Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-11

ing campaign is that the repub-
lican hosts will be better arrayed
to champion the cause of the high
tariff robbers than they were in
1880 OF course the platform is
not all the most extreme protection
lists would desire, being somewhat
after the style of the Ohio dem
ocratic plank, An attempt at strad-
dling,-but protection straddle
nevertheless. But the leaders are
50 peculiarly fitted to champion the
spoliation system that any slight
defect in the platform is not worth
considering. No Garfield with a
mind too p philosophical to attribute
to the thieving tariff the blessings
bestowed by almighty God heads
the ticket. 1t is not of record that
James c. Blaine ever did such a
rational thing as to vote to reduce
the duty on salt; or to character
ize as inquisitorial the removal OF
David A. Wells as special COM
missioner of the revenue, when
through investigation he became
, convinced that reduction of import
duties was demanded by the best
$ interests of the whole country, and
50 made his report to congress. Or
I the contrary, Blaine's record is that
: of protectionist of the most ultra
+ type, never hesitating to advance
t the most absurd propositions il
support of the spoliation system
" He capped the climax with his
ridiculous letter advocating the re
duction of the surplus revenue by
5 dividing it among the differen
: states, which was widely published
within the past twelve months
And to this letter more than any
thing else, he owes his nomination
u as it made him the candidate 0
II the beneticiaries of the thievin.
:. tariff. Nor is the candidate 70
vice president less worthy rep
IF resentative of high protection. N,
t. glimmer of the truth of the doc
le trine of commercial freedom eve
c dawned on the understanding o
c, John A. Logan. He rejects will
r disdain the teachings of colleg
professors, and has publicly de
clared that he mastered the scienc,
of political economy in two weeks
study. His plan to prevent re
dundancy of revenue is to appro
r pirate the amount derived from TIL,
4 liquor and tobacco taxes to nationa
:, school fund. And after the candi
dates for president and vice pres
# ident comes the chairman of tn,
national committee, B. F. Jones, al
) iron manufacturer, who would re
e duce the revenue by increasing tn,
duties so rs to make them NOR,
:, prohibitory. He will draw largel,
on the monopoly combinations of tn
country for his campaign fund, anc
they in return, will expect the unite,
n support of his party for whateve
i class legislation they may demand
:, 1t is therefore clearly to be seel
that after the control of the fedora
i offices, the great object which tn
" republican hosts will fight for is t.
y defend the monopolies which ow
ls their existence to the protectiv
tariff.
:. But the democrats have takel
up the gauntlet thrown dow
: to them by the republicans
- and will fight the fight for com
or mercial freedom, in the interest G
O. the millions who have only a com
ID mon interest in the general good
and who only ask of the govern
Id ment that under the cover O
,e taxation it will not rob them 70
the benefit of rich and powerful
y corporations. The candidates o
6 the democratic party are men afte
The Democrats own heart and tn
e. platform is acceptable to the tarrii
reformers; and there is genera