Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-22
COUNTY TICKET.
THEORISrS

NINAInf NNA. ~ FahIN. Al.NA NltftlAal
In Bosfcn. iast wesk. severely ARIA suet
Harvard College. ant coniemnet L. pro
fessors Cor their political teachings. The
Massachusetts Seusiors remarks were
'ast. ant thc rcbuke. oomlng from liar.
,ari man. should opeu the eyes % some
Who pin their lslih on The opinions % such
learned professors. The fact Is these gen
temen Deal largely with theories .u their
researches ani siui'es. ani become thcor-
.sts In everything Most 90 the iead.
Iug college professors are fruc traders
Theoretically they arr correct n FREE
trade were universal. every nan could
by h.s goods in the CHEAPEST market, ant
sI would b. ou a pans. The practical
man observes hat free trade l. not uulvcf-
sal, that each nation Imposes such
.mposts on traic ant Manufactures
A. % sees ft and assesses these
taxes Sd a. D. beuedt the people Who pay
them. 50 me practical American. instead
of looking forward 90 the far distant mil
ierium. When each man shaii treat h.s bro
thcr A. himself takes thing. a. he fris
them. and asks That h.s government trcat
o. ca eus In ne sane manner nat other
nations treat thsirs. A. W are engaged
iargciy To- mauufacturiuE. We Wish Cor
ilty on Imported articles % his c.ass.
that our osn Industries nay bc somewhat
protected IRON forclgu oompstliion This
policy, We claim. mAkes a home market
'or much OF our agricultural prodact, AMI
i. thercfore Cor the best Iuierest % The
great whole in th.s uatlou. Ofcolrse this
]. not satisfactory b college professors
ant those meu Who. living on an assured
income. produce nothing II j. f0r their
nierest that al markets be open % them.
HAT they nav by What they consume. a.
the .owcsi squire. They seen o. realize
his practical bearing of the question,
While on other points they theorife
On another matter. these men ar thsor-
Is. They ask for candidates against
whom no charges OF error committed can
Del brought Lsing 30 far secluded from
The oa-y word. with its ieAiousio.. MUS
lice ant cavl. they Imagine INA al meu
can. uke themselves. I've without rsproAch.
Practically his Is imposs.1is. The pabuc
nan Is a fair NARA Cor SANDER ills leA.-
Gus oppousuts waich his words AMI acts,
twisting ant d.siof;iug them until their
original Import l. iudistlnguishAhle. Then
We humans are al liable - make mis-
takes. The most purcmindcd ant exem-
p'Ary In public NE must err. nay mis.n-
terprct. aad thus become saAicct for crit
clsm. This was proved. iust before The
Chicago Conversion, senator Eimuuds o.
Vermont va selected by the great thcor-
etc element q. TIE embodiment Of parity
and principle - but The friends OF Mr..
Blaine soon proved that TIE Vermont Sea-
ator bad been gui',y OF precisely the sane
conduct In regard - aroad matters. a.
that which was considered the fore frout
Of Biaine's offending In order 10 fnd
nan Of whom no on can b. said one must
Pc selected Wlo "a. ult recently eutefe4
or has never entered public nfe. such
one Is not lifted Cor TIE duties and respou-
sioilties o. Important posts, and therefore
The theorists should b. 81 one side. a.
they we're a. The Chicago Convention. and
q nan should BE- taken Cor Presidential
nominee. whose record shows that on The
whole. his record Indicates honesty and
ability This i ust What The Republican
party has done. and 10 its candidate l.
combined most an that the practical voter
can ask The theorists. who were given
back seat, may complain Of the candidate
and platform, out hey cannot induce any
lArge body 10 discard either the one o. the
other.