The Irish standard., 1898-11-05
EyADlNG THE REAL ISSUES.

EVADlNG THE REAL ISSUES.
In his speech at the Exposition hall,
in this city, last Tuesday night. Senator
Foraker, of Ohio, spoke of John Lind as
"a gentleman of excellent character"
who should not be elected governor of
Minnesota because every Spaniard in
Spain and out of Spain would throw up
his hat and advance the price on the
Philippines in the event OF his election.
president Mckinley" continued the
Buckeye statesman, sis not candidate
now, but it is his due that you give him
a word OF appreciation on the Sth of
November, and you can do that by elect
ing William H. Eustis your governor"
AT the opening of the campaign knuta
Nelson declared that mo Spaniards
would be elected in Minnesota this year.
and in his st. Paul speech, Candidate
Eustis said that the capitals of Europe
would form an unfavorable opinion of
Minnesota if he was not elected COVER
nor instead of John Lind. The same
publicans all over the union in this CAM
paign. They think it would be awful
if McKinley's policy in relation to Spain
should not be Endorsed by the voters OF
the country-Populists, Republicans and
Democrats alike. The following from
the Boston Republic shows the absurdity
of this Republican claptrap:
Mr. Mckinley, in his swing around the
circle, intimated to those who went to
hear him that it was their duty to elect
a Republican congress next month in or
der to strengthen the hands of the adj
ministration and to secure the fruits of
our victory over Spain. Col. Roosevelt,
who is conducting wild west show
through New York state, informs the
voters of that state that his defeat on
Nov. 8, would be rebuke to the ma
tional administration. He asks support
for the candidates because we stand at
of the American flag and for securing
to the flag the fruits of the victories
that were won under it last summer"
And every candidate for congress on
tile Republican ticket throughout the
land pipes his lay in concert with the
leader of the band and screams loudly in
behalf Of American honor and for the
safeguarding of the fruits of the war;
The people of New York are asked to
forget all about the canal frauds, the
Raines law, the force bill and the APP
pointment of Lou Payn to be insurance
commissioner, and to turn their thoughts
wholly to national questions which can
not possibly be affected no matter who is
elected governor of New York.
Two years ago the Republican leaders
asked the American people to preserve
the national honor by electing Mr. Nc
Kinley as president. Mark Hanna.
Bourke Cochran, Plat and Quay told the
country that if Mckinley should be elect
ed the currency would be reformed,
wages would increase, employment would
be given to those out Of work, and gen
orally speaking, an era of prosperity
would be sure to dawn upon the nation.
But the currency question has not been
touched, labor is not we'll employed,
strikes are common all over the land and
in general the country is not prosperous.
Instead of proceeding to adjust our
financial affairs and interests the party
of Hanna and Mckinley, of Platt and
Quay, of Black and Payn and Roosevelt
passed a prohibitory tariff bill, which
has not increased the revenue, but which
monopolies and syndicates. The poor
man, must, in consequence, pay more
than he did before for his food and
clothing and for all the necessaries Of
life, while his opportunities for profit
able employment have not been increas-
ed In other words, he makes no mole
money than he did two years ago and 1t
costs him more to live. The Repub-
licans are engaged in the same old trick.
They want to push into the background
the corruption and ineficiency Of the
war department and cover up the scan
dals and failures under the cry for
great national policy of expansion and
for the glory of the flag. But the people
Of the United States are not likely to be
caught with such specious issues. The
fruits of the war are secure. 1t now
behooves the people to clean out the
thieves and incompetents who came close
to making it a failure.
LARS NJ. RAND INDICATED.