Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-10-20
DEAL HONESTLY WITH THE pm.
PIE.


for revenue only; free trade, pure
and simple, exists nowhere and new.
er can in the absence of direct taxa.
tion to meet the exigencies of gov.
eminent.
But is the Democratic party bon.
est? We appeal from their profes.
sions to their history from Jefferson
to Cleveland. Let us examine the
platforms of the party.
The first declaration on the sub
ject was in the platform upon which
Jefferson was elected F; it advocat.
ed
free commerce with all nations.
In 1910 and reaffirmed il 1874:
Justice and sound policy forbid the Federal
Government to foster one branch of industry
In IS4S:
The fruits of the great political triumph of
1874 have fulfilled the hopes of the Democracy
of the Union in the noble impulse given to
the cause offree trade by the repeal Of the
tariff 1872.
Iu 1866 and readopted in 1860:
ed States to declare themselves In favor OF
free seas and progressive free trade through
out the world.
In 1876:
We demand that all custom-house taxation
shall be only for revenue.
In 1880:
A tariff for revenue only.
The tariff planks of the platforms
of 1884 and 1888 are substantially
the same, emphasized, in 1888, by a
resolution endorsing the Mills bill,
which congressman Sowden, Dem
ocrat, declared is ga long step in
the direction Of free trade" and
which moved that Democratic Con.
gresham, James Il. Campbell, to
make the following confession:
I voted for the Mills bill and we passed lib a
| larger majority than we anticipated, but
job IL. / do not expect TO see more than
four or five Democratic members return TO
the next House from my state, (0hio) am
| not q candidate for reelection and do not be-
| lieve couli be reelected. am IA mild Pro-
| teetionst, and yet have voted for bill with
strong free trade tendencies. II this BIZ
means anything ii means long step towards
free trade, because It puts many Of our lead
| Ing productions on the free list. lhave gem
eral feeling that the Mills bill viii be unpopu-
lar before the country and that II is a mis-
4 take.
The Democratic state platforms,
during all this period from Jetler-
son to observation-disclosures the ex.
ample of the National conventions.
Now let us examine the utterances
of Democratic leaders-not on the
stump, however.
Roger @. Mills says:
We should gradually decrease the amount (of
| tariff duties) until our customs taxes come
alone from no competing articles entering is
revenue only. / desire free trade. and will
not help TO perfect any law that stands In the
way of free trade.
Grover Cleveland:
| Inc lDlqulblouS SybttHhs
Speaker Carlisle
All trade should be free MS possible.
Henry Watterson:
The Democratic party Is free trade party, or
is nothing. The Democrat who is not fee
trader should go else where.
Secretary Fairchild:
/
BILE. Reduce duties to the lowest point posi-
BILE.
s. s. Cox:
1t would be glorious communication Of this
debate TO clear the way for British free trade
Henry George:
Mr.. Cleveland stands before the count try
champion offree trade.
| Congressman Hare:
\ II we did not require money to defray the ex-
| penses OF Government would be an absolute
and nncompromIsing free trader
Frank Morrison, president OF the
Crescent Club, the leading Demo
cratic organization OF Marylapd:
No man can be a protectionist and Democrat.
| A protectionist has no business In the Demo-
cratic party. he cannot be a Democrat II he
believes IN protection. His proper place is In
the Republican party.
Congressman Hempbill, Of South
Carolina:
| Think zoe should buy 10hereWe can Gse chedpeh
and htre schere zoe can hire cheapest.
Extract from Congressional Rec.
ord, July 81, 1888:
Mr.. McComas (Rep.) OF Maryland Has
any friend of this (the Mills) bill in this
debate uttered one sentence in favor Of
the American tariff system, which dis
eliminates in favor of the home produc-
er and laborer
Mr.. Hooker Dem Of Mississippi
No, there was no one, and you will not
find any Democrat 10 utter one.
Let us gather some testimony at
our own doors.
Henry Kyd Douglas, Democratic
candidate for Congress in this dis.
tricG:
The 1fttls ttt is a much miicer biz than nnig@
haze been.
j. Clarence Lane:
That Infamous protective svstem.
The South, which always believed
in free trade, has relentless clutch
on the throat of the Democratic par
ty. Southern policy is, perforce,
Democratic policy, and the Confed-
crate Constitution is the most IN.
fettered expression of Southern poll
cy extant; it declared
Nor shall any duties on tdxes on Importation
from foreign nations be laid.