Evening journal., 1892-02-16

time; there are the Western Senators
who are the "frieuds of silver and mil
lionaire mine owners; there is Vice Pres
ident Morton who is a sslt-speculator
there are several mem bers Of the Cabinet
Wana maker, stock bearer and speculstor
with shady and fugitive coadjutors;
Blaine. pushing a claim against Hayti
for tho Clyde ship-subsidy and EilSins. in
the American Fun Company and some
Mexican land schemes: these are double
entendfe Republicans
Wherever the faint Of Republicanism
exists there is the trail Of avarice in
more or less disgusting form. There
are always these two elements Of Millerism
and Raedsm present--the scheme and
the means.
Miller says his associates Lave invested
a large sum OF money Qikely In literary
work. advertising and lobbying) on their
canal. but have not enough TO complete
it aud as A. is undertaken chiefly for the
benefit Of the people Of the United States,
the people ought to pay for It Reed
says an right, subscribe to our campaign
expenses and keep he party committees
well-auppied with money and will pass
your Bill
Then Reed argues that this country
should be governed by msiorities and
proceeds TO build up Q. majority IN Con
gress TO comply with the demands Of
tine people" for business legislation THAI
is what he did for the tin plate robbers.
He went SO far in asserting the righteous
ness OF the rele Of the majority that be
counted quoruma when qaorums were
not present and counted ,ns statesman
as unit TO a quorum who was perform
ling ablulions In Basement bathtub he,
AZ least, WAS clean statesman, and
there we're none too many Of that
dsscripdouiamoHg Mr.. Reeds followers.
II the history Of the Republican party
be reviewed for the last fifteen years
ever since it ceased to have an iasue-ii
viii chow nothing but Millerism aud
Reedlsm.
That Is trus Of the reconstruction era
the earpet-bsggers In the South were
holding Office, voting taxes, and selling
bonds and the Reeds in Congress were
supporting thsIr pleas by damning tbs
confederate brigadlers, waving thu
'bloody shirt aud demanding the negr'
vote
The various tarlF bills especially tn
Mckinley bill, which Blaine aptly de
scribed as infamous, have all been e1
amples OF the combination OF tn
business interests Of private spaculator
with the stolid, lawless, vsnal, RECKLESS
abuse Of legislative power.
The Republican party Of to-day = Is
combination OF schemes, men and mean
for fchlng public money. 1t never &C
: vocates principles Its protectionism, II
/ pensions, and It's subsidies are simpl
7 keys to the doors Of the Treasury.
Some men try to believe that thes
4 schemes are principles; those men hav
more oreduliy than perspicaclty-thel
. mental faculties are money-numbed, thei
minds are sluggish and their sympsthis
Tor the struggles Of the rich and powe
+ full public robber, are abnormally dsve
\ oped. The tin plate Issue has weakene
n their mlude aud expanded their gzzard
! Tn, tin plate advocate is a eombinatio
O fool and fraud-of equal parts Of Mile
lem schemes and Reedism lawlessness
This being the condition Of sffairg ho
can the fealty Of the plain, eommo
n sense, respectable, honest and intell'ge.
# men to the Republican party be account'
n tort
a By accident by tradition, by apath
e by lack Of courage by failure TO a
d promptly and decidedly according to the
) convictions.
IN There ere many honest and intelllgel
le Repu Slicans who perceive the degepera
Ell Of bloo3y ahirtlsm, Of tariffs. subsidi
y. and pensions but because the party W
ID a so-celed moral party oace, they Ia
,u not the courage TO acknowledge that 1t
to an immoral parry now and leave it.