The Washington critic., 1888-06-22

straight out for protection, but, like the
Republican members In the House, IL
doesn't declare in distinct language how
the surplus in the Treasury IS TO be re-
duCed. It says repeal the tobacco tax
and allow spirits used in the arts and
manufactures to be free, and if that
doesn't reduce the surplus enough, then
IL favors q repeal Of the entire Internal
revenue tax. As the internal revenue
tax amounted last year to Sll6,OOO,OOO, its
repeal now would cause q deficit
Of $60,000000 per annum. Its resolu-
ton charging that Democrats have never
reclaimed a single acre of public lands
donated TO railroad corporations Is abb
surd and ridiculous when II is remem-
bered that in a little over eleven years
the Republican party donated to railroad
corporations nearly 2OO,0OO,0OO acres of
public lands, and this outrage upon the
Constitution and the rights OF the people
was not stopped until the Democratic
party came into power, and by the earn
ost efforts of Democrats in Congress nearly
S0000,000 of acres have been reclaimed
from the railroad corporations and nre
now being held for actual settlers.
1.-THE reference to finance is amusing
when It is remembered that the Republic
cans voted solidly in the Forty.ninth
Congress in favor of stopping the coinage
of silver
The Republicans are overioyed with the
platform. They claim to smell the air of
victory, and already they say North
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia are
getting in trim to jump the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Kennedy Of Ohio said to the re-
porter II think it grand platform
and No. | tariff plank. The work of
the convention will be heartily indorsed
by the people in November next. The
tariff plank will rally to the support of the
Republican party every honest working
man in the country. The success OF the
party is now assured. With the internal
revenue plank our chances for carrying
North Carolina, Virginia and West Nir-
ginia have been increased hundred
fold"
Mr.. Nichols, the Independent member
from North Carolina, who was standing
near said:
81 indorse all that Mr.. Kennedy has
Just spoken The platform suits North
Carolina. We would have been pleased
to have seen a square'out declaration for
the repeal of the internal revenue tax,
but we could hardly expect so much just
| yet, and we accept what has been done
with becoming grace. / believe North
| Carolina will cast her electoral vote for
| the Republican candidate"
| Mr.. Yardely of Pennsylvania said the
| platform was q clean, clear expression OF
| Republican principles.
| Mr.. Hiestand of Pennsylvania thought
it was an excellent platform and that the
tariff plank couldn't be better. He said
| the Republicans would enter the cam.
paign to win, and their grand platform
would carry the party to victory.
Chairman Mills Opinion.
Chairman Mills of the Ways and Means
| Committee was seen at the House this
morning by Critic reporter, and seemed
| to be highly elated with the platform. He
/ characterized IL as bold declaration
against any reduction of taxation, and
said that 1.-THE Republicans had now put
| themselves on record in favor of free
whisky and an increase of taxation as
against a reduction of taxation on the
necessaries of life. The lines are drawn
this time more distinctly than ever be
fore" r.1'.
Mr.. Randall was very busy when the
reporter apprOached HIM, and In answer
ito the question of what he thought of, the
platform, he said; II don't know any
thing about it. L haven't even read it,
A North Carolina View.
Mr.. Johnston of North Carolina said
nThe PLATFORMS fraud, an outrageous
fraud, because they pretend 70 favor thu
repeal of this tax. They will repeal thu
internal tax, they say, II the surplus con
tinues. Now; the policy of the Repub
licans is to use up the surplus by ex
travagant appropriations and by tryinl
to force the passage of such bills as th'
Arrears of Pension bills which woult
prevent any reduction of taxation or th
repeal of the internal revenue taxes
| which they pretend to favor. Their plat
form will not deceive North Carolina
when it is explained to the people"
A Voice From Indiana.
Mr. Bynum of Indiana, after readin
the platform carefully, said.
, at is a square issue between free ia
baceo, free whisky. low wages and i'm
poverished industries, and cheap food
cheap clothing high wages and genera
: prosperity. a restricted market 70
: which the Republican platform declare
, means a restriction of the output OF tn
: | products of labor and necessarily les
work, more ideness and lower wage'
The Democratic platform favors II
moval of the barriers of commerce an
exohange--a more extended marke
: greater production, more work for labo
| higher wages and greater consumption
consequently better times-this is th
whole ISSUE in my opinion
! ''Simply Splendid"
\ Mr. i. b. Taylor of Ohio said: ~ iii
/ it, more than like IT. it is simply splendi'
: There is no dough face about it. tt
} platform makes it inconsequential as
t whom we nominate; it will elect ITSELF"
9 What MIR. Burrows Thinks About ]
= Mr.. Burrows of Michigan: 81 am mo
q than satisfied with the platform, esp
S cially the tariff plank. We do not pa
tern after the Democrats, but boldly d
clare in favor of protection to Americ!
industries. That will be the issue of u
campaign. The platform foreshadows Il
policy Of the Republican party on u
question of reducing the surplus by d
claring in favor of the repeal OF the
J.. bacco tax, the removal of the tax {
spirits used in the arts, and then wise
declares that ii further reduction
'r necessary they will favor the total abb
T. ishment of the internal revenue rath
n than destroy the American system of pl
p. lection. 1t is a capital declaration.
a principles from beginning 10 end
,ss Opinions OF the Press.
a New York World; The tameness of t
ye tariff portion of the platform indicates