The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-16
REPVB[ICFS DANGER.
Organism and MokinIeyism Both
Fraught with Evil.
MAcAuLAY's FAMOUS PROPHECY

MACAULA1S fAmOUb fnVrnLSA'
"Yoar Republic WIN he Laid Waste 4. the
Twentieth Century ~ the Roman En-
pirs Was In the fifth. with This DiAsr-
snes, That the Huns aud vsndsis WIN
Have Besa Eagsndsrea in Your Own
Country, by Your Own institution"
Organism threatens the nation with
well nigh irreparable disaster through
destruction Of it's credit. Reputation
OF it's obligations, debs sement OF Its
currency and subversion, IL not pros
titution. OF It's supreme Judiciary.
AfcKinleyism threatens the ma
ton with continuance of hard
times through the mischievous APP
piication OF mistaken. failacious
and condemnable economic theo-
ries, through sinister taxation OF
the many for the selfish, special proht
Of the few, through a continuance OF
that class legislation which has In the
past contributed more. than any other
cause to the enkindling OF the present
| discomfort and agitation. For more
| than q third OF a century one economic
| fallacy after another has been cult
| waited, one financial folly after another
has been perpetrated by the Republic
| an party. And the social and financial
| heresies which affiict the nation today
| are the legitimate harvest OF the seeo
sown by the adherents of Republican
ism.
| What wonder. then. that the nation
stood aghast when the capture OF the
Chicago convention by the disciples OF
| Populism and the fomenters OF agra
| riah and anarchistic agitation left open
no apparent alternative for the voters
of America other than a choice De-
tween the evils OF Organism. portent-
Gus and terrible in anticipation,
though happily, as yet, never tested by
practical experience, and the evils oil
McKinleyism, only too unfavorably
known by past unfortunate results.
| In view Of thee considerations, how
startling appear the prophecy OF Lord
Macaulay, conta ned I'm his famous let
ter TO MIR. Randall. the author OF the
Life of Jefferson" The great hister'
ians words could hardly portray NOR,
| wildly the actual conditions prevailing
in this country during the earlier por'
ton of the present campaign than Il
| they had been written contemporary
ously and upon the spot. His forecss
OF the possibilities of the future To-
America was contained In these words
distress everywhere makes the Ia
borer mutinous and discontented. ant
ipclines him to listen with eagernes
20 agitators who tell him that IL IL
monstrous iniquity that one man SHOULD
have n million while another canno
get q full meal. For you (the Unite
States) the majority Is the government
and has the rich always at its mercy.
"On one side Is a statesman preachin,
patience. respect for vested right'
strict observance OF public faith; o.
the other II q demagogue rantin
about the tyranny OF capitalist
and usurers. and asking why anybod
should be permitted to drink cham
| payne or ride in carriage while thou
sands OF honest folks are In want
| necessaries.
"I seriously apprshsDd thst goa VII
, | some season Of sdvsrsity do things shs
viii prevent = return Of Drcspsvss'
, There will be, fear. speiiation. The spel
alton will increase the distress The dissrss
win causs frssh spoliasies. when . sesis
D ~ enters ON . dowaward ceurss. eiths
| civilization or liberty will perish. Eiths
! so,ne Cesar or Napoleon VIII ssiss the rsi'
: OF eovernmant with . strong hand. % YOU
republic will be ~ fsarfaily plandsrsd IN
laid waste in the twsutisth century ss u
a | Roman empirs was IN the hfth, with %
Differences that the Huns and vsndsis VI
have been sngsndersd within your NV
. country By your own institutions."
u Fortunately for the American pe'
Q pie. danger of an early consummatio
r OF the evils predicted by Macaulay III
y been postponed, II not averted. BY Il
!. | patriotic exertions Of the members
v the National Democratic party In
n promptly repudiating TIE communist
n conspiracy of Chicago {hnd sin unfur
ing anew the old baHner OF Eenuil
% Democracy with the glorious legen'
u OF the indianapolis. declaration Of pr1l
J. ciples inscribed upon Its folds. and q
names of Palmer and Buckner embia
oned across It's star-sprent held. The
triumphant election would forever d
y stroy the. possibility Of fulfllment
le the remarkable forecast OF the gre
N English writer. ,,.-r easa.a,
The election, Of mere. opporfuni
,e like Mr.. Mckinley would AFFORD
such comforting guarantee. while q
"A success Of Bryan at the polls would
most insure the immediate accomplish
!, ment OF the malign results % vivid
~ predicted.-C. vey Holman.
70 Il