Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-25
What RepublicaniSm Re-
presents and Sanctions.


and the election day is ready to dawn it
is wise that every thoughtful citizen
determines what the two parties stand
for and what they represent. In an
we outlined what the Democracy was
opposed to, and why it opposed che
Tariff and the Trusts. The conclusion
was that the Democratic party stands
for the interests of the whole people
rather than for the interests of favor
ed few. In this article we want to
analyze the Republican position and
see what il is.
The Republican party is the party
which legislates. not openly it is true.
but in effect, in the interests of the few
against the many. 1t stands for pro.
tective tariff. tariff which is avowedly
against the interests of the consumer;
tariff which holds prices up above
what they would be under different con-
ditions: IA tariff which creates the Trusts
that oppress the poor, and through
which they do oppress the common
people; tariff that robs Peter to pay
Paul; a tariff framed for the express pur-
pose of keeping ont competition, and
which thereby makes it an easy matter
to get a monopoly on any article; tariff,
which, in all its branches and bearings,
is against the common people.
The Republican party is the party of
the Trusts. Nearly every Trust in the
country has been a contributor to Re-
publican campaign fund. The Trusts
have controlled Republican legislation.
They have furnished the corruption
fund that has given the Republican
party the lease on life that they have EN-
joyed. In return they have had friend
at court in the Republican party. They
have bought schedules into the present
infamous and notorious Trust-shelter
ing Dingley tariff. They have dictated
legislation all along, legislation which
has been inimical to the general good.
The Republican party. while the pro-
fcssed friend of labor, is its worst enemy
1t created u tariff which makes Trusts 10
oppress labor. 1t made tariff which
increases the cost of living 30 per cent
while it gives no corresponding increase
out the labor organizations of the coun-
try at one stroke if it did not fear the
result. 1t would defend the right of
capital to combine at any and all times,
and yet would leave labor helpless and
without the right to unite for its own
protection. Its leaders actually voted
against an amendment to the anti trust
bill of 1900 which provided that moth
ing in the bill should be construed as
preventing labor from organizing for its
own protection. Professedly the friend
of labor it will always be found OH the
other side, proverbial snake in the
grass.
The Republican party stands for ex-
travagance in the affairs of the govern.
ment. Each Congress it elects eclipses
all previous records for the reckless ex-
penditure of money.
The Republican party stands by the
Trusts which violate the laws of the
land 365 days out of every year and de.
nounces the laborer who strikes for the
right to live decently and to draw a
salary that will enable him to do so.
The Republican party represents
everything that is in the interests of the
plutocrats of this country; and in fact
its leaders are the plutocrats of the
country.
These are the facts. Remembering
them let the voters choose what they
think is the good part in the approach
ing election and Democracy will abide
by the result.