Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-13

Iransvaal government reached thu
shores of n land.--as they supposed
of liberty, they were at the State De
partment treated as outlaws, being
refused other than an unofficial recep
ton, although the fefuser then had his
own son at their capital, receiving
official recognition for the benefit OF
our citizens, soiolirners there; and the
Secretary Of State FASTENED to adver
| tise the cold shoulder he had given
the ENJOYS, in order that his London
friends might seasonably know of his
good services and the President con
soled the suppliants for their chilly
reception by showing them the fine
view from the portico of the White
House. No effort was spared to keep
the sympathetic heartbeat Of the
American people from their ear.
This Is not the Republicanism of the
heroic age of the party.
The Republican party Of 1856 adj
dressed its appeal to the conscience, to
the reason, to the judgment of the
people. The Republican party of today
is wholly intolerant. of criticism OF
discussion of partisan measures with
In its own ranks. and any dissent from
them is promptly stigmatlzed as trea-
on,-not indeed TO the nation, nor
even to the party, but to the men who
control 1t; so that all independence of
thought Is stifled and all manly ex-
preston of opinion is dragooned into a
cowed and discreet silence.
That party in any early day. and to
its everlasting honor. offered lawful
and temperate opposition to decree
of the Supreme Court. which was
wholly extra-judicial, and which, by
denying to race OF men the common
est rights of nature. caused all Chris
tendon to cry out against the barbar-
ity of its judgment.
Now 1t is q cardinal doctrine of the
organization which is to convene at
Philadelphia that the most absurd and
tyrannical deliverances of the most
untoward and irresponsible judicial ac-
cidents' shall be treated as inerrant,and
that an intelligent criticism of them
Is to be hooted down as anarchy and
contempt.
The Republican party of it's early
history was, above all things else, a
party of the people. 1t was organized
to voice the protests of the many
against the aggressions of the few.
1t found the government in the hands
of compact Organization, insignifi-
cant in numbers. and not respectable In
political methods, but who held part
Of their fellow men as slaves, and
made the rest of the people slave
catchers. It was, in more modern
language. gigantic trust of land and
labor, which undertook to monopolize
and control that product of Gods earth
of which the world was supposed to
stand most in need. and which was
therefore denominated king To the
overthrow of this soulless and con-
scienceless oligarchy the party ad-
dressed itself, and its history through
out that long struggle was God-like. AT
this day it is 1T once the benefactor
and beneticiary-no indeed of one
trust, but of many trusts, which, in
greater or less degree, monopolize
and withhold from man nearly all of
Gods gifts to him, exacting an unearn-
ed and unmefited tribute for their
enjoyment, and usurping the constitu-
tional power of taxing the people AT
the last session, of Congress it passed
n law which created a monopoly of the
clculating medium of the people, and
so put into the hands of the few the
most unconscionable weapon of op-
preston over tue industry, the fru-
gality and the thrift of the country,
which human sagacity, backed by
unscrupulouspower, could manipulate;
and for thus bartering away the rights
of the producing and earning masses,
II expects 20 be perpetuated in power.
This law ii passed early and easily.
When the last days of the session were
Aere, at time when it was known
that no legislation could pass for
want Of time for intelligent debate,
1t proposed the farce of "a constitution
al amendment which asked the states
simply to abdicate all control over
their industrial creatures and go out
Of the governing business. To this
all right of amendment
was denied, and, upon its merited de-
feat, the purpose of deceiving the
people. was. not avowed. at least
lot denied. At the same time an amend
ment to make effectual an antitrust
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