Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-10
CHICAGO "rRIBUNE."


lLongman's Magazine.
CHICAGO "rRIBUNE."
The Great Republican Paper OF the
Northwest.
The following editorial, clipped from
the Chicago Tribune, one of the most re-
liable and widely read Republican news
papers Of the northwest, is reproduced
this morning because Of its most in
tensely interesting and historical char
acter, and to indicate to our readers the
trend Of public opinion in the great
northwest. 1t will be eagerly read alike
by Republicans and Democrats, each
drawing their conclusions to suit them
selves. The article Is headed thus: "ls
Ultra Protection Safe. Presidential
Issue ?" and continued as follews:
In his published letter declining re-
nomination for President for, ~ he al
leges, purely personal reasons" Mr..
Blaine makes cheering forecast Of great
Republican victory that can be won next
November If an aggressive campaign is
waged against Democrats on the issue OF
perpetuating a high protection policy and
vigorously opposing oil attempts at this
session of Congress to reduce the war
| oubiCo W thO ioN0l VI tll6 I0Ncnuc nOCCS5l-
ties Of the Government. Mr.. Blaine
appears to assume that the proper
role to be played by the Republicans
OF the present Congress- to prevent any
reform or reduction Of the war tariff be-
fore entering upon the next Presidential
struggle. Upon that policy, he would
have the Republican members ask re-
election to Congress as reward for pur
suing obstructive tactics and defeating
with the aid, of course, Of Sam Randall's
faction) any reduction of tariff taxes
which are abstracting more than ten mil
lions month from the people in excess
Of the necessities Of the Government.
There are many
REPUBLICANS WHO DO NOT FEEL MR..
BLAINE's
Confidence in the popularity and strength
of the Anti Tariff Reform issue with the
masses at the polls next fall, and it will be
difficult to inspire them with his idea of
the wisdom Of making the campaign
upon such policy. By adopting
his recommendation in dealing
| with the tariff the Republican
National Convention that meets in
Chicago next June would be obliged
to repudiate the plank in the last
National platform pledging the party
| to tariff reform and the removal of the
irregularities in the present schedule Of
duties, and to reduction to the same to
the amount of the unnecessary surplus
revenue in the Treasury out Of the earn
| ings of labor. In this event, also the
noxt Convention would be obliged to
abandon the policy of denouncing the
Democratic party for not passing tariff
reform bill when controlling the House
| of Representatives
WESTERN REPUBLICANS WOULD FEEL
| SHAKY
| In the knees il the next Convention
made such platform as this and COM
mitted the party to policy OF obstructive
| tariff reform in order to perpetuate war
benefit OF none but the ''trust robbers"
and take shelter behind such tariff,
which enables them to limit production,
reduce employment, cut down wages,
| and charge consumers the full amount
| of the bounties that such excessive pro-
| lection affords them. Few western poll
ticians in their sober senses would re-
gard such an anti-reform platform as
pointing the road to anything except
overwhelming defeat. II tho Republican
party really desire to win the next Ma
tional race it must take the grounds in
favor Of protecting the masses from the
greed of the organized monopolies that
are now taking advantage of excessive
tariff taxation no longer required by the
Government, but which furnishes rapa-
cious syndicates an opportunity for COM
mitting robbery upon the farmers and
other industrial classes. Any bridge
with less sound or strong timbers will
not safely carry the Republican ticket
across the stream and bring its chief to
the White House front door.
The Republican party
CANNOT WIN THE NEXT ELECTION
BY going back on the tariff reform
pledges Of 1884. Reforms, like revou-
tions, do not go backwards. The out
come OF former National contests for high
tariff taxation for the sake of the pro-
lection OF special interests has always
been adverse to it, and does not hold
forth the promise of winning a victory
next year.
The precedents are against 1t. For ex-
ample, the Wings under Henry Clay
fought the great political battle OF 1874,
and lost it on the high tariff issues. The
Democrats contended for revenue tariff,
and the country sustained them in that
position. The protection question was
never contested before or since 30 keenly
as in that political campaign. 1t in
volved the reduction Of the Clay protective
tariff OF 1S42 which the Wings were deter
mined to uphold. New York State which
had gone for the Wings in 1910 on the
National bank and hard times issue by
large majority, turned over to the Demo-
Gratis in favor of tariff reduction and
against Clay on the protection question,
as also did Maine, Indiana, Georgia,
Louisiana and even Pennsylvania which
voted for Harrison in 1910.
THE wHIas OF THOSE DAYS WE'RE
Much more united in behalf of and de-
voted to a maintenance of the protective
duties OF the tariff OF 1S42 than the Re-
publicans at this time are devoted to the
perpetuity OF the excessive war duties OF
the present tariff. AS consequence, the
Democratic victory of 1874, won on the
anti-protection issue, that party passed
the moderate revenue tariff bill Of 1876,
which continued in force without any
serious effort being made by the Wings
to disturb it until 1859, when it was re-
duced to a.taritf-for-revenue only" basis
by the first Congress which the Republi-
can party ever elected.
In 1s4S the Wings completely ignored
the high protection issue, and made
their canvass and elected their candi-
date, General Taylor, on other grounds.
In 1852 the protection question was
not heard of in the campaign on either
side, the contest turning on certain
phases OF the slavery question. In 1856
the young Republican party ignored the
tariff question aud almost elected their
candidate, General Fremont, low tar
if man, on the free soil issue, and did
elect majority Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, who promptly passed the low
tariff bill OF 1857, In order to get rid OF
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