The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-26

accepted these peo2le aad to-day they ENJOY
al the blessings oflitiag under the Gag or
which those men died whose names ae in
scTi5el upon youder monument. and 70 this
and future generations, Il breaches the duty
Of protecting The grand government for
which 50 many sacrifices were made. Let
Us hope that This irssi 5 not IN vain, and
that 4 twill hllfl its destiny
Special Positions and Differing Cen
erailtlss.
EDrroE HKnALD:-Thc Pittsburgh Pa Of
September y, in comparing General Hard-
sons letter o. acceptance with thst Of Prasi-
dent Cleveland, says General Harrisons
letter differs from that OF Mr. Cleveland, In
that il res;s is ease On glittering ssne-alties
aud ayoids specific positions Tae phnase
glitiering genefalities, by popular use, has
acquired a certain unpopular meaning which
does not belong 70 il intrinsically tits "a
u those convenient fragments Of Language
than are always lying around loose like Ola
hrick-bats ready for the stupid esnGoversi-
ali=i, wlo aeks better argument, 10 pick
up and Shy at bis opponents head. Bu'
what are seaerahues. aud what are differing
sene-alites
6cHsTaif1es are sencraiized expressions ct
trath, ni4in trsths ( should say, as distia-
gu.shed fron tl.se that are incidental. or
contingent. and the very Ia; tlat a gropp 81
propositions can Dc sinus senrraiiaal Is the
best guarantee OF their validity and Of the
scientific accuracy OF the stem TIA binds
them teselher. itis The iniuctiec method 5y
which thc whole sHFerstraciurc O.. modern
science IS butt upon while the system. or
rather tie lacs OF system, which never rge
beyond specific positions IN which truths
half truths and pure tctions are loosely
thrown together with only a sem5.ance o.
uniry. is mere e-mpircisn when honest but
IL is soPiisty OF the deadliest sind when
used 60 uphold The O Opinions and sanction
the practices q sa Interested class OF party
nc the 3-octriBeof paotsc..oa. t..el. can BE
presented DO sneralibeS, so mech tine better
It rests upon the basis Of positive science IL
these are giit;erins ssneraiiGe, lucid truths
that cs-ry conviction with theai, SO much
the better and 81 much greater the miud
that Lss conceived them. Lea the mind tlat.
can thus renera.ize be OF the head of the ua-
ton aud let the specialist seep to bis oeu
department.
How many specific positions las President
Cleveland anyhow and in waich Of them
is he pre- eminent Is it signing Tag orders
visiting Grant Army enoamPments veioius
pension bills, leeturing ea local history. and
showing OFT tle fine points ol Mrs. Cieye-
land ia the west, adsertisius A%ppietons Cy
eiopejla. and playing Second dldie % Jsa
Davis in Tie south licking tine feet Of ohm
ny Bull. or trying 20 kick u9 a row with
Canaia3
Butthc President has a special position on
the wool question he has a partiaLiy for
wool, and if he ever CUES % England and
visits the House Of Parliament, he should be-
given a seat an the wool-ssck. Let us hear
him on the wool business be says 30 his
November message, q do not quote his
words bus give tbe substance Of tacn,l that
If wool Of a certain quality is worth 90 cents
per pound in the home market, a foreign
wool OF ,he same quality IS valued 40 the
same rate, and is then subject to a duty Of
~ cents per pound, which makes the cost Of
il 40 cents per pound when it has passed.
through the custom house. He then goes on
to say that the cost Of American wool, 90 the
consumer, is increased 10 cents per pound
by this same duty. vow, how is this
The American wool is worth 30 cents per
pound and the foreign wool is valued at the
same. but the addition OF the duty make
the foreign wool worth 40 cents per pound.
Now. if the home product actually adgaiaces
by the amount Of duty, it mast Immediately
90 up to 90 cents per pound. which would
pa; the two kinds OF wool on the same level
and leave the American wool again without
protection. This would necessiiate The ina
position Of another duly on foreign wool.
say ten cents more, which would make Tire
foreign article worth 50 cents per pound by
the same logic the American wool must -m-
medhately advance TO - cents per pound ami
the process mast 20 Oh O. iufinity the scale
bf prices going up continually until srith-
metic has no NOR figures To represent them.
If Dir. Cieyeiand's Arguments H. not lead TO
this, then I must confess that I wholly mis-
apprelend him.
Let Us now look a; some Of those glitter
ing generalities. The Mills bill is only "a
step. but IL IS toward an object that the lcii-
ers of Democratic thought have clearly in
mind Most Republicans have BOXED upon
the Mills bin as an extreme measure, bar
General Harrison says il is oaly a step. and
his Ear sighted vision is evinced by what the
ultra free traders themselves have liI.
William T. CroHsdaie chairmlr Of the
single tax committee. speakingofCieyeiala 8
letter said: "ltis a ma.nii,snt letter and
after 50 splendid an argument against 1he
prep'sterous pretense OF protection we free
traders do o care a continental thai tse
President has not yet come to see the waol e
truth. The letter viii make g. easy for us 90
deliver him nine-teuths Of our D0ll vo.a
Here is a s9ecihc position tia, is TO give
Mr. ieyellud G3001 free trade votes al the
same time the deciirltioa that he h1s en-
,ered no crusade for free trade Is expected
10 give him the votes OF all Democrats who
favor protection.
Another of General Harrisous ceHerali-
ties and / have done The legend upon she
banner may not De- Free Trade: it may be-
tie more obscure motto OF Tariff Reform
but neither the banner or the inscription IS
conclusive or hndeel very Important. The
assault Itself i the important fact
General Harrison sees The stct and dis-in-
s,isles among al the Teachings and counter
teachings Of opposition. This isa campaign
in which legends aud Inscriptions and
watchwords arc intended to play a great
part in keeping the Democratic party in
power.
Let no man be deceived It IS easy To-
move a rabble by some such cry rs Turn
She rascais oat, or Let Us hagea change
but let as see the fact as our lesle- sees Il
and not merely listen TO the cry,
our w%orkiugmen have the settlement Of
the question 10 their own hands. They nov
o5.ain higher WAGES and live more comfuTf-
ably than those Of any other country This
is the act that Democrats are trying 70 con
trovert 5y deceptive pr,nises and fore
casts, and theorizIBg re0mers.
These are generalities THAT will continac TO
glitter and light the way Of the author Of
,r.,., b, tf., If.h.s e..r-.f s1,a5ff,r, Ia sH.