Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-18
wANAMAKER's WARNING.
The Ex-Postmnster-Gene Speaks
Timely Word to His Party.

The Ex-Postmaster-Gene Speaks
Timely Word to His Party.
That was very notable speech
which John Wanamaker, the postmas-
ter-general in President Harrison's adj
ministration, made in Philadelphia re-
Gently.
Mr.. Wanamaker, In his speech, spoke
rs business man, not as u politician,
and he tells the party in power at Wash
ington and the republican politicians
and spell-binders throughout the coun-
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 disheartened.
no longer have faith in their party,
will turn to any leaderships that offer
promise of better times. believing that
| worse times can never come than those
now existing" The speech was deliy-
cred Mt II dinner of the business Mems
Republican league" Mr.. Wanamnker
said In part:
THE country is not prosperous. Since
! the outset of the last presidential cam
paign tho party. press and political lead
| ers generally fixed the November election
OF 1896 as the date OF the beginning of good
times. full half year has expired since
the Will OF the republican party was de-
clared. Thus far but one of the impor-
tant issues of the campaign Is nearing set
Element. and hardly any noticeable I'M
| provement of che wrctched 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 bitter discomfort
| which will never be overcome until there
| are ample employments.
THE foes America has to fear are not
the sullen, savage Turks nor the insurrec-
| tionists of Cuba. nor the territory graspng
| British, but they are our own patient and
heart-tried people. our own suffering,
much promised people. who. betrayed and
disheartened. 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 tho
| 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
ronage 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 unreasonable depths OF mis-
fortune for this nation and state II 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 omceholders to
| hold office for themselves and to benefit
those who desire government contracts or
| maintain particular projections through
the money given by which elections are de-
| cded.
There Will most assuredly come n day
when there will be mighty revolt and re-
sistance. resulting in n revolution that
VIII give birth to a new political party
Laws continually despsed and disregard
| ed. legislation conceived for Matchmaking
| purposes. speculation by public officials in
| trust and other stocks. while tariffs and
surely and irrevocably ALLEVIATE the people
from their party and awaken n disposi-
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 to
fulfill the promises it made the people
last year. More than six months have
elapsed since the election of Mckinley.
ana the confidence" which was to be
immediately restored" and the pros
perity which was to follow as a conse-
quence of restored confidence" are
not yet in sight. The failure of the re-
publicans to make an effort to bring
! about favorable conditions forms n
Pltlable and dlscouraging spectacle and
fully justifies the late republican post
master-general in lifting his voice in
warning to his party.