The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-31

pendent or b. of 4. ticket in POPE
county. 1t is this: The most out
spoken of its leaders, that is, those
who have done most talking in bring
ing about the present status of that
ticket are loud, noisy, tariff reform
ers. They talk tariff reduction in
season and out Of season. They have
made this and anti-monopoly hobby
and yet the great majority Of those
who will vote their ticket in the
next election, are protectionists, that
is, they are republicans, and repub-
licans are protectionists everywhere.
This cannot be denied, and to estab-
lish it, they will vote for Blaine and
Logan next November. Here is what
Mr.. Blaine says on the tariff ques-
ton who becomes authority in this
testimony for both sides. 1st, that
republicans are unalterably commit
ted to protection, and End, that dem
ocrats are against it. But hear him:
"The Republican party has main
tanned and will maintain the policy
of protection, while our opponents
insist upon revision, which prac-
tically destroys that policy. The
issue is thus distinct, well defined
and unavoidable. This Is the man
that these republicans will vote for,
and against the party that Mr.. Blaine
himself says is in favor of tariff re-
vision, the very thing which is fav-
ored by these Spokesman of the B. of
+. ticket movement. 1t ought to be
plain to democrats, therefore, the
absurdIty Of men who will vote for
Blaine the protectionist, for presi-
dent, favoring combination with
them to reform the tariff. Their
purpose is PLAIN. They do it to
break the democracy. and that alone.
These republicans will also vote for
man who is the nominee of the
great monopolists of the nation.
Blaine is the nominee, and will be
supported by the money Of Jay
Gould, w. II Vanderbilt, C. p.
Huntingdon, and the other great
monopollsts of the country, nobody
can deny this, and yet the republi-
cans in this county who are enthu-
siastic for the b. of +. ticket will
vote for him for president, and for
protection. Jones, the chairman of
the national republican executive
committee, is one of the chief lords
of the great iron monopolists. He
has already issued his call on the
Office holders all oyer the country to
come down with their contributions
for the Blaine campaign in order to
keep these monopolists in power;
and vet these are the men who will
be supported by the majority Of
those who will vote this independent
B. of f. ticket in September-we
mean the republicans. A blind man
can see something is out of joint.
The republicans are not reformers or
they would join the democracy.
There is dead fly in the ointment.
Where is it? The tariff cant be re-
reformed in Pope county, neither can
Pope county legislate against moIop-
olists. They don't live here, and
these subjects belong to congress,
but these republicans vote for men
in congress who fight for protection,
and the interests of the monopolist.
Democrats, you can certainly see
then, if you really favor tariff reform
and oppose protection, this matter
belonging exclusively to congress,
that while the republicans profess to
assist you, you are only assisting
them; for one of the greatest dan
gers connected with break in the
ranks OF Pope county democracy, is
the possibility through it of the de-
feat of the democratic candidate,
Col. Breckenridge, who is solid re-
former, and the election of a repub-
lican to congress from this district,
who would go there and fight against
what you want. Having acted with
you in the county election, how could
you refuse to act with the republi-
cans in the congressional election
This is the way they will look at it,
and talk it. But is the democratic
party in favor of tariff reform? They
most assuredly are. Their record In
congress proves it, and the great
tariff reformers OF the country are
democrats, and nobody will deny
this; and, but for the republicans in
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