Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-02-02
REPUBLICAN INcoNsIsrENoY.
harlequin Tactics of the Party OF Blun
and Buncombe.

Harlequin Tactics of the Party of Blur
and Buncombe.
There is something amusing on
would he If the matter were not a seri.
ous one-in the republican attitude
concerning the protests of Germany.
austria and France against u tariff
legislation and their threats of retail
etion. For quite a quarter Of a CEN
Jury, and in the eases of some for much
longer the republican leaders and or
gans have been telling the people that
what we need is a home market" and
that the great evil Of the age is FOREIGN
trade Volumes of the Congressional
Record and innumerable columns in
the papers OF the republican party have
been given to an elaboration of this
contention; and one result has been
II a a great many of the people, es-
peclally in the agricultural dis
trlcts, have been led to believe In
the argument and TO sheer nj
the foreign market as utterly un.
worthy of consideration In compari-
son with the home market. Yet the
moment there Is a faint prospect OF the
farmer being permitted to keep his
grain and meat at home for sale here.
the leaders and organs are up in arms,
lambasting the democratic party for
irritating foreign countries into taking
the course they threaten. Another
feature scarcely less humorous, is the
sollcitude these same organs and lead
ers are manifesting concerning foreign
opinion. Almost as vehementlv as .,
they have advocated the home market
theory, have they proclaimed their in. !
Inference to what foreign countries =
.hink of us or do in reference to us. .
have we to do with abroodp" .
vas Tor a long time their pet cry; and I,
me severest charge they have ever .
against political opponents
las been Il of too much consideration -
or foreign opinion or action. Yet II =
-hey can he believed they are all in a "
remor now because twoor three Euro n
'ean nations are dissatisfied with the =,
eglslation Of the United States. and =
'ith one accord they are clamorinr for :
to foreign threats Ii really -,
a very funny case Of backing down =
n the part Of the 2. O. ..
Loo+lng at the matter. however in -
; serious aspect, the republican at;i- ~
'de is even more indicative Of dishoD- a.
~ than II rank inconsistency with
'es'ous Professions The pre.en~ q,
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ey are making i that the protest u =
'rmang and Austria Is based on the No.
Of reciprocity; when the =
IS that II IS directed specifically n :
. discriminating duty On sugar ~
e perpetuation q which tie re2pb- -
party Is just as much reSp1nsih, BE II.
anybody. haesident Cleveland IN -
last annual message recommended =
? repeal = that provision il lie
IL oet-not because q any u~a,as;
N foreign countries ta- none hss -
% mace-but because the provision
5 the reEnlt Of domination ay -fe -
ar ring, The republicans ia the
could hsTe prevented The 1gs-
e q The pr1visia2 had ,a=v
hef-or. - put The matter s n
atelT. had t1er mi bae1 -r-s
the sugar combine as w.
tam democrats They could secure :.
repeal q the provision u.w. Hz-
well snoWn thai they have conn -.
n The senate 10 prevent such ~a- az.
% the 4naev preteuse that -se~ -
lot mean 10 allow any tariff Ie-
on the part x the deraarrsar TIE
ether their atrlfpS Is due IN dom
Ion u the sugar ring, or partly TO
ana partly to partisan.hin is i'm T.,
er!aL 1t Is alike unpatrioac in -.
er case, and ii robs the party o--
: Of any excuse they might other = \
have for charging the strained re-
ms with foreign countries to tba ~
The discriminating d1rv =
agar ought 70 be repealed. not on ~
OF osrmanys or Austria,s 60;
at for we are not accountable to r.
of those nations for our lerisla- p r
but because it never was right or -
the public interest, Its passage W
Cue to the corrup influence Of the -
+ trust upon the senate. and that ~ :.
Will always be disgraced in the -
nation OF the public as long as tile IN
tment remains on the statute - u
detroit Free Press W. =,