Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-24

Baldwin and Daily for Chicago.
CINCINNATI, August 23.-Cieveland /,
Cincinnati nothing.
Will support Cleveland.
Senator L. D. Whiting, of Tiskilwa,
Bureau county, who for eighteen consec-
utive years represented that district as a
Republican in the State Senate, comes
out boldly for Cleveland and tariff re-
form. The Republican papers may now
denounce him as sorehead, renegade
and a traitor, but they cannot under
mine his reputation for honesty of opin-
ion. He has not left his party, but the
party has left him when it bowed to the
dictation of monopolists. He was re-
Gently interviewed by Herald reporter
and his utterances are 80 forcible and
so illustrative Of the wrong ways into
which the Republican party has fallen,
that we give some extracts in the follow
ing;
ri do not like to take my Republican
ism from B. F. JONES'" he said, "for it
is so unlike the doctrine which Abraham
Lincoln advocated. William Walter
Phelps is not an acceptable substitute
for Wendell Phillips. No protected
lumber barons can interpret to me the
Republicanism which was taught by the
lips of Owen Lovejoy. In the old days
the Republican party was not run in the
interest of mine owners, and railroad
man controlling 100000 of capital
was not supreme dictator" \
81 have studied the two platforms chiefly
in reference to the two tariff planks.
The tariff issue now before the
country is the most important
question we have been called up
on to consider since slavery was abol-
ished. The Republican party, through
its last convention, transformed itself into
a high tariff and monopoly party. can
not think of the Convention that nomi-
mated Harrison as Republican Conven-
ton. 1t was high tariff and monopoly
assemblage. 1t took an entirely new de-
parture on the tariff, leaving all the
grounds it had formely occupied. When
the present war tariff was levied, as
compensation for the direct tax which
was laid on manufactured goods, it was
conceded by its authors and all support
ers that the two, coming in together,
would 60 out together. But
when the direct tax was re-
moved from manufactured goods
the protectionists managed to retain the
high tariff. The country submitted, on
the ground that the money, so far as it
went to the treasury, was applied to pay
off the war debt; but all parties con-
ceded that the time was near at hand
when it would be improper to continue
this high war tariff. Strong protection
lists then said its continuance would be
unjust to other interests. But now what
do we see? These protected interests,
having so long enjoyed its advantages,
have joined in a combination, offensive
and defensive, to make war tariff
permanency, sI would
retain the internal revenue taxes
on spirits and tobacco as one of the per-
manent sources of revenue. l fully en-
dorse Mr.. Blaine when he said, not long
ago, that be would tax whisky as long as
there was any whisky to be taxed. l
fully endorse Presidents Grant, Garfield,
Arthur and Cleveland in their declared
purpose to keep the tax on spir-
its and tobacco SO as to give proper op-
portunity for reforming the war tariff.
l regard the revenue plank in the high
tariff platform as no less an endorsement
of Grant, Garfield and Arthur, with
their distinguished secretaries, than OF
Mr.. Cleveland. This new departure OF
the late high tariff Convention at Chi
cago is not only condemnation of Mr..
Cleveland, but of those distinguished
Republican statesmen and of the Repub-
lican party up to very recent period.
n "The Chicago platform clearly de-
mands a continuance of the tax upon
farmers to give bounties to the manufac-
turer. The st. Louis platform, on the
contrary demands such reform of the
tariff as will give great relief of agricul-
ture. Unless farmers are willing from
partisan motives to vote that heavy and
unjust burdens shall be imposed upon
them they must vote down the Chicago
platform. The st. Louis platform de-
clares in the line of the interest of farmers
and other consumers, and there should
be found way in this emergency by
which they can give it their earnest sup
port. Personally, believing Grover
Cleveland to be the foremost champion
of the rights of the people, shall sup
port at the polls the views he advanced
in his brave message. Grover Cleve-
land has grown in public estimation, in
ability and in character. He represented
a great principle, and when a principle
is at stake l shall be true to my convic-
tions. This year, to be consistent, l
must endorse by ballot. pen and voice
the platform of the st. Louis Conven-
ion."-[ Exchange.
Omaha man: ''Did you go to Mrs. De
Fashions house to-day?" Wife: Eyes;
she refused to take US because we have
child; but got even with her," "Gave
her piece OF your mind, eh ?" enc, in
deed, that wouldn't have done any good.
told Miss De Fad there was room
vacant at Mrs. De Fashions, and she
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