The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-17
VETERAN REPUBLICAN,
Describes the oIaelsl Period Through
Which the Grand Old Party
Ia paaeip0

IL Passing.
. Following Is from Chicago, Ill.,, from
a veteran Republican. IL was written
before tbs senate passed the Porto Rico
tariff;
DKAR BoYs;-At the present time no
body can tell who ia G ok or walter. No
man can predict where the present polit
lchl storm viii drop him before the at.
mosphere settles down again. Even
the man who for an age never exper.
fenced an uncertainty In regard 10 his
political faith, today asks himself
what, Is IL p0sible2 win the great Re.
publican party fall 10 pieces3 Have |
! been wrong Tor NJ many years2 will |
not, and cannot excuse myself aa being
il'advised when | chose 10 be Re. |
publican ~ the year 1862. Since then !
trolted along through thick aud thin and
" dih vote Tor something or a candidate
not exactly agreeable To my taste did
not eNcnse myself like the congressman
from Indiana, Who vo,ed for the Purtu
hlco revenue bill, because II was the
Nlsh OF the president that the bill should
pass.
bnt three months Rgo the same presi.
dent sald In his message that irue trade
should be established with the island Of
rorlo Rico, because The Stars and
stripes are iying 10 the wind over our
new territory. Hut now he SAYS lao wns
llIauVlsed when he proposed free trade ,
'ur ihe people which NJ hopclessy ac.
v'Pcd INC Euketalnly of the United
states We must collect revenue OF
~ PER cent On everything they ship from
'hr lslahd OF Porto Rico 10 the Cnit-d Y
A A.. /.
~ whole people standing with their
mouths wide open, wondering how n
president OF the United States can yo y
bhrA ON proposition which was hist c
anu right, and the whole nation had nc. 4
'rplrd u as such. Ne believe ia. prrs. =,
dent acted under hls own honest con.
iIc'ion when he suggested Tree trnd. Il
OF iorin Rico, aud was ill.advised 10 u
70 back on ~ fair aud non.
iiar propo'ition, and il thereby
o'hh'illihg tie supreme blunder ul bi, N
lrNt term bvoau-e hu seeks the nom. :,
hallnh Tor a Second term, that Inlitical "
Sthlhlvr iianncs' OF tho Republican "
AIRY adNlscs him, that ffee tia,le for O.
"ilo hico would do some harm TO the le
usar ana tubarco trust aud this would u
'ut svcond term Tor Mrkmly la a
onbinl altltuie. 80 the great blum
err OF president dtd not 40 h. nm th,
vhtst lwuple Ot tho United States
moved uivir disgust In the most earnest
continuation AGAINST the kouse of REQ.
rten'atiyes where tho bill Mas pas.sd I
l'e president made u n test rHse ul lny.
'ly towards his administration. Tho
ili Was Iass,d in the hutisn byn small
'"lonly bat IL could not be pas.,i 8
gam next day, lsvause the s,erini
'oNs oi condemnation fell 10 quick anal
i,h socl iorov that confusion ptrysihJ
Washington Tor several days.
ihu lew Republicans Nho votel
'alnst the bill were considered hera.s.
~ lhvfc u one nian Nho ktl, pr,,nd al eXi
a work aud that man Il the adviser mi
g president, the "Schin,lrr unnn..1
the gryut old party. Nov AN h,sulte,l fsl
,'Vl' u Na''ing 10 see Il the Uniied g,I
..'es senSte viii pass the bill, aud II
y esua', ivln.rs lo l'ass the iniQuilous E..
oa.ute, Mf' Mckinley ought not to h,,
: 'S'''Na"v ,.'. l the TIL passes in
o senate Me. Mckinley can not be re-.
'NN in slh,v at the sugur trust and
",mal' friends oi the luhac,,o trust
~ h,pah'lcah party Is nov passing
'"ush We ico lvrlol aud when the ire
: uvilrd, the huukicrs Niu l, ,oI
"a snd 10 large thai they can not \,
lPeu or Naik'd over Ii is A oolJ
'n' 'vf 'hv oncc glorious party. and
GU eoiies OF the patriots Nho heln,b
'vale thv how uld complex, nhas, IA
v step @lth set of leaders Who tule
'"ohhy 10y elcclionevring tricks. and
u ,la,esnlanship.
A. :. HorER. Sen