Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-12-22
Radical Wing on Top.


The specter walked at the Tariff
Reform club banquet Saturday night.
Ouly few Democratic papers have had
the courage to print an exact account
I what transpired on that memorable
occasion. IL was not n representative
Democratic gathering. The tiger aud
the lamb did not lie down together.
The sheep were all there but the car
nivori were not In position to even
send regrets,
William g. Whitney, the peacemakerp
Invited, but did not care to come.
Has his opinion Of reform clubs and
their members. The mayor Of New
York Cltyp His invitation was de-
clined. The mayor that is to be on the
LIST OF january Invited, but very
sorryl Had a previous engagement
which he was really unable to break.
Senator Hin and his hopes tobe
c)lleaguesp Forgotten in the shufn
Richard CrOkerY Well, not this even
lngl Sheehsn, defer Of Davenport aud
Jacobusp None for blue eyed Blllyl
And 80 it went throughout the list.
The engineers and stokers who run the
two machines were not among the
distinguished company.
Speaker Crisp who was present be-
came angry because no was not called
IN To speak aud left the dining room
indignantly, recalling by Telegraph his
speech which he had sent to the print.
drs in advance. The insult will not he
forgotten by the men who know what
Iruo Democracy is.
1heu the speeches. Tom johnson
made one OF them. The Democratic
papers did not print his remarks. The
speakers who followed him all "en-
dOrsed every word that had Deeu said. 4"
Here are u few OF his sentences:
The real danger is not IRON without
JuJ from WlLhiui not from open enc
mles, DuJ nom half hearted irIvuds-
aot tnaL We may 20 TOO last and lar III
tbOlishlng protection, but that we may
not 20 tast ana iar enough. What Tie
masses demand of tue DsmucIatiu
parry Is that II shall conform practice
u professions; that It's actlUn shall he
IS radical as It's platform.
IL Is not the people hut the leaders
who now need tducatlon on the tariii
4 lestlon. The people Indicated then
VIII IN the congressional election OF
1890; hey again indicated IL Ia Chicago
ny forcing ths nomination of Mr..
CleVe aud against the politicians aud "A
adlcal platform against "A prOtectinnist
majority report. Aud again they have
spokt n aud with "a determination hat
All brook no delay. We must do
something commensurate with our
victory.
II the Fifty third congress is no
Improvement ON the Fifty second GU
party In doomed To defeat and will
deserve II, II we do not obey the
mandate TO abolish protection the peo-
ile VIII hud those who will. They
nave not started tn hunt the rohbing
system with blrdshOl; they ara loaded
for bear, There has been enough OF
The parrot cry, Tariff reform hut no
rec trade" enough Of the attempt H.
cOnciiale proiectinnlsts, In the belief
that free traders would vote the ticket
anyhow. 1t Ia now time to think OF
GOnciliating tree traders.
The radical wing ia on top. 1t will
he swelled by the free traders OF the
Populist party. The Democratic ava.
anche has started. II will rend the
party that tries to play with II; II will
crush whoever seeks to block its way.
There's your real Democratic prin-
ciples outlined for you, The radical
wing is on top" Free trade, pure and
simple, 10 what Mr.. Cleveland and his
friends want. The mask OF "tarifl
reform" is now thrown aside and the
real object of the Democratic leaders
Is seen. Fee trade and an income tax
10 keep up expenses; wild cat bank and
currency; pensions cut DOWNS that al
our Democratic friends wantp Let them
car y their ideas into practice and the
landslide that will come the Rspubli-
cans way In 1896 viii make the Demo
cratic victories of 1890 and 1892 seem
like the trembling, gentle fall OF snow
flake.
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