The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-09-13
=" EFFECTS OF STRIKES"
SECOND LETTER ON THE POLITICAL
ISSUES OF THE DAY.
uCIark Howell COntroverts Mr.. Halstead's
Views of Their Political Meaning
''The Democratic Side"

evidence OF our industrial and commercial
supremacy,' but Mr.. Howell treats them
the result of Mckinley protection, and
Ekens Homestead to big gun pouring dis
astrous broadsides into the republican ranks.
The political situation in the south, as
seen by MIR. Howell, is favorable to the dem
ocrats-'thanks to the force bill The re-
pubEcans he charges, are trying to dodge
this issue in the campaign, but if they gox
the power will not hesitate to plunge the
country into tho horrors OF a force bill gov
ernment.' The people OF the south, however
will not be deceived.
'Our distinguished republican contributors,
Messrs Halstead and Cockerill, have
the floor to show that they are not, char
acterized by their southern contemporary,
'eclipsng the most expert Of rainbow chasers
Sn their claims Of everything in sight"
Mr. HowcIl's Letter.
From The New York Herald.
1t is refreshing to observe the roseate hue
of the views of Messrs. COckerll and Hal
stead, who are eclipsing the most expert OF
rainbow chasers in their claims of everything
In sight The latter'S announcement that
Blaine will take the stump for Harrison is
followed in few days with the authorized
statement of Senator Hale that he Will not
do So The comfort inspired by the hope
that Senator Hill will not enter actively into
the democratic campaign manifcsts itself in
proud declaration of democratic dlSmay,
existing only in the fancy Of those who de-
light IN such a picture. but it is pleasing to
see that the distinguished republican jour
naist-famcd less for volatility than abl-
ity-is happy and thoroughly contenteu at
the outlook.
THE strikes" says Mr.. Halstead, nave
testified to our industrial and commercial
prosperity, under the protective system ana
it is the prevalent public opinion that there
can be no safer, no stronger administration
than Uarrison's."
Indeed? The strikes Indicative Of prosperity?
Here is n pointed illustration of the princi-
Die that a good way meet an argument is
10 claim ii and overcome Ct by its own force,
and it takes veteran of Mr.. Halsteads fiery
courage to plunge headforemost into the camp
of the enemy to seize one of the big guns
which are pouring disastrous hroadsides into
hts own ranks. Yet, this is the import of the
effort to use the recent strikes to republican
advantage. While the whole republican party
stands aghast at the havoc at homestead as
T. fatal thrust at the high protection theory,
Mr.. Halstead welcomes it as an opportune
arrival for the republican campaign.
In his last article to The Herald Mr..
Cockerll calls attention TO the fact that there
has been no humor injected into the cam
paign SO far. Now he has it. There Is
keen displav of humor here, like that or the
tears of uamets player for Hecuba, who had
been dead Il thousand years. The Homestead
rvorkmen struck because wages were reduced.
ZVeges were reduced because the manufacture
OF iron was as prollaDie as tt ndu peeh'
many furnaces shutting down 10 prevent ACT
mai loss. and this under the protective su"i-
nntee afforded Dy the McknseJ bill. a reign
- +.rror follows Hundreds Of WOrkncn are
thrown out of employment The business Oh
several vast concerns, employing th0usailoS ol
hands is demoralized PENNSYLVANIA sIeiluS
Ecveral hundred thousand dollars 10 Ii'@ui
peacc. and this testihes TO our lndustflal ana
commercial prosperity under the protecli'e
system"
How, bIessed we are under this system which
SO wisely levies q tax OF H. per cent AGAINST
The people and i'll favor OF the WOOL MAJ uus'!
while. it gives Ieeches and Dladdors' c"'sul anu
turtles and other whatnots OF dolheSuc ne
.essity the free right of way through our GUS
Tom houses? Why should not every ho hest
t.Ier al the bench or in the shop, the lurH''C'
ar factory vote the republican protective 'ieh
ct when the cotton Innings he wears are az
vanced 2S3 per cent by the Nchlhies oiii,
which at the same Il1e
ncorns on the free listf
What man. capitalist or laporer' VINO lo0nS
,,,r,,,.rh :, window glass taxed ~ per cent us
:, nrnduct of the Mckinley bill, or VINO wears
ry,alen socks taxed 12o per cent ny tNV ST..
,roress would not vote the republican, t'IAc.
70 long as there Is no liA oil uA'9 ttaI1
and ..Divi-DiYi," whatever the last aftcIe
may be? ,
T. :; pcxt tn Gupossible to educate twelve
.ojII;on voters to the true merits hVoiVeo Ia
the issues of a campaign, but they c,inhoI "
S-,vs be deceived, even 10y those us oiii ~ "
,re arr as the republicans have peeh' anu 'ne9
,,4-u have something TO say III NoNenpeI ia
fbA way OF Il substantial verdict against MI
1IoIstead's Mckinley bill prosperity argument
W. rho south the situation Is ehcouIaolh5'
tbauks to Mr.. Lodge and his force Dill Two
years ago the republicans III the hego con-
gross were shedding allEaur tears at tle 'oli-
,iition of the south, while they were 1oIsIlS
,,anorIes 10 bind the hands OF liberty anu ar
,,e,,,, for the mobilization OF an army OF
seI.r.i IDENTITIES and republican scaiaWa8s 10
teke nossession Of the ballot boxes Vi me
torlh. The infamy against Whlch IaineS y.
ln3inc stood like man oIlroh III Tue go lay
.,a,s of reconstruction commended ltSell do d
-, ,,I far republican ruanism IN the
%nrthcrn patriots. many Of them fresh from
the union army. adopted the wise PONY Va
1raceabje recognition of the south as Il pal'
IF the upion after AppomattoA IL was "
,,ra-arve the union that they fought ahu 1t
was To make it enduring that the cohqutios
,,l- in anpXami!eG generosity, the Adliu VI
the CONQUERED. That period was MOI Wlthous
as ouurrssors but there were more il1tS Vi
paace than N0rlns of war, ara III Il It" s.","
fle south resumed III sOph '"Ni'AA
the llpion. and it stands today, as II WIN ever
Ie. AS Ioyal and loving as patrloulc lnSplration
would have it.
The outrage ayerted by Mr. Blame anu the
FalIautrv of republicans who, living iii me
eg!rit Of Lincoln, were patriots before pa II
SINS was s,ught TO be enacted by polltlcii
busrUhackcrs twcnty-four years ialet' anu
e. is this knowledge. that 1t Is not anu he'e.
can be safe from the force bill as long iia
there = Il republican party, that VIII Keep 'ne
EUuth democratic NJ.
Th. republicans have seen the folly OF dlg-
Fillg into the en!bers Of the war to resufrcct
the force bill and they are now endeaForlhs
II avoid the issue. Not that they have eA-
Ierienced change in their desire TO put Such
ii bill on the country, but they undefStah"
now that the people will not have IT. ii they
had known in May what they know noW' inc
force bill nlank would have been omitted
from the Minneapolis platform, just as MI
Lodge carefully omitted any mention OF tH'
Ehipoo3etn of his party'S faith in opening tns
rempdi4n in Massachusetts; and no doCDt
the only reason the president referred 10 IL III
ks letter of acceptance was that as a Fjfe-
most feature of the platform on which he
stands he could not ignore it, though he touch
Cd il III Il decidedly more gingerly manner than
when he was facing "a campaign for re-
election.