The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-09-15
WANTS A DICTATOR.
Frederick Douglass, colored, say

will eventually come in this country
3 dictatorship. There is a growing
demand for a strong governm ent to
protect all OF lis citizens, rich and
poor, white and black, alike. | am
working with the Republican party
because | believe that it is the best
instrura ent to secure this condition"
Douglass evidently wants a dicta-
tor and believes the Republican
party will give it to him. He is
about right. The tendency of the
Republican party is to centralize all
power in the hands of the general
government, and if the party con-
trolls all three branches of the gov
eminent President Senate and
House-it will pass the Force bill,
which will destroy civil liberty and
dictate who shall be counted in and
counted out TO suit the Republican
party. This they will do by the aid
Of the army, and this when once
resorted to, may result in a military
dictator, a despotism that will make
people look back and sigh for the
good old times when they had good
government and didn't appre ciate it.
Our Third party friends are un-
consciously throwing their influence
to bring about such condition. 1t
is not their intention, far from it,
but that is the drift and tendency.
They advocate in their platform the
government ownership Of railroads,
telegraphs, telephones, ETC., thus
centralizing increased power in the
hands of the government TO control
and" dictate the affairs of govern
ment and elections. All this tends
to make the government 'fstrong" as
Fred Douglass wants it, and this
strength will increase from year to
year, until the Republican party
will be so entrencEed, that the dicr
tator will stalk in, take the reins of
government backed by the strong
power of the bayonet.
Had not our Third party friends
better call halt and come back to
the Democratic party and check this
increasing power of GENERALIZATION,
and by Democratic constitutional
methods preserve our Republican
form OF government!
Poor Cuba is now bound down
under the expressions of a military
dictator. A military governor from
Spain, backed by Spanish soldiers,
governs and rules Cuba with an
iron hand. Soldiers do the policing
and are scattered all through Havana
and throughout the island. Cubans
have no voice or vote in selecting
their rulers. They are appointed by
the dictator. Cubans are taxed to
foot all the expenses OF sustaining
this vast Spanish army, until the
taxes amount to almost confiscaton.
Free speech is denied, and a permit
to speak at any public gathering
must be had. The prisons of Cuba
are tull OF Cubans arrested tor tri-
fling offenses.
Fiat money, or shin.plasters, are
issued by the basket full, and are
worth about 40 cts. on the dollar.
This is what dictator, under mil
itary rule, is doing for Cuba. Let
us not drift into the same sad plight
by panderipg to new and dangerous
political theories that tend to make
"strong government" to Cypress
the weak under the false idea Of
protection"
The Democratic party advocates
the reserved rights Of the States, the
sovereignty of the people, constitu'
tional methods, low taxes and ar
economical and frugal administra.
ton of the revenues and expendi
lures of the government. This i;
Jeffersonian Democracy. 1t has
preserved our government and viii
continue to do so. 1t guarantee;
protection to life, property and the
pursuit of happiness. It gives equal
rights to all and special privilege;
to none.
1t is opposed to Capitalization, the
government ownership of railroads
and for the people to own property