Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-21
AN APT SIMIL e
REPUBLICAN BARGAIN COUNTER
DESCRIBED BY MAYOR REED.
The Party is Drifting Rudderless Before Ex.
pedencies' Shifting Breeze. An Organized
Paradox. New Application of One of
lincoln's Old Stories.


fore tine Nebraska democratic state con.
vention. Mayor Reed, of Kansas City,
recalled Lincoln story, which he said
that republican managers Of today must
have heard. Farmer Jones owned a
breechy mule. One day he started with
his son John to look for the mule along
the creek bottom. Jones, being saga
cious individual. gave this advice:
"John, you take the right side while
will take the left, for from what know
Of the habits of that mule he is liable to
be on both sides of the creek at the same
time"
This story APPLY fits the habits OF the
republican party Of today and Mr.. Reeds
points on this line were so striking that
they deserve wide publication. Mr..
Reed said
The republican party may once have
been an organization of fixed principles
and settled policies. Today it is a COM
passless, rudderless, chartless craft drift
ing before expediencies' shifting breeze.
The crew were statesmen who sought to
steer their course by patriotism's shining
star, while now commercial pirates man
her yards and weight her to the very
waters edge. The spectacularstic swash-
bucker now struts her decks, crashes
his teeth and waves his cleaning sword
and swears that he will sweep freebooters
from the Goa mercial seas; the while he
l 70 s,,o s,vt,k | 10,
crew would mutlny and welcome them
as friends. What wonder then that the
old republican party has become an or
gained paradox; a collection of con-
traries; an intermingling OF opposites
confederation Of impossibles sort OF
intellectual bargain counter where every
opinion, creed, profession, policy or prom.
Use is gladly snapped for votes. (You
will observe began my smile as YES
sci and ended with bargain counter.
The metaphor own is mixed. 1t has 10
be to properly describe the republican
party.)
"Let us examine this republican bar
gain counter. Side by side on the same
table, each in the original package, care
fully wrapped iii the American flag, and
marked down to the same common price
we find the statesments:
C) "The tariff built up our great
manufacturing and commercial indus
.iies.'
~ "The tariff has absolutely nothing
to do with the creation OF trusts"
% can monopolies are destructive
OF liberty and must be destroyed"
(2) "Ihere are good trusts and bad
trusts and We must be very careful not to
injure any good trust"
U) The creators OF monopolies are
public enemies"
(2) "The captains OF industry have
done much for our beloved country"
ID owe will destroy all these COM
mercial conspiracies."
(2) "The present industrial system
has come to stay"
UD ave now have an absolutely
sound and abundant currency"
(2) owe must at once pass remedial
financial legislation"
Cd "a silver dollar bearing the stamp
of the United States government is an
abomination to the Lord"
~ "But rag money based upon the
fuctuating and uncertain assets OF a bank
is the delight OF Wall street."
("This may not be a contradiction for
it is entirely possible that a thing which
would not find favor in the eyes Of the
Lord might be extremely popular in the
home OF the bulls and the bears.")
% "a war of conquest is not to be
thought Of. for that would be criminal
aggression"
~ "a war OF conquest is holy cru
SADIE. Anyhow the Lord got us into the
scrape."
(1) eve will free Cuba which lies at
our door and is the fortress OF the gulf"
(2) ave will conquer and fortify
islands eight thousand miles away to
strengthen our coast defenses."
UD "We believe in the doctrine Of
religious liberty"
(2) "The sword and the Bible go to-
gether."
Cd "Where the flag once goes up it
can never be hauled down."
(2) "This does not apply in Cuba or
China"
% "We must extend our commerce. F."
(2) "We will maintain tariff EN-.
barge against commerce."
u) "Trade with the mongrel races of
Cuba is very desirable"
(2) "Trade with the English speaking