Pres5-
dent Harrison might prove to be their
Moses will find no comfort in the EE-
ecutive message 1t not only indorseS
and adheres to McKinieyism, but -
faVors steamship subsidies, calls for the
passage of the bayOnet election bill, sIEa
even ventures to say of the present co T.
rupt ana shameless Congress, already
repudiated as no other Congress ever
was, that Its work may be confidently
submitted to the considerate Judgment
of the people," If progressive Re2ub-
Iicans can find in such a manifestation
of Bourbonism single ray of comfort
the Herald wishes them much Joy.
The message is an intensely partisan
prod uction, bearing evidence of hast :
preparation and of the use of such e1 :
enses and subterfuges as came first 10
hand in a disorderIy scramble aft er
something to say. To all intents and
purposes it is confession that the DC
Kinley bill is all that the opponents of
that measure have represented 1t to be,
for the people are now told that that
infamous law was not expected to prove
beneficial Immediately. They N ust
wait a year or-two until tae riotous rob
bers of the trusts fall out over the
spoil, or until the sagacity of men de-
Yises new schemes of competition by
which its outrages may be eVGded. In
thus committing his party to the con-
tinued defense of a law designed 10 op-
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
To this extent he is at least honest in
dfahnnnefu his ocPagfnnal ref
erence to the subject OF wSges-as
| though a fallacy so thoroughly ex-
ploded as that could be made to Dc.
duty 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
ey, as outlined by the President who
hopes to succeed himself, comprehend
these three points: 1. Unlimited mon
opoly tariff taxes. 2. Unlimited power
by the Davenports, Quays and DIaileYs
over the peoples elections g. u,nlim
tied subsidies for steamships. Hope
lessly infatuated as such course mus
| appear to all who are not under the
/ spell of monopoly, it should be borne in
mind that Mr.. Harrison lives in an at
/ mosphere of privilege, Injustice cant
/ and selfishness. The great leaders Of
his party are nonopolists or attorneys
/ OF nOnOpOliSJS- MOI one among GReu
/ stands for any thing else. They fa';teE
on the people. They have prOhted sc
long by un wise and unjust laws, aut
! the successful oppression of others, hS
seemed so respectable to them a'ad I,
others, that they naturally exert a pow
erful influence upon weak and Vai1
man, who owes to them all that he l.
| and all that he hopes to be. They have
paid for the Mckinley bill in cash con
tributions. They will never give 1T M
until triumphant Democracy ruth
/ lessly sweeps away from them tlse pow
er to corner markets and to choose
| Presidents
Dubious as the last ditch attitude o
their leaders must appear to hon biz
| Republicans, Democrats will accept tho
situation cheerfu1y and proceed to ar
range their forces for the final struggle
in 1899. The Mckinley bill will be >;
robber bill in that year the same as j.
is to-day. Time may obliterate some
of its baldest expressions, but it can no
temper the wrath of the millions whom
| it has plundcred-