The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-21
PRESS COMMENTS.

PRESS COMMENTS.
Tennessee Democrats Who Support tho
Third Party arc Called Traitors.
From tho Nashville (Tenn.) American.
The men who are leading the forces
Of the PEOPLES party in Tennessee are
not prompted by good motives, but are
actuated solely by malevolent hatred of
tho Democratic party and the promise
OF personal benefit from the Republican
party. They were but yesterday Demo.
cratic and proclaimed their faith from
every housetop and are the recipients
of its favors. To-day they are stabbing
in the back the party that elected them
to the highest place Of honor and trust.
This is ingratitude and treason. Dis
grace is the reward OF such conduct.
important Work Awaiting Investigation
by the Civil Service Commission.
From the Rome IN. ~ Daily Sentinel
The civil service commission should
look into the assessing OF the employees
OF the New Orleans mint, where their
contribution TO tho Republican cam
paign fund is fixed at an amount equal
to six days pay So, too, with tho
Brooklyn postotiice employees, who re-
ceived Il circular from the county cam
paign comm ittce reading: "If it is your
| wish to take q voluntary part in this
campaign wo would be pleased 10 confer
with you at the campaign headquarters
at your earliest convenience" Ahem.
Gresham ~ Tariff Reformer, Hence His
Liking for Cleveland.
| From the Milwaukee Owls } Journal.
The only answer that the Repuol
| press can give to the statement that
Judge Gresham will vote for Clrvelind
is that he "he has q personal grievance
against Mr.. Harrison" What nonsense!
AS though man of the eminence Of
Judge Gresham would sink principle to
feed personal Rrievance!' Judge
Gresham has been for years IA tariff re
former, but has hoped against hope for
reform within the party. Seeing at
last that there was no possibility OF any
relief from that sourse he, like thousands
or others, goes where it is to be found.
A Few Pertinent Remarks From Virginia
Concerning Minister Eagan.
From the Alexandria (Va.) Gazette.
Minister Egan says he is sorry Judge
Gresham has gone over to the Demo.
cratic party. Mr.. Egan is not sorry he,
who few years ago was Democrat,
has gone over to the Republican party,
for he is in possession of his quid pro
quo. Mr.. Egan was appointed to his
present position to pay for his flop, and
also to secure the Irish vote for Mr..
Harrisops reelection. An Irish Repub.
lican was once rare thing under the
sun, and is so now, and Mr.. Egan be.
longs to that limited class OF his coun-
trymen known as professional Irish
men.
Sherman Presumcs Upon the Intelligence
American WOrkingmen.
From the Louisville Courier. Journal.
If we were the only country that had
tariff such an argument as that Of
Senator Sherman might be extracted
from the situation with at least some
appearance Of FEASIBILITY Bnt to say
that high tariff has made the laborer
of the United States the most prosperous
in tho world, and that a high tariff has
made the laborers of Germany, France
and Russia the least prosperous OF Eu-
rope, is species Of logic which tho
Senator cannot expect to be very con-
vincing. II he really thinks they can
accept that reasoning he believes tho
American workingman to be the most
| unintelligent as we'll as the most pros
| porous in the world.
The Outlook.
| From the New York World.
While the cam paign has been an un-
usually quiet and undem onstrative one,
| as BELTS u cam paign of education, there
is no evio cree that tho people are unin-
terested in the issues or the result.
Since the nominations were made six
States, four in the South and West and
two in the North and East, have held
elections. Although the Offices to be
filled were State and local offices, the
appeals to the people were on national
issues and the verdict was upon these
issues.
In every one OF these States, without
a single exception, the result of the
election indicates that the popular dis
satisfaction with the piutocratic aims,
corrupting courses and the oppressive
taxes Of the Republican party is not
only as great as in 1890 and in 1891, but
that IL even or. aJer.
The Repu blican leaders pretend to
account for these unlocked for and to
Thorn portentous results, when occurr-
ing in their strongholds, Vermont and
Maine, on two grounds-apathy and the
Australian ballot law
The Australian ballot law is simple
machinery to secure to the voter his
liberty OF choice without bribery or in
timidation. Tee fact that the Repub.
lican party suffers most in it's operation
IS one that tells its own story. And as
to apathy, there Is none apparent in
tho voting except amorg tnoso who
formerly havo voted tho Republican
ticket.
Therefore we say that all signs point