Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-03-24
4 VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN,
Points Out the Shortcomings OF the
Party in Power.

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Party in Power.
TO the Editor OF the Herald.
1.-THE Democratic party were truly
sincere in their efforts to reform the
tariff laws of the Nation, and to allie
viate the distress now so prevalent
throughout the entire country, the
best and only way to accomplish this
would be for them to be honest and
Just own up to the truth that they are
not competent TO legislate-to enact
laws beneficial to the best interests of
the country. Good, common horse
sense ought to teach any set Of men
that legislation intended to benefit
other nations, legislation solely in
the interest of foreign manufacture
ers and foreign producers. is not the
legislation best calculated TO advance
the prosperity Of the country 1t may
be to their advantage, which of course
it is,lbut like the fable of The Frogs,
! It is death to us. Such legislation
must end in disaster to any Nation
under the sun. A legislative act that
docs not directly meet the demands Of
majority of the people is bad legis-
lation, no matter what that act may
be. Free Trade in this country will
suit other country but it is
wholly unsu tied to this Ma
ton. For while it will oper-
ate to their advantage, it must have
contrary effect on the immediate in
terests OF this Nation. II we were
destitute of any ability whatever to
manufacture and produce our own ar
tieles Of exchange, then Free Trade
might do; but the Nation is too
large, its resources are loo great, and
its capabilities are too extended to al
low it to be tetheted to the stake Of
Free Trade ideas.
No honest man will deny the fact
that this Nation has always been more
prosperous under protective system,
even from its first conception down to
the present administration. When
we had the slightest protection there
was all era Of prosperity throughout
the country. While to the reverse,
when Free Trade ideas predominated,
an era Of hard times was always the
result. Then, in the light Of past ex-
perience, why is il that the Democrat
ic party still holds on to an old, stale,
notion that has been dead for a num-
Der of years. Why resarrect it with
all its rottenness and set ii up as a
shrine for intelligent Americans to
bow down to and Worship Have
they no other aspirations' Are they
destitute of patriotism Are they
friends of this free country. or are
they the enemies OF this country Do
not actions speak louder than words2
Why is il that their sole ambition is
to legislate against the best interests
of our common country, and solely in
the interest of foreign natiousP This
is true i'll reference to their great"
leader at the capital, that malignant
carbuncle on the neck of the govern
ment at Washington, the present
Democratic Congress. But this con
dition Of things will not always re-
main. The people are ready to repu.
date such ingiorious and unjust leg
islation. Already some Of the States
have spoken aud that voice will sound
the death note to a corrupt and treach-
erous party, party wholly uuqualif-
ed to rule great nation like this.
! would kindly suggest to the pres
eut legislative body at Washington.
that if they cannot do anything to re-
lieve the people from the pressure of
hard times, which it does seem
they are not competent Of doing Just
at the present that they give It up
for bad job. and go home until they
aIe wanted, and assure them long
respite which indeed we certainly
think theymost honestly deserve.
More anon. STEEL SQUARE.
Little Mountain, Va.