Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-11-02
DON'T MEAN ANYTHING"
Old High Tariff is a Daisy, But he Can
not Fool All the People all
the Time.

not Fool All the People all
the Time.
If there is anything on earth, or
in the earth, more dishonest than
protection itself, it is the methods
by which protectionism seeks to
make its case and reach It's ends.
Old High Tariff is by turns a
bully and a beggar- He can coo
like dove and howl Ike a wolf.
To>day he may be seea booted and
spurred, riding down every one who
comes il his way. Tomorrow he
is found in rags and tatters, very
tramp upon the roadside. In one
breath and in lordy voice, he exs
claims: "Make way for American
industry" In tie next breath,
and in plaintiye, tremuluoug tones,
we hear the old scamp feebly murs
mur: GA little room for charity"
And SO on to the end, ct cetera, ct
cetera!
At the present moment the two
strings on which old High Tariff is
playing are the hardness OF the
times and the cowardice OF the
democrats. OF course the hard
times are the direct result Of the
threat to repeal the Mckinley bill.
The bill itself has nothing TO do
with them. And, of course. the
democrats do not intend to repeal
it because they do not dare to; the
plain words of the presidents mes
sage to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, So runs the protectioDist ac-
count of it.
The Ohio democrats meet aud
nominate Larry Neal, the very
mbodiment of tariff reform. That
is nothing. The democrats of Iowa
meet and reiterate the national
tariff plank, of which Larry Neal
is author, That is nothing. And
now comes appointment of William
L. Wilson, OF West Virginia, to the
craftsmanship of the ways and
means committee, and, OF course
to the cunning attorneys OF mono
aoly-that will be nothing. Mean
while, all the imps and pimps OF
the painted harot of protection are
agreed upon being greatly amused
by the extreme loneliness and iso-
lation of Dana and Watterson.
X *
Now, then, to th recapitulation:
First-Speech- Of Hon. William L.
Wilson.
Second-Taritf plank OF that
convention, Wilson, chairman of
the national democratic conveu-
ton.
Third-The election Of Cleves
land and Stevenson as president
and vice president.
Fourth-The organization of the
new government with John e.
Carlisle as secretary of the treas
ury.
Fifth-The words Of the message
to the extra session Of congress.
Sixth-The appointment of Hon.
W. T.. Wilson as chairman Of the
ways and means committee.
Oh, no. We don't mean anye
thing, don't we? We areafraid to do
anything, are we?And the Couriers
Journal is lonely, is it? Alas, SO
lonely, so isolated, with old Grover
Cleveland sitting up in theWhite
house, and old John e. Carlisle
sitting up there in theTreasury, and
old Billy Wilson sitting up there
in the Ways and Means, and old
Larry Neal running for governor
OF Ohio! Heswanted to sing "Sweet
Vlolets," did he, and the band
played Annie Laurie" did it!
Poor old High Tariff! He is
blind in one eye and can't see out
Of the other. His hat is caved in
and there is dust on his coat collar.
He talks through his whiskers and
interviews his hat. He ought to go
out and hire himself as freak to
some of those fake shows in the
| Midway Plaisance.
GA wet sheet and a"
Hurrah for Cleveland and Cars
isle, Larry Neal and Billy Wils
son, free trade and sailors rights
There's a good time coming, boys,
| A good time coming;
There's good time coming, boys,
| Wait a little longer.
| -Courier-J ournal.