The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1892-11-03
WHY?

The campaign Of 1892 is called an
spathetic camp .igp, and it Is in sense.
There ia not the stir and uprOar and
hair pulling that makrs what Is known
as IAN aggressive campaign" and peo'
pie are wondering why. 1t is easy
enough to see why the campaign this
year is quiet one. Usually the party
in power is placed on the defensive
and held down to explanation and de-
fense, while the party out of power
piles On maledictiOn and arraignment
fast and hard. 1t is the besieged
against the besieger in hand-to hand
conflict, and is apt to be pretty lively,
we'll, yes.
Have you thought about it this year
that the Harrison administration has
not been put on the defensive, and
whyP For the very best reason in the
world, because it could not be. Its
record is absolutely unassailable. and
the opposition has virtually so con-
sented. 1t is the only administration
in the history of the nation where such
a result has been possible. 1t is the
only aCministration in our national
history whose foreign policy. whose
domestic policy and whose personal
record passes absolutely unchallenged
by its enemies and the world. Public
honor and dignity, American self.inter-
est and private purity have all been
alike sustained to the fullest. The
business interests of the country are
secure IN its policy of financial stabil-
ity and credit. Not a flaw or fleck,
public or private, has been found. 1t
is true the Democrats have tried to
again sound a c0w.ben sort of tune on
the Mckinley bill, but they are only
making a noise. Else why did they
not repeal it with their $50 majority ?
The business men of the country and
business democrats would not permit
them to repeal it and they Know 1t.
Everybody else knows it too. Then
they went to Chicago and declared the
protective tariff law unconstitutional.
They want a little of it, tariff on su-
gar AMI tea and coffee, but tariff on
other things is UNCONSTITUTIONAL 1t is
unconstitutional to protect the indus
tries OF American labor, that's all!
By the same presents they declare in
favor of wild Cat bank issues and nom.
mate hard money man for the head of
their ticketl Then that old issue of
1880 that was rung in In 80 many keys
and with much effect about "looking
over the boOks"-where has that cry
gone this year2 Is any body talking
now about wanting to look over the
books ? Then that" billion dollar con-
gress" economy clatter of 18G0,-it must
have quit the road and gone into winter
quarters early this season. Where, oh
where, isit lurkihg? What is its post.
office address?
There are those widows and veter-
ans pensions, too. Has anybody said
anything about executive vetoes of
pension bills this yearP Are there any
widows suffering. and brave old sol.
diers going to the poor house on account
Of President Harrison vetoing their
bill with brutal and unjust accusationp
These are few of the reasons for q
quiet campaign. The wind is all out Of
the democratic sails this year and the
old hulk is floating aimlessly, wander
ingly on the sea of national prosperity
as projected by Republican policies.
President Harrison has given the ma
tion an administration that insurss its |
repetition, and guaran tees solid Re-
publican north In the year of our Lord |
1892. Lst every man simply do his
duty and the ides of Novem Der will |
tell their own glorious tale.