Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-10-01


THE republican party, as the advocate Of tho
protective tariff, is fond OF calling itself tho
champion Of American labor The only prctcxt
for this prc'cnSion lies in the fact that the re-
publican party by its tariff policy enrichcs ccr-
tain employers OF labor and ticn trusts them
with being so phanthropic MS 10 pay their
wOrkingnen more than the market rate OF
wagcs-aceording TO the well-known scheme Of
beEcyOlcnce which consists In making the rich
richer, so that they can take better care OF the
poor. This country never had protective
tariff in its whole history, before the enactment
of which the people were net assured that this
was the utmost measure OF the demands that
would be made, and after the enactment Of
which the clam0r for more protection-higher
duties-did not soon again begin. II is the ex-
perience not only OF his country, but OF the
world, and 1t is In the nature OF high protection.
So It win be again with the Mckinley tariff IL
the republicans are intrusted with full power
More viii be asked for; more will be granted
by the republican party for more subsidy
needed to keep the party in the possession Of
power But even If the duties were not in
creased, the arrangement to preserve those
now existing would be substantially the same.
But hear sou,n people answer: why. 10 -
not perfectly natural that those who are prof.
tied by the tariff should contribute money for
tie success Of the high tariff party, and that
this party should then do the best It can for the
benefit Of its supporters'' quite natural: YeS'
But Just there is the rub! Even Mr. Harrison,
the beneficiary Of the work done with the fat
fried out Of the manufacturers, found 1t proper
TO Danish Col Dudley from the grace Of his
countenance. And yet, would not the buying Of
the blocks OF five and all that Col Dudley
was charged with II standing alone, uncon.
nected with a far-reaching system, have been
very trifling incident compared with the grand
bargaining Of legislation for material support
between the republican party and the moneyed
power profitng by the tarif-a bargain Of the
execution of which Col Dudleys scheme was
only modest although significant detai
at Is useless TO point TO the fact that Dudley
was sent 10 the rear and that Quay, confronted
with his record, had to give up the chairman
ship of the republican national committee as
evidence Of the power OF virtuous influences Do
not indulge in delusions. So long as the repub-
lican party keeps that stake Of untold millions
of gain in our national elections, 10 be
played for by strong moneyed power:
so long as the republican party IL willing
two be helped TO victory by that power and then
to do its bidding, so long II will need It's Quays
and Dudleys for the work TO be done, and II will
have them under whatever names, and its In
nocent good men will some day wake up and
rub their eyes and wonder 10 what kind Of work
ago the republican senator, Ingalls,, expressed
these political maxims: The publication Of
politics is an iridescent dream. Government is
force Politics is battle for supremacy.
Parties are the armies. The decalogue and the
golden rule have no place in political cam
pagin. The object is success In war It is
lawful to hire Hessians, to purchase mercen-
aries, 10 kill. 10 destroy. The commander who
lost battle through the activity Of his moral
nature would be the derison and Jest OF history.
This modern cant about the corruption Of poll
tics Is fatiguing in the extreme When con-
fronted with the startling nature Of his utter
ance, he is said to have answered that this was
not an expression OF his own sentiments but
description Of the actual conditions OF things
So II is, truthful description OF our political
warfare as the republican tariff policy has
made it, q political warfare for a large money
prize.
IAN this has convinced me that for reasons
superior TO any economic considerations tho
true interests OF the country demand the defeat
OF the republican party and its candidate, Mr..
Harrison, unless there be objections OF an over
shadowing nature to the candidate opposed to
him Mr. Cleveland.
"As TO the democratic party, think give
myself TO no illusions, Its best elements are
| inspired with new hope. II is drawing to ~
| self the young intelligence of~the country
| Thourhtful men, old and young in active sym
! fathy with the best aspirations of thv AmeH
can people are giving it their support seeing
| in it great possibilities for good government
The more strongly the republican party ad
heres to its leading principle and policy tho
more corrupt il will become, while the
democratic party. the more faithfully IL
clings to its leading principle, the stronger
will it become morally, and the
| healthier its influence upon our
political life I certainly do not claim that Mr..
| Cleveland is the ideal man or the greatest
statesman Of all thinks. He no doubt, has his
| limitations weaknesses and shortcomings But
| he possesses in uncommon measure those quail
tiles which are especially desirable in public
servant charged with great responsibilities.
| He has a conscience He has will. He has
patriotic heart He has a clear head. He has
strong sense OF right He has q good knowl-
edge of affairs. He IS party man but not
party slave, He is true to duty regardless OF
personal interest This is not only the judg
ment Of his friends, but Of his opponents, who,
| in campaign like this wish that they might
| not have TO admit IT, There is to-day no public
man in America so widely and well known and
| so generally and sincerely respected as Mr..
| Cleveland is Even those politicians OF his own
party who opposed his nomination had to re-
spect him for those very qualities on account Of
which some Of them thought him Objectionable
| as president.
| "What was it that gave Mr., Cleveland his
| amazing popular support? More than anything
else the impression produced upon the popular
mind and heart by the moral qualities displayed
| by Mr. Cleveland as public man. The plain
| PEOPLE said to themselves: Here Is an honest
| patriot He conscientiously studies his duty
| and he has the courage 10 do II without fear or
| favor, without regard TO his own interests He
| is not afraid Of his enemies and not afraid OF
his friends. He is no demaeogue with him
public Office is indeed public trust No mat
ter whether he agrees with us on all points, he
can be depended upon TO speak what he thinks
true and TO do what he thinks right and for the
| best Of the country No matter whether he
will get more votes than another candidate, he
is our man, and we would rather be defeated
| with him than nominate man less worthy
This is the sentiment which nominated
| Grover Cleveland. aye, which with its irressti-
bic strength accomplished thing hitherto un-
heard of and deemed utterly impossible--the
nomination OF a candidate for the presidency,
not only without the support but against the
protest OF the regular delegation from his own
state. He was nominated oy the people over
the heads of the politicians and against q kind
of opposition hitherto deemed insuperable, for
identically those qualities which many OF the
practical politicians regard as incon venicnt
~ look upon Grover Clevelands nomination
| under such circumstances as one OF the most
encouraging political events aye, the most en-
| couraging political event-since the close OF the
| civil war. IL means a vigorous assertion or
| public opinion in favor OF conscientious clean
politics on the greatest scale II means de
cided reaction against machine principles and
methods in the conduct Of political parties Il
means that the people really wish 10 see the
best man they know at the head of affairs, and
that they can lind way TO make their will pre-
vail against adverse influences ever so formd.
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