Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10
Friday, December 10, 1856.
POLITICAL EXPRESSIONS.
The Madison Democrat.

ne republican parry press, having
failed to get Gov. Hill on the demo-
cratic race course for 1888, then tried
Sam Randall for time, and in this
they had the ~ u sun to assist them !:
but not meeting with any marked sue
cess in that plan the organs have begun
4 boom for John G.. Carlisle. The re-
publican party organs may as well
attend to their own party candidate,
that will give them large amount of
work to do all they can properly at
tend to-the democrats will make their
own nomination when 1888 shall come.
Protective tariffs to fill the pockets
of the few at the expense of the many,
is wholly responsible for all the labor
troubles of the past dozen years, and
unless the tariff that robs thousands to
enrich one is taken off, it is idle to eX-
pect any cessation of strikes and
trouble The only logical result that
protective tariff could bring has come
strikes and riots. Strikes and riots
will increase in frequency and il mag
nitude 50 long as oppression under the
name of protection continues. Pro
lection has killed American ship build
ing and merchant marine. Many Of
our manufacturing industries are Who'll
~ without Vigor or enterprise tender
house plants ready to die as soon as
not supported as government paupers
by protection Labor is growing more
helpless, more discontinued each year,
strikes and riots are becoming more
mn liy.tgt bro,
lection, that system Of legalized rob
berry is responsible for it ali,
The Chicago Tribune.
In his treatment of the tariff question
Mr.. Cleveland presents nothing which
has not been canyassed eXhaustively
in recent discussions by the press, but
he groups together and states clearly
the reasons which make Il reduction of
taaiff taxes imperative. He calls the
attention of Congress again to the
prospective early requirement of the
last of the three per cent bonds and
the consequent closing of the only hon
est avenue for the release of the treas
ury surplus He declares il an evil To
10 have 1.-THE circulating medium of
wv puppy ii'Al'''N III tli' lNttN'il ',
and holds that the existence of an
enormous idle fund in the public
vaults would tend toward wasteful
public eXtavagancc with all the cor
rupting national decentralization which
follows in its train " The President
therefore contends that the emergency
can be met only by cutting off the sur
plus tariff taxes, and he urges Congress
t. take suc' action.
The Milwaukee Journal
Upon civil service reform Mr.. Cleve-
land adhercs to his faith iii the practical
good effects of it, and still understands
the difficulties which it finds in the
horde OF statesmen who regard office
seekers as best citizens and office ped
dlers as born leaders. These will not
be pleased with the message.
All citizens should read the message
carefully. The reading is especially
valuable rs showing what uncOnScion-
able liars disgruntled organ editors i'll
all parties are, and in its excellent ex-
pose of the good condition of this great
government demonstrates that Mr.
Cleveland is justified in administering
an occasional cuff to the press during
his few leisure moments
New York Star
The annual official communication
of President Cleveland to Congress,
which we print in full, is complete
and comprehensive state paper. 1t
omits nothing important. touches upon
nothing trivial. and is clear and deci-
siye in its recommendations
Moreover it is Democratic to the
core a strong party document which
the people who elected Mr.. Cleveland
will read with disccrnment and con
tentmcnt