Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-16


rRorEc1Ep FROM lrsEHE.
csn>rsl Grant uaed 10 ~ that hsvas
certain Il ora thing. and that vas;
That he prosperity Il this country Do
psnded spoa the defeat and the eontiar
ue<i dsfsat. Of the democratic party -
sow orxsnizsa and controlled"
N tia great truth could BE- burnt into
TIE mIsds and conscisocss a al a our
psopls. they would have Ia their pr
s-ssion key which would Explain y
them al Of our political probiems The
sfatslnenf Of Gsnerz Grant 10 ~ true
nov a. it was when uttered. and the
reason 10 this: that Is now organised.
and a. Il always has beep. the demo-
cratic party % this country = controlled
BY mea xho live ia the southern STAKES
% this union. Men who have pot the
sii@htest conception q the great con-
msrcial and manufacturing interests Of
the uorth. Men who have been born
AMI brought up under conditions en-
tttrty 4tAtfr4A AtoA~@ $3.50 - 't,~@ e@.of
In the north; ID - their education.
their surroundings aud their Inherited
bslisfs have been entirely diferent from
fhoss Who have been born and brought
up IN tho north. naturally enough they
think and act differently from northern
men The result Il that the northern
democrats have nos nothing to say in
shaping the policies Of the democratic
party. and they never have had
There has never been time in the
history a this country when the north
ern democrat has not been obliged TO
bend his knee 10 his southern associate.
There has never been q time when the
dsmo<rafs Of the north we're able TO
carry through any national question
when opposed by the southern demo
craft. The result has been that north
srn democrats have many times been
obliged 10 bow their heads In shame and
humiliation or leave their party. Inso-
much. then. "a the northcrn civilization.
With al o. iis vast Commercial and buss-
psss interests. 10 superior TO the south
srn civilization. II follows that the men
who represent the northern civilization
and Ii interests are better adapted to
successfully manage this government;
and when that plain principle 10 ignored.
disastrous results have always followed.
Look st the situation ns IL h today.
Who are tho men that framed the new
tariff bilif What Industries do they
rcprsssnts What commercial or manu-
fzctnring interest do they speak for.
The names and places Of residences Of
the leaders Of the ways and means com
miftee IL tho answer. Chairman VIII
500. pure theorist and college free
trade professor Of Charleston. West vir-
GINA. with q population Of 22s7; Ben
ton MeNiIlsn OF Carthage. Tenn. popu-
iztion AS; Henry q. Turner. Quitxan.
Ca. population 1865; Clifton r f3rcck-
enridgs. Pine Ruff. Ark, population
less than loo. Alexander II Mont
gonery. ElIzabethtown. KY population
40. These men. southern bourhons.
ssery one q residents d hack
woods villages vhcrs manufsctory il
~ unknown ~ the surface % the moon.
estissly ds-fitnt- Of practical knowledge
Of industriai Affairs. with little OF no
knov>rsigs Of ths necsls and necessities
Il the great business interests Of the
north. bitterly hostile By reason OF birth
inheritancc. snvironmsnts and ignorance
~ the great civiiizatios which has been
butt up ander and by reason Of the pro-
taetiss principle. have undertaken 10
frame tariff Measure which rsvoIufion-
izss every economic principle under
which this nation has prospered for
thirty years.
The north--snd the republican party
has protected the south from itssIf.
and under snd BY operstion q the pro
tectire tarid the south has prospered
and increased IA sealth. and a. re saw
TIE oths- day. a Delegation % southern
business men stood before this con nit.
tee q southern bourbous and begged
them not 70 strike dosn the principle
under which they sers prospesinz. and
a. dcmocrafs they said b their brother
democratic IL you destroy us. how long
DO you expset AZ n kiss the hand that
80 sHites usF 80 ss So that this
whole question n question q educa-
lion. and Il the civilization and The eda.
eafiOn aad The adtancement u The nofth
y hsttss than that which h seen Ia the
southern section % cur country. Il Col.
le~s that the men and ths party that
rsprsssuts this better civiiisatbsa should
b eetsussea vith the management q
fha affairs of fhs country.