The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-07

But now &pOuG S0u6n Am9ElC6I OO yOu
know Of any country where labor is as
cheap, land as low priced and productive
or agricultural products as diversified,
as in South America? With subsidized
steamships, do you know ofGny country
from which products Of the soil can be
imported with less expenseG The farm
erS do not seem TO be In such danger Of
foreign competition as formerly. This
year the protection to the dear farmers
will be confined to shielding them from
the low-priced wheat and pauper labor
forest products Of England. The repub-
licans call the democrats free traders be-
cause they favor tariff for revenve, but
II they abet the democrats in rolling ups
few more billion and quarter dollar
congresses, IL will take half a dozen Nc
Kinley bills to raise sufficient revenue.
To-day the democrats favor higher tar
III than the republicans.
What a beautifully diversified record
the g. o. p. has on the money question.
In 1890 they supported Humphrey on a
free coinage platform, and now they are
whining about q 7O-cent dollar. There
are 20 cents held In reserve for every
dollar in greenbacks, about 10 cents
worth Of copper In 100 pennies and 20
cents worth Of metal in twenty nickels.
Isn't It rather strange that we never hear
anything about 10 or 2O.cent dollar in
all this honest dollar noise? The lead
ing statesmen Of all parties agree that We
need more money per capita, and that
the present coinage laws do not supply
money In sufficient quantity. John
Sherman, Foster and Ben Harrison are
continually proclaiming the need of more
money. Now, wouldn't it look more
consistent, Mr.. Republican, for you to
offer some way Of increasing the supply
of money yourself instead Of snarling
like a dog in the manger every time
anybody else proposed any plan Of relief.
A man must be prepared to make some
sacrifices If he intends to be republi-
can this year. When In New York, he
must howl about a 7O-cent dollar and call
free silver "class legislation" when he
comes to Kansas, he must say that "per-
tekshun" Is the issue; and when he ar
rlves In Colorado, if he don't advocate
free silver he will be kicked out Of the &.
o. D. before breakfast. When In Penn
sylvania, he must say that the Mckinley
bill raises the price Of manufactured ar
tlcles, so that the laborerS can be paid
higher wages, and in Kansas he must
prove that the Mckinley bill reduces the
price of everything we buy. Even the
more stable class of republicans must be
prepared to be driven into some new po-
lItlcal corral every time one Of their
leaders get interviewed. To be q repub
iican one must be ready to undergo
course of moral gymnastics on twenty
four hours notice and be prepared to
talk about "God and Morality" principles
without wincing.
When person leaves his party rather
than betray his principles, he is spoken
Of as a cowardly traitor; but when man
strsngles his principles In order tGstay |
with the party, he is called q true pa
triot, and one of the "unterriAed." Here
is another sample of 6. o. p. hypocrisy:
When one of their party gets diSgusted
with their brass front hypocrisy and
leaves his old party, they immediately
discover that he was q demAgogue who
could not get Office In tour party" Well,