The herald., 1896-02-26
SEES pRospHRsrYIN THE furuRs
George v. Wells Believes In an Era Of A
vancement and High Wages

George v. Wells Believes In an Bra Of A.
vaneement and High Wages
In calmly considering the action Of 'the
Republican party of Cook county in con.
vention assembled" on Saturday last, nc
reasonable man can doubt that we shall
have an immediate Inauguration of m era
of prosperity and high wages, with all the
protection that Christian men and women
ought to ask. Can anything be found in
the whole record of English literature more
clear and definite in statement and more
soul-stirring in sentiment than the declara-
tons in the platforms unanimously adopt
ed on this momentous occasion?
"The prospect of q certain Republican
victory, which will restore the leadership
and control of the Republican party in ma.
tional affairs, thus insuring prosperity and
protection alike to the laborers, the mechan-
les, the farmers, the merchants and the
manufacturers of America"
Nothing could be palmer than this. 1t is
not the certain Republican victory" but
"the prospect" that is TO bring about the
ALTERATION of prosperity and protection. -
The careful reader will note the careful
construction of the ALTERATION and not
draw the conclusion that the prosperity il
a consequence of the protection. They
both 60 together-one and inseparable.
The unthinking voter may 60 to the polls
with the idea that protection brings pros
perity, but that is his own fault. The
maker of the Cook county platform did
not mean to commit the party to any such
proposition. Between now and election
some element might intervene to separate
prosperity from protection and place the
Republican party in a false position.
Prosperity might get the lead in the race
and distance protection: certain kepuoii-
can victory may become uncertain; hum
dred contingencies may arise in the future,
but none can dispute the truth or the
proposition that the "certain prospect OF
Republican victory insures prosperity and
protection"
1t is true that this idea may seem little
inconsistent with later proposition in tho
platform that deplores 1.-THE present condi-
ton of poverty, distress and despair caused
by the destructive doctrines and the fright
ened, indecisive legislation and lack OF leg
islation of the Democratic party, but this
inconsistency is only seeming.
The idea is plain. Destructive docIriues
have brought poverty. The prospect OF
certain Republican victory insurss prosper
ity and protection. If the voter will only
keep this in mind he will have no trouble
in believing that "a speedy return to he-
publican leadership is a national necess-
ity." II he will only keep these simple
propositions in mind he will easily see that
labor and bountiful harvests and unsur-
passed mineral resources and all the ele'
ments of prosperity and contenment lying
in its lap, unused because of Democratic
imbecility, and he will also see that the
prosperity of certain Republican victory
insures prosperity and protection, and 60
to bed content, even If he is hungry:
= If the voter will only keep in mind the
connection between the prospect OF certain
Republican victory and prosperity and
protection, he will see how Republican sue
cess will cure the paralysis of Democratic
misrule. He may wonder how the party
lives with its affections of paralysis. imbe-
cility, destructive doctrines and iudecisive
legislation, but he will clearly see what is
meant by "sound and honest currency,
in which every dollar will freely circulate
upon an equal basis" He will not need
microscope to see tEaee dollars circulating
through the circumambient atmosphere.
blessing the hand of every labor'ng man
that shall be able tograb oneIas they freely
circulate.
If the intelligent voter will only keep the
prosperity and protection in his mind be
will see clearly how the prospect of Re.
publican victory is going to take all the
elements of prosperity and contentment
out OF the lap of the country and do some.
thing with them, instead of gazing idly at
the imbeciIity of the Democratic party, as
the country now seems to be doing. And
while ne is contemplating this prospect he
can also gaze with the greatest delight
upon the Republican party of Cook county
in the act of demanding of itself an hon.
est, efficient and economical administra-
ton of local affairs, and can have no
doubt that the Republican party Of Geek
county will get what it demands of itself.
After this what shall we do but gaze upon
the Republican machine with admiration
and wonder what the opponents Of pros
perity and protection will do about it,
George Y. Wells in Chicago Chronicle.