Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-17
ALEX ANDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER II.
THE RICHMOND Dispatch says !:

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a neris. We had not supposed that even
me hitterest of Mr.. Cleveland's enemies
would ever charge him with being protec.
zionist Certainly we had not supposed
that democrat of the straitest sect, such as
the GAzETTE's editor is, would make that
charge. But we were mistaken. Mr.
CLEVELAND himself must have smiled when he
read it. III 1.-The republican doctrine of pro-
lection" is advocated in his letter OF accept
anoe where shall We find document teach
inc the true democratic doctrine on the SUBJ
jecl?"
The GAZETTE is, indisputaby, paper sua
oeneris, and is proud of that fact and graft
fed that it is generally recognized. Its edi'
tor is also democrat of the straitest sect.
/, ia sorry its Richmond contemporary can
mt agree with it in some other matters, for
ins,auce, the Baughman boycott and the
Roanoke platform, but as any reference to
those subjects must now be unpleasant to
tbe DISPATCH, the GAZE TTE passes them by
and refers only to The two to which the DIS
patch alludes. The President in his letter
of acceptance says:
I'VE fully appreciate the Importance 10
the country of our domestic Industrial en-
terprisss. La the rectification of existing
wrongs their maintenance and prosperity
should be carefully and in d friendly spirit
considered. Even such reliance upon pre-
sent revenue arrangements as have been in
yited or encouraged should be fairly and
Justly regarded"
I'VE propose in any adjustment OF our
revenue laws TO concede such encourage
ment and advantage to the employers of de-
rnestic labor US will easily compensate for
any difference that may exist between the
standard of wages which should be paid to
our laboriug men aud the rate allowed In
other countries"
The reform we seek to inaugurste is pred
icated upon the utmost care for established
industries and enterprises"
1.-THE people will hardly be deceived by
their 1.-THE republicans abandonment of the
field OF legislative action to meet IN pollti'
cal convention and fippantly declare in their
party platform that our conservative and
careful effort to relieve the situation is de-
structiye to the American system of protec-
tion."
1.-The implication contained n this party
1.-THE republican, declaration, that desperate
measures are justified or necessary to save
from destruction or surrender what is term
ed our protective system, should confuse no
one, The existence of such O system is en-
tirely consistent with the regulation of the
extent to which it should be applied and the
correction of its abuses"
Reasonsb BILE and dstinterested peop'e
think the republican doctrine OF protection
is pretty strongly advocated in the above
excerpts and document teaching the
true democratic doctrine on the subject"
can be found in the September number Of
Belford's Magazine, in which Mr.. Speaker
Carlisle says:
when tax is posed upon one part of
the people or one Glass Of industries simply
for the purpose of inor easing the profits of
another part of the people or another class
OF Industries, or when a TAX ID so laid that
its necessary effect is to increase the profits
in some industries at the expense OF others
equally meritorious, the impoicy and in
justics OF the proceeding are too obvious to
require comment"
American industres-and by these terms
l mean to include every honest and useful
cupation-cannot be promoted by any
system of taxation or any policy OF regula.
ton which disorminates between them and
compels one 20 contribute part of its own
earnings to increase the profits or prevent
losses in another"
THAT taxation for protective purposes
has resulted 80 far in calamitous waste Of
capital and labor in this country is conclus.
lively shown by the present condition of the
so-called protected industries and by the
history of our legislation on the subject"
Mining and manufacturing afford en-.
ployment to maoy millions of capital and to
many thousands of laborers, but they are
not by any means the only American indus
tries"
I'VE ought to be exempt from the social
and political diseases which atllict the
crowded nations of the Old World, and We
will be exempt from them when we tax all
alike"
Many people love Mr.. Cleveland for the
enemies he has made. 1t is hoped some
others may not be induced to vote against
him by the utterances of his over Jealous
friends, which utterapces pecessitate state
meats of damaging facts.
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