The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-05


has simply said that such tariff
would ruin the country, without pro-
ducing argument or proof We still
deny it. Tho News says it has proven
that under Democratic low tariff,
goods were hign and labor low. 1t
has merely asserted such to be the
fact, and we again deny ii and assert
that the converse is true, The News
says we decline to meet its proof, when
it has offered no proof. Certainly we
decline to takeits bold, bald assertions,
known to be in the face of historical
facts, Besides tho News is now CON
tradicting what it said for fifteen
years previous to 1884, and a little
proof would save the News the humil-
lotion and embarrassment Of recon-
cling its contradictory statements,
The NewS further tells us it has as
serted that the present curTeucy is the
child of the Republican party. With
out taking space to discuss the cur
rency question, it is sufficient to say
that we have had the present cumen-
cy since January l, 1879, and the
News ought to have painted its blan-
ket about that time. Again: 1--WE
have asserted that under Republican
tariff this country has been filled with
manufactures. And we assert in reply
that no manufactures South owe then
existence to this protective tariff. Fol
20 years the high tariff built up the
North and kept the South down, and
not till hides were put on the free list
and the duty on certain machinery
reduced, did we have any manuiac
lures in the South.
/ At last the NeWS has Screwed it,
courage to the sticking point ant
tells us why he chopped" And here
it is: 1--WE are not for the Democracy
because it has shown a sad incapacity
to respond to the vital necessities OF !
dethroned and impoverished South
ern people," The News thinks thi
argumentatiye, and next week per
haps, will boastingly proclaim that w
"have failed to meet these. points.
We assume that the News by "vita
necessities" means "reforms"-oifices
The conduct of the Malone crey
shows that they thought it would b.
uitdl to them if they did not get tn
necessities" But the News ough
not kick so hard against the Democ
racy for failing to respond" when h
knows we have not had control of tn
"vital necessities" for long time
The Neps ought to have waited awhile
1t has generally shown weakness 70
Hopping at the wrong time, and it ma
turn out that it was little previou
this time. The NeWs has not told Il
what reforms the brilliant" Mahon
and his band of progressiyes were kick
ed out OF the Democratic party 70
trying to accomplish inside that party
We were under the impression he wa
kicked out for trying to get the Den
ocratic party inside the Republica
T party.
Nor has the Ne,Os told us how h
Q wanted to meet the generous and Ill
r eral Northerners, that caused sue
: u shower of dirt to fall on his chiva
e rous head. Did the News want us t
+ have Il national reconciliation"
: all joining the Republican party? Ifh
u did then we say, more dirt. We war
: to give the NeWs II little lesson in r,
G publicanism just here. thought tospe
r National with big n. That is o
k thodox. But the NeWs is learnin
. fast. Already it has got to the poil
It where it can smite the wrimkled chee
of that grand old patriot, Samuel
h Tilden; and when it can do that it h;
IS about got to the bottom. If the Nea
@ has succeeded in keeping down IL
G ghost of its own conscience, this col
o troversy has boon godsend.
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