The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-11-05
Az Victory Next Tuesday.

lie tletllou VIII tthc pIttCt hCA' uNf'-
day, and Democrats confidently expect a
decisive victory Public sentiments large
" in favor of Cleveland and Stevenson,
who stand for lower federal taxation and
against federal control of elections.
The popular majority in 1890, for Con
gressmen, is stated to have been more than
million in favor ofthe Democracy, chang
ing a Republican majority in the House
of Representatives of nearly thirty to IA
Democratic majority of one hundred and
forty. This revolution. unprecedented in
the political history of the country, is at
tributable to the increase of taxation by
the Mckinley bill, the extravagant appro-
priations, dissipating the surplus left by a
Democratic Administration and causing a
deficit, and the attempt to pass bill, COM
monty called the Force bill, which was de-
signed solely to perpetuate Republican rule
and to control state elections.
Public sentiment was largely III favor of
Democracy in the elections of 1891, and
the tide is still with us. The accession of
Judge Gresham, Judge Cooley, Judge Cox,
Wayne Macy cagh and hosts Of other former
distinguished Republicans to the Cleveland
ranks, shows this conclusively. Prominent
bankers. manufacturers who are handi-
capped by the Mckinley tax on raw mate
rials. merchants and farmers, North, South,
East and West, have stepped from under
the banner of Harrison, Protection and the
Force bill, and are now marching under the
Cleveland banner, and many new changes
are occurring daily. \ number of indie
pendent and Republican journals have
hauled down the Harrison ticket and sub
stituted that of Cleveland.
But for the unearned millions of pro-
tected manufacturers contributed to the
Republican corruption fund, the cundem-
nation of the Republican policy of high
taxation, extravagant expenditures and
federal control of elections would be greater
next Tuesday than in 1890. The opera
tions of the Mckinley bill had not been
felt then to much extent, and the deter
mined fight for the Force bill by Mr.. Har-
rison and his party had not been made in
the Senate.
Since the 10th of October the Republi-
cans have abandoned all hope of success OF
the merits of the issues They gave up
all hope of winning votes by argument and
reason, and their only reliance is in corrupt
means and the power of money. The ben
cficiaries of the Mckinley law have con
tributed large sums of money to carry the
election, in order that they may continue tc
squeeze the masses. One of the largest
contributors is the Carnegie Company, anC
Mr.. Carnegie himself, individually, has giver
many thousands To the Republican cause
Their establishment is one of the most
highly protected in the country. Instead
of dividing their increased profits with
their workmen, their greed prompted them
to reduce wages and make war upon or
ganized labor. Protection, the apostles OF
that doctrine claim, is for the benefit OF
workingmen. but no workingman has yet
been discovered who has had his wages in.
creased by reason of the enactment Of the
Mckinley bill On the contrary, there
have been many strikes on account of re-
ductions. If Harrison and Projection
should win next Tuesday, before his term
expires all labor organizations would be
driven to the wall and the tariff lords would
be masters of the situation. Labor would
then be in the position of accepting such
wages as are offered or starve.
If the people could divest themselves of
prejudice, and would inquire into the ques-
ton of taxation, the only votes given to
Harrison would be those of the sixty-five
thousand protected manufacturers. The
other twelve millions of voters would not
vote to tax themselves in order that the
few might continue to pile up unearned
millions.
Colossal fortunes cannot be honestly made
in the short lifetime of man, and the mil
lions of the protected manufacturers, many
of whom have not passed the meridian of
life, represent unjust cxactions laid under
an unconstitutional policy upon the people.
Colossal fortunes, too, are Il menance to a
republican form of government The un-
earned millions Of the favored class enables
them to Cypress the people, dictate their
wages, and consequently their manner of
living. and to hire an army to shoot down
labor if their terms are rejected, as was
done by the Carnegie Company at Home.
stead. Colossal fortunes, also, place the
power in the hands Of the few to control
elections and dictate the policy of govern
ment The purchase of voters is debauch-
iug to manhood. and lowers the standard of
public morality With the decline of this
the safety of the republic declines.
In order to keep their unearned millions,
the Force bill was designed to perpetuate
Republican rule, with Protection as the
cornerstone By the Lodge Force bill
the election machinery would pass into the
control of Republican partisans, who would
see to it that Republican ascendancy would
be maintained. The cost, under such
Force bill, would be paid out of the Fed
eral treasury and the protected favorites
could hoard every dollar of their profits,
instead of having to contribute to buy
elections
But the signs are that Harrison and
Protection and the Force bill will not win
next Tuesday The Australian ballot law
makes bribery uncertain, and the people
are aroused to the dangers threatening from
four years more Of Republican rule 1t is
only by corruption that Republican success