Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-21
SEW YORK DEMOCRArs.

NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
There are hundreds of democrats IL
the state Of New York and in New York
city who will bolt Cleveland az can
didate for reelection. These are yery
largely from the ranks of laboring men
and workmen. There are scores of
prominent New York democrats, too,
Who, while dislikiLg to desert the pirt,
which they have supported SO long, and
vet unable to see their way clesr to sup
port Cleveland for a reelection on tne
policy outlined in his message and
on the platform adopted at the st. Louis
convention. They are being urged by
their own ideas of what is best for the
interests Of the country and by the NUT
terings of the rank and fl of the party
to come out plainly for protection. Some
of these have done 30. Others are urg-
ing the party managers to take different
ground on the projection Question.
They urge that Mr.. Randall is right,
and that his views on the tariff question
should be the position of the democratic
party.
It will be remembered at this time,
how bitter fight there was in the plat
form committee in st. Louis over this
question; how Senator Gorham and
other prominent democrats urged that
the party take the same position on the
tariff that it held in 1884. They were
defeated. Grover Cleveland, Henry
Watterson and his star eyed goddess
won the day. The element of
the party most in favor of the
abolition Of protective tarff for ''tsriff
for revenue only" dicts'sd the platform.
The democratic pr.ss of the country
poured out its msledictions upon Mr..
Randall and his followers from the DEM
ocratic party in the house, and unre-
servedly endorsed the free trade message
of President Cleveland.
The dissatisfaction among New York
democrats is already becoming pro-
nounced.
We can not do better than repro
duce q letter of e1-Sherif James
O'Brien, one of the moot popular ar in
fuential democrats in New York City,
to Congressman Randall, in which he
declares that the tariff policy Of the ad-
ministratlon will result in defeating q
number of democratic candidates for
congress, and that the presidential ticket
can not but be affected by losses on the
democratic congressional vote. Mr..
O'Brien says:
"Ihere can be no doubt of the fact
that thousands of democrats in this city
New York; who have to support them
selves and their families by daily labor,
believe that if the Mills bill becomes a
law it will do them great injury by
throwing them out of employn emit. and
they are more than disappointed at the
action of some of our democratic repre-
sentatives in congress, who seem to
them to be against protecting the IN
dustries and labor Of our country.
"The message of Mr.. Cleveland has
created the impression that he has started
on the road to free trade, and they say
that this will seriously iujure the coun-
try and they point to the loss already by
decline in values of millions upon mil
lions of dollars, which has fallen on our
manufacturers and producers, all caused,
as they believe, by this message, fol-
lowed by the action of the democrats on
the Mills bill. They insist that our
country attained its greatness by ssys-
tenn of protection to our manufacturing
interests and our workingmen. To with
draw this protection and thereby cripple
if not destroy, these industries, and re-.
duce our mechanics to the condition OF
European labor. seems to them to be
q great wrong. and many OF those who
earn their living by honest industry say
that they will not submit to be robbed
of their employ ment, which is the source
of their livelihood. Jtcannot be expect
ed that they will vote for candidate
who seeks to close their workshops by
changing our laws 80 that English man
ufacturers can send their goods here and
undersel their employers.