Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-09
AN IMPOSSIBLE INCONSISTENCY.

nv INT OoolDLE lNOONOlol ENC1s
It is admitted by all intelligent and
candid persons that President Harrison,
although a good man, is narrow minded /;
that he is peculiarly deficient in those
noble and generous emotions which ami
mate more impulsive and kindlier men.
Mr. Bayard said that Mr. Harrison did
not have friend in congress while he
was senator Senator Ingalls, ex-
pressed profound establishment upon
hearing that Mr.. Harrison had a friend
in Kansas He is repellent cold, austere,
communicative, shrewd, unimpres-
sionable and perfectly devoid of feeling.
His religion is oppressive to him and
offensive to others. It has no sentiment,
no beauty, no attractiveness. It is the
logical, prickly, stringent, touch-me-not,
self-torturing, uncomfortable and for
bidding dogmatism which prefers to con
denim a babe to hell, rather than weakly
admit it as an unconverted sinner, if
only by the improbable method of inher-
itance, into heaven.
Candidate Harrison carries his religion
into politics It's presence is explained
and illustrated in the products Of Ms
Wanamaker, in General Raum, in the
Crum incident in the Blaine quarrel
the purchase of the southern delegates to
Minneapolis. These things prove that
his religion has not given him human
sympathies, broad intelligence and an
enlightened Conscience though it may
have hardened his soul against sin an d
sinners. With mind filed thus by
religion which inclines him
TO believe that the God Of in
finite love and boundless mercy
is an artful and awful avenger, the God OF
a sixteenth century creed he is easily pre-
pared to force himself to believe any con
Trajectory aud illogical inconsistencies
which attach themselves, from political
necessity, TO his party religion, Fol
instance. his letter of acceptance de
clares that:
This tariff law has given employment
TO many thousands of American men anC
women and will each year give employ
ment % increasing thousands. Its re
peal would throw thousands ont Of EN-
ployment and give work TO others onl,
at reduced wages,
Il is possible that Mr.. Harrison has pu
himself in a position to believe that, JUS
as he believes child is predesiined an,
foreordained to eternal hell fire because
Of the sins or negligence Of its parent
without being conscious or even capabl
of any sin Of its own He could not be
lieve it otherwise II is not logical; /
does not agree with the history Of trade
It Is not true. 10 does not agree wit
the following statement in the same let
ter. namely:
/ The placing Of sugar on the free lis
has saved TO the consumer in duties Il
fifteen months, after paying the boun
ties provided for, Ss7 001 600 This re
lief has been substantially felt i'm ever
household upon every Saturdays pun
chase Of the workingman.
Il cannot be proved that deereas
or even a repeal Of the tariff woul
throw thousands out Of employ
{ ment' or throw them out Of anything
IL would simply throw the protected rol
bers away from the consumers pockets
{ It would do precisely what the decreas
of the tariff on sugar, hides, goat skim
silk and quinine has done, make tho.
industries more hourishing; q
$ able the workingmon TO obtain high,
n wages increase consumption; decreal
d prices TO consumers and prevent q
2 formation Of trusts Il would take Il
}, foul hands Of bribed congressman avs
# from commerce and put Il in the han,
l. Of the merchants and the people, where
e belongs.
y In believing otherwise than this In spi
Of his remarks about cheap sugar, q
le candidate Harrison shows that he hi
n lost mental If not moral integrity. !
r processes TO believe an illogical an n
IS possible Inconsistency.