Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-23
Bookwalter,s Disclosure.

Grover Cleveland ia a letter to the
Columbus 90 meeting warned the dem
ocratic orators that they should con-
fine themselves toa discussion of good
government and the necessity for q
change He admonished them that
they should not discuss irrelevant is-
sues, such as foreign relations, national
coast defense. building a navy the
tariff, eivil-service reform, Interstate
commerce, the conservation of the pub
lic lands for actual settlers, or the pro.
lection Of citizens in the rights and
privileges guaranteed them by the con-
stitution. 1hey may. of course, discuss
{ c liquor question and such other local
issues as may be likely to win them
few votes - to enable them 10 get hold
OF the offices. None of the burning
questions of the day are to be discussed
lest they might hurt Grover Cleveland S
chances or the prospects Of the hungry
democratic rascals TO get into offices.
MIR Cleveland's warning had no doubt
been sent out privately before his letter
was given to the public. Accordingly
1t IS to be noted, the democratic orators
coniiue themselves entirely TO abuse of
the republican party and its candidates
They emu ciate no new principle they
make no argument in support of the
principles which are supposed to be the
guiding ones Of the party organization.
The consistent men of the party are en-
forced to complete silence or to promise
that they shall not speak on the "lrrele-
want issues Those aggressive free
traders, Col Williams II. Morri-
son, Mr. Dorsheimer and Mr., Hurd,
have not appeared on any plat-
form for month. and will not be
heard from outside their r, spective dis
tricts until the 10Th on October at least
Speaker Carlisle in his speeches devotes
himself entirely to the question of lad
ministrative REFORM which, properly
Interpreted, means 1--WE want the otiices.V
Senator Bayard, who talked bravely
about free trade at Brooklyn a few
weeks ago. possibly to please the Rev.
Mr.. Beecher and the Mugwumps, care.
fully ignores that question il his
speeches,
Occasionally, however, some demo
Gratis whoare not constrained by excess
i've loyalty TO the party, or whose
loquacitv is superior TO their discretion,
talk out in a way to disturb the serenity
of temper of the party managers. EX
recent Indiana speeches has come out
flatfooted for free trade. Mr.. Watterson
occasionally trots out his star-eyed god
dess in the columns of the Louisville
C0urier-JOurHGl But what is likely to
give the democrats most trouble, 10
raffle their temper and sour their dis
position most is an interview with the
verbose, bucolic, and hatulent Book
L. e l,a /
PdU Mall Gazette of Sept. s.
Bookwalter, who ran for governor of
Ohio not long ago, went to England soon
after the Chicago convention, and he has
been displaying himself around that
country since as on of the persons who
formulated the democratic platform
one of the bright and shining lights of
the free-trade coterie of the Bourbon
party-but he was not paid sufficient
attention, as he thought, So one morn
ing he appeared in the editorial rooms Of
the Pal Mall Gazette English anti
Blaine organ, announced himself IS
"Mr. Bookwalter, an American free
trader" and offered himself for an in
terview. He prefaced the inter view
with an interesting sketch, genealogical
1 biographical. and manufacturing so To
! SIltdh, VI HiinStli. iitll ht liiAtliENN ~
/ boldly. He said:
we are waking up on our side Of the Atlantic.
The free-trade question is coming 90 the 'front.' IL
7 is the great issue which will succeed the dead is
sues OF the Wa. We expect great things from
/ this Presidential campaign. There Is an impress
/ sion abroad that the Cleveland platform IS not as
/ ACKNOWLEDGING for free trade rs we might desire
That is mistake. In the party platform adopt
/ ed by the democrats they have declared substan-
TALLY for tariff for revenue only" and IN that
simple phrase lies the whole programme OF tariu
reform Why the democratic party IS now com
mitted TO that doctrine, and the ClrlH FOR revenue
I only will mean practically the cutting down our
present customs duties by three fourths, abolish
I ing great many, and generally bringing America
uto the front rank Of free-trade unions. That -
the fact and its realization will depend entirely
upon the success with which We can arouse the
4 American citizen TO take an interest in the ques'
! ton
There can be little doubt that Mr..
/ Bookwalter. who will be recognized as
the "barrel" candidate, who WAS de-
/ feated overwhelmingly for governor OF
Ohio a few years ago, expressed the
| views Of the faction Of the democracy
which ttiumphcd at the Chicago demo
cratic convention. That faction has had
to subordinate itself ever since to the
defeated faction. 1t has had to surren-
der its principles, and by comma OF
! the nominee and party managers etface
Z tAnGlt ttiilt 4 iiN AtAtA l'ti'S1hAT aAN
far as these gentlemen are concerned,
has been one of false pretense and utter
cowardice. 1t has disgusted every
honest revenue reformer who prefers
principles TO expediency and it has not
deceived any voter who sincerely be
lieves in protection. Mr.. Bookwalter's
gotism. fatulency and yerbosity have
served one good purpose - they have
thoroughly exposed the utter hypocrisy
Of the democratic managers and their
political false pretenses. aud shown that
their traditional political cowardice still
clings TO them.
B0okwalter's disclosures will be read
with interest by the manufacturers,
mechanics and wool-growers Of Ohio
Chicago Tribune.
RepubIicanism Formulated.
The first speech that Mr.. Blaine has
made thus far since his departure from
1870. for Tho Vast that has bppu of a