Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-13

WHY THE REGISTER CAN'T SEE. The Register plsintively ssks why 1t can't see that the Republicans are the only ones who can do the country's businessa This is as pathetic an inquiry as was that of the little girl born blind who wanted to know why she couldn't see, and We shall therefore treat it ss kindly and delioately ss possible. The reason the Register can't see straight Is because 1t ia cross eyed. The reason 1t can't see far is because 1t is shortsiehted. And the reason it can't see clearly what it does see is because 1t has an evsr-growing cataract. By and by. un- less 1t can get help, it will probably be to- tally blind.
 Having thus gently broken to the Resis- ter its optical condition and prospects we will remind it that the first step towards bet tering it's sight is to realize how bad 1t is. We will therefore ask 1t to take squint at some evidence that what we have ea!d is true. We will pass lightly over Q certain period about thirty years ago when the Registers vision conspicuously showed its native distortion and weakness. In those days the Register couldn't even see the Stars and Stripes clearly. When it ought to have looked North it looked South, and glorious patriots seemed to 1t only like troubie-making ''nigger" lovers. Its vision did not improve during the reconstruction times, and though occasionally since it has seemed dimly conscious that something was wrong with its eyes it evidently hasn't had anything done for them, for only last fall 1t again exhibited defects of sight which were very saddening and diseoursg- ing. It saw in Cleveland's election the triumph of the people over the bosses. It saw in 1t the birth of . new era for this country, which was going to make every body prosperous aud happy. It SAW in it the long chance of the Democratic party to show how much better 1t could govern the country than 1t had been gov erned by the Republican party. It saw in it return to the "good old days" It saw in it real civil service reform, which did not include the construction of chum or 6 chump cabinet, or the sale of foreign missions for fat campaign contributions. It was 50 cross eyed, 50 short-sighted and 50 cataractous that 1t couldn't zee that there had been no boss in all the history of this country like Cleveland. It couldn't see the blight that was even then casting it's terribly ominous shadow over the whole country, and that has since blasted business, pros perity and comfort, filled the land with homeless and hungry wanderers, and caused the optic twisted and optimistic Register to invite subscriptions to 2 popu lar relief fund.
 That the Register sight hadn't improved since last fall up to recent date is evident from the fact that 1t SAW in Boss Clsve- lands futile dalliance with the dusky queen of the Sand wieh Islands the act of 6
 lofty moralist and 8 pure patriot. And that 1t hadn't improved since then up tc
 last night is shown by it's pathetic inquiry 1 which we have done our best to answer l Dear, afflicted Register, the reason you can't see straight and clearly is because
 you can't. That ycu are asking why yor
 can't indicates that you are at last realizing
 your sad condition. We stand ready 1,
 good neighborly fashion to help 70,
 thoroughly realize 1t and also to help yo' ! remedy 1t,