The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
GRAND OLD PA RTY
GROWTH OF REPUBLICANISM
IN THE SOUTH.
Benefits of Protection Have Been Prac-
tically Demonstrated Grover and
Gresham Attend to "a Few Little War
Matters-Hard on Goldbugs.

The Atlanta Constitution notes as an
interesting and suggestive fact the or
~ganizaticn into a republican club of a
number of Atlantians heretofore demo?
Gratis.
Turning to the news columns of the
Constitution we find that the club has
a membership of several hundred, most
of them being men who have not here
tofore affiliated with the republican par
ty. The president of the club is James
ID. Collins, who has been a democrat
from boyhood. who has frequently been
elected to office by his fellow citizens,
and who is described by the Constitu-
ton as a man of force and power. In
an interview Mr.. Collins says the club
is organized primarily upon the protec-
ton idea. The members are mostly
business men who have come to the
conclusion that it is time to become
practical in politics. Disgust with the
course of he democrats in Washington
was what led them to openly antagOnize
the democratic party. II am for pro-
tectlon,' said Mr.. Collins. Il know
what the people want, and I believe
they will get it from the republicans.
We have no force bill. no election bill,
' NiAASN NlNiDANS'
Reeds rules; they made a billion dollar
congress, and they have satisfied me
that they are nc better than the repub-
icans. / don't see any use in hollering
for the democratic party, because they
are so badly split up that no two of
them agree on anything. One thing 1
am satisfied of-republicanS agree fully
on taking care OF all American indus
tries Anprir9n labor American land
and American products. They don't be
lieve in building up big syndicates in
Canada n dealing with European
~syndicates. 1t has been mainly preju-
dice that has kept people from joining
the republican party in this state. That
prejudice has died out since we have
seen how the democrats have acted"
Mr.. Collins added that he didn't be-
heve one man in ten among the country
people would vote the democratic tick
ct; those who wouldn't vote the reDub-
llcan ticket would vote with the pOpu-
lists. They hate he democratic party
now as bad as they used to hate the
republicans, while in the cities laboring
men are republicans because they want
to get the benefit of protection. They
perceive that the democratic policy
has filled the country with tramps, re-
duced wages and stopped big manufac-
tories all over the country.
The Constitution, in commenting on
this interview, admits that a strong be-
lief exists in almost all quarters that
the republicans will carry the next
presidential election, and this tends to
develop republican sympathizers in the
south as we'll as elsewhere. COCse-
quently the organization of clubse either
bearing the name of republican, or I'M
der the guise of protection, has been
much more general than those not con-
versant with the facts could easily be-
lieve.
All this is a striking confirmation of
the truth of the claim that the prOtec-
tive sentiment is steadily growing
throughout the country. BY 1896 we
should not be surprised to see protec-
ton sweep everything before it, both
north and south. (