The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-07-07

the probability Of Republican victory.
But If victory is even possible it must
be wrung from the enemy in a fight
which will require all the courage and
strategy that can be summoned.
1t is to be a battle Of political poll.
cies. The personality of the two great
rivals, Cleveland and Harrison, is a
secondary consideration. The banner
OF the one army will represent high
taxes, while that OF the other will re-
present the lowest taxation that is
consistent with the current expenses
of the Government,
The Republicans have been telling
us all along that when everything else
is high the wages of the laboring man
become high also. While not accept
ing this bold assertion the democrats
have waited patiently to see if the
promised result would be forthcoming.
The price Of living has gone up, but
the price of labor has either remained
stationary or been painfully depressed.
That is to say, the Republican theory
seems to be seriously defective, and
the laberers throughout the country
find themselves In a sad dilemma, for
they pay more for the necessaries Of
life and getless for their work, If they
are d%isgruntled over the practical
working of the protective policy who
can blame them?
Mr.. Carnegie, for example, was a
poor man a few years ago. There is
ne harm in that. He is now a very
rich man, with q castle in Scotland
and a palace in this country. There
is no harm in that either. If man
climbs from poverty to riches we may
set it down to his credit, provided
and there We have to stop and think.
The government belongs to him in
part, but in equal part to every man
who works in his FORCES, If he has
more brains than the mar at the forge,
that is n thing but if the admins
tration at Washington, or the laws pass
ed by Congress, or he public policy of
this, that or the other party so far
favors him that he piles up wealth, and
so far Expresses his workmen that
they can't make both ends meet, that
is an evil which ought to be remedied
without delay. 1t is a wrong to the
people, on whom the government is
supposed to rest, but who are deprived
of their natural rights.
MI. Carnegie has said very vehe.
mently that protection is just as bene.
fetal to the workman as to the CAPT.
talist. All right. But it SO happens
that at this moment he is enjoying his
immense wealth, while his laborers are
on the edge of a strike because he in
sists on cutting down their wages.
II aman acquires a fortune and
carries his battalion OF laborers with
him to a higher plane Of prosperity
the cavilling critic is dumb. The
commercial ideal has been reached
and there is nothing left to be desired
But if he ascends and they descend, il
he has a long bank account and they
become paupers, we naturally ask il
we haven't made a mistake in calling
this "a government of the people, by
the people and for the people"
The Democratic party stands fol
equal rights. Is regards any discrim
nation in favor Of any class for any
purpose whatever as a political crime
to be punished at the polls by the re
tirement Of the party whichis respon
slble. The federal government should
have all the money it needs to con
duct its business properly. No one IL
niggardly enough to begudge it a dol
lar which can be satisfactorily expend
ed and which will buy dollars worth
of general welfare. There Is no grum
bling about that degree of taxation
which is needed for the accomplish
ment of this result. But beyond tina
neither Congress nor the administra
ton has a right to 60.
The great issue to be decided BY
the majority, has nothing to de
with Mr.. Harrison or Mr.. Cleveland
as individuals, but with the politica
ideas which they represent. If you
want a rich class and a poor class, i
you want a moneyed aristocracy at ont
end and a horde Of stolid laborers al
the other end you will support the Re
publian ticket. If you want fair play
all round, economy at the White
House and in the halls of Congress
and general prosperity everywhere
then you want what we believe thu
Democrats as a party are trying to at
tain.-New York Herald.