The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-09-19
LINCOLN AMo M.kINLEY.

Democratic candidate and the man
who stands as the chosen leader Of the
National Democracy all suggest a COM
parison with the campaign of 1880.
Breckenridge and Bryan, Douglas and
Palmer, slavery and sectionalism will
fit into the parallel lines.
On the other hand, there are issues
and men and patriotic principles which
suggest further parallels in the opposi-
ton to the Democratic party. Lincoln
and Mckinley, protection of the Union
and protection of home industries, the
Nations honor and the Nations credit,
suggest parallel lines. Lincoln was Of
humble origin, a man of the people
who came to the front as leader in
the one great issue that had been grow
ing in Importance for years and was
approaching great crisis. He had
for years opposed the extension of sla.
very and had fought the appeal of the
Missouri compromise. He represented
the great Northern sentiment on that
better than any other one man. He
had met the Little Giant in debate on
every stump in Illinois and carried the
people with him on popular vote. He
had spoken in New York and New
England and the burden of his speech
was opposition to the extension of sla-
very ana unqualIned determination to
preserve the Union, and before the Re-
publican national convention of 1860
his name stood for this one great and
all-absorbing issue.
Mckinley is man of the people and
the foremost leader on the great issue
between Republicans and all Demo
Gratis of both factions, an issue which
has been growing in Importance for
many years as the assaults of the free
traders have become holder, and has
now reached crisis after four years of
advance toward free trade" under
Democratic administration. He has
for many years opposed any compro-
mise with free trade and fought for
the protection Of American industry;
he has represented the great Northern
sentiment on this question better than
any other one man; he has met the
leaders of free trade and carried the
people with him; he has spoken for
protection it the East and in the West,
in the North and in the South; it has
been the burden of his speech in more
than half the states in the Union, and
men have said he represented no other
great issue; but before the national
convention met the Republicans
throughout the West and the South
and in twO-thirds of the states of the
Union had said that Mckinley must be
the candidate and protection the issue.
The sectionalism and appeal to class
distinction and class hatred of the
dominant faction in the Democratic
party, the assaults of a Democratic
administration and the absolute danger
to the country had much to do with
the nomination of both Lincoln and
Mckinley, A weak Democratic ad-
ministration under Buchanan DONNA
ted by the Southern leaders, aroused
the North TO resistance. A dictatorial
Democratic administration dominated
by the free traders aroused the whole
country to the dangers of further Dem
ocratic supremacy. In 1860 the Re-
publicans made Lincoln their candidate
because he stood for one great issue
and represented those who opposed the
extension of slavery and the dissolution
of the Union. In 1895 the Republicans
made Mckinley their candidate because
he stood for the one great issue of
protection.
In these two campaigns the Repub.
hcan party took its position on the
rock Of patriotism and the welfare of
the people. 1t selected candidates who
in their Whala lives had stood upon
this rock and been the champions of
the people. Lincoln had waged war
against the competition of slave labor
with the free labor in the West; Nc
Kinley has fought against the equal
in our own markets of
Earopean pauper labor with our own
free American labor. The wage work.
Srs Of 1850 recognized Lincoln as their
great defender, and the Wage.earners
Of 1896 recognize Mckinley as their
great protector.
Neither Lincoln nor Mckinley ever
appealed to class hatred in their cam
paigns, and there cannot be found an |
utterance from either that does not
speak for patriotism. They both knew |
The common people and had confidence
IN their patriotism. They both represent
to Americans the realization of indi-
vidual ambition guided BY patriotic
devotion to country. The faith of
10Th these men ia the people was the
greatest source of their power. They