Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-07-29
Stick To Party Principle.
DEMOCRATS, GET INTO LINE AND
MAKE THE GREAT FIGHT OF
YOUR LIVES.
Invite All to Come and Go With Us
and the Battle Will be Won-A
Word About the Tariff Law.

Editorial Correspondence of che Led ger.
SOUTHAMPTON, LONG ISLAND, N. Y,
July 23.-There are too many polite
ians and too much politics in this
country for the country's good. The
taking politician keeps everything and
everybody agitated in order that he
may attract attention and make q
living without work. Some of the
Populist leaders are forsaking the
Democratic party because they can't
get jobs.
And now comes the Hon. Thomas
E. Watson, who filings up the sponge
for the Peoples party. 1t is being
"resolyed into its original elements
ne declares. "Those who were once
Democrats will be Democrats again
and those who were Republicans will
be Republicans again. This is dis
tressing news, particularly to Demo
Gratis, for the loquacious Watson was
himself once of that political faith.
Perhaps, however, the Peoples
party is not in articulo mortis. Watson
may nave confused its unwillingness
to let him be it's master mind, its sole
leader through the desert to the
promised land, with an indication oil
approaching collapse. He may have
erred. Perhaps it's Watson who ID
politically dead, and not the Peoples
party.
But if he is right there are consolins
facts in the case. The weekly effusioni
of "Tom" Watson, a country editor
without a party, will perhaps be lesl
frequently quoted to demonstrate that
the ''revolt of the Populists" is break
ing down the Democratic party. Ant
perhaps without a Peoples party il
the South to fuse with, the Republican
will find themselves again withou
representation from south of Mason
and Dixon's line.
Mr.. Watson accompanies his descen
into his political tomb with a prodig
ious blast against fusion. But 1t l
only the fusion In behalf of Mr. Bryan
whom he now boasts of having de
feated-that he condemns.
The Democratic party should sticl
to it's principles and invite all to"com'
and 60 with u.s." There isno use trying
to fix a platform to suit all the Popu
lists. This can never be done becaus'
they do not agree among themselves
There are enough Democrats in thi
country to elect a President if they
will all line up and stand together
The new tariff bill gives the Demo
cratic party a grand chance for vic
tory.
Neither in Congress nor in any por
ton of the country is the tariff bill &C
copied as even a temporary setele.
ment of the question. The manufact
urers in many lines agree with TIT
ax-burdened consumers in declaring
that most of the schedules are too
monstrous to stand without causing
constant agitation and inviting assault
This is the worst thing about thu
bill. 1t will be the fourth tariff since
1890. No wnnde hat industry canno
prosper under such constant interior.
ence with its conditions-such con
tinued uncertainty SIS to the cost o.
production and the selling price. An(
now, when there was an opportunit,
to have made a reasonable tariff tina,
would yield sufficient revenue for the
Government and afford all needfu
protection to American industries ant
labor, and that would be accepted b!
the country for a long term Of years
the Republican Bourbons have mad
a worse-than- war, even worse than
Mckinley tariff.
Thirty-five years after the enact
ment of the var tariff they hav'
framed a bill that will increase tn,
average duty 20 points, or more thai
so per cent. They have burdened th'
~necesaries of life and the essentials o
manufacturers with such taxes az NJ
civilized nation ever before imposed
No party would have dared to pro
pose another tariff revision next yeal
or in 1900 had this Congress passed
reasonable bill. The people woult
have drowned out such a call In
thunderous demand for rest. But sucl
a call will be inevitable in view of tn,
adoption of a measure which two Sen
ators of Republican and Projections
Observation-Disclosures and Pettigrew-
declare to be the worst ever passed Oh
proposed. There can be no perma.
nent settlement Oh the basis Of mo.
nopoly and robbery. Some questions
can never be settled till they are set.
tied right.
The people will be heard from al
the proper time, and il the Democratic
leaders are what they should be the
victory will be our In 1898 and 1900.
Our leaders must be unselfish, wise,
honest, patriotic and conservative.
We have plenty of such men in the
Democratic party and we trust they
will be found In the lead. The people
will follow. Both parties, all parties,
are cursed with paid heelers, polite
ians who are out for the stuff, men
who want jobs for themselves, men
who are naught for party unless 1t
feeds them. No party or NO people
can gain permanent srlccess with such
leaders. There should be more honest
patriotism and less paid partisanship
in this grand and glorious country.
My friend, L. P. Crigler, ills writ
ing the LEDGER some clever letters
about the mountains and / should
keep you posted about the doings by
the sea. Narragansett is as popular
with summer people here as the
Garden Of the Gods is in Colorado.
Edgar Saltus announced last sum
mer that girls who stopped at Nara
gansett that season would stop at
nothing next season.
This prophecy has been realized at
the very opening of the summer, for q
more progressively lovely set Of
young women never taronged q sum-
mer city than now overrun Nara
gansett with their wheels and their
ways.
Narragansett lie famous for two
things-its pretty girls and Its bath
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