The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-10-22

cause uQder protest. IL was accept
ed by me as the best we could do on
the whole just as the rebate clause on
salt was. In that vote | acted with
VIM. ID. Kelly, Samuel J. Randall,
Frank Hiscock and almost all the
protectionists in tina. Congress. Mr..
Morrison, Mr.. Maybury ard the
entire free trade wing of the party
with which you acted in the last Con-
gress voted against that bill not be
cause Of the rebate clause or because
of the reduction Of the rate on wool,
but because the bill did not place
wool, salt, iron ore, ETC., all on the
free list.
In ghe 4Sth Congress l favored the
restoration of the tariff on wool and
so voted. Yaple and your free trade
friends ali voted against it,. But still
more would like 10 vote again to
restore il, would you Vote to do it,?
Indeed, have you not repeatedly stated
that the rate ought to be still lower,
not higher Did you cast a single
vote IN the last Congress on the tariff
question that was not cast in COM
pany with Morrison and his followers?
One of our distinguished citizens in
an interview published in the Detroit
Evening News said you gave him
your solemn pledge that you would
act and vote with the protec
ton wing Of your party. Did you
make such a promise? If so, why
did you break it? In my six years
service in Congress l do not recolect
casting a single vote on this tariff
question that Samuel J. Randall and
hrs Democratic friends, who believe
in protecting American industries,
did not also vote with inc.
You stated in your Midland speech
that tine revenue reformers in the
Democratic party, and you classed
yourself among them, intended to
keep up this contest until Randall
and his followers were won over to
your side or else Until you had driven
them into the Republican party where
you said such men belonged. Is
that your intention still? You say
you are not free trader. Why, then,
do you constantly talk like a free
trader, act like free trader, and vote
like a free trader? A tariff for reve-
nue only is simply free trade in dis
guise. When once the tariff is so
low as to give foreigners command
of our markets, then it is practically
free trade. | do not believe in such
tariff. l am certain you do Then,
why not 60 TO the people honestly on
that square ISSUE:
note also your challenge for pub
lie debate. | cannot consent 10 di-
vide time with anyone in my appoint.
ments generally. 1t takes me
whole evening 10 do justice to the
issues before the people, and | pre-.
fer to make my statement full and
complete rather than to enter into a
wrangle with anyone.
will, however, meet you at the
fair grounds in Lake View, on Thurs.
day, at 2 p. M, Oct. 18th, and will
divide time with you then and there.
The officers OF the fair have consent
ed to the arrangement.
AT that time trust you will be
prepared TO tell the people just where
you do stand on the tariff question,
especially as to wool. Also, why you
voted 10 sustain the President in sew
eral vetoes Of private pension bills;
also why YOU voted to tack revenue
clause on 10 all pension legislation
when you say we have SIoo, GOO, 900
more revenue than we now need.
Also why you voted against the olco-
margarine bill, the passage Of which
was demanded by so many thousand
farmers. These are some Of the
matters am discussing daily. l will
then state my position on the land
forfeitures and other matters which
you refer 10 in your letter and which
my limited time prevents me from
answering now. Hoping to meet you
on Thursday, before our constituents,
the people,