Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-14
Campaign Demagogism

Campaign DemagOgism
II any declaration Of political ma.
ture. made by politician at this day
could be surprising nay startling. that
recently made by Senator Villas. Of Wis
consin. before the State Convention
Of his State few days ago may
he considered as having in that respect
'claped the climax For brazen ef-
frontery Clevelands ex- Postmaster Gen
eral is without an equal. and for falsity
his statement on the occasion referred
to is without a parallel His bold aud
reckless audacitv was intended probably
TO win the confidence Of the unthinkins
westerner, and his demagogery was
flashed forth in its best light for no other
purpose than to give the impress Of
truth to his statements End the latter
doubtless made to delude a class of ig-
norant aud over-trusting personal fol-
lowers, but that Aippant tongued falslh
er should have known that his mutter-
ings, uutruthful even as they were.
would, because Of his association at one
time with a high office under this gov.
eminent be read by the people Of this
country, and while deluding few
would not deceive the majority. and in
stead of Winning votes further dis
gust all well meaning men both with
him aud his party Mark a portion
only of his speech;
The forebodiEgs Of the present disastrous
conditions were apparent in 1884, when Pres
ident Arthur sought the help Of Hugh Me
Cullouch, soliciting him to take charge Ct the
Treasury Mr. A.cCJllouch replied that the
most be could do was to postpone the evil day
until after the close OF the Arthur adninistra-
ton. THIS be did and handed over his port
folio to his successor with freely confessed re
lief Daniel Manning, earning the gratitude
Of the whole country, had sacrificed his life
under the burden he assumed Almos. from
the first hour the good Of the measurures
adopted for strengthening the Treasury and
reducing expenses were apparent, and the
happest period OF business prosperity, devel-
opment and success in all directions marked
the closing pears Of the Cleveland admins
traton. This prosperity had carried over its
good effects into the succeeding administra
ton of Presiden' Harrison, and the latter had
an abundant revenue, with appropriation SO
limited BY the preceding Democratic Congress
that an abundant surplus for the year would
eusue."
What fallacious rot. Has anyone
forgotten the prosperous condition
Of the country during Arthur's
administration has anyone forgotten
hoE soon after the election of Dem
ocrAtic President, stagnation fol-
lowed in all branches of business. Dis
trust and fear permeated the whole
country; no one even pretending to
guess what effect change of admiais-
Iration would produce upon the indus
tries of the country. Has anyone for
gotten the distress which prevailed dur
ing the latter half of Clevelan1's first
administration after he aud his parry
locking up in the Treasury $3.50, 000,-
900 of the peoples money, that shonld
have flown out in the regular channel of
trade to show that a reduction of the
tariff was necessary, that he might have
a plausible (though false) issue to go
--Tp-fore the people upon. in his fight for
reelection? Has it been forgotten that
soon af er the Inauguration of Repub-
lican President and Republican policies,
the passage OF the Mckinley law among
the other and salntary measures, that
business again revived and unequale !
prosperity reigned throughout the coun-
tryl How then could any sane man
believe that the presen. hard times are
due to causes assigned as far back as
Arthur's administration which Demo
cratic policies could not checkmate,
when we have had an era of unexamped
prosperity since? If errors of p'hcy
during Arthur's administration were
productive Of disastrous conditions, -
surely they we're not followed during
Hsrrison's administration It they had
been, the disastrous conditions
would have eliminated in universal
distress, such as we are having now. =
Certainly no such prosperity as exist
ed at that time could have prevail
cd The straights to which ;be
Democratic party is now put to re-es-
tablish itself in public favor are driving
its leaders to any course, and to this
cause is donhtless attributable the idle
talk to which we have referred. But
in our Judgment it will subserve no
purpose. The recent history Of the
Democratic management of the govern
ment, ought to be sufficient to satisfy
any intelligent person that that party is
utterly incompetent to perform the task
IL prosperity is a boon Of any value,
and advancement is expected, the Re
publican party must be restored II
there was wisdom in the policies of the
Republican party, and those pursued 50
recently as during the Harrison admin
istration, insured prosperity and happi-
ness to our people, is it not, by parity
of reasoning fair to presume that "a
revival of those policies or others equal
ly as wise is what is wanted to remove
the disastrous condition., nov exist
ing, and that restoration Of the party
to power that has shown itself capable
of subscribing that end is the sensible
thing to do. We believe it. aud believe
the people think so, am will give full
and positive expression to their opin-
ions at the polls in November, Villas
aud demagogery Notwithstanding.
Republicans should make a firm re-
solye In win AT the coming election in