The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-28
MORE POWER TO THE PITCHFORK

Senator Tillman is rendering the coun-
try a service in showing up in the Sen.
ate the inconsistencies and the selfshness
OF the Republican party, and its I'M
scrupulousness in employing the taxing
power for the benefit of favorites. The
Senator's comparison of the Hawaii ana
the Porto Rico tariff bills cannot fail 10
have weight in the mind Of every think
ing person. The Hawaiians are to be
turned over to the tender mercies of an
oligarchy of carpet-baggers, who will run
the government in the interest of the
sugar barons; and the sugar of these rich
landlords is to be admitted into this coun>
try free of duty. In the case of Porto
Rico where conditions are not favorable
for a few American carpet-baggers to
grab everything in sight, and where the
sugar Is produced by small farmers who
are their own landlords, tariff duty is
to be laid on the sugar. And not only
that but import duties are to be laid upon
all articles going into the island, either
from this country or any other. Thus
while the United States are to present
a big bonus to the Hawaiian sugar mill
lionares, il is proposed that they shall
erect a double barrier against the trade
of the Porto Ricans.
Thus, while the 'holier than thou" Re-
publicans are fussing about the alleged de-
nial of rights" to the negroes in
taking away the rights of the natives or
Hawaii and Porto Rico which the
natives had enjoyed from time immemo.
rial until manifest destiny" dropped the
islands into our lap. 1t is proposed 20
make subjects, and virtually serfs of
these islanders by the way of extending
to them the blessings of our advanced
civilization.
1t is one of the most curious things about
this government how the Republican party
commits all sorts of outrageous acts. and
laughs in the face of the people when
called to account. "Well, what are YOU
going to do about it?' is the common at
titude OF that party when it is caught in
mean trick. which is frequent. In the
assembly of New York not long ago. af-
ter a certain bill had been passed and
sent up to be signed by the presiding Of
fcers 1t was discovered that an entirely
different bill had been substituted for rati-
fcation in the place of the one passed.
on another occasion, in the Senate of the
United States, a senator who is leader
of the Republicans and whose name has
been mentioned for the vice presidency.
surreptitiously inserted a paragraph into
a bill that was pending and when called
upon to explain. said he did not think it
was good policy to "let the other fellows
know everything you were doing" Tho
newspaper made some mention of these
matters at the time Of their occurrence.
but nothing ever came of It, promf-
nent Northern lawyer during a visit 10
this city some time ago remarked upon
how successful the Republican party was
in foohng the people. pretending to be the
most respectable and honest party IN the
country, the repository OF great moral
ideas and the only genuine patriotism;
whereas the plain truth was that the Re
publican party never secured power any
where without legisating against the in
terests Of the people and in favor OF Re-
publican bosses and those persons ana
corpora tions that make large contribu-
lions to the pary's campaign funds
The Republican leaders who usually
shout loudest against the wickedness or
Tommany He'll and the total depravity
| Of Southern Democrats who object to ne
gro rule, are often the very men who
profit by the great legalized thefts through
which the Republican party has kept