Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-31
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1899.
THEY SEEK TO DESTROY.

You have heard the old adage that a
man should "praise the bridge that carries
him safely over" That is gratitude, that
is common sense. Our Democratic friends
were on the banks of raging, dangerous
stream in 1896, the stream hard times
shenting themselves hoarse about the
kind of bridge that should be used to
cross the stream successfully. The sound
money Democrats contended that the
structure should be made of gold and free
trade, while the Bryanites insisted that IL
should be built of silver, free trade and
~ the odd doctrines that were embodied
in ths Chicago platform. While the
two facS2ns of Democracy were con-
tending over their differences the Repub-
licans proceeded to bridge the stream
with Sound Money and Protection
The people adopted the Republican bridge
as a means for getting over the trouble
some waters and took up their abode in
the land of prosperity. The Democ&ts'
having failed to build their bridge, ak
used the structure of the Republicans, and
are now basking in the sunlight of prosH
peritv, side by side with their Republican,
friends,
True to party instincts, the Democracy
now wishes to undo what has been done
and enter upon its-work of destructioni4tf
a work it has always been successful mi
accomplishing, though totally incapable of
constructing. We hear the gold Demo
Gratis, represented by such papers as the,
Richmond Times, Philadelphia Record
Baltimore Sun and Others, advocating tlYa
overthrow of the Republican party BE-
cause Of its policy of Protection, tho Oh
admitting that there has never beer ich
industrial progress as has been wi essed
in this country during the past ty years
Then we hear the Bryanite ,mocracy
shouting all over the land thggfree silver
free trade and socialistic94doctrlnes are
essential to the welfare Of our country
that the Republicay policy will destroy
the country.
It will " remembered that while the
oo,3/6emocrats in 1896 endorsed the
--fiancial policy of the Republican party
they insisted that return to protective
tariff would injure our domestic and
destroy our export trade, 1t will also be
remembered that the Bryanites not only
claimed. that the Industrial policy of
the Republican party would be ruinous
to labor, but that there could be no pros
perity under the gold standard.
The Republican policy was victorious
before the people in 1896; and, notwith-
standing the predictions of evil made by
both wings of the Democratic party,
General Prosperity marched to the front,
with banners floating, and has gathered
an army that has invaded every corner OF
the land, driving out the nightmare OF
hard times, bringing happiness and plenty
where despair and want before existed.
The reckless and perverse Democracy,
that is now enjoying the full benefits Of
the existing prosperous conditions, is mo-
satisfied. Both factions are.again present
ing their absurd theories of government,
and exhorting tie people to adopt them,
They are hunting up new and ridiculous
issues, that are not real, to attract the peo'
to their standard, with the purpose of de-
stroying the bridge which has carried
them safely to the land of prosperity.