The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-23
OPINION OF THE PRESS.

eY The democratic party might DOS
sibly have the courage of its convic.
tions If it had any settled convictions
Kansas City Journal
q If the democratic party will take
its clammy hand off the country will
be as prosperous as it was before that
fatal hand was laid on it.-Wheelinp
Intelligencer
z Gov. Mckinley is the kind of a
man who goes right IN growing, not
withstanding the adverse influence of
a democratic administration. Louis
Globe-DemOcrat.
70 The Carlisles, father and son, do
not pay much attention to the civil
service rules in wedding republicans
out OF the treasury. To an Ohio repub-
lican, who was removed few days
ago, the only excuse given was that his
place was wanted for a democrat
| Cleveland Leader.
| - The denomination of Mckinley
| for governor of Ohio will serve to re-
| mind the people that a great deal of
| frantic talking was done last year
about certain law which bea-s his
forgotten that such a measure was ever
passed.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
q While the several kinds OF demo-
Gratis are trying to make up their minds
as to whether they want an income tax
or the income without the tax. il seems
not to have occurred to them that they
might find an agreeable compromise in
the further development of reciprocity
and protection. This means of building
up the interests of the American people
is the result of repu blican thought. but
there is no patent on it. We commend
it to the careful consideration of the
slightly disorganized and demoralized
democracy.-N. Y. Advertiser
70 The Mckinley law is the barrier
that stands between American labor
and the cheaper and competing labor
of Europe, Asia, Africa and Canada.
Twelve months of free trade would
smash every labor organization in the
land. Combination On the part of
American wageworkers could not hold
up wages against the food of unre-
stricted competition from abroad. This
Is the condition which the wageworkers
OF the United States are likely to be
called upon to face in the near future.
Journal.
g If the tariff is to be materially
changed, and If it is true that the
prices of many articles at present de-
pend upon the tariff, what becomes of
Mr.. Cleyeland's promise that no Amer
lean industry is to Oe disturbed during
the present administrations Further
more. the danger from breakers
ahead is intensified by the darkness
and uncertainty in which future Iegis.
lation is enveloped. That extra session
OF congress ought to be called before
the hot weather, so that protected in
dustries" may know where they and
we are at-Once Week.
= Ohio will be, as it always has
been, battle-ground on which na-
tlonal issues will DC fought as a pre-
liminary to the greater conflict of 1896.
uov. Mekinley's commanding person.
aIity, his sterling republicanism and
his eminence in the party ranks es-
pecially qualify him for leadership in a
contest which will have as its main
feature a concerted attack upon the
policies and course of the admlnistra-
ton. Though its policies have scarcely
been formulated, the administration is
open to attack from several directions
The lines of assault have been laid
down with great elearness in the very
forceful speech of acceptance made bv
iov. Mchinley.-Detroit Tribune.