Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
Republican Nominations.
Not in Accord with Mr. Jones.


Jones, president of the Mineral
Point Zinc Co., labors through a
column and a quarter to belittle the
Republican party and its platform
and to laud to the skies the Demo
cratic presidential candidates and
the free-trade platform on which
they stand.
To open with he claims of "know-
ing not where among the living of
of this nation two other men (Cleve-
land and Thurman) can be found
who embody so substantially the
business, seriousness and patriotic
sentiment of this people" The
only excuse that can be offered for
this assertion, together with the
many others of Mr.. Jones' is. that
he is either near-sighted or will not
look at facts and results. The
country cares nothing about the
peccadiIoes of the President; as a
man, as q patriot, and as statesman,
Grover Cleveland stands to day over
against Benjamin Harrison. They
should 5e measured carefully as to
what each has done, said and
tLought-what relation each life
has borne to the public welfare. 1t
will put silence, apathy, self-indul-
gence, Sinking of peril, evasion of
duty over against courage, devotion,
activity, self-sacrifce, out-spoken
patriotism and unhagging zeal.
Which OF these types is of the
higher excellence?
The "just and equal laws" prom
ised by the Democratic platform, is
only promise, and something that
that party never carried out. History
is severe critic and eondemner of
Democratic promises.
A sweeping reduction of the
tariff is Democratic hobby upheld
by Mr.. Jones, who claims 1t a
necessity brought about by the sur
plus in the treasury. He gives the
different party methods thus: "Fhe
Democratic party says, by reducing
the tariff taxes levied upon the
necessities of life. The Republican
party says, by removing internal
taxes imposed upon whiskey and
tobacco Mr.. jones' arguments
and pen pictures in favor of the
Democratic method are nothing but
prophecies. Like prophecies and
promises were made preceding and
as an inducemeut to lower the tariff
in ls46, the result of which was a
depression, suffering, want, and
misery among farmers, mechanics
and laborerS scarcely ever equalled
in the history of the country
During the entire existence of oul
government prosperity has never
been known except under judicious
tariff, while depression has never
occurred except when following d
lowered tariff. Nh the hard times
without execution. suffered by The
American people from 1889 to 1861
the whole period during which any
tariff for revenue only has been il
operation, have been under the anti
protective system of duties on i'm
ports. In the face of these facts
and the uuequalled prosperity O
our country since 1861 under pro
lection, and nothing in favor o
free-trade in the history of America
it is difficult TO comprehend how any
intelliger' citizen can advocate free
trade or any tendency that way. \
great statesman once said: ether,
is no philosophic falsehood SO alb
surd but it has been maintained by
some sublime philosopher Surel!
there is no invention so senseless
no fiction SO baseless or so base bu
it has been maintained by som,
learned, intelligent, amiable ans
virtuous, but eNasperated and be
wildered statesman"
Mr.. Jones declares sour presen
internal revenue system is thorough
" established and there is no con-
plant against its machinery" We,
well; so much for Republication