The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-13

more eHectlve work than any other man In
the country. Postmaster-ge general Villas is an
out-spoken and undoubted friend of free COM
merce. President Cleveland will 60 as fast
and as far toward that goal as the people and
Congress will permit him."
The Chicago Herald, a recognized Demo
cratic organ, SAYS:
Protection is wrong in itself. 1t is un-
constitutional. There must be q tariff, for
revenue, but there must not be protection
that is, the taxation of the many for the few
and the Democratic party is the only or
ganization which can sweep away this mon
strous error"
Finally, the indianapolis Sentinel, on the
Doth day of May, 1883, said:
"What is to become of the Democrat who
believes in protectionY asks the New York
Tribune. 1t isn't hard conundrum, because
the Democrat who believes in protection don't
exist. He may call himself a Democrat. or
even think himself one but he isn't
As to what will become of the man who
claims to be a Democrat, and at the same time
advocates protection. his destiny ia sealed.
Unless he reforms he will land in the Repub-
hcan party. sooner or later, and better sooner
than later"
the general spirit and purpose of the Demo
cratic party. Now for the Presidents mes
sage the Mills bill and Mr. Cleveands letter
of acceptance:
OF the December message, Hon. Frank
Hurd. the distinguished Democrat, said:
II shall never be able to describe the Joy
with which read that message. All / felt
was that the issue of free trade is now decis-
lively brought before the American people,
and that its cause was more than half won."
Henry George said in February last:
II look upon the Presidents message as
free-trade document" ac
Hon. George G. Vest, Senator from the
State of Missouri, in letter to a club named
in his honor, written under date Of June &c,
last, said: aF
"Mr. Cleveland, By his message, for which
l sincerely honor him, has challenged the pro-
tected industries of the country to fight OF
determination. 1t is useless for US
to disguise the fact that the fight is to the
death, and we would be idiots to ignore it"
OF the Mills bill the New York Sun. Dem
ocratic authority, said: ~
"The Mills tariff Bill was. in its conception
and purpose free-trade project"
The Sun also said: "
Free trade would be the natural rational,
practicable and probable result of the Mills
bill, and not at very distant date. either"
We could colate columns Of testimony to
the free-trade character of the December
message and the Mills bill from British news
papers, but desist, reprintirg i. however.
the following from the London Times, which
was cabled to the New York World Of the
7th of July. Commenting on Mr.. Clsveland's
letter to Tammany Of about that date the
Times says:
eft would hardly be possible to put the free
trade case more clearly or more strongly. and
yet, such is the force Of words President
Cleveland shrinks from the use of the term
free trade and, in fact. declares that those
who taunt him with being free-trader are
deceiving the country. Itiscertain
that the arguments which President Cleve-
land urges are those which Golden used to
employ forty-five years ago, and which any
English free-trader would employ now. We
are very glad TO see President Cleveland using
them
OF Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance. the
Louisville Courier-J Journal says:
"A TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY could not
be more truly defined
II further says: m -
at knocks the bottom completely ont Of
the protection tub, and sends food of dav-
light straight through the robb.r camp. lie
walks straight into the den of the protection
barons and Grams the doctrine of O tariff for
revenue only down their throats. f
And the London Chronicle, one of the
chiefest papers of England, says Of il: "a
at is immaterial to discuss what President
| Cleveland's crusade should be called. de may
| give it any name ne likes, as long as we know
| it is, in fact, a crusade of free trade
In view Of all this, the man or paper that
says the Democratic party is not free trade
party. and attempts to deny the truth Of Gen
Harrisons terss and epgrammatic putting o,
| the case, is either dishonest or fookl The
people will not be deceived, as the result Of
this campaign will demonstrate. sai