Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1890 — The Grand Old Party’s Last Hope. [ARTICLE]

The Grand Old Party’s Last Hope.

Congressman Allen, of Mississippi, told some plain truths in the House of Representatives during a political debate started by Mr. Kelley, of Kansas, while the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation bill was under discustion. “There never his been a time in the history of the grund old party," said Mr. Allen, “wheu Southern outrages were more necessary lor the purposes of that pariy than they are to-day. It hat gone to the wall on the tariff; it has Lusted higher than a kite on the civil service; the elections are going against it, and if. it cannot carry the election on Southern outrages the chances of the grand old party are gone.” Mr. Allen confessed he was somewhat disappo nted in the bill. He quoted from a speech delivered by Mr. Cannon and used as a campaign document, declaring that the Republican party was devoted to the country’, and would, if it came ihto power, administer the Government with greater economy, and greatlv reduce expenditures. It was this promise which accounted for his disappointment. Ho failed to find that there was any reduction in this bill. Now and then he liked to meet his Republican friends on the street and chat with them, but after the 4th of March, 1889, it was- impossible for him to keep np with them in their wild rush to the departments to get offices and show their devotion to their country. He then quoted from the civil-service plank of the Republican party and from President Harrison’s letter of acceptance. But the Republican party had gone back on its promises and he wanted to c ill the attention oT the country to the civi'-servico pretensions of the administration. He had some respect for the man who acknowledged himself a spoilsman; bat a man who obtained office under a hypocritical guise would never get the respect of the people. He told a story of Senator Ingalls going to the White House to secure an office. On the way he met with a friend, who told him he would not get it, as Harrison had a friend in Kansas that he was going to appoint. The Senator scratched his head a moment and said: “That is right, if he is snre of it; but I am pretty well acquainted with that State, and if he has a friend there, I don’t know it.” [Laughter.| Another story Mr. Alleu recalled r'b showing the Republican opinion of the administration was to the effect that meeting a Republican and asking him whit be thought of it, he received the following reply: “W&nnv runs the Sunday-school; Lovi runs the bar ; Baby runs the White House, And dtuan It, here we are."