Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-11-23
FREE TRADE.


Many of the admirers and advocates
of she Fres Trade doctrine among
Republicans seem to imagine that the
Democratic party is out fairly aui
squarely in favor of Free Trade in "a Il
parts of the country, and that Democrats
are prepared to iuscribe the principle
on their banners hereafter, Wilde the
Republican party is as stcrn.y opposed
to Free Trade, and will fight against it
TO the bitter end. This idea has led
the Chicago Tribune 10 desert its par
ty, and make fellowship with the or-
position hoping to drag some Of the
Free, Trade Republican journals over
with il. But with the exception of
the ST. Louis Democrat "a Republicans
organ-the Tri6s.ac has had to go It's
way alone, and to. show how much aid
and comfort it may expect to fnd from
the Democracy FOR its pet scheme We
publish the following from the New
YORK Epeaiag Post, itself always one
Of tRe,strongest advocates Of Free Trade
IN the country:
''The Chicago Tribune se3ms to US to
make serious mistake when it asserts tina t
no IL b..c lib
il nelie. es, and for which it is prepared to
vote, namely, free trade On the contrary
the Democratic party, as party, is even
more ignorant on this question than the Re-
publican. Ia the latter the question has
been for several years zealously and even
ac-lmonIousIy discussed, and Republicans
have been educated by their own jou nails
10 comprehend the difference between Free
Trade. or its practical application in Reye
nue. Reform, and Protection
''n the Democratic party, on the contra
~, this controversy has heen SIX iiifully
hushod up. the Democratic leaders Fave
nominated for Congress Flee Traders where
Free Trade was most popular, aud Protec-
tionists where Protection would elect their
alen. They have been, in this in other
questions, mere time servers, without prin
ciple.
''Thu5 ne find the Democrats in the Troy
district of this State, nominating and eject
ing former partner of john y. Griswold,
and 2 rotectionist; in the Syracuse dis
trict the Democrats first nomnar5d mon
nopolist, Robert Mccarthy, brother OF the
notorious Dennis Mccarthy, and later nj
lowed him, without a word OF remonstrance,
to withdraw in favor OF his brother, whom
the Republicans bad swith great labor driv-
. -,
similar cases arc numerous and even
where Democrats call themselves Free Ira
ders to catch votes, they are SO ignora ut of
the question, or treat it so much like demo
gogues as TO define free trade to mean The
abolition of the duty on ten, coffee and SUI
gar.
''1f, then, present party organizations are
to continue, the country, as we wrote IL few
days ago. has more to hope from The Repub
licans than, from The Democrats 1t follows
that If new organizations to take The
place of the old, and if a party is to come
together on the definite platform of Civil
Service and Revenue Reform, the leader
ship in such a new party will fall rather to
Republicans than TO Democrats. Certainly
those who favor a reform OF the revenue
and civil service will not 60 to the Demo
cratic party for those rel orms are intended
TO promote and secure honesty, economy
and efficiency in the public service; and in
such work we have no help to look fol
from those who control the Democratic
party-from the rweeds, Sweeueys, Hof
mans, and other politicians, who wherev
ar they have secured power, have used it tc
corrupt and debauch tn public service.
THE Chicago Tribune reminds US tina
the Eueaing Post once abandoned the Deu 0
cratic party; very true--bIt it did not g.
over to the Wing party"