The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-07

that comes from the leading Republican
newspapers of the West and Northwest.
pointing Ont inevitable Republican de-
feat if thorough tariff revision and tax
reduction shall not be supported by the
Republicans in Congress.
Pennsylvania has most at stake in the
prompt fulfiiment of the pledges given
to the people of both parties in 1854. and
one of the gravest obstacles to prompt
and judicious tariff revision. is the atti-
tude of Pennsylvania protectionists de-
Tending what are now utterly IndefensI-
bic tariff taxes on our manufactures and
on the necessaries of life. The fullest
protection to American labor can be
maintained in a new tariff with the very
general consent of Congress. There are
those who would be glad to destroy it,
but they will be utterly impotent in both
argument and action whenever the
friends of protection lift protection out
of the quagmire of monopoly and OPP
preston, and put it upon an honest,
manly basis for the protection of our
labor.
And why is it not done: With exces-
sive duties depressing the very manu-
features and labor they should protect;
with gigantic trusts distorting millions
from consumers because excessive du-
annual taxes imposed upon our indus
try for raw materials for its own pro-
ducts, and with the great mass of con-
sumers in shop, ins field, IN forest and IN
mine. impoverished by excessive and
needless taxes. why do not our PennSyl-
vania protectionists come to the front.
sever protection from monopoly and ST.
lence free trade agitators III the contest:
Where is Senator Cameron, the most
sensible and practical of all our business
Senators! Where Is Senator Quay, the
clearest headed and keenest in percep
ton of the party leaders. Where Is
Judge Kelley, once the leader of leaders
in the cause of protection, but now halt
ing in the rear of industrial progress?
Where is General Bingham, one OF the
| few of our Pennsylvania congressman,
with the prospect of a long term of ser
| vice before him, and one of the boldest
| and most energetic of our Representa-
| tives? Ii these men do not see the hand
| writing on the wall, in the positive ad-
| monitions of the ablest Republican jour
nails of New England and the W est, then
| has an epidemic of political blindness
| stricken the Republican party, and its
| days of usefulness ard of power are
numbered.
The Democratic party was defeated in
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| forget nothing. Because slavery had
ruled for half a century, the Democratic
| leaders assumed that it must rule for
ever, and they were broken on the wheel
| of popular resentment, because they
| stood still or receded while the world
moved on. just such crucial test is
now applied to the Republican leaders,
and they and their party Will be broken
and consigned to defeat and disintegra-
| ton, unless its leadership shall honestly
aid in adjusting the protection of lat or
| to the vastly changed necessities of the
/ present, and come manfully to the front
| for the repeal of all needless taxes upon
| industry and necessities. Will they do
| it? If so, they will enter the great con-
| test of 1888 with hopeful party; if not
| they will be overwhelmed by disaster,
| as the Democrats were in their Bourbon
struggle to regain power in 1864. His
| tory Is simply repeating itself.