The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-06-11
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The Ez-Postmasser-GeRerzI Speaks
a Timely WOrss 10 his Party.

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q Tlniely WoEs 10 his Party.
That was a very notable speech
which John WsnemakeF, the postmas-
ter-general in President Harrison's adj
ministration. made IN Philadelphia re-
Gently.
Mr., WanamakeF, ia his speech, spoke
as business man, not as a politician,
and he tells the party in power at Wash
ington and the republican politicians
and spell-binders throughout the conn
try some pertinent and pungent truths.
He reminds them that their promised
prosperity has not materialized, and
that "a patient and heart-tried people,
our own suffering, mUch-promised Peo-
pie, who, betrayed and disheaTtened,
no longer have faith in their party,
viii turn TO any leadsrships that offer
promise Of better times, believing that
worse times can never come than those
now existing" The speech was delT-
cred at a dinner of the Business Mems
Republican league" Mr.. Wanamaker
said in part;
''The country is not prosperous. Since
the outset Of the last presidential cam
paign the party, press and political lead
eTs generally fixed the November election
of 1896 as the date Of the beginning Of good
times. A full half year has expired since
the will of the republican party was de-
claTed. Thus far but one Of the impor'
tant issues Of the campaign is nearing set
tlemeHt, and hardly any noticeable i'm
| pTovement OF the wretched times is mani
fest. The tide will soon set in strongly
| against the republican party unless the
depression of business is altered. Idle
ness and want breed a bitter discomfort
which will never be overcome until there
/ are ample emplOyments.
THE foes America has to fear are not
| the sullsn, savage Turks nor the insurFec-
| tionists Of Cuba, nor the territory-gr asping
! British, but they are our own patient and
heart-tried people, our own suffering,
much-pTomised people, who, betrayed and
| disheaFtened, no longer have faith In their
party, and will turn to any leaderships
| that offer promise Of better times, believing
/ that worse times can never come than
those now existing.
1T is a terrible thing to observe public
| sentiment adrift and unexplained, and the
| people sweeping away from their affections
| for the old party, The young men are
| growing up Indifferent to republican prin-
! ciples, with no respect for parties Of broken
/ platforms, who use national and state pat
| Tonage in payment OF election contracts.
The political religion of the nation is fall
! ing lower and lower under insults to In
! telligence, violation of law, reckless daring
| of the INSCRIPTIONS bosses.
There are immeasurable depths of mis-
! fortune for this nation and state If the
| continued use Of corporation and public
moneys and the dispensation Of federal
! and state patronage continues to be con-
| trolled In the interests of oficeholders to
! hold Office for themselves aSd to benefit
those who desire government contracts OF
maintain particular protectiORs through
the money given by which elections are de-
cided.
! There will most assuredly come a dag
when there viii be a mighty revolt and re-
! sistance resulting in a revolution that
! will give birth TO q new political party
Laws continually despised and disregard.
I ed, legislation conceived for Matchmaking
| purposes, speculation by public officials Ii
trust and other stocks, while tariffs and
| other financial bills are pending, must
surely and irrevocably ALLEVIATE the people
from their party and awaken a dlsposi
ton and determination to substitute almost
any wild and untried leadership with the
hope OF possible relief"
Mr.. Wanamaker's warning, comments
the Illinois State Register.-is evidently
sincere and It certainly is timely. The
republican party has failed utterly t
fulfill the promises it made the peopl,
last year. More than six months have
elapsed since the election Of Mckinley
and the confidence" which was to br
Immediately restored" and the pros
perity which was to follow as a cOnse
quence of restored confidence" art
not yet in sight. The failure of the re
publicans to make an effort to bring
about favorable conditions forms {
pitiable and discouraging spectacle ant
fully justifes the late republican post
master-general in lifting his voice ii
warning to his party.