Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-15
Disreputable Incident of Nation u 1
Concern.

Ire untruJn1ulneSS tnat cnaracteTiZes
mach of our electioneering, especially in
\ Presidential campaign is no credit to
US as a Nation. Still the people as a
whole, want the truth, neither more nor
less. and this downright lying comes
from a class of orators and newspapers
that represent only small fraction OF
our population, being mostly CONSPICUOUS
for its lack of ability and influence. The
attempted deception is wildly seem
through by the great body of the people
and little heed is given to it. But when
a representative man, such as Gen. Har-
rison now is, by virtue OF his being the
candidate of great party, INDUCES in so
a practice, it becomes a
matter of National concern; not merely
to his political opponents, but much
more to his party friends. For weeks
past Gen. Harrison has been addressing
from day to day the excursionists that
his party managers have been sending
from the surrounding country to call
upon him. In his numerous speeches to
these delegations, some of ladies, some Of
school children, and some, of course, of
voters, he has been beating about the
bush Tor expressions that, without an
out-and-out falsehood, would convey to
his hearers by insinuation and intima-
ton the idea that the Democratic party
and candidates are free-traders and pro-
pose to abandon wholly the principle OF
protection in enacting tariff. In his
speech to such a delegation on Saturday
last, however, he ceases to be mealy-
mouthed about it and plumps opt the
assertion that the Democratic larty
comes forward with the pernicious pro-
position that the principle of protection
shall be eliminated from our tariff legis.
lation. He does not state this by way OF
argument as deduction from the Dem.
ocratic platform, but as the assertion oi
fact as to what that party proposes
The Presidents famous tariff message
which makes this tariff question a vital
issue; the Democratic platform, which
endorses the message and the Mills bill
the Mills bill itself and Mr.. Cleveland'E
letter of acceptance, each and every one
proposes, in formal set phrase, exactly
the reverse of what General Harrison
says the Democratic party proposes.
The Presidents tariff message says o.
the tariff:
1t is not proposed to entirely relieve
th ,frvy ,f t1,sc ovofia,, t. =
extensively continued as the source oil
the governments income; and in a re-
adjustment of our tariff the interests oi
American labor engaged in manufactures
should be carefully considered as we'll as
the preservation of our manufacturers.
1t may be called protection, or by any
other name, but relief from the hard
ships and dangers of our present tariff
laws, should be devised with especial
precaution against imperiling the exist.
ence of our manufacturing interests.
The Democratic National platform Of
this year says:
The Democratic policy is to enforce
frugality in public expense and abolish
unnecessary legislation. Our established
domestic industries and enterprises
should not, and need not, be endangered
by the reduction and correction of the
| burdens of taxation. On the contrary, 6
fair and careful revision of our tax laws
with due allowance for the difference
between the wages of American and for
eign labor, must promote and encourage
every branch of such industries anG
enterprises by giving them access to an
extended market, and steady and contin.
fho ,~,k1 -
American labor, which should in nc
event be neglected. The revision of oul
tax laws, contemplated by the Demo.
cratic party, should promote the advan
tage OF such labor by cheapening the
cost of the necessaries of life in the
home OF every workingman, and at the
same time securing to him steady anc
remuneratiye employment.
President Cleveland, in his letter O
acceptance, says:
We fully appreciate the importance tc
the country OF our domestic industria
enterprises. In the rectifcation of the
existing wrongs their maintenance ane
prosperity should be carefully and in {
friendly spirit considered. Even sucf
reliance upon present revenue arrange
ments as have been invited or encour
aged should be fairly and Justly regarded
Abrupt radical changes which might en-.
danger such enterprises and injuriously
affect the interests of labor dependen
upon their success and continuance are
not contemplated or intended.
The Mills bill just passed by a
Democratic House lays protec-
tive tariff of over AZ per cent. aver.
age for the benefit of American manu-
facturers; and, finally, the Demo.
cratic platform disdecloses that the party
reaffirms to platform adopted by it's re-
presentatives in the convention of 1884
and indorses the views expressed BY
President Cleveland in his last message
to Congress as correct Interpretation
of that platform upon the question o.
tariff reduction, and it also indorses the
efforts Of our Democratic representatives
in Congress to secure reduction of ex.
cessive taxation.
The platform of 1884 thus reaffirmed
contains the following:
In making reduction in taxes it is not
proposed to injure any domestic indus.
tries, but rather to promote their healthy
growth. From the foundation OF this Gov.
ernment taxes collected at the Custom
House have been the chief source Of
Federal revenue. Such they must con.
tinua to ha Morooyor ,oor,, ;,J,..t.:.. .