The Forrest City times., 1902-08-01
DISCORD AMONG REPUBLICANS
some Things which Go TO show That
All L. Not Lovely ia the
Opposition Camp.

The republican brethren and their
organs are not mixing we'll these
days and are talking back at eacs
other. telling some plain truths that
hitherto it has been difficult to get
them To acknowledge. The smaller
fry have been making faces at en-.
another for some time. even those
edited 10y the pos;ma>ters getting
occasionally mixed UP in the mess,
but their insignificance was such that
hardly anyone to:k any notice of
them. But now comes that stahch
and reliable organ OF republicanism,
the Chicago Inter Ocean. and bella
bors Grosyenor. of Ohio. for his
speech at the Ohio republican con-
yention. when he said-but what is
the use in quoting Grosvenor, he
would say anything. But what the
Inter Ocean says. however, il Of con-
sequence. for after falling foul of
Grosvenor for saying what we will
do" it declares that the we" in this
case means David b. Henderson. John
DalZeil and the delectable Grosvenor
himself, the majority of the house
committee ON rules. who constitute
the house machine and dictate legis-
lation as long as their fellow-mem-
bers and the people do not revolt
against their domination.
But this l. only the beginning Of
the skinning the triumvirate will get
at the hands of the Inter Ocean ed
= l. -
gave Porto Rico free trade and pro-
duced the splendid results that the
boastful Girosvenor speaks of, and
then his republican organ inquiries;
Was il the Henderson-Grosven
Dalzell triumvirate? And the an
swer is: Certainly not. Its aims
were free rum and taxed bread. Only
by moral revolt of the people
against this programme We're free
trade and measure OF prosperity Sc
cured to Porto Rico"
But this is not all the sad tale Of
pickering between the brethren, for
that independent republican newspa-
per. the Washington Post, seems 70
enjoy the telling about it, and COM
ments as follows:
lis not all this cruel, coming from
a loyal republican newspaper? Still,
it does not satisfy our Chicago con-
temporary. Being in mood for adj
ministering family discipline. and be-
liesing in doing that kind of work
thoroughly we'll if il must do it at
all, the Inter Ocean comes down from
the Porto Rico episode Of the fifty
sixth to the first Philippine bin Of
the Fifty-seventh congress. which
was passed by the house last Deem
Der and sent To the senate Christ
mas gift for the Filipinos. rs to
that the Inter Ocean inquiries:
How did this triumvirate plan 10
treat the Philippines? . And the re-
ply Is: Worse than when they We're
Spanish territory. 1t aimed to erect
higher tariff barrier against the
Philippines than when they were
alien soil. But again the people re-
volted. and through the senate OBJ
tanned % per cent. tariff conces-
sion"
There is not democratic paper
in the United States that could have
put this in stronger shape. And here
is more plain talk from the same
source:
soft words" runs the homely say
ing, "butter no parsnips.' The peo-
pie refused to be deceived by the men
who sought to make Porto Rico for
eign soil. They never can be satisfied
with more promises about what i 10
| he done some time or other in the
Philippines.
What the people demand in ols
new possessions is not fair phrases
but just deeds. Mr. Grosvenor will
do we'll to bear this fact in mind, and
when he returns to Washington To
square his acts with his speech
1t is really refreshing to find 81
much independence in paper that
/ has long been regarded as one Of the
most truly loyal organs of the repub-
liean party. Besides the exhibition
t makes of serious family discord. II
is far more valuable as showing the
trend toward independence in jour
nalism.