New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-10

Of 4 State ticket which viii meet the best OK
pectations, commanding the full party vote,
and thus proving Of great assistance 10 the
National canvass It would be strange, IN
deed in view of those considerations, if The
Republican League did not meet at Saratoga
animated by the good hope of November
victory.
U11r-TRUTHS md TIE UHOLE TRUTH.
Tho use made by our friends the enemy Of
Mr. Blaines declaration in favor OF continue"
tavation Of vhiskcy is characteristics when
hiHcommerts on tho Presidents message ap-
pcarod in THE TRIBUNE last December The
Democratic and NIugwump press ignored inc
moral side Of his argument and reYlled ana
ridculcd him for renewing his proposal TO
distribute the SIS. 100000 collected from
vhisl,cy among the States for the purpose OF
tightening local taxation on houses and farms
They charact crizcd this project rs " the crazy
scheme of political mountebank," ana sup
pressed his references TO the evils OF increasing
the consumption Of whiskey by cheapenlng the
pricc and TO the obstacles that would be
placed in the way Of enforcing hlgh-hcensc
laws. II now suits the convenience OF the
same journals to contrast one-hall oil MI
Dlaine's argument with the contingent pro
posa! of the Republican platform for the aboh-
tion Of the Internal Revenue taxes after other
expedients for reducing the surplus shall have
been exhausted. At the same time they care
fnllv supnrcss the economic half Of his PROPOSE
ton for the distribution Of the whisleJ tax
among the States. which excited their ridicule
and contempt six months ago. They are eX-
./--t, II
the statesman whom yesterday they denounced
as contemplate trckster, and whom 1oF
many years they have been leyiing " as the
embodiment Of the worst and most unprlh-
ciplcd elements Of the Republican party"
These tactics are characteristic Of MugWump-
cry.
There is no question in American politics
more complex and beset with difficulty than
that of taxing and restricting the sale OF
whskcy. If the uttcranccs Of any statesman
or party be quoted on this subject let the
whole truth be stated. Our friends the
enemy persist in the contemplate practice OF
telling half the truth and SupprcSsng the other
half. In December they gave no credit TO
Mr.. Blaine for being consistent foe OF IN
Temperance, but assailcd him fcrocouSly as q
tricky economist Now they applaud him as
4 statesman having more morality and con-
science than his party, and ignore everything
that they formerly condemned. In the same
spirit they denOuncc the Republican party
guarded and contingent recommendation for
the abolition Of the Internal Revenue system
They do not tell the whole truth about It,
They suppress the fact that the Chicago plat
form proposes to reduce the surplus Cd by
taking off the taxes on tobacco and spirits used
in the arts, and CO. by a thorough scheme Of
tariff revision by which impOrtationS (cXcept
luXur;eS) not produced here shall be placed on
the free list, and those that compete with the
industry and labor Of our people shall be
checked. While the Mills ILL by Increasing
imporations enormously will add TO the sur
plus, the Republican party outlines definite
and well-digested scheme for reducing ii with
certainty and dispatch. If these cNpedcnlS
do not suffice to diminish the revenues, then
it advises the abolition of internal taxes rather
than the abandonment Of the protective sys-
tenn. These plain facts are deliberately con-
cealed by those who are NOW mSrepreSenlng
the platform as meaning " free whiskcy and
nothing else.
Let us have the whole truth in place Of half
truths and wholesale evaSions. The Demo
cratic party has never been known to vote
against the real interests Of whiSllcy From
Jeffersons time until the war it was free
rum party. 1t stands to-day behind the saloons
in every State in the Union, fighting hig
cense and prohibition to the death. 1t Is
Republican party that has supported tom
perance legislation wherever it has been en-
acted, and the saloons, the distillenes and
the whiskey barOns are loagucd together to
compass its defeat. When tho Chicago plat
form declares that protection shall not be
abandoned Mt the dictaton Of the whiskcy
trusts it strikes at the combination Of dis
tillers and "whskcy kings who are making
great fortunes every year through the aid and
protection of the Internal Revenue system. 1t
is for the interest of the whisLcy trusts that
the existing Internal Revenue system shall be
maintained, even if American industries Ian
guish or perish under free trade. The Demo
cratic party to-day is in league with tho
Whskey barons. who have contributed sys-
tematicaly to the corruption funds for defeat
ing high license or prohibition legislation in
the States and for carrying elections for the
saloons. The Republican party aims at the
heart Of that corrupt combination, while it
defends American industry and American Ia
Dor against assault from every quarter.
Our friends the enemy arc fighting the
battle not only of the foreign manufacturers,
but also OF the Democratic whislIcy trusts,
which have their headquarters in Kentucky.
Let them face the facts aud not persevere in