The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-09-11
[For the Democrat-Star,
McklNLEY'S MISTAKE.

Mr.. Mckinley, in his letter Of ac-
ceptance and in his speech Of August
10Th at Canton, Ohio, has brought his
Old protection views to the front.
This is a fatal mistake. He knows,
and his party leaders know that the
only hope Of his election is in his car
rying New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Illinois. Indiana and the South
crn States OF Maryland and Kentucky.
1t will take these States to Offset the
loss Of Republican States west of the
Mississippi river: You must know
that your only hope OF success lies in
your ability to carry the States named,
every one Of which was Democratic in
1892. Yet you are constantly saying
things that will drive them away from
you. In your Canton speech you
made statements that will render 1t
difficult for boiling Democrats to sup
port you. The votes that you must
have In order to secure your election
are Democrats who are still opposed
to excessive taxation. These voters
were at one time Inclined to give YOU
their support. This was not because
they loved you or your party, it was
because they had failed to control the
Chicago con vention, and their de-
termination to rule or ruin had led
hemout6de al the Democratic party.
With protEtlon Left out they would
have united with the Republican
party, rhnti when you bring the old
curse Of protecting plutocracy at the
expense q the laboring class, these
people commence to look for a party
that is more companionable, and a
convention was called to meet at In.
dianapolis on the End instant. When
these financial statesmen met they
had to give something to the cause.
So each delegate gave a part of him
self-one contributed envy, another
malice, another hatred, another false
hood-and so on until a vast vessel
was filled With slime. Then the YES.
sci was covered up and set aside to
consolidate. When the cover was re-
moved it was found that in crystaliz.
ing 1t had formed a new party, candi.
dates and platform, all ready for bust
ness. Although it is in its infancy,
the party has superanuated standard
bearers that will try to keep IL on its
feet. Thcfe are some people that be-
lieve that the convention turned loose
another GYascutus to rile up the emo
tional natures Of a people oppressed
with debt and smothcred with mort.
cages to such an extent as to drive
men to homicide and depopulate
counties. When this new party starts
southwardthcrc threatens to be trou.
BILE. People who have kept up their
courage in the face of Lieutenant
Totten's mathematical demonstra-
lions from the prophecies Of Daniel,
that we are just passing half past II
and are on the edge OF low u, will
throw up the sponge. And yet there
are light-minded persons who will
say in the face of all this that there
is something wrong. They will toss
their heads and say this Is the old
Gyascutus game. The Gyascutus, 1t
will be remembered, was the wild,
fierce, f%erocious, untamable, blood
thirsty animal that Barnum adver-
tlsed to show a great many years ago
in the wild and woolly West. At the
hour OF opening the show, when the
house was full and all the cash paid
in, there came from behind the cur
o hard, piercing shrek, with
clanking OF chains and tumbling of
heavy furniture, in the midst of
which Barnum rushed to the front cry.
Ing: For Hod's sake save yourselves
who can, the Gyascutus Is loosev'
The audience tumbled wei itself tol
get away, and so did Barnum. We
hate to say so, but it istruc; everybody
In the South is scared to death, and
they would like to know is, how
many G~yasCutuses will be turned
loose In thisacampaign. Any informa.
lion on this subject will 60 far to-
wards relieving a quaking world.
l OMEGA A.
Orange Grove, Miss, Sept. 6, 1896. |