The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-02
CALAMITY VAIL.
Lieutenant Governor Felt's Remarkable
Editorial.
He Tells the Cause OF the Great POliti-
cal Revolution.
The Republican Party a Party Of the
PlattS, Quays and DepeWs.

the AtchisOn Champion, Lleutenant
Governor Felt's newspaper:
"There is one cause for the great
political revolution, greater than all
others combined. II was not personal
dislike of President Harrison; it was
not any charge against his admins
tration of public affairs, for that has
been perfectly clean. 1t was not the
tariff for in the region of protected
industries the republicans are cou-
fronted by the most significant losses.
alt was not the alliance movement
altogether. 1t was combination OF
dissatisfaction rounded up in real
cause-distrust of the professions Of
the republicans.
"That dstrust had become deep
seated and general. There was reason
for it, too. The party of Abraham
Lincoln had become the party of the
Platts, Quays and Depews. Its
promises have been trifed with in the
house of its friends. 1t promised a
revision of the tariff and made the re-
revision odious to both producer and
consumer by making new industries
its particular pets. 1t was so framed
as to leave it open to the suspicion
that its real heart was more in the in
terest of capital than of labor. Mr.,
Blaine saw the error and sought to
nullify it by reciprocity features. We
believe that America has been vastly
benefited by the doctrine of protection,
but the doctrine of protection for the
sake of protection was not the doc
trine of the republican party OF Lin
coin. Grant and Garfield. Under ex-
isting conditions there has grown up
in the United States a state Of affairs
akin to those in England. There are
the very rich, the middle classes and
the very poor.
Something is the matter The
people know that sure enough and
appreciate it strongly. The great
bulk of the owners of three-fuurths OF
all the wealth on this continent live
north of the Potomac and east of the
Appalachian range. 1t is not the re-
suit of their superior thrift. knowl.
edge, pluck, age or geographical pc
sition. They are loaners of money
and merchandise. The balance of the
United States are borrowers of money
and merchandise. Ninety per cent Of
% all the interest paid by the borrower:
of this country goes to New England
New York and Pennsylvania, They
control the money market in all the
south and all the west. Four years
ago the republicans promised to at
tempt to remedy these conditions
Two years ago the democrats promi
sed free coinage of silver. Wall
street raised the cry that isfor the
benefit of the silver regions of the
west 1t was beaten.
1.-THE advocates of the gold stand
ard own and control this country to
day. And that, too, in face Of thu
declaration of all parties for bl-metal-
ism. Democrats never desert thei
party on account of its broken promi
. ses. If they did there would be n,
!. democratic party today. Republi
cans are independent and leave il
herds when they distrust the policy o
leaders of their party. The resul
shows that.
Reform or revOlutioni Whic
shall it bep There has never been
time in the history of the world whe
so many people were giving patient
thoughtful study to financial question
as at the present moment. Somethin
is vitality wrong and the people kno1
it. The people know they are slcl
J. They think they know what ails then
They are seeking the remedy. Affair
are rapidly assuming conditio
|. when it will be the struggle betwee
organized capital and organized cit
j., zens. Trusts and combines Cover
> the country. They elect congress
make and unmake laws, are intrenche
: in courts and dictate party platform
The struggle is bound to come. X
" solutions cannot prevent it. Part
: promises cannot stay its cours
n. There must be prompt. absolute r
~ n. form in financial affairs or a revolt
n. ton in parties. The people know tn