Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-27
FRlDAY, JANUARY 81, 1888.
The New Issue.

The New Issue.
Whatever may be the result of the
election growing out OF Presider
Cleveland's message, whether he win
or lose personally by it, the effect Of
the stand he has taken will be to lift
him to the dignity of the foremost
statesmen of the country. The Presi-
dents message raises new issue in
politics whose beneficial effects to the
Nation will be manifold, far-reaching
and profound. It would perhaps be
nearer correct to say that this is re-
vival of an old issue. There are diff
ferences in detail and in some i'm
portant features, but Mr.. Cleveland
has really recalled the party to one OF
its fundamental principles, which had
well nigh been forgotten. As to the
Republican party, it now has real
issue, vital pl inciple, to contend for
something it has been lackingin for a
long time past. Four years ago that
party in its National platform
came before the people with a promise
to reform the tariff. 1t was purely
Poo Bah business all the way through.
They did not mean it, you know"
Such a hypocritical pretense could
not be made twice successfully, and
therefore. the party is now making a
virtue of necessity in proclaiming its
true convictions. Thus, then real
live and decidedly important principle
separates the two National parties,
and on this issue the battle is to be
fought. There is to be truce cried
to the neither garment stepped in
gore. The q. o. P. is to be
forced to come out Of the tomb,
where it has been bowling like the
scriptural maniac for years. 1t will
have to lift it's eyes from the battle
fields of twenty years ago and grapple
with the living verities Of the present
moment. This will not be done all at
once; but, little by little this will be
the effect of Mr.. Clevelandi,s message.
Mr.. Blaine saw at glance the change
which had taken place in the political
sky. He saw the sunlight Of lumin-
ous principle shoot athwart the atmoS
phere where sectional jealousies and
memories of internecine strife
had clouded the landscape. He
was quick to respond. Mr.. Cleve-
land says the Government has
no right TO levy any tax not requisite
for the. maintenance of an honest
and economical administration Of Ma
tional affairs. The imposing of tax
for the primary object Of protection
withdraws the circulating medium
from the channels of business,
checks trade and misses its
own aims. Whenever more reve-
nue. is being raised than the
Government needs, there should
be revision made in the schedule
with view of stopping the accumu-
lation. Mr.. Blaine meets him squarely
on this issue, and says surplusage
of revenue is a National benefaction.
American industries must be enor-
mously protected. After they have
been heavily protected for thirty years
We must go on protecting them.
The tariff created these industries, the
tariff is necessary for their mainten-
ance. 1t must be kept up in full
force forever. 1t is the apple Of our
political sye and we will not have it
to ched a. all.
There is your new issue, or your
old-time issue raised with importar!
mod ecations and adjustments to suit
6ur times. Republicans proclaim for
tariff for direct protection. The Demo-
Gratis proclaim for tariff where the
primary object shall be revenue,
and whose incidental effect shall
be protection to the laborers OF
America. There is no dead issue
in that. There will be no more resur-
recting of war memories. Sectional
iealousies will disappear from our pol
ideal campaigns, and the battle will
be fought along clearly defined lines
of present interests. The materialities
'of the Nation will rise into marked
prominence, and on these results will
hinge. Bitter sectional hate will die,
but strong sectional interests will be
called into the political arena. 1t will
b no longer North against South on
hitter war "reminiscences; but it
will be North and South COM
bined against the East on
t,,a material interests of the
Nafion. In the near future it will
~ tbs West and South, the pro-
4 dulnfye portions Of the Union, into
rnofs prominence, and it will sink the
I TIr1f TIE manufacturing section, as
"a With the rest Of the Nation.
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