The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-16


and they are essential inftrumentnlltics OF
popular R0vernment-may become dictatorial,
politicians may become corrupt. pelf may at
times dominate patriotism, but for any one or
all OF these things the people are themselves
20 blame when they rise In their might. as
on occasion they do. their will is law. and from
that law there Is no appeal
q Dangerous notions. false doctrines may az
times be tolerated; unknown gods. as among
the Athenians. may md worshipers for awhile
but there comes a time when the average COM
mon sense OF the masses. the broad foundation
on which Is reared the towering structure OF
popular government that stands four square
10 all the winds that blow asserts itself, and
there needs no Paul or any Mars hill 70 de-
clare unto the people truth ignorantly wor-
SHIPPED
"Reveling IN the knowledge OF their power,
IA moment OF midsummer madness, the peo-
pie IN $50. determined upon an experiment and
called the democratic party 20 ONCE. The ex-
pertinent introduced them 70 an experience In
the furnace fires OF aiiiiotion. and so, In 1894,
with an expression OF their power unmistak-
able In It's emphasis. they recalled 70 once, so
far as they could. the party whose history Is
the brightest chapter In the life OF the re-
public.
IL know OF no more potent exhibition OF the
wisdom Of the people and OF their intelligent
conception OF their power and the necessity
for IT'S exercise than Is 20 be- found In the last
/
great masses 70 the republican party for COM
fort and for relief
The American people despisc Incompetence
Mistakes they can forgive. plumbers they may
overlook II there be not too many OF them,
but for incompetence they have nothing but
contempt. This Is another OF the patent les
sons Of the republican victory.
While IN 1872 the people called the demo-
cratic party 10 power, In 1894 they defeated It's
candidates at almost every polling place.
Why' The history OF the two intervening
| years furnishes a satisfactory answer.
"The very accession OF the democratic party
| 20 power was the signal for universal distrust
| The people no sooner awoke 10 "a realization Of
what they had done than they began 70 wish II
undonc. Prior 20 the election they thought
they wanted change; Immediately after the
election they were sure that they wanted one.
| The metamorphosls was too sudden and eX-
| IRENE when Il involved Cleveland for Harrison
and Walter Q Gresham for John w Foster and
James G., Blaine Fear and trembling took
hold upon All and n reign OF distrust followed
I'm his last message 70 congress Mr.. Harri-
/ son declared that a comparison OF the then exc
/ listing conditions with the most favored period
| In our history showed that a higher degree OF
| prosperity and a more general diffusion OF tho
/ comforts OF life had never been enjoyed by
our people. This was no empty boast. but a
! truthful statement Of fact And vet immcdl-
| ately following upon his retirement from oiice
/ "a
| manufacturing interests Furnace fires were
banked mill doors we're closed. factories
ceased their operations and tho happy hum Of
! industry gave place 10 the ominous silence OF
enforced idleness. Hungry men and women
and starving children appealed 70 public and
| private charity The unemployed became an
| army that, moving by battalions upon the ma
i tional capitol threatened social order and
| bred beliefs and advocated doctrines az war
i with all sound theories OF society and govern
mcnt The country enjoyed again the good old
days Of the Walker tariff of which democrats
4 boast, and they enjoyed also the good old DEM
ocratlc sopphouses
CIevciand's Hawaiian Policy.
Meantime what was the party In power do
i ing towards furnishing relief Just what the
democratic party always does when clothed
with responsibility anything but the right
/ thing The president and hls-politically
i speaking piohald secretary OF state wore
busily engaged IA trying 20 enthrone barbar-
| Gus ana dcbauchcd queen IA the mid-Paclhc,
/ where men OF our own ncsh and blood having
carried the principles OF saxon liberty, were
engaged IA laying the foundation OF republican
| institutions.
.'Grover Cleveland was inaugurated the ith
OF March, March Paramount Commissioner
i Blount started FOR Hawaii 70 make a case
against tho new born republic and for the de-
/ posed queen. And from that day 20 this
| submit 90 you that the foreign policy OF this
administration OF shame and surrender has
been laundering and un-Amorican 20 a degree
that merits and has received tho condemns
tion OF the great masses OF the American poo
pic. There was bracing atmo phcro OF
| Amercanism about the administration or
| BENJAMIN Harrison ana the department of
| state under james g.. Blaine that quickencd
every American heart beat and flushed every
American check with pride. We somehow
! felt as though every star upon our dear old
| rntg eNf Hrft rpf ~ FOL If and
every stripe blazed rcddcr from rs ncld OF
white when the glory aud supremacy of that
flag we're Ina the keeping OF that administra.
tion. There was no Hawaii infamy In that
chapter OF our history
I'm ciose'conncctlOn with this shameless for.
oign policy. you will note the footing OF our
consular service, and the intrusting OF Amcri.
can honor and dignity abroad To ward pol
iticians and Incompetent party tools Since
Mr.. Cleveland came into Office. 200 out OF 81
American eonsuls have been superseded. and
OF those not recalled many were uppoiutees Of
the first Cleveland administration, holdoycrs
under the Harrison administration. A bril-.
liant record surely for civil service reform
president. better than HIS party, and the lido
81 the dear mugwumps, who, like tho publican
IN the temple daily thank God that they ar,
not as other men are.
when directing his attention 20 our homo
affairs. the president had some theories as 4
the cnuse OF our troubles and some nostrums
for their cure lie believed that silver pur.
chases under the then existing law caused oui
financial Ills and he was strong IN tho faith
that protective tariff was robbery.
80 he called congress into extraordinary
session I'm August OF 1873. Congress organize,
as All democratic congresses do, on the prlncl
pie OF the loavcs and fishes for southern demo
Gratis aud the crumbs from their masters "a
BILE for their northern brethren From The
speakership alt the way down through The
chairmanships Of committees. the Fifty-thir,
congress IL and has been dominated by IN,
ideas and traditions that men had suppose,
buried under the apple tree at AppOmnttox.
VIII not stop % rehearse the story of the re
peal OF the purchase clause OF the Sherman
act IL 4 matter OF history that II was 8ccom
plished only BY che action OF the republican
minority, which, rising above party 10 tn
platform OF high, patriotic purpose put com
try first and hold up the hands Of IA prosi
dent whose own party failed him. This done
and tardily done the party Ia power addressed
Itself 20 the enactment OF its announced theo
rics OF tarn reform.
Growth Under Protective Tarir.