Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-10

AJuO O6uly lnI0IlI80nC0Ts
1sAnCAsrHB sEPrsnBER 10. 1855.
& The Presidenps Letter.
- presidents letter Of acceptance
4oobt1ess has lost nothing by the delay In
~ appsarance. It comes now at the
&omnencemeut Of the active stage Of the
loompaign and serves to present afresh
~ linss upon which the Democratic
zsy stands, and to rally the forces in
nolr defense. These letters of accept
Anne, coming after the deliverances Of
- c0nvontions, and containing anew its
Goolarations, freshen the issues Of the
oempaign and settle the parties for the
oontest.
The president did not have anything
new 10 say and he says nothing new but
As speaks very clearly. He does not
3oavs the position of his party in doubt
'upoa any Of the issues. He declares that
= y tor economy and efficiency In the
clvil service, and points to his admins
tzatton ~ evidence that his words are
not empty ones. He renews his declara-
don that tariff taxes are paid by the
people many times over In the prices
0narged them for their goods and he de.
olaree that IL they were asked to pay
fhese taxes to the tax gatherer, they would
rot patiently do 1t. But he avows no op.
position to the tariff mode Of tax collec.
Sion; and distinctly disclaims any desire
tor free trade. He declares that the
tariff duties must be high enough to keep
our established manufactures In motion
and to preserve the rewards Of their
1ahor TO those employed Ia them. He
AAvors such mode Of reduction In the
earin rates a. will help manufactures,
oud believes that their raw materials
should bs made free. The reduction of
the revenue be shows to be an absolute
necessity; and he believes that 1t
should he made by taking the bur.
eheus Of taxation Off the necessaries of
Me rather than of It's luxurles, and to.
oacco, whisky and oleomargarine. These
destinations, with an emphatic one in
denunciation Of trusts a. conspiracies 10
% put down forcibly and speedily, are
about the sum of the pregnant statements
of the presidents letter and upon the
positions taken we can safely 90 to the
country. We claim the reelection of
Pcesident Cleveland because his admins
tsAtion has been good, clean and honest
because 1t has been wise; and because 1t
hns fairly won confidence and respect.
We claim, for the party that 1t repre-.
oonts, tho continued control of the gov.
ernment, because its policy is such as
VIII advance Its interests at home and
ahroad. 1t favors q taxation reduced to
the revenue needs Of the nation. 1t seeks
such reduction where it will most help
the greatest and neediest number. It
rropoees to keep the avenues of employ.
msnt full by securing to the manufactur.
Ing interest such duties upon imported
manufactures as will enable them to
compete with them, while paying greater
prices for labor. 1t is wholly opposed to free
efade . pretty theory, adsptedto para.
- bat not agreeable to our conditions.
~ HRalde1t makes 1t very plain that
~ has no touch Of free trade madness,
Aud that he wants nothing nearer to 1t
than the free raw materials that are the
best protection to industry and this
ought to be so clear, one would think,
that 1t would have no disputants.
The president makes his strongest point
when he shows how the Republican party
advanced SO untenable position upon
oaEi6, In Its national convention, that 1t
= unable to get Its party In Congress into
uns upon 1t. II demands prohibtory
tert6 upon all foreign goods that may be
-saede in this country; but Its party In
OOngrcss' !s wholly unable to gather to.
eether In support Of such policy, or in
net Of any other. The presidents sharp
tsminder of their failure, will serve
- bring them up to the rack, or
demonstrate to the country that party
which freely denounces the Demo
o1stic tariff policy, as framed in
the Mills bill. has none of its own, good,
bad or Indifferent, to substitute for It.
1he Republicans In the lower house long
40 gave up the task Of reaching an
segrcement upon a tariff bill; and the
Nenste, to whom they handed over the
Jobs seems to have like difficulty in &C.
eomplishing it. Probably the presidents
Srodding may produce bill from them
hut II will hardly be one In line with the
Chicago platform.