People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1893 — Some Brilliant Teachings. [ARTICLE]

Some Brilliant Teachings.

In last week’s issue of the Republican, in glaring headlines, it announced with a firmness that ‘ ‘Cleveland’s free trade panic,” was the certain cause of the failure in business of our fellow townsman, Mr. Ralph Fendig. Now, that is a good scheme to work the ignorant and unsophisticated voter on. There is not a single sound thinking man, not even the editor of the Republican himself, that believes for one minute that Cleveland or his “free trade panic” had. in any way, anything to do with this failure. The only reason for publishing such trash is to gull those who do not know better, into the lines of the party which that paper is supposed to represent. But that is one of the policies of the Republican party, if they cannot fight by fair means, then by foul. We believe in an honest tight—a fight for principle, and in that way we expect to gain the end for which we seek. Everybody knows that we have been having a panicy time for several months, but the idea is preposterous to say that it is “Cleveland's free trade panic,” because we are not living in a free trade country nor has the tariff law been repealed so as to make it free trade in any way since the administration has been changed. Just such ideas as these are what change the minds of the ignorant voters, when such stuff as that reaches their ears. Get out of that rut! Why not tell the truth once in a while. But, “a drowning man catches at straws,” etc.