Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-07-28
PRINoIPLEs DON'T COUNT.
Republicans Resort to ANY Means to Gain
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lei RSFaDAAcAuA Aeaurt 70 any means TO Naln
Votes.
Nv 1t Is anything to win with the repub-
he Leans this year. Principles don't
ier count Nothing counts but ~votes-twice
II possible. Nothing matters except to
w get back to power, staked recklessly
ly and lost on McKinleyism. TO that end
C. no deal will be surprised, no concession
T. of principle refused, no fusion untried,
RS no stIaddle too great to be attempted.
a As to the silver question the repub-
leans propose to be all things to all
e men, but with II decided tendency to
abandon former declarations in favor
of sound money, and join hands again
with the silver extremists in an effort
r to save protection at the expense of
the currency.
{ As TO the tariff they will reaffirm
only so much Of their devotion 20 Nc. |
kinleyism as they think they can win
on. Should they win by a pledge of
moderate protection, their treatment
Of former promises OF this character
leaves no doubt Of what they will do
when they have the chance. They
are prepared to trick the country il
they can, by any p~retense OF repent
snce ane reform, such as they made at
the time of their famous tariff com.
mission.
One republican member Of the hou,e
from Pennsylvania was frank enough
to say the other day that In his iudy-
ment his party, in selecting a presi.
dental candidate and constructing a '
platform In 1895, would be governed, 9
o by what is right or wrong in an !
abstract sense or by what this or that
candidate thinks, but by considera- \
tons entirely apart from either morals c
or statesmanship"-probably very far h
apart and partly financial. These con- .
siderations were further explained in ie
this simple fashion: p
The democratic party Is so,nr 60 mass a btn c'
which will be moderately protective, but will
impose lower taxes on the whole than the Mo- bt
hAites act III business rcvtyes next winter f.
keeps up pretty well the republican ma
'onal convention will undoubtedly adopt A Ve
uouela'e proteetionist platform, contending IN
mat she revival Is due to the fact that the pro- on
,ev'Ne principle has been preserved in the ha
a. tiiiCs continue UAru, how ~
'ver' the convention will insist that the reason ne
u 'n's is TO be found in the fact TINT duties rel
Nero reduced too far, and will accordingly pic
laopt a stiff tariff programme, outdolug the -,
act II anything" Wv
And 30 they hope to catch us aeon. ,a.''
and a-gwine," and pen us between
ne sea and the iron works, where the -
numbering cowardice of our leaders eie
as placed us. AT any rate, this utter. 'he
nee, and the demand Of the Ohio re. act
nolican state convention, that the lor
lckinley rates be left untouched IN. W.T.
'ss they can be made higher, exnress OF
he real purpose OF the republican me
whatever may be the promises WIN
y which, before the election. thev eve
ay seek to bamboozle the voters 'ra'
hey are for protection, the highest ne
'ey can get, and to get it thev will MN
tariff reform, free silver coin par'
re- more pensions, comfort for thu -
'pulists' Offices for everybody, and odic
'ything else that is good for votes teac
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