The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-05-03
~lra tho Harvest.

"A 4. puollcdn press is more han
sually amusing Just now, It's effort
0 keep one eye shnt on the side OF
'aternalism OF the Coxey brand, and |
o keep the other eye open on the
idle o, paternalism Of the protective /
ariil brand, results in facial contor
ions that would do credit TO a Harle-
luin, To pain man who looks
out Of both eyes at the sub
ect, the only difference between these
Two varieties OF the same evil princi-
Pile is in fAvor Of Coxeyism II the
Government has any aims TO bestow
it should bestow them upon men who
seem to need them most AS for
claims upon such paternel care, one
side has rs mu II show of right as the
other, I neither has any at all.
TaG1f it year by year, the growth
in this country Of the plternal idea Of
government, developing at even rate
with the idea Of q strong, centralized
Federal Government, has been so
slight rs to occasion no alarm. But
if we compare public sentiment on
this subject today with that existing
fifty years ago, or even twenty five
years ago, and more especially il we
contrast it with that existing in the
early days of our national life, we
shall he st rtled b. the change dis,
closes. We ARE reSpng where we
have sown. From first to last we have
had party Of Federalism, Of Wing sn,
of Republicanism, believing in cen
tralized Government, dwarfng the
states, constituting the constitution
loosely, adding one function after
another to the original simple duties
OF the Federal government, and rip
eniug at last into paternaiism which
has made the national capital great
aims depot, from which are distributed
bounties to all Corners who can com
mand the requisite influence.
For years the Republican party has
preached the duty Of the Government
to take care of the manufacturer and
the workingman. For years, with un.
restricted power in the administration
Of national affairs, it has gone from
one high tariff to another Foryears
it has steadily extended the limits Of
protection under the spur Of political
necessity to take in more industries
1t has paid bounties to ship owners, it
has subsidized corporations, it has
pauperized thousands by indiscrimi.
nate pensions, it has undertaken tt
furnish market for silver, it has in
volyed the Government in the quasi
ownership OF railroads. it has in way
almost innumerable nurtured the idei
that it is the duty and the pleasure o
the Government to take care OF evt ry
body that can not take care of himself
This heresy has permeated our eutir
citizenship 1t has cropped out in de
mands for Federal aid for almost ever
conceivable project from people c
every class aud Of all political parties
To this long course OF practical deveI
opment OF paternalism do we ow
DO h the distressing economic cord
tions OF the present, and the apps
for relief from such distress by direC
and undisguiSed aims giving from th
Federal Government These mi
guided tram who are marching o
Washington have been taught to b
lieve that the Government owes thPi
every provision for their comfor
They but demand whal the Repuhl
! can party has pretended to denan
) for them aud tr all other wrkin
men, while in act demanding it on
: Tor The favored contributors to car
= paign iunds-the right to levy on Il
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