Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-12-14

plished when unselfish patriotism
guides the aspirations of our people
and regulates the action of their chosen
servants.
We who are to be charged with the
responsibility of making and executing
the laws should begin our. preparation
for the task by rigid self-examination
and by selfpurgation from all igno-
BILE and unworthy tendencies threaten
ing to enter into our motives and de-
signs. Then may we enjoin upon all
our countrymen the same duty, and
then may we hope to perform faithful
-ly and-successfuliy the work intrusted
to our hands by a confiding people.
When Mr.. Cleveland concluded, at a
quarter to ten o'clock, there were the
most enthusiastic demonstrations of
applause. Three cheers were given
for the speaker with much noise and
great heartiness.
In response to toasts, speeches were
also made by Carl Schurz, Senator
Mills, tom" L. Johnson of Ohio, Elk
Gov. Campbell of Ohio, and Others
The People Against Harrison and his
Party.
In its comments on Harrison's mes
sage the New York Herald says =
1.-THE theory of protection had full
generation in which to show what il
can do. At the end of that time the
merchants and artisans deliberately
declared that the results did not equal
their expectations and that the prom
Uses made by the protection leaders
failed of fulflment. There was nc
other issue of any serious Importance
in the campaign. The voters gave
| themselves to a consideration of this
question, Nov that you see what pro
lection can do and what it cannot do
are you satisfied with it and will you
have it continued 2" That question wa.
debated long and exhaustively, and OF
the first Tuesday of November it wal
put in the convention of the whole
people. 1t was overwhelmingly de
oided against President Harrison an(
against his party.
And it was thus decided, not for any
reasons personal to the President, bu
because the great bulk of the nation
believe that lower tariff will Civ
them more business. a larger market
more steady work and better wages
We are work -a-day community from
Atlantic to Pacific and we want al
that our circumstances, our enviabl
position and the popularity of our in
situations are capable OF affording us
If we can get on in spite OF a higl
tariff cannot we get on better withou
it? That was the backbone of thu
contention, and as the Judgment OF thu
lpeople is final in this matter, the on
| party stepped to the rear and tn
other party came to the front. W.
seek prosperity and we seek all thu
prosperity within reach. We are al
alike in that matter and there is M
division of opinion on the subject
i Give US mills that will turn all the yea
round give us market that will &C
cept all we can produce; give us living
wages and steady employment. These
are our one ambition and we carr
more for them than for party organi
zation. Therefore, if the majority
believe that radical revision of the
Mckinley bill will give us these things
then let that bill be revised. That ii
the whole story AND all there is to it.
Mr.. Harrison does well then to ex
press sufficient confidence in the PEG
pie to declare that those who hav'
advocated a protective tariff can at
ford to have their disastrous forecast
of a change of policy disappointed"