New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-17
PROFESSION AND PRACTICE.


kinds of policy which he says should be pur-
sued in the interest of the public welfare Bret
ly expressed, they are: /, sound finance; q
military and naval reforms g. land reforms;
4, protection to American labor; o. anti-mo-
nopoly 6, generous pensions; Z, restricted I'M
migration, 8, Civil Service reform; 8, the
rights Of the negro; o, Indian reforms; and,
IL, economical expenditures.
Every one of these policies, as 10 the de-
STABILITY of which there u.s. and can be, no
question, are the hme-honored principles of
the Republican party. So far as they have
been accomplished at all, they have been ac-
complished by the Republican party against
the protests and against the votes OF the De-
mocracy. That the Democratic candidate Is
to-day compelled to profess and praise and
promise to further what he and his party in
practice have always condemned opposed and
evaded, is striking confession OF past error
and wrong doing as to themselves, striking
concession of past excellence as to the Repub-
can party, and striking proof that the De-
mocracy has in it no germ Of original merit or
ability, but can only apishly initiate what pub
lie sentiment has conclusively approved. That
is where we have you, and have you tightly
Mr.. Cleveland Now, as to these eleven pol
cies let us see where the Democracy stands
1. It is to-day, as it always has been, the
enemy of the National banking system. 1t
evolved the greenback heresy, and it tried Its
worst to make the Nation dshonor its financial
pledges. Does that look like sound finance ,?
2. 1t has opposed, voted against and pre-
vented all plans to place the country in safe
defensive condition. The Republicans have
sought to pass adequate naval and fortificatlon
bills but Mr.. Clevelands party would not
support them, because they did not want that
surplus used They were bound to MAINTAIN
it SO as to frighten the country into supporting
free trade and the Mills bill. Is that in the
line of military and naval reform?
s. They talk about restoring 100000
acres to the public lands. In the first place,
they have not done IT, In the second there
would be no merit in doing it If they had. TO
develop the West the Republican party offered
many inducements to railroads and settlers,
always providing that unless the roads were
built within certain time or the lands put
into actual homestead use, the privileges and
grants should be forfeited. How magnificent
" the DEVELOPMENT Of the West has indicated
this nolicy any one can see for himself In
some YES, in many cases, the grantee did not
fulfil his agreement. Well. his lands are for
felt, and Democrats are shouting about what
they have done to restore stolen lands to the
public domain But their talk is vapid non
sense. The lands are restored through the
operation of Republican laws, the splendid re-
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wisdom. And every one OF them was opposed
by the Democracy.
A. Protection to American Labor The peo-
ple will tell Mr.. Cleveland on November
what they think of the way he and his party
have protected American labor.
s, Chairman Mills has prevented the consd-
Grafton Din Congress Of every one of Mr..
ONeilrs labor and ti-monopoy bills. He
has shut down on them all. The labor leader
| in Congress has stood for two years begging
for hearing, and that is as far as he has got
| or is going to get.
| g. Mr. Cleveland's pension record should
| have deferred him from any reference TO the
Democracy's generous regard' for the sol
diers. He sustained the Mexican Dependent
Pension bill, which chiefly benefited the South.
He vetoed the Civil War bill, and has spent
much of his time sneering at the applications
of widows and orphans. His regard" is for
the soldiers vote and not for his fate.
Z. The Democracy has held power for four
years. Why hasn't it enacted any laws to re-
strict immigration if it is so alive to the evil
of inHowing paupers?
8. THE TRIBUNE employed twenty four col
umns on July 2 3 in printing list of the muir
derers, wife-beaters, till-tappers, revenue rob-
bers, drunkards, frauds and deadbeats gen
orally with whom Mr.. Cleveland has filled the
Civil Service. Reform, indeed
8. The Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and
South Carolina frauds, murders and outrages,
all occurring during this Administration, give
| the direct lie to the mocking pretence Of deal
| ing Justly with the negro
10. It's Indian policy has been characterized
| by greed, imposition, cruelty, extravaganza and
perpetual strife. There doesn't seem to be
| much there to be proud Of
H. And finally, the expenditures Of the
| Cleveland Administration have been more than
S95, 900, 600 in excess Of those of the Garfield
Arthur Governments.