San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-06
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and the Milps bill has not panned
out. The alarm that was justly felt
throughout the country at the manls
fest free trade tendencies of those doc
uments. created CONSERVATION at DEM
ocratc headquarters and convinced
the managers of the campaign that II
would become necessary to hedge I'D
order TO prevent stampede to the
republican party. For some time the
speeches and press matter OF the
party have been directed towards a
modification of the free trade idea
that has been found 50 unpopular.
The country is assured that the
democracy do not desire free trade,
are not free trade party, but only
ask for and work for tariff reform.
This is now the keynote of speeches
and editorials, and the changes
are being rung upon thls
idea for all that is in 1T.
Unfortunately for the success of this
scheme, the party has already put IT.
self upon record by the mouths and
pens of its speakers and representa-
tive men, and this record in black and
white is an unanswerable argument
proving the free trade wishes and ten
denotes of the party. The LIGHT APP
ponds herewith some quotations from
the lips and pens of representative
democrats as proof conclusive of the.
above:
1--WE are entering upon most fear
full presidential contest, the most I'M
portant since that of 1860. Mr.. Cleve-
land, by his message, for which sim
cerely honor him, has challenged the
protected industries of the country to
a fight of determination. senator
Vest.
81 desire free trade, and [ will not
help to perfect any law that stands in
the way of free trade. Roger @.
Mills.
at would be a glorious cOnsumma-
ton of this debate could we only have
gentlemen on the other side join in
this invocation to paper and to type
and to the hearts of honest men, to
clear the way for British Golden free
trade. IS. S. Cox.
"The democratic party is free
trade party, or it is nothing. The
democratic party will make free
trade fight in 1884. If it loses, it will
make another in 1888. The conflict
between free trade and protection is
irrepressible and must be fought out
to the bitter end. Henry Waiter
son.
Mr.. Cleveland has burned his
ships; he stands before the country as
| the champion of free trade against
protection. If he is reelected, pro-
lection will have received its death
blow. Henry George.
CAL trade should be as free as pos
sible. "-Speaker Carlisle.
II am free trader. The Mills bill
is step in that direction. The only
fault have to find is that the step is
| not long enough. We will carry on
an aggressive campaign. All our ef-
| forts will be directed to convince the
voters that the bill itself is not free
| trade. We've got to do this or be de-
feated. "-Congressman Breckenridge,
| of Arkansas.
add to the free list as many ar
| ticles as possible. Reduce duties up
OH every dutiable article to the low
est point possible "-Secretary Fair
child.
The one hundred days that elapsed
between Cleveland's nomination and
his letter of acceptance had demon
strated the truth of Breckinridge's
remark, quoted above, and the presi-
dent was compelled TO hedge. Hence
his remark in that letter, I'VE have
entered upon no crusade of free
trade" How does this agree with
the declarations of Mills and Fair
childs and Vest? That the presi-
dents message was accepted as free
trade document in England, and re-
ioiced over as such, is very apparent
from the concensus of English press
opinions on that subject; as witness:
1T is certain that the arguments
which President Cleveland urges are
those which Golden used to employ
forty-tive years ago, and which any
free trader could employ now."-LOn-
don Times.
ITO convert the United States is in
deed a triumph. The Golden club
will henceforth set up special shrine
for the worship of President Cleve-
land, and send him all its publica-
tons gratis. Golden founded free
trade; Cleveland saved it. Such is