The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-02
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW VS.. HENRY
RSON-PROTECTION
vs., FREE TRADE.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, in speech al
the Republican club celebration of the
anniversary of Lincoln's birthday, made
statements which are in brilliant con-
trast with those made by Mr.. Henry
Watterson, the great mogul of the
Louisville Courier Journal. Mr. Depew
depicted some of the benefits which the
country has derived from Republican
administration, which Mr.. Watterson
proposes to rae to the ground. We
give herewith statements made by both
these gentlemen for the consideration of
your readers. Mr.. Depew said:
1.-The Republican party has controlled
the government of this country for thir-
ty-three years. Sometimes the house of
representatives has been against it; once
it lost the presidency, but at no time,
except the present, has it been COM
pletely out of power in the government.
a generation of people have lived IN the
United.States; have thrlved, have pros
pered and have known unusual happiness
under government of Republican prin-
ciples, Republican measures and Repub-
lican statesmen. This continuity of con-
fidence from the people is unique in the
history of countries where the people
rule. We look over the record of par
ties in Great Britain, as the suffrage has
become enlarged sufficiently 10 make a
comparison with our own country; we
study the history of triumphs and re-
verses in parties of the United States,
and we find nowhere such an unpar-
alleled and triumphant administration
of government.
lit is our pride and glory as party
that there has been neither incompe-
tency nor corruption in Repu blican ad-
ministration, from Abraham Lincoln to
Benjamin Harrison; that every great
measure of the Republican party has
proved beneficial 10 the country, from
the proclamation of emancipation of
Lincoln TO the tariff of Mckinley and
the reciprocity of Blaine.
America is nothing if not original.
We have become great without prece-
derce, and we try experiments without
fear. Business disasters, financial revul-
sions, industrial distress, are the patent
AID prominent causes of the overthrow
of administration. But the coalition
victory over Republicanism in 1892 was
revolt against prosperity
The Republicans had given to the
country financial system and a ma
tional banking law which had restored
credit, promoted enterprise, helped bust
ness and created a sound currency. Il,
had consistently pursued a protective
tariff policy which has created the New
South on industrial lines aud
saved the north from dimia-
Ishing populations and decreasing CD
portunitieS for lis citizens. 1t has trans
formed Alabama from q pauper state to
q prosperous commonwealth. Ii has
taken West Virginia from The mould
of medieval conditions and put il
abreast with the life and movement OF
the beneticent enterprise Of today. 1t
opened the factory 10 the New England
farmer when the cheap aud fertile lands
OF the west had ruined his occupation.
and provided market for the western
farmer when his rich harvests might
otherwise have rotted or been burned
upon his lands. It has added ten states
70 the American union; it has kent New
York in her imperial position as tie
chief, and Pennsylvania as the keystone.
Il has added 10000 miles To the railway