Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-09
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Springfield Record.

date for President. There WAS not
day for two or three months after
the nomination bad beenmade, That
If the election had come-OH Hand
cock would not have been elected by
a handsome majority; and the Re
publicans, seeing this, set about to
turn the ride, and with greatadroit-
ness they seized hold Of this tariff
plank, and gave 1t construction,
which, form that time forward, pat
the Democrats ON the defensive: I:
and they were never able TO over
COMETS effect on the canvass. The
Republicans construed il to mean a
tariff so levied as to produce the
most revenue, without any regard
to our home Industries, and If more
revenue could be produced by taking
the tariff off OF iron and such things
as we manufacture, and putting IL
on other things, then let II be done,
and let our laboring classes take
their chances with the pauper labor
of England. That no regard was to
be paid 10 our people being compell-
ed to compete with the cheap labor
of Europe, aud to be likewise COM
PEELED to reduce themselves to the
scanty living afforded by such cheap
labor, il by this means more reve-
nue. would be brought TO the govern
lneDt. This was the construction
put upon ii by the Republicans, and
they sang II from one end OF the
broad land to the other, and the re-
suit was that the sbOring classes
voted the Republican ticket and The
Democrats were beaten. Is il any
wonder that such was the result?
In vain did the Democrats say, we
do not mean any such thing, hut,
on the contrary, we mean that we
are for "revenue only" that is, we
are for "tariff for revenue only"
that is, we mean that we are for
just enough tariff to bring 'only
revenue - that is we are for tariff
levied SO as to produce only a sutii-
cient amount OF revenue TO support
the government; and we do not
mean what you say, and we are not
i'm favor OF discriminating against
our laboring people in favor OF free
trade, and in favor OF the cheap Ia
Dor Of Europe,
1t took too many explanations to
explain, and then we could not ex-
plain SO as to make things plain
enough for the people to understand
our explanations. They said, you
Democrats have always professed
to he IA peoples party; that you
have always claimed to be in favor
of the common people and OF the
Iaboring classes, aud now you have
adopted a platform with fOrked
tongue. and there turks behind il
free trade, which will compel US To
labor at from 33 to 45 per cent, less
per day, or abandon our trades that
we have been brought up to and
have followed all cur lives, aud
seek other avenues to make alivlng
l a thing which we cannot do; ana
/ although the Republican party ~
corrupt, and We think thought tobe
put out, we can't risk you. -f
We repeat, is it any wonder wq
were beaten? .t..f ..ss. .i.-.s
When the Democrats met In con-
yention in OHIO, in 1888 they said,
we have seen the folly OF our blum
der of 1880, and we will not repeat
il, but we will say in plain and une-
quivOcal language, what we mean
and il will not only need no eXpiana,
tions, but will be so plain our enc
my cannot torture il into different
m. aning; and they did.
1--WE favor tariff for revenue,
| limited to the necessities of the gov-
eminent economically administers
ed, and so adjusted In its applieas
tion as to prevent unequal burdens,
to encourage productive industries
! al home. afford "A last Compensation
ito labor. bat not TO create or foster
mouopolies. y On this manly, plain
and unequIvocal DECLARATION, tine
Demo ocracy OF Ohio appealed to the
people, and they won. New Jer-
sew Indiana, New York and Nii-
ginia followed suit by adopting this
platform, and the Democracy won.
Is il any wonder they won?
Let us analyse this Ohio platform
and see what pure and simple Dem
ocratic principles it contains. lt
first SAYS: "We favor tariff for
revenue, limited 10 the necessities
of the government"
This emphasizes the Democratic
doctrine that no more taxes shall
be collected from the people than
is necessary to support the govern
ment under the most rigid rules OF
economy. That the DemocratIc
people believe that the money is
safer in the pockets OF the people
than it is horded up at Washington
City, TO be used rs Il corruption iunu
by politicians.
Further, "and so adjusted in its
application AS to prevent unequal
burdens,u which Is in perfect accord
with the Democratic idea that the
highest province of government y
to equa1ze its burdens upon all citl-
zens alike, according to their abti-
itv. and to attain the greatest good
to the greatest number.
"To encourage productive indus
tries at home aud afford II just COM
pensation to labor, but not to creato
or f,ster monopolies." This, again
harmonizes beautifully with the
Democratic idea that the first duty
of our government is to its citizens
at home, and to see that the labor
ing people shall lSe fully protected
in all their rights, and encouraged
by liberal education and liberal
compensation for the labor, but,
that no class shall be so protected as
to create or build up rich monopo-
lies TO absorb the powers OF govern
ment.
This is what is called incidental
protection, and upon this rock the
Record builds its church. We are IL
favor OF the Ohio platform, and u
the Democrats in Congress will dc
nothing rash this winter and the
convention next summer vii adopt
: this, glorious victory awii's as
1t has won and ii will win again
and this, because ii Is right and ad'
dresses itself to the sense oi justice
: OF every reasonable man. IL say.
to the government, you shall collecl
so much aud no more money than
YOU actually need to be run ec0no'
r Inically. Ii says to the laborinl
classes we will so adjust this tarlf
I AZ To discriminate in your iavor,
against the half-fed, hard-w0rked
{ and poorly-paid laborer OF Europe,
the policy of whose governments Is
I to make the rich richer, ana the
poor poorer ard at the same time
/. il saws 10 the manufacturer, we VIII
not so protect YOU as TO foster Or
t build up and make rich monopolies
of you, We repeat, on this rock inc
Record builds its church.