The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-23

| badges, ana they were DuI uttle UotteI
fitted for the work assigned them than
so many school-boys. The Democrats
had six or eight of their henchmen at
each polling place in the city, ard they
had the name and address of every reg
istered voter printed on slips OF paper
and they knew beforehand about how
every man was going to vote. An hour
or two before the polls closed. every
Democrat whose name was registered
and who had not voted, was sent fer and
brought TO the polls. There was no one
among the Republicans to look after
vol ers, and in some of the districts, col
ored voters Were paid to stay away from
the polls.
Another cause of defeat was that the
Democratic party has almost absolute
control of the liquor traffic of the coun-
try. New York City has 10000 saloons.
every one Of which does the bidding OF
| Tammany. and the rest of the state IS
about as bad.
In addition to this, every Catholic
priest and church organiZai ion was back
of the Democratic party. The Irish who
come to this country are Catholics, and
vote the Democratic ticket because they
are instructed to do so by their priests.
| Catholic voters are found in every part
| Of the United States
| Another important influence has been
The gerrymandering of the assembly and
congressional districts i'll New York and
some other states, giving the Democrats
n ma jority in these districts, and placing
! their management under Democratic
control. These facts explain, to my
mind, the true cause of the defeat of
Harrison.
Now, "what are We going to do about
it:" What Is to be the outcome of this
four ears of Clevelands administra-
ton? What will the Democrats do with
tie government? Mr.. Henry Waiter
son, of the Louisville Journal says:
"We, the Democrats, simply mean to
reverse the movement of engines that
were driving us to ruin. We mean to
do what the Republicans promised to do
in the enactment of the war tariff--re-
duce it to peace footing. We mean to
proceed with this work like statesmen,
not like mountebanks and revolutionists.
The Democratic party represents at this
moment not merely the numbers but the
brain and the conscience of the people;
and, mindful of its responsibilities, it
will address itself to the revision and re-
duction of the tariff duties upon lines so
enlightened and conservative as will con-
duct us from the high-protection scale to
the low-revenue scale by process SO
gradual and Just as to make the transit
ton q pleasure 10 every body, except the
unpatrotic and rapacious, who have
grown rich off special privileges
obtained"
In other words, instead of 'scutting
the dogs tail off with one blow" they
propose to s'cut it off an inch at
time"
Congressman Breckenridge, leading
Democrat of Kentucky, in a speech at
the chamber OF commerce dinner, made
the following statement in regard to the
Democratic program:
"The new Democratic house will be
for two years the American house of
representatives. 1t is charged with the
solemn functions of affirmative legisla-
ton. There must be decided the eco
nomIc changes demanded by the people.
Oar purpose is, as God gives us strength,
to turn in the opposite direction from
which we have been going for thirty
two years; but to make the changes
carefully, so as not to- disturb the pros
perity of the country. We wish refor-
nation without revolution"
This policy reminds one of 'the man
who was well, thought he would make
himself better, took physic and died.
IL the country Is prosperous now why
disturb that prosperity at all? No
country on the face of the globe
has been more prosperous than
ours during the past thirty-two years;
reverse the engine" as proposed by Mr..
Watterson, or ''turn in the opposite
direction as proposed by Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, and before they realize what they
are doing they will find themselves on
the wrong track running into a vortex.
Governor Flower, in his Thanksgiving
procla nation, tells us the kind Of ruin
that Republican policy has driven the
country to. We have been under pro-
teciive policy for thrty-two years, ex
cept during the four years of Cleve
lands administration, and even then it
was, in reality, protective.
Mr.. Charles Peck. Democratic labor
commissioner of New York, who was
appointed by Cleveland when lie was
governor of New York, and has been |
kept in office by both Hill and Flower,
shows by his statistics that since the |
passage of the Mckinley bill working |
mems wages in this state have increased |
over Sc, 900, goo, and the products of our |
factories have increased over $31 900, 900; |
and this in less than two years; and at |
the same time the prices of nearly all
our manufactured products have de- |
creased. Reverse the engine" and |
"turn in the opposite direction" and they |
will change ALI this and bring stagna- |
ton, paralysis and ruin.
Before the Mckinley bill was passed, |
there was not Il tin-plate mandatory i'll |
this country. Since then, thirty-five |
ne.v establishments have been erected, /
and during the last quarter, over IL, 000,-
600 pounds OF tin plate have been made:
aud the cost of tinware has not been in |
creased, but on the Contrary, the average |
cost is less than before the tlcKiuley |
bill was passed. Ii the Mckinley bill is
let alone, we will, in five years produce
all the tin plate that is consumed in this |
country. Now, reverse the engine" /
or turn in the opposite direction" land /
nearly every tin plate factory will be
closed.
The injurious effect of this policy is /
already beginning to be felt, although /
so short a time has passed since
election. Contemplated factories are be-
ing abandoned; -orderS for buildings /
and machinery have been counter
workIngmen are being dis
charged, decrease In our foreign trade 4
will follow, and a change in the balance
OF trade, from one liz favor of this coun-
try, as tor the last three years, to one (
largely against the country, viii soon /
obtain. The hated tramp will again
make his appearance, and strikes and /
riots will become prominent everv-
where. The price of all products Will /