The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-06-27
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET AND
PLATFORM.

three Gays session completed III
labors on Thursday of last week,
with less enthusiasm than was ever
known before at a convention of it,
kind. Hanna's s'barl" had fixed &
majority of the delegates months
before, and all there was to do, wa,
Ito meet and GO through the cut and
dryed process of naming its man,
which was done to the Queens taste
The States says:
The ST. Louis Convention has com.
pleted its labors and the result is be-
fore the country. II has been evident
for weeks past that Mckinley would
be given the first place on the ticket,
while no great importance was attach.
ed to the question as to who would be
his running mate. Tho fact is, the
ce-presidcncy has come to he regard.
ell as a very insignificant office which
ono man can fill about as well as an
othor--its prospective importance hing
ing upon the life or death of the
President.
| Mckinley has never been regarded
as all able or brilliant man, aud he
owes his national reputation to the ac-
cidcnt that tariff measure goes by
his name. But it is a. noticeable fact
that his party dare not now advocate
q rcenactment of that law with all it,
eDormities.
BY skilful political management his
trainer for the race has so contrived
by keeping him completely blauketed,
that his financial points have not been
made visible TO tho public eye. LII
short, for the first time ia the history
Of this government a man has been
nominated for the presidency whose
views on the most vital Issue before
the people have been absolutely Rept
in tho background-who has played,
and successfully, the role of straddler.
Finally, though placed on gold plat
form, his speeches IN Congress have
indicated decided leaning to the
white metal. And If MIR. Hanna could
have had his way without danger of
losing The Northeastern States whence
the great bulk of the Doodle is expect
ed to come, the platform, like the
candidate, would have been construct
ed Oh straddling principles.
| When Analysed it viii be found that
there is strain of insincerity aud
high-sounding clap-trap running
through the entire platform. 1t bra
zenly arraigns the Democratic admin
istration for the depleted condition of
the national treasury when the fact is
patent to ell the world that the Re-
publican Congress and administration
which earned tho title of "the Billion
Dollar Congress-" left as legacy to Its
successor a treasury Us bare as OLD
Mother lIubbard's cupboard.
Promises are made galore aud in
spread eagle style of what will be
done to restore the merchant marine
of the country. and to make the flag
and the title of american Citizen"
honored and feared throughout the
| civilized world. Aud yet the history
Of the party during the long years of
its control of the government shows
that il destroyed the one and brought
into contempt, by land and sea, the
other. Ghtteriug gcneraliiies are in
dulged in reference 10 the Monroe
doctrine, the Cuban revolution aud the
Armenian atrocities, but they are as
sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.
The document parties largely of the
protection of home industries, of the
farmer, of The laboriDg man, etc, all
of which when boiled down simply
means the protection of the manufac-
turing barons at the expense Of toiIers
of the land. In evidence of this, il is
notorious that uudcr the Mckinley
tariff there were more strikes. more
lock-outs, more tramps than the coun-
try had ever known before.
A sop 10 Cerberus is thrown to the
sugar interests in the way ola promise
Of largely increased tariff on that
commodity, which was done 10 hold
the Western States where the sugar.
beet is grown 10 considerable extent,
and to endeayor TO capture Louisiana.
The Republican party has always been
opposed 10 tariff on sugar-the fad
of cheap breakfast table had Origin
in the Wcst-whereaa in former years
the Democratic party has favored ii as
the ideal revenue tariff. What can
have wrought so wonderous and sud-
den change of heart among Rcpubli-
cansp The real truth is, the change is
fictitious, as, we fear, our sugar friends
will discover when the question shall
have been transferred from Republic
can platform to Republican Congress.
The civil service law is handled GIN
gerly. "We," says that plank, ''reuew
our repeated declarations that it shall
be thoroughly and positively enforced
and extended. wherever practicable"
Yes. wherever practicable" but
whenever the choice is between Re-
publican and Democrat it will be
found utterly "impracticable" to per-
init the Democrat to retain the office.
About the only sincere utterance in
the platform is that in regard to PEN
sions. There will be no equivocation
or evasion when it comes to bankrupt
ing the treasury, if necessary, by
squandering money among such q
large body Of voters as the Grand Army
OF the Republic. very many of whom
never heard the shrek of hostile shell
or even groomed an artillery horse.
As for McKinley's running mate it
need only be said that he is wealthy