The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
PROF. WILSON'S uAKEsHIFr.
Henry wsttsrsou Tells what ne Thi.h'
About n.

nenrr "atuerron tsHs "hnt ne Ihtnhn
AsontI II.
Loursv1Ir, Jan. S.-Jaokson's Day was esls-
brated in this city with unueual display BY the
watterson Club. The great music hall was
mai al a. soon a. IN. door, were n.n.d h,
paenea =. soon ~ .ne uooI. were o m ~
terson. who was to deliver the principal adj
drss. Tba hail vas n,ofu.slv daoorataa ana
many ladies we're present
IL had been given out that Mr.. Watterson
would Zeal with the political situation without
gloves and the expectation OF those who went
to hear him was not disappointed. He received
s.ni. 80 ne appoaeu upon suo '1ake' wy
demonstration continuing TOT several minutes
iOr more ret, 1hsn an nour saying IN part
', " 80 " .,NI,1', w eu ~
As partisan as nationalist ana not as
crst aIvavs 40 an Amaric,n sr.t ,a.t and
, "."ays. =, Sn amefoau u" ias', ana |,
did not tell you at once that there are some
things in the polItlcaI outlook that lar AGAIN a
my sensibilIties and offend my judgment.
Il mean no dsrespect to persons in authors
ty when declare that this seems to me an era
never in the history Of mankind wero deeper
problems Sc, 70 statesmen ana philosophers
.nan are niuden In tho oarK ciosets OF con-
~ The N.,ionai neuo,r.,,, corro,,,o, =,
1892 the Platform Comm,,ss snpsa upV WITH oh
q tariff plank which was open to double con-
s.ruetion. MY own opinion 10 that Il embodied
tlon would not have II. In ito place + substi-
tuted resolution repeating the declarations
tariff for roSsnae only This resolution was
read Tb e, VA, n.vs, . NOR. ael,s.r,,,r, ,c.
done BY a dellberative body than the substltu-
ZION o. the Neni plank tor the Niiss plsn ,s sy
II, was the logical cuimination Of q CAM airn Of
edncation covering ten years. lt was an act
OF ne people setting aside subteriugs OF the
nght ~ Tpdsr yhiP and spur but between the
perfectly what It was about
hsndailism was cdead-oar us was ram
land, and his message 81 SI.Cleyeland. as the
Democrats idenl OF tarln reform,we went to
leans. full in 'front.' They made their light
directly on our tarin plank. They described
4 as slip out o. the Contederate Constitution.
There was nothing that could be said OF L, or OF
US. that they did not say All the worn out pleas
alism. were thrown into the breach we had
mao mace ~ "a tne Wa OF tne roper ens BY
with our r-ior-revsnue- only dag flying
and OUT Down VIII protection drums beating
works. across their meats aud dikes. into their
lair. and out again. remaining. for the first
time since 1897. complete masters OF the situs-
our possession.
,r, Either we were right or We were wrong.
Tho vote OF 1880, following the passage OF the
Mckinley bill. seemed to indicate that the
people thought We were right; But the vote OF
ls92. electing Democratic President and q
Democratic House and Senate. was conclusive
on this point II It was not SO. then somo-
body was most egregtously deceived Who
was tE
An eminent member OF the present Gov.
ernmant said to me lust after the elections OF
last November:
seems impossible nowadays for the
party leaders to make sure OF their voters
ne spohe IN tone oi gonuihe uebponu-