Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-18
Pulling Together.


Record that there will he no opposition
to the denomination of Mr.. Randall is
gratifying as an exhibition OF the har.
mony prevailing In the Democratic ranks,
and Is otherwise significant as showing
that even in the opinion of an extreme
organ Of tariff reduction thereis room In
the Democratic party, and in repre-
sentative position, for 80 advanced an
advocate OF protection as Mr.. Randall.
The fact Is that the Record could not
oppose the nomination of Mr.. Randall
consistently with the stand 1t has sensibly
taken In the canvass in favor Of enough
protection to protect our homo in
dustries. The Record has In the
past distinguished itself for its strong
advocacy of theoretical free trade,
but since 1t has came to face the prac.
tical question Of tariff reform, 1t accepts
such tariff reduction as the Democratic
party proposed in the Mills bill as the
proper measure and as this is but
small percentage of the total amount Of
protection afforded by the tariff, and is
itself protection measure, the Record
finds itself able to lie down In the
party fold with Mr.. Randall, though
Mr.. Randall differs from his party on
the question as to the amount Of pro.
lection needed. 1t is question about
which men may reasonably and honestly
differ, but without such obstinacy OF
opinion as to prevent their acting to-
gether in a national party. We do not
doubt that Mr.. Randall will moderate
his own strong opinions, so as to be ready
to yield to the expressed will of his party
and enable its tariff measure to have q
fair trial in practical operation. He pro-
bably will not have as much to concede
from bis own opinion as the Record has
had to do. to get in line With the party
position in favor of e9argh protection to
protect, and no mo- Tor that is all that
n. .Xapta. and Ponly needs to accept
the opinion Of H8 party that the Mills
bill gives it. II this opinion should be
found on trial to be wrong, undoubtedly
the tariff law would be amended as to
correct the trouble and relieve any in
jured industry. But there Is hardly pos
sibility that any such injury will be done,
the reduction made from the present rate
OF protection being 80 small, and being
chiefly In the enlargement of the free
list |; which will be direct benefit to
manufacturers.
Professor Baldwin, OF Yale college, in
q speech introducing Mr.. Mills, Of Texas,
to . New Haven audience, the other day,
el0quently and truly expressed our party
sentiment upon this issue, In the follow
ing warm and well deserved words of
praise of the president and his policy /;
and the party can pull together strongly
and successfully, with all its members
under its banner, with such statement
Of its position:
land-our great president. great In rugged,
direct honesty OF purpose, thatsweeps away
cousiderations OF personsl or party sxpedi-
ency, when right and duty are involved; It
- mot year since he met Congress In his
annual message, not with clerk like reports
Of this or that detail Of the years work Of
ofacial routine, but with one single though.
os lightning power, that this weight when
We all felt hung about the nation, came
from our own bad laws; bad because they
had ouIlived their own time that taxes laid
% pay debts were being continued after the
debts were paid that excessive duties huI.
riediy and unequslly imposed on raw ma.
teStalk on necessities of life, in time Of war
and Of depreciation Of our currency, were
eAppiDg the lie of the people, to raise great
fortunes for the favored few.
Gentlemen, the American people are not
>aeked BY the administration to adopt free
oepde The people OF Connecticut and OF
N6( Haven, no widely Interested In manu-.
faoeortng industies want no sudden and
rsdtcSl departure from that system Of tariff
laws d Whose protection many Of our man
uiactuters will stand In need, TO secure fair
WagesttO the hands and fair interest on the
plant But they want Q tariff that protects
no further than Is necessary and able,
and that raises no more money than we
have got TO spend.
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