The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-24
REpuBLlcANs DISAGREE.
All II Net lovely Is the
Opposition Gasp.

Tine republican brethren and their
organs are not mixing well these
days and are talking back at each
other, telling some plain truths that
hitherto It has been difficult 60 get
them TO acknowledge. The smaller
fry have been making faces az one
another for some time, even those
edited by the postmasterB getting
occasionally mixed up In tie mess,
but their insiguihcance was such that
hardly anyone took amy notice Of
them. but now comes that sianch
and reliable organ Of republicanism.
the Chicago Inter Ocean. and bella
burE Grusycnor, Of Ohio, for his
speech at the Ohio republican con-
ycntion, when Ne said but what Ia
the usc in quoting Grnsycn0r, no
would say anything, liut what the
Inter Ocean says, however, IA Of con
sequence, for after falling foul OF
Grosyenor for saying what we will
do" II declares that the Eve" In this
ease means David u. Henderson, John
Dnizc.l ana the delcCtablc GroAyenor
himself, the majority Of the house
committee on rules, who constitute
the house machine aud dictate legis-
lation as long as their fellow-mem-
hers and the people do not revolt
against their domination
But this Is only the beginning o!
the skinning the triumylrute will get
Of the hands Of the Inter Ocean ed
iton for he wants to know what
gave Porto Rico free trade and pro-
duccd the splendid results that tho
bonstful Grnsyeuur speaks Of, and
then this republican organ inquircsi
Was u the Observation-Disclosures
Dalzell trium,iratc?' And the an
swer h: Certainly not. It's aims
were free rum and taxed bread. Only
by moral revolt ~ The people
against this programme were free
trade and a measure ~ prosperity So
cured 90 Porto Riro."
Hut this ~ not all the sad tale Of
pickering between the brethren, for
that independent republican nowspa-
per, the Washington Post. seems To
enjoy the telling about II, aud com
ments ~ follows;
sls not all ihis cruel. coming from
a loyal republican newspaper? stil.
it docs not satisfy our Chicago CON
temporary R"inR IN a mood for adj
ministcring family discipline. and be-
licving In doing that Kind Of work
thor~ughly well " Il must de- II at
all, the Inter Ocean comes down from
the Porto Rico episode ~ the nifty
sixth 20 tho first Phllippin. bill Of
the Fifty-scvcnth congress-, which
was passed by thr house last Deccm-
Der and sent to the senate Christ
mas gift for the Filipinos. As to
that the Inter Ocean inquiries;
How did this triumvirate plan 20
treat the Philippines And tho re-
ply Is; Worse than when they were
Spanish territory. II aimed To- erect
a higher tariH barrier against the
Philippines than when they were
alien soil But again the people re-
yolted. and through the senate OBJ
tanned rs per cent. tariff conces.
sion"
There il not democratic paper
IN the United States that could have
put this in stronger shape. And here
30 more plain talk from the same
source:
soft words" runs the homely say
ing. butter no parsnipz." The pco-
pie refused Ia be deceived by the men
who sought to make Porto Rico for
eign soil. They never can he satisfied
with more promises about what Is To
be done some time or other Ia the
Philippines.
what the people demand In our
new possessions IL not fair phrases,
but Just deeds. Mr. Grusyenor will
do well 20 bear this fact In mind and
when he returns to Washington to
square his acts with his speech"
II is really refreshing 10 find so
much Independence In a paper that
has long been regarded AZ one of the
most truly loyal organs Of the Fspub-
licnn party. Besides the exhibition
IL makes az serious family discord, II
Is far more valuable as showing the
trend toward independence In jour
uulistn.