Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
A Time to Mako nm on0,n Mind.

Upon the success of the Democratic
or Republican presidential ticket de-
ponds the commercial policy OF this
government for the coming four year,.
In making up his mind rs to whom hc
shall support at the polls, let the dis
eliminating sufiragist reflect upon
what Is the policy that his yote Is es.
tablishing, both MS IL touches his and
his country's welfare.
II he shall become satisfied that II is
best to foster trade and commercial in
tercorrsc, extend the fields Of Atneri-
can labor and energy, HfIording en-
ployment TO hundreds of thousands Of
American commercial dealers and
artisans, Il Is for Cleveland that he
must take his stand. II he thinks a
tax upon trade and industry is a tax
upon intelligence and prosper
ity, he need not so outside the
Democratic party for a candidate repre-
sentiug his views. Cleveland stands
upon the Democratic platform, and
that platform, though 1t may be Jug
gled 10y those whose purpose is to de-
ceive, is essentially representative of
the Democratic party, which Is for
revenue reform. The platform. the
candidate and the party stand for free
and unrestricted commercial inter.
course between nations, and guaran-
tee "A policy of government that will
loosen the shackles OF trade and estab.
lish general prosperity once again.
The farmer whose wheat is selling at
sixty cents bushel and cotton at nine
cents pound will find prices OF srti.
cles that he buys commemorate with
those of what he has TO sell. There
will be no tax, drawn from the labor
of producers, 10 tulld up and enrich
mill and mine owners. There will b,
no class Of arlstocratic paupers living
upon the bounty Of the masses. Such
tariff tax as rs paid will be "lor revenu,
only,n
On the contrary, IL the doubling
voter shall fall into the deluslou tina
the eountry's welfare Is hest promote,
by the election OF the Republican can
didate he cannot grumble It having
his taxes increased under the plea o
protection "to American labor. II,
is fully advised 10y the declaration o
the Republican candidates and thei
platform that taxation for protection
sake Is 10 be counted upon If they
shall obtain control OF the government
He ~ now notified that he can onl,
buy in the dearest market, but mus
sell In the cheapest. He may prepar,
for u perpetuation of the tariff systen
which Mr., Blaine kindly tells him ha
added $4,000, 000,O geo 20 the country
wealth, sum which Mr.. Blain,
knows, hut does not say, is held il
massive fortunes by few beneiici
aries of protective tariff, and no
by the people at large, by whom
that tax ispaid, he may conhdeDtl,
expect his substance and the substance
Of his neighbors, who are not tarii
pensioners, 90 diminish under til,
steady drain Of a tax levied TO make
few men rich. \ either can lac loci
for a better condition CT things than
such os now prevails, Cor Il Is unde
protection that the present strikes il
every branch of industry on account o
cutting down wages to starvation rate,
were brought about. and the cause
will not reverse its eheci. He need
not promise himself that industry will
grow. for il has no room 10 expand,
being shut up by the operation OF a re.
strlcted foreign trade He must eou-
tent himself with mere existence ~