Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-10

not be done. Democratic workingmen have
votes enough 10 prevent it.
I'VE shall probably find President Cleve-
land in his letter Of acceptance trying TO
hedge on this question, but he cannot 1t IS
too late
A WORD FoR RASDALL-
There is another thing said Mr. Morris
THAT Democrats will not forget this year,
and that is the treatment that has been &C
corded to Samual J. Randall. Patronage,
power and irickery have been used to crush
him, and his enemies have partially succeed
ed in their efforts. But Randall has friends
vet. as Mr.. Cleveland is likely to find out
Il am in favor of tariff that will protect
every American industry | DO not believe
that any article should be admitted into this
country free of duty that we can make our
selves. | would not be dependent on for
eigu nation for anything. would have the
country so that in case of war we could raise
everything that We might need in the way OF
necessities. We have the most glorious
climate and the most varied resources of any
country in the world, and We should make
use of both.
DO Won think the dissatisfaction among
Democrats with the Presidents tariff pohcy IS
widespreadf'
WIDESPREAD DIsAFFEcTioS.
Il do. most decidedly. 1t is so widespread
that in NV opinion it will defeat him. We
have many Democrats about here whom
know personally and hosts of them are GO
ing to vote the Republican ticket for the first
time in their lives. They are thoroughly IN
earnest, and will not be turned from their
purpose 1t is not pleasant thing to drop
old party affiliations, but when your personal
interests are attacked in behalf of foreign
country that has never been friendly, when
its friendship was needed, it is time to draw
the line. American wOrkingmen want no
free trade this year or any other.
PRoTEcTIoSIsrs ORGANIZING.
Mr.. Morris impaired to a Mail and Express
reporter some news that will probably interest
those members of Congress who voted for
the Mills bill when it was before the House
of Representatives. These gentlemen may
have labored under the pleasant impre ssiou
that those OF their constituents who do moi
favor free trade would forget their course
before election day. Ii would now appear
that they will not be allowed TO forget it. Ar
organized movement is on foot to defeat each
of the Congressman who favored the Mills
bill. and Mr.. Morris says it is likely to meet
with success.
The protectionists of this city are now
better organized than they ever have beer
before. They have organizations in every
Assembly district, and already hard at work
with telling effect. Their plan is to set up q
Protectionist Democrat for Congress in eacl
of the strong Democratic districts now repre-
scented in Congress by Free Traders
1t is practically certain that Democratic
workingmen will vote for these candidates il
large numbers. The Protectionists believe
too, that in the strong Democratic districts
the Republican managers would endorse the
Protectionist candidates, and thus some OF
the gentlemen who are now representing Free
Trade in Congress would be elected to stay
at home next fall. A strong central organic
alton of Protectonists is to be formed, and
before the campaign is ended the Democrats
are likely to find an enemy in the field even
more formidable than was the Labor party
which gave them such a sad fright. The
Protection leaders say that even Sunset Co,
must look to himself this year if he woult
keep his seat