Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-10-28

The democrats and independent men of
Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut, know
ing their rights, and determined to main
tain them, will, by their full and free votes,
add the electoral vote of their States to the
already assured electoral vote OF tne great
state of New York.
Mr., Blaine and his managers add misrep-
resentation to fraud and violence in the
conduct Of his campaign.
They denounce the national democratic
party as a sectional party.
The 2794,479 democratic votes cast in
1850 in the Middle States, Western States
and Pacifc-the 2,SSS democratic votes
cast in the border States of Delaware, Ken
lucky, MARYLAND and West Virginia in the
same wear, all now immensely increased IN
number. were not sectional votes, but were
votes of a people who love their country
and cherish it's constitution and form OF gov
eminent. These voters and the democratic
and independent voters of all the States
will manifest 10 no uncertain way in NO
yember their opinion of the efforts made
by Mr.. Blaine to kindle anew in the Uni
ted States the fires of sectional contro.
versy.
Mr.. Blaine claims the credit of having
aided in imposing duties upon imports,
with the purpose of protecting American
labor. oo-
The national debt on January ! 1866, was
50, CSC, CAT 1863.
1t was necessary to lay largely Increased
duties on all imports in order to provide for
the annual interest on this indebtedness and
for the sinking funds intended for Its re-
demption.
These duties, increased for the purpose OF
providing for the public Indebtedness, nee.
essarily afforded protection to all forms OF
American industry and stimulated its
growth. Such protective duties, but per-
hans more wisely apportioned, must have
been laid if Mr.. Blaine had never been born
or if the republican party had ceased to ex-
ist
The national debt on Janury l, 1888, was
81, 1884, 171,72S.
i 1t will require the imposition Of high du-
ties upon imports to provide for the pay:
ment of the interest on this great debt and
for the increase of the sinking funds intend
ed for its redemption.
The debt of the United States is all obi
CATION which is absolutely So cred and the
necessary duties will continue to be impos-
ed even if, in the meantime, Mr.. Blaine
should cease to be remembered as public
man.
1t is conceded by men OF all parties that
these duties must be revised. Under re.
publican President such a revision would
be made in the interest of the corporations
and individuals known as contributors to
republican campaign funds. Under dem
ocratic President such revision will be made
in the interest of the whole people.
The national democratic party has ex-
pressly declared that in revising the pres.
ent apportionment Of duties it will protect
the labor and capital involved in existing in
,lustries, and that it will always protect
American labor and enable it to compete
successfully with foreign labor.
The committee frankly confess to you
that it has conducted this campaign against
enormous odds.
1t has been your battle, and its necessary
expenses have been paid for by your volun'
tary contributions.
The republican treasury, on the contrary,
was, at the beginning of the campaign, NIL
ed to overlooking.
The large contributions of officeholders
the larger donations of contractors, who
have accumulated enormous wealth in pub
| lie Jobs, and the grants of money made by
favored corporations, have created nnquSe
rionubly, q campaign fund largo mo" W.
democratic marty . an" had stopped with
this accumulation Of money, and had rested
: content with its corrupt use, we should have
: left them to their devices, knowing that
their expenditures would be unavailing.
But, while we write, meeting of manu-
facturers, summoned by those managers
and in session at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
has, by the request Of those managers
agreed TO stop work at their factories unless
their workmen will support Mr.. Blaine.
This attempt to coerce the workngmen OIL
the country to support Mr.. Blaine will be
} remembered at the polls in November, not
only by the sturdy men whom it was intend.
ed TO affect, but by all workmen in the
United States
You have fully awakened to a sense ofthe
supreme Importance of good government.
You are putting forth all your power to Sc
cure it. This committee, placed in posi-
lion which enable and compels it to see the
effect of a great popular movement, can
forecast the issue. That issue will be the
triumphant election of Grover Cleveland as
President and of Thomas A. Hendricks as
Vice President Of the United States.
VIM. Ii. BARNrM,
Chairman National Democratic Committee.
A. P. GERMAN,
Chairman Executive Committee
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