Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1894 — REPUBLICANISM’S NEW ISSUE. [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANISM’S NEW ISSUE.

The Lodge-Reed plan of forcing Eng j land into bimetalism by a tariff embargo seems to be in favor .mong the Republicans, despite the self- • ideut lunacy of ' the propo-rtiou and the protests of ih. sober- inded leaders of the party. Obi.. | and Kansas Republicans have fallen into line with their Indiana brethren and endorsed the plan. Reed’s new idea is to him foi the support of the silver states for ihu Presidency. • | The inconsistency of his position is no 1 obstacle to the M .ine man. “His plan is an admission of the fallacy of protection," ! says the St. Loirsltepublic “In fact it is i two admission-1. It would remove ta id i barriers in return for a monetary reform, i This admits that pauper labor is no great bugaboo. International bimetalism wo d facilitate trade somewhat -would stimulate import . McKinleyism proclaims every importation a robbery of Americ. n labor. But Reed know s, as Blaine did, that the I masses of western Republican voters must i be tickled somehow. They naturally dis- i like a high t riff which provides nomaiket | for a single bushel of wheat or a single j barrel of pork. Free silver isalsopopu- 1 lar with them Reed guesses that the man who holds out a promise to work for trade and silver, whether the promise will st..nd examination or not, will just about suit the northwestern Republicans who aie not willing to change parties, but are opposed to McKinleyism and the gold standard.If he can get the solid New England del - egation anu can jump into Blaine’s place in the northwest, he will be in good shape to capture be nomination. * * * *