Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-31

fnement of statement nor abstrusities
of theory but it was fair,
logical, ard honest argument Of
the affirmative OF the proposi-
ton that tariff tax beyond the needs
of an honest and economical administra-
peopie-not Of the protected manufsc-
turer-and the surpius thus created is q
serious menace to the integrity and wei
fare of there public.
BLAINE Is SECRETLY KsIFISG HARRISON
Several theories are advasced in ex-
planation of Mr.. Bjaine's remarkable re.
marks in defense OF trusts, and all of
them are so illuminative OF the general
estimate OF the greatest living states
mans character that it is q valuable study
sider them in detail, beginning with those
furnished by his friends.
/. Col. DrdIey, of the national repuo-
Iican committee, says: "Mr. Blaine
probably did not think about what he vas
saying: Very likely he does not know
that the republican platform particularly
condemns trusts. He has had little time
TO read since he u rived home"
2. 1t is held by several republicans
about tho National headquarters and
elsewhere that, owing to his absence in
Europe, Mr.. Blaine is not aware of the
state of public sentiment in this country
towards trusts, and did not realize what
an unpopular position he was putting
himself and his pnrty into when no camo
to their defense.
3 II is claimed by ariIcs who are hos
tile to Mr.. Blaine that his mistake is due
to his lifelong tendency to blunder when
ever he talks or writes for the public.
They point to the fact that he has made
scarcely ono important utterauce in re-
cent years which hos not had to be quail.
tiod or explained away, and which has not
injured both him and his party.
4. 1t is claimed by other unfriendly
critics that he was led into the defense
of trusts from the Same motives which led
him to coasent to attend tho Belshazzar
banquet in New York city on tho
owe of election in 1S84-that is, his love
for rich men, and his belief in the power
of money.
;. Finally large number OF observers,
of varying political faith, take the ground
that Mr.. Blaine know perfectly we'll what
he was about, knew that 10 was antagon
izing both the republican platform and
public sentiment, and made his deliver
ance with malice prepense, out of un-
friendIiness to Gen. Harrison and a de-
sire to see the present republican cam
paign end iii overwhelming defeat.
1t will bo seen at n glance that not one
of these theories is especially com pii-
mentary TO tho man whom Gen. Harrison
has called chat matchless defender of
republican principles
REPUBLICAN SURPRISE.
Now York Herald: The political situa
tion in Washington, as changed by the
retaliation message OF President Cleve-
land, is full Of dramatic interest.
As will be seen by reference to our
Washington dispatches the debate in the
senate chamber was unusually interesting
yesterday. Edmunds and Hoar poured
forth the vials Of their wrath, found
fault with everybody and everything,
piled aarc.sm aud innuendo to the very
end OF their vocabulary or which
proved to the locker on i'll Vienna that
somebody had been hit, and hit very hard,
by that message.
1t is we'll known that tho republican
senators hnve boon industriously engaged
for months in digging pit for tho ad-
ministration by means OF the hshery
question, but by derterous movement
the president has filed the pit ith these
republican senators instead and set tn ,
country laughing at them.
They passed resolution in March,
1887, giving the president limited au-
thority to retaliate, under the convic
tion that he WAS averse to harsh meas
ures, whioh might possibly result in inter
national complications.
That gave them double headed op-
portuuity. They could accuse him of
cowardice if he did not retaliate, and of
wilfully getting the country into trouble
if he did. 1t was game of bluff, for
knowing him to be conservative and
cautious, they hoped to make capital by
to Great Britain.
But "tho best laid schemes o mice and
mon gang att agiey." The president was
not blind to the shabby piece OF trickery
The republican spider, thinking it had {
democratic ay in sight, ooyly sang it's in
vitation TO "oome into my psrIor." Nher
the fly accepted the invitation, by sending
to congress that retaliation message, tn,
republican spider eiared at him in aston
q
"Great Scott! 1t isn't fly; it's hor
nett" and the panic began.
The republicans are in = bad predica
ment. They have played for high stakes
"A return to power at any cost-hart
cone their best to get the administration
into corner, but find themselves III th'
corner instead, and will be mighty luck.
if they get out of it.
Iupos THURMAN made 3 telling poin
in his speech against the defenders o
the war tariff by citing Gardeld's re
marks about tying bad taxes to good one
in order to keep the former afost. Th
late President Garfield said good man
things while he was in congress whic
the republican leaders are not likely t
print on their campaign banners On
Of them WAS this: when l was men