Evening journal., 1892-10-15
NOBODY IS BENEFITED.

IL seems that the order has gone forth
from headquarters that the loyal news
papers should initiate the self-compla-
cency and God-with-us hypocrisy of
President Harrison i'm deprecatng any
change in administrations because the
one We have is so anxious stay in.
The newspapers all throughout the
West have been publishing this "let-us
alone" rot for two weeks and now it has
taken a squirt East and appears in Del
aware paper thus:
President Harrison has given us a
peaceful, wise and prosperous admins
tration of the cOuntrys affairs Under
the benehcent workings of a protective
tariff the people are prospering; labor is
plenty and we'll paid food and clothing
are cheaper than ever before, and that
good time a coming has arrived. To
disturb the great permanent industries
by the election of Cleveland and n free
trade congress, would be calamity that
would bankrupt the country.
It is not pleasant to make a flat
footed contradiction but the facts com
pei us to say that the first proposition
of the loyal but not learned editor is un-
true
President Harrison has sent a war ship
in pursuit of the ship of a friendly
nation without legal or other warrant ;
he has issued just-n-time war message
lie has reared up on his hind legs and
made the nation as warlike as he dared
He has not been wise in any respect
lie has not had wise or cool man i'm his
cabinet except Window who died,
Blaine who was kicked out and Tracy who
has been snubbed. He is tricky and sly
himself and he has gathered the Fosters,
Wanamaker, ElSins, Miller Raum and
Carter TO assist him. not in broad states
manship, but in schemes and dema-
gogies Of various kinds { o retain power
for himself, and, If he cannot cheat them
as he cheated Blaine, for them.
"The four years of Harrisonism have
not been unusually prosperous. There
were never so many strikes, lockouts
and industrial disturbances; there never
was such bloody mill lockout as Home
stead, and there never was 80 great a
difference between the rich and the poor
there never was such a startling proper
tion of sudden accsssions to the ranks o
law made million aires and Of aw-mad
paupers,
The second proposition is likewise un
true. But it is that half truth that i
harder to combat than bald headed
bold lie. It is true that labor is plenty
there is often not enough employmen
for IT, Il is true that the country
prosperous, but it is not as prosperou
! as it should be- This countr
is so rich and fertile; these pei
pie are so full of energy
/ sire 9Th and ambition that they coul
pay twice, or even three times, the al
2 nual demand of the robber tariff TO sur
a port our all aged pauper mills and sti
o be prosperous. Walter Bagehot sal
truly that this country was the place I
try financial beresies and fallacies becau,
e it is so young and vigorous that the
n seem not to retard its material progre'
v during convalescence.
r This country went through the mos
}. gigantic war Of modern times, came o,
,. shook herself, got together again, an
t entered upon a new career and of create
e prosperity. But the destructive an
p cruel war did not make us prospe
T. as the burden and robbery
/. the protective tariff do not NAL
e us richer. Some men gain,
wealth and distinction during the wal
some men gain wealth and distinctio
e from the tariff robbery but that does NJ
,. warrant us in saying that it is a benei
g to destroy life and property or to sell