The Republican journal., 1888-09-27
The Two Letters.

General Harri>on'> letter of acceptance. fol
lowing so closely upon Mr.. Clcveland's letter
invites a comparison of the two utterance,
which is not at all favorable to the free trade
plea. Mr.. Harrison takes a square position fol
protection to American industries and IAmeri.
can men; Mr.. Cleveland takes position for free
trade. but at the same time performs feat OF
rhetorical gymnastics which tends to befo@
The mind of the reader as TO what his real posi-.
ton is. Mr.. Harrison states fully and frankly
his belief that we should have civil service re.
form laws and that they should be enforced
Mr.. Cleveland, too, approves the laws, but his
action shows that he Is ''agln their enforce
ment' General Harrison speaks a word fol
the people Of Dakota, now Il numerous, free
ana happy, but outrageou>ly neglected people
occupying an imperial domain; Mr.. Cleveland
is silent over their wrongs. Mr.. Harrison de-
clare> his featy to the traditional Republican
policy of looking well to the freedom, purity
and prosperity of the American home: Mr
Clevelands nearest approach to this sentiment
seems to he his advocacy of "a firm, patriot,
and humane Indian policy" Mr.. Harrison
says. 'Our nation is too great, both in matcria
strength and in moral power. to indulge in
bluster or to be suspected of tmorousnesS; :
nothing that Mr.. Cleveland might have said OF
this subject could have wiped out his recorC
for pu>ilanimity and ill-a,lviSed bluster. Mr.
Harrison advises that the surplus should be
applied TO the pay Nment of the national debt
Mr.. Cleveland Omits to say that his admiuis
ration. inStea, of doing this, has sent million,
to national banks. that return not one cent OF
interest for the use of the money. Mr.. IIarri
| son denounces contract labCr; Mr.. CleVelant
SAYS something about the evil. of ">erve i'm
mi.ration. bat advocates in the next breatl
the system which holds out as the highes
| blessing the hoped-for flood of foreign good,
| made in the lands whence that ''Servile immi
| grafton" comes. Mr.. Harrison raises his voice
| in behalf of the disfranchised coored voters o.
| the South; 50 does Mr.. Cleveland, while he a
| the same time enjoys the fruits of that disfran
| chSement. Mr.. Harrison denounces the trusts
50 does Mr.. Cleveland, but al the same time ht
| keeps among his Cabinet advisers Il man who
| is closely connected with the first. the creates
| and the most pernicious of all the trusts. Mr.
| Harrison writes that he is in favor of lbera
| pensions for the soldiers; Mr.. Cleveland writes
so also, with one hand. but with the Other
| keeps on vetoing the pension bills of the oil,
| Veterans. Mr.. Harrison'> letter is the straight
| forward utterance of manly and statesman
| by his party, and means to perform that ser
| vice patriotically and to the best of his ability
| Mr.. Cleveand's letter is the utterance of
| man who has arisen to eminence by a series O
| uneXamped pieces of good luck, and who nov
| finds himself in the hands of an clement of hi
| party. whose performances he has hitherto
| been able to admire in secret if at all, but Wht
| now hold his political future in their hands
| Through successive and remarkable steps HI
| has become Mayor of Buffalo. Governor o
| New York President of the United States. an,
Slave of the Free Trade democracy of th'
| South. And he has spoken in his last assume,
| capacity. [Portanu Press.