The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-29

1t was said in the outset that the present
campaign was to be one of intelligence and
sober discussion of the principles of political
economy. Not one of mud-throwing, like
that of 1884. Pity it is not one oftruth. The
Republican party appears to excel itself in
the matter of misrepresentation.
1t started out with the cry of Stree trade"
against the Democrats, in the face of a forty
per cent tariff bill enacted by Democratic
House of Representatives. This stupendous
lie was palpable and self-evident. A forty
per cent tariff could not be free trade. Yet
it sticks to it.
Secretary Whitney was charged with an
intention to resign his position in the cabinet
because he was alleged to be a protectionist.
This lie has been contradcted by Mr..
Whitney himself.
Blaine telegraphed 10000 plurality from
Maine, the night of the election.
The official figures contradicted that lie as
soon us the returns we're in.
1t was bruited about very industriously, that
Gen. James C. Clarke, President of the Hi
nOlS SeHlIdl 1AdillOdh, anu ioAhhCiiJ lSoi-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
would vote for Harrison.
Mr.. Clarke denies the statement, and says
he will support President Cleveland. He
also zealously espouses the election of Col.
H. Kyd Douglas over Mr.. McComas in the
Sixth Maryland District.
The Secretary of the Home Market Club in
Boston was called to account for printing and
circulating card, headed ''The English
Ticket" bearing the British union jack in
colors, and the three following forged quota
tations, with the names of Cleveland and
Thurman:
Grover Cleveland has done more to advance
the cause of free trade than any Prime Minis
ter of England has ever done.-LoRdon Spec
tdtOr.
The only time England can use an Irishman
is when he emigrates to America and votes for
free trade.-LOndOH Times.
The Golden Club is trying to raise large
sum of money to be spent in furthering the
free. trade propaganda in the United States
Lord Brassey has given el,000, others less,
and the hat is going round.-ERglish Iron
Era.
On investigation these extracts were found
to be only campaign lies. The London Spec
tator published no such thing, and it was then
said to be the Economist. The London Times
denied ever having said anything of the kind,
and no such paper as the English Iron Era
is in existence. OF course the language i'm
puted to it is a pure forgery. This is the sort
of trickery and fraud resorted to by the Re-
publican leaders to mislead, if it be possible,
a sufficient number of voters to turn the scale
in their favor. But fraud, forgeries and lies,
rarely succeed in accomplishing their ends.
And these reprehensible practices are by ''the
party of great moral ideas y
Here is another campaign lie quickly
nailed The Tariff League Bulletin of Sep
TENDER quotes President Cleveland as say
ing: II believe in free trade as | believe in
the Protestant religion" and explains: ''We
have in our possession conclusive evidence
that the President used the expression some
time ago in a private conversation with an
ex-Attorney, General of Pennsylvania, Mr..
Cassidy. who repeated it to Col. Mcclure,
editor of the Philadelphia Times. :" In the
Philadelphia Times of Thursday morning, 10th
inst, Col. Mcclure says: "Mr. Mcclure
never heard of the alleged utterance until he
saw it in some of the low-grade mendicant
organs, and never before heard of Mr.. Cass-
dy's name in connection with it. Mr.. CASH
dy not only never repeated it to Mr.. Mcclure
or to any one else, but he never heard it from
the President, or anything like it, and he
never heard of it at all until he saw it in the
cheap organs which play the role of campaign
liar hoping to dupe campaign fools.
To an inquiry about the truth of report
that Potter Palmer and Marshall Field have
expressed willingness to give large sums to
defeat Cleveland, the Chicago Neies says:-
"Mr Palmer and Mr.. Field are both credited
with having subscribed literally to the Demo
cratic campaign fund, and both are friendly
to Mr.. Cleveland, and favor his reelection.