New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
GREAT POLITICAL CRISIS.
anglers or THE SECTIONAL PROPAGANDA Vt
THE BRYANITES

,,.,.,.rps or THE SECTIONAL PRoPA'ANpA VT
THE BRYANTES
IN the Editor Of The Tribune .,
"a, .-or einco 1860 when the Southern wihs vi
49,, r,orrocrotic marty split that party al lne 49,"
,,orol Convention In Charleston, purposeN
~. e,action OF Mr.. Lincoln. raised the CRY u
.,"a, president and precipitated the civil ar
mayer since that time nor before I" Ma '
nol,t,cal crisis presented itself to the peope'
That was a conspiracy against the paS,ne.' .o'
oea This Is a conspiracy primarily against '
" - daht lint H. also involves the prostra-
49, -, ,,d,strv and the reduction OF wages ~
,, oarsa misery and starvation whose anguish
I'D .xtent only God would ever fully KNOW !.
I'D nroduce a succession or strikes uhpardlieieu
In history ,u brood
put free coinage is only one OF an eVn oroo"
.,h,cb these Jacobins would force upon US
yvhan such strikes took the form Of violence TINS
new platform, written and un"ri''eh' w.
so,,eIv forbid the Executive authority OF reuerai
,,rn,nent from interfering until called on Dy 'he
state authorities. regardless az 70 whether sucn
state authorities using proper eHor's W ~
Zoo, nropertv and life and regardless as 10 ""e'"e'
such disturbances interfered with Interstate 0o,
nerce or the safe and prompt carrying Vi INC
rois Thus It would resurrect the dead issue oi
extreme State rights, which was put 10 uea'' '''
nv an untold wealth OF money and OF olood
p,,t this "a not so surprising when we realize
.hot u,bilo the old scheme OF secession only con-
te,rnlated the division of this country INTO wv
senarate and sovereign nations by a biographies,
live this new heresy would divide every part ana
marcel of II into two factions by running hhe VI
caste Z, caste based not upon blood or character pu'
,,non the low standard Of material wealth. through
ont the whole fabric OF society II seeks not only
- array the South and West against the North
IA n,as+ hut II would so arouse the passions OF
men In ali parts Of the country that IKE Is''s,r
each mans hand will be against every man anu
every mans hand against him 49,. ...o,a o,.ar
his modern batch of false prophets would eyer eyer
nrofanev masquerade in the habillments OF tne
iiusrious dead They hide their features Of na.e
mnmhIe words Of Scripture while laying plans for
niunder They raise their hands in weh.aneeete,a l
ppioms horror at those who, according, 10 'neiI
PAIN iouS Shut the gates Of mercy on mankind Yet
theirs is the spirit that would wade snro o.aiI
saughter TO Dante IN his Inferno has with
some show Of justice coEfined each u d" e'e'""'
flame. 49,, -, about eoual narts OF
,ennrance greed ambition and dishonesty. Again
we are reminded of Lncolns application 10 , Amer
i naaiIpS t'i itself that house cannot stand"
Again we are reminded OF the gloomy prophecies
anariipg this commonwealth. And we are wonder
ing IL this g but the premonitory rumblng OF
coming storm which VIII IN me he mex 70 be drs
with full force upon us ana orihs 10 pass '"e uiie
Certain il is that the propaganda OF these revou-
tonists If carried out to It's logical completion,
would soon bring down upon this Ship OF state all
the furies of the tempest. 1t would wrench from
her the filler of ordered freedom. II would dash
hor hack nnon the rocks Of "dsordered finance.
nrostrate commerce and ruined credit, from which
our fathers launched her. and 1t would overwh helm
lone Augustus or some Napoleon should throw
oVerboard the sacred cargo OF liberty and her
from annhaton by the sT f4 arW OF desSP9sm
Saratoga Springs. Sept. II. 1896.