Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09
ruE SAME OLD GAME.

.erhc devil was sick; the devil nonk
j would be;
Tho devil was we'll; the devil monk
| was he.
notwithstanding their bcld front ana
their declarations OF confidence, Tor
several weeks prior to the elections OF
,ost TUESDAY the Republican managers
were thoroughly scared up and rat.
tied. This was made manifest IN many
wavs. They caught at every straw that
| gave the slightest hope Of helping to save
the party from the rising tide Of tariff re-
vision sentiment, which threatened to
overwhelm it. It is in evidence that IN
New York they spent moro than three
times the amount OF money they had ex-
pected to spend. They bled the trusts
freely, and poured the wherewithal into
the country districts. In sections IN
which conditions were such as would rem
der that policy potential they made tbs
welkin ring with the cry of prosperity.
and the unwisdom Of disturbing the exist
ing order. The party leaders and speak
ers were protectionists from away back
and hysterical opponents Of the doctrine
that there was no relation between the
tariff and the trusts. All the bless
ings' we were enjoying they credited to
the former. In those parts of the coun-
try, however, where the party revolt
against Dingleyism was formidable and
menacing the hoary fraud of reform with
in the party was trotted out, put under
whip and spur, and kept racing around
the political arena, with the effect of
throwing dust in the eyes Of thousands Oh
Republicans, who but for being so blind
ed would have voted with the Democrats.
The settlement of the coal strike was
also worked for all it was worth Apart
from the general use that was made all
adjustment had been brought about under
a. Republican administration, the coal
question was turned to special account IN
the eastern cities, notably New York,
Through the syndicates and others assn
rance was given that owing to the inf1u-
ence of Republication coal would soon
be supplied at a reasonable price. and
the terrible suffering that threatened the
poor would be averted.
But what has become Of the promises
both as regards coal and tariff revision?
A day or two ago a leading Republican
paper announced that Immediately after
the election retail coal dealers In that
city were notified by the sales agents Of
the anthracite roads that there would be
a scarcity of anthracite during the entire
winter, although before election the
dealers were given TO understand that
soon coal would be reaching New York
in sufficient quantities to supply all needs.
And right on the heel of that we have
New York dispatches stating that the
price Of anthracite is steadily mounting
there. What does this mean? Why. OBJ
viously that while the coal sbarons and
trusts may have resented the Presidents
lican managers in the matter of manipu-
lating the coal issue for the benefit Of
the Republican party.
And as for tariff revision within the
party the fake having served the pur-
pose for which it was trotted out, it has
been incontinently kicked back into the
paddock of fraudulent hacks. Advices
from Washington are to the effect that
the Republican leaders pooh pooh the idea
of touching the tariff, and consequently
Of making any serious attempt to abate
the trust evil. Before the election the
attitude of the Republican leaders was
one of pleading with the people. Now in
view of the sentiment against robber pro
lection, which developed during the cam
paign, and found strong and wide
spread expression at the polls on Tues
day, those same leaders are in the attitude
of defying the people. 1t is the old game
Of ante-election promises given in distress
and post-election disregard Of those prom
ises and contempt Of the wishes and the
interests Of the masses, upon the achieve
ment of success.
But taking the condition of the public
mind Of the country it is game the
Democrats have it in their power to see
has been played for the last time. If our
leaders are wise they will never lose an
opportunity to expose it, and thus bring
the people to a realization that they have
been trified with and betrayed touching
the most vital economic issue to them
that has ever been before the country
the issue of relief from the blooasucking
cperati tons of those twin vampires, the
present tariff and the trusts
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Roosevelt and Shaw buttons. labelled
president and Vice-Pres1dent in 1904, !"
are being scattered through Iowa. There
is nothing like being in time. It is the