The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-06-25

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White House his theater and the
Federal officials his scene-shifters.
"Civil service reform, though
sadly torn and tarnished, IS the
fantastic drop. curtain relied upon
to conceals but not concealing, the
me chanicism of the stage carpen.
ters and the m eaning of the stage
settings.
1--WE are promised change of
policies. OF which policies--the
policies of the Republican Presi-
dent or the policies Of the Repub-
lican Congressp The Republican
party cannot be true to the one
without repudiating the other. 1t
cannot at one and the same time
keep etep with Roosevelt theatri-
calls and Cannon stand patter g,
with tariff reform and the gospel
of protection; with the trusts of
the East and the farmers of the
West; with the people and the
system. Republicanism for all it's
arts and resources cannot serve
both God and Mammon.
"They promise us tariff reform
They actually promise lie tariff re-
form. Tariff reform; good Lord.
The devil was sick, the devil a
monk would be; the devil got
we'll" and he said: can't he
slick;" tariff reform, the fat friend
of the manufacturers, as thick as
butter from New York to San
Francisco, greasing every door
post and smearing each crossroad
between tariff reform; the rob.
ber barons putting up the money
and bossing the job; why, that
we're just like currency reform |;
with Old He-Goat High Finance
Aldrich; Papa-in-law Rockefeller
behind him, experimenting both
the Senate and the House. Where
are Ali Babi and the Forty Thieyes2 ?
Where, oh, where, is Satan and
his Christian Endeavor Society,
Falstaff and his Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union. Friar Tuck
and his Sunday-school class, Rob-
in Hood and his bill of rights. In
short, where are Cousin Serene
Payne and his Ways and Means
Committee, and Uncle Joe Cannon
and his Rules Committee
"As we'll set Richard III, to
draft new decalogue, or
Munchausen to indite an apostro-
phe to truth as to expect these to
amend the Dingley schedules.
"The Republicans go to their
doom. The blood of victims of
the big stick and the steam roller
sticks in their throats as they
cheer; their cheering has the
death rattle. Grand old Republi-
can party! 1t was boss in it's
days. But it's living sins have
found it out; the ghosts of half
forgotten sins come back to haunt
it.
"Majestic fabric of departed
glory! Even as the turpid Bur-
rows and the frigid Lodge re-
viewed it's history, it's stand for
freedom, it's fight for the Union !;
the tramp, tramp, tramp of the
boys in blue; the sacrifices of the
Mothers in Israel; the descent
from the heights of Pisgah down
into the plains of Moab, the shade
of Lincoln at the elbow of each
might have been heard to whisper,
i don't want to interrupt you,
friend Burrows, but don't forget
to put in something about the
complete abandonment of my plan
of reconstruction and the scheme
- - 7uize the Government by
hment of Andrew John
Tying in good faith to
... ut, and just moment,
ge, but whilst you are
I ought to say word
ID rape of the Presi-
3, and its purchase In
90 and in 1904. l
stand for Republ.-
faithless to it's own
the Republic
Nv, boys, one and all
for Denver,
Houses and Lots for Sale,