The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-29

Official county Paper.
PLAIN WORDS FROM A MINISTER.
what DIR. KIerriClL johnson has to
say Ina Reply 10 the S~araLOsian.
Last Thursday evening Rev. Drs.
Joseph Cook, Of Boston, and Herrick
Johnson, OF Chicago, both old standard
republicans, addressed a prohibition
meeting in Saratoga, N. Y. DR.. John
son, in particular, was quite severe on
The shems<Qfkthe Chicago platform.
fhe 1.exkh11f{}ng the Saratogian made
q scurFillons altack on DR.. Johnson,
skylnN hitp q tfbrevet democrat and
ff5ftt Nifk lefsfh disguise"
I'm reply DIR. Johnson sent to the
Saratogian the following courteous and
dignifed reply, which, coming from an
honest republican who r%epudlates the
false prelenses of the present leaders OF
mis- party, is of great interest TO every
thinking den ocrat and laboring man.
DIR. J~oHNsON's EPLY.
To tie Editor of The SayaLogiGn -
In referring editorially TO the meeting
asst evening, called to consider "The
evils Of the Drink Traffic and its
remedy" you are pleased to say, "Our
opinion is, that were you to scratch
derrick Johnsou's skin you would una
beneath ii II free trader" My particu-
ar views on the tariff question are not
II any particular moment TO the public,
mt it may not be amiss to say that |
lln, and have been ever since | caIne TO
nink Of the subject intelligen.ly, n
pr~otectionist in the schools oil Presi-
cents Garfield and Arthur and Secre-
aries Folger and Mccullough, whose
authority in matters of governmental
= finance will hardly be challenged by
any Intelligent republican, and all OF
' whom are on official record as favoring
"A substantial reduction OF tariff duties
and of the surplus. And herein they
are i'm exact accord with the republican
party itself, which Jour years ago gave
in its national platform explicit pledges
that it would "~relieve the people of the
unnecessary taxation" and reduce the
surplus"
In the address it was my privilege to
make at the temperance meeting in the
Second church, sought TO
ESTABLISH TWO PROPOSITIONS,
viz, that the LIQUOR traffic issue is the
one supreme, fundamental transcen-
dent issue now before the American
people, and that The issue of protection
versus free trade was Il sham affair,
~gotten up TO deceive the people and
capture votes.
The address was an earnest and
honest effort, at least, to prove these
two propositions. In support OF the
first, | cited the overwhelming testi-
mony OF all the leading evangelical
denominations, the testimony of the
anti saloon republicans, and the tesli-
mony OF the leading republican sena-
tors, high in the council OF the party.
z-In support of the second proposition
Hited fIfai the TACT that any man in
8.fhaf ffzf{t a4o4H take any position,
hoWcse4 xte6S3x Bn the tariff question
Ne6sIn4 Bis standing in the
E6itSd, secondly, the message
k,ldent Cleveland, in which he
ssly says that, ''in q ~readjustmeDt
III tariff
THE OF AMERICAN LABOR
engaged in manufacture should be
carefully considered" and the read
justment ''should be devised with
h6special precantion against imperiling
zte existence of u manufacturing
<nt6fo4ie.t2 | cited, thirdly, the Mills
bill f<eif. which, if passed exactly as it
Eelk th6 tonse, will leave the average
rate IT unity on dutyable goods higher
than tue protective tariff OF 1916, or OF
1924, or OF 1928, or of 1912, or of 1861.
In fact, higher than any protective
tariff this country has ever had, except
the tariff of 1864, when the duties were
greatly increased lQr revenue TO meet
.ss sE ,:.'s. g 8 eSEss IL,
o6f t.,t,uS <&545aH 5b,ezeszz D
f&411<pt @te< q fisln{eo 5EAsz1f
afy period of their whole existence,
except when the awful drain of our
Ct I'll war made an increased revenue
I II cessary TO the very existence OF the
n ton.
cited further, the
TESTIMONY OF GARFIELD N ARTHUTs
AND FoLGER AMI MCCULLOUGH,
AID he republican tariff commission
OF 1882, and the republican platform OF
Il "a to the effect that ''the tariff law
n, ed revision" that "a revision of the
e. riff laws seems necessary that ian
e largement of the free list aud IA gen
e. Al revision OF the tariff is desirable,
q 1t "a substantial reduction of duties
L. demanded" that "the existing duties
o.. raw materials which are to be used
il manufacture should be removed
andthat The people should be relieved
vs. pa. Raafee'Sary taxa
il ue, and inst tho cry of free
Il de" and British goid' and COBB
d a club int1uence,' accompanied with
q barge that PresldeBt Cleveland had
ID pposed sahe destruction of the
A nerican system of projections" aud
q i the Mills bill is obstructive to the
z, leral business, the labor aud farming
H. erests of The country" was disgrace
fu craftsmanship and political trickery,
~ worthy of intelligent citizenship.
md for this, only this, and nothing
m re, it is said by the Saratogian that
N q Stree trader" and ga brevel
d., 1ocrat" (whateVer that may mean)
"a ding my shame under a thin veil OF
pI hibition, with a sneer at the tariff
AL the old parties"
! submit That this is hardly the digni'
fe and courteous journalism for whici
Sc atoga ought TO be noted.
HERRICK JOHNSON.