Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-11
FALSELY PUT.
The Republican Platform Does Not Truth
fully State the Issues.

AuAAJ State the ISSUES.
The issue of the campaign is falsely stated
cago Time. No proposition has been made
for free trade. The issue is: Shall the
people be heavily taxed or moderately taxedl 2
shall there be high tariff or a low tariff!
Shall all the people be burdened that some
number of the people shall enjoy exceptional
and dishonest prosperity! or shall there be
equal justice for all? Shall the excise tax
on whisky and tobacco be maintained TO the
end that the direct and indirect tariff tax
on the necessities and comforts of existence
shall be reduced or shall it be abolished in
order TO make wearing apparel and those
things without which existence is misery
expensivel
Shall the people be taxed merely for the
support OF the Government, or shall sur
plus resulting from overtaxation continue
to grow in the Treasury, tempting the Gu
pldlty OF legislators and stirring claim
agents to ravenous activity, Shall the tax
ing policy of the Government of this Re-
public be determined in the interest of all
the people when all the people who are
producers must meet the exaction falling,
as taxation does, heaviest upon those least
able to pay, or shall it be shaped by a class
for the benefit of classl
This is the issue.
The Democratic party and it's candidates
stand for low tariff as against a high
tariff, Tor reduced taxation as against ex-
cessive taxation, for the maintenance of
imposts upon whisky and tobacco rather
than upon articles of general and necessary
consumption. The Democratic party stands
for reasonable economy and reduced sur
plus, not for wild extravaganza which, con-
tlnuing excessive taxation, will dissipate
the surplus.
Four years ago, when the Treasury sur
plus was much smaller than it is to-day, the
hepubhcan convention solemnly pledged
itself Ito correct the inequalities of the
tarlf and reduce the surplus, not by the
vicious and indiscriminate process of hori-
zontal reduction, but by such methods as
will relieve the taxpayer" Time has rolled
on. The pledge repudlated by Republican
congressman is ignored in the current con-
venuon OF the party. No mention is now
made of any inequalities of the tariff The
proposition of the Democratic party TO make
salt and wool and sundry articles of utility
free is met by the demand that il after the
Republican party gets through with it
treasury surplus remains then whisky and
tobacco shall be made free of tax
Inc tariff which four years ago it was
promised should be corrected it is now de-
clared shall not be touched. Not one word
OF protest is heard in the convention. The
protects have taken charge of the prelim-
maries as they will assume direction of the
campaign, and from purses thick-hned by
favor OF tariff tax excessive beyond the
widest dream of Henry Clay, continuing
for generation beyond the bound set for it
by its proponent and apologist, Senator Nor
rill, they will contribute corruption fund Of
unprecedented magnitude which some later
and even more unscrupulous Dorcey will
disburse in the name of God and morality
To this complexion has the grand old party
come at last
Under the discipline of party which has
made positive declaration for protection,
coupled with lie concerning the attitude
of its adversary, Republican politicians and
newspapers that have inclined to support
the right of the people to relief from bur-
densome taxation will resume their place in
the ranks and preach the exceeding god
illness of free whisky and a AZ per cent
tariff. But the issue becomes the clearer
because of such detection.
Cleveland and Thurman, a fair tariff and
no favorites, will win by the voice of a
swinging majority of twelve million over
taxed electors of the Republic, against free
whisky, free tobacco, taxed clothing, and
the nominees of convention presided over
by railroad jobber of Nebraska.