The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-14
The Princ,ple OF Protection.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis journal
The central. polar star by which every voter
should be governed in casting his ballot this
year should be neutrality-suspicious. Of the bal
lot, protection to the home and protection to
American industry. The Republic will exist as
republic just long these cardinal
principles are upheld and sustained. / place
them in the order Of their Importance. With
unprotected ballot we have self-govern-
ment To vote and have the vote uneounted is
a farce. To go through the form OF voting
is the most nonseusieal nonsense,
unless the actual result is given.
republic is not a republic when the ballotbox
IAN be managed by few men IN the dark,
the tally sheets s'doctored," ballots extracted
from, put in the box at the pleasure OF
b osses, or voters kept from the polls by such
persuasive means as the shotgun policy,
any other measures of violence Let the re-
suits of the war be fully and firmly maintained;
stand by the individual voter. Let the Southern
NJ G. represent the votes cast. If the a-gu-
ments necessary to bring this about will incur
the rep roach ~ of the 'bloody shirt" well and
good. 1t is certainly not far wrong, so long as
the ar ebel brigadiersa parade their loyalty to
to the 'lost cause" and persist in surring the g.
A. r. The party guilty of any fraud on the
gize for it, is not the party having the interest
of the Republic as the chief aim of its existence
This is the prime question for settlement this
year-the protection of the American ballot
Almost equal TO it is the question of homo pro-
settlement Of the senpsranos Dues ,
force oro of fnhsrens right in the case
must DO decided. 1t won't down The great
body Of the people see the evils growing out OF
the traffic. It being entirely evil and hav-
ing no good in it. compes condemnation No
man has the audacity to face his fellow and
que in its favor: All who speak. speak against
it the worlds greatest SIM The question is,
what shall we dof Gould all the church be or
ganized, as 1t should be. into one vast army the
curse would be throttled instantly. Suffrage
granted TO women would not purge rs of the
incubus Did women vote, they would all vote
as would their husbands This
husband and wife vote in opposite
directions the destruction of the home would
be a damage greater than the misery from
which they were seeking refuge. The worst
Is prohibition D success2 Yes; it succeeds
wherever local option would succeed. Wher-
ever. undar local option. saloons cannot be kept
out, prohibitory law would fail All depends
portant problem is--let all temperance senti.
ment put its effort IN the direction Of the enact
ment of local option law.
The protection of American industry is
harpsd on by some the all absorbing topic
but I firmly believe that Americans. in the
matter of money making, will have sufficient
sense to protect themselves. proper tariff
will protect the American capital and producer.
Add TO this means of protection against cheap
foreign labor, go IL will not come into competi-
ton with our own citizens. and the question is
solved. Produce what We consume and consume
what we produce
On all these questions the Democratic party
is wrong. They perpetrate the fraud the
voter and the bailot-box, an defend and apollo
gize for 1t; they oppose all sumptuary legisla-
ton and are in favor of free trade. The defeat
of such party insnres protection to our best
interests. ISAAC 81. PHAREs.
FOWLER, March IL.