The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-18
SHALL WE DESERT DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPALS

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sumption OF the industries of the
United States is the prompt passage OF
the new tariff. The HERALD, while nat
urally optimistic, does not promise any
immediate return of prosperity to the
United States. All that we can venture
to hope for is the general employment
OF labor. Prosperity in general sense
will never visit this or any other coun-
try till bimetallism 10 restored. But it
10 much to give the people an opportu-
nifty OF earning their daily bread, which
the declaration OF an authoritative poll
cy az to the duties on lmports-in other
words, the enactment of tarif-will
do.
There is no use Of attempting to dis
guise the fact that there 10 nothing Demo
cratic In the scheme of our government
as at present administered. Shutting
ones eyes to facts or lying about them
will not do any good. The people who
believe that national debt is national
blessing-the apotheosis of the English
ideal-have got a firm clutch on the
government of the United States. They
seem to be even more potential under
Democratic than under Republican ad-
ministration. The changes and betrayals
necessary to bring such state OF things
about are simply astonishing. But they
are there all the same. Ii Wall street
could make demand which the pres
ent administration would not concede
we do not know what it is. The gold
bugs first asked for the demonetization
of silver and next for the issue OF bonds.
The first demand has been complied
with, the second is about to be con-
coded.
Recognizing the ruin OF the silver
states az already contaminated, and
looking upon the remedy as in the fu-
ture, the great immediate desideratum
is to get the American people to work,
without prejudice to the future asser-
ton OF their rights or to their privilege
OF ultimately calling for an account
render which shall embrace the whole
echeme of their grievances. There lie
growing up in this country large body
OF purse-prond men who look upon the
working classes as their legitimate prey.
and who think that the condition of the
European workman is good enough for
his American brother.
The HERALD protests against the issu-
ance OF bonds. 1t protests against the
further continuance of the Mckinley
bill. 1t ought to have been repealed
early in the spring. This journal pre-
tests sssinet the destruction OF one OF
the twin metals of the constitution. 1t
feels towards silver as the Israelites did
towards the Lost Tribe. "Oh Lord God
OF Gods Or Lord God of Gods, why
is tribe lost unto Israeli" With sill
yer in its rightful place half the misery
OF the world would be obliteratsd at one
stroke. This journal protests against
absolutism and personal government.
1t was bad enough to see the Republican
party go over to the doctrines of Alex
ander Hamilton. If we can help it the
party Of Thomas Jefferson will not fol-
low it,
We serve due notice that whosoever
shall choose to desert Democratic prin-
ciples, the HERALD proposes to stay by
them indexibly. We grasp them as the
horns Of our altar, and there we shall
stay, come what may. Meanwhile,
hurry up with that tariff reform and re-
vision which shall throw down long pro-
tected and pampered abuses, and which
shall nevertheless nourish really infant
industries and give the American work.
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