Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-20

Of the reasons ~hy Cleveland was defeat
ed We make room for the follo~ing,
which speaks for itseif:
PROTECTION, AID THAT IssCE ABOVE
EVERYTHING ELSE, WoB TIE FicToKr.
The one absorbing, predominant Issue which
assured General Harrison ele stion sas sup
piled BY his opponent. From the stand point
Of the politician the Presidents Mes.ss, Of
December, 1851. is ineEpliczble; nor can
the motive be more readily explained from
the statssGisn's point Of view. The Pfes-
dent xns~ that he you'd be renominssed and
believed that he sogld be re-electsd. 81
lence on the Tariff, az ordinary report on
the state Of the UHion,T a Recommendation
that Cong ress should consider the question
Of the surplus revenue. you'd probably have
secured him a second term. But a policy
30 safe and peaceful vas apparently not
pleasing 10 the President, and be unsi.eiy
launched ap0n a crusade sgainst Protection
rben IL ~as morally certain that kspubti-
can Senate would BATE defeat asd hufniliare
MIN. The press. a. quickly AZ Congress-
seized the advantage 4ad before 4 week had
zone by the President found retreat impossl-
bic and vas forced to maintain 4 position
sharply defined By h.s ANITA onists. rno IN
nssdialsly became The zgsressors.
The composition Of the C0mmittse Of
WAYS AMI Means, upon which the tgty de-
vo!ssd of framing the bill in accordance Nith
the recommendation Of the Precedent, ss'
sngnl1ly unfortunate. OF the eight Demo
cratic members siI represented districts b.
the southern States where ma. gfacturins
istsrr 81, are 60 slight 10 importance that tn
anna, s.g.-roli u the combined ~ is no
oae-third as large q, that Of a single lafgt
msnafae turing r.tAbli sbm@nt ia the North
NsltEer employers nor employed could view
With adherence the hasty manner ia which
the o. OIL ncsiion Of Prots chye Tariff, gpai
Oh en- 1. pended their fortunes and th-ii
daily earnings. vas made by men f.tr4
aeither by assoeiston nor experience for tn
task. Il vas not until the hrst day OF March
nearly three mobths after the Pres4tisnt
VI, sage ras received. that the minority
vas informed as 70 what had been done by
the majority, and il was not until the sec
ODD day Of A ortl that the bill was reporte'
~ the Committee on the Whole
,...,. r.,,rnv
Before the passage Of the Mills bill IN Ia
House on the 2l.t lsy of July, the Natioua
~ -'t v. ri".ai,rI a,d i,i,,.
with him upon the ticket Judge Thurman
Wh'it 'he nomination Of hr ',e'eisnu va
nee 49, -" y, n,nder,,
aroused no local pride which could give hi
PARTY additional strength, for IN cOHte-
over Tro'ec'i'e arm a'u ",e ~,
-, Th,,.,,,.n .blo IN stI hi
,.r,v =, ,h,. c,nxa.. The attempt vhlel
,,,,1. o., ,.,,,v man NOT in robn.t b.altl
and advanced in years over long and fatigu
/ ing distances only resulted Ia breaking dosl
( the pati, nj victim and arouslng public sym
patty in lieu OF public enthusiasm No
vas the argument when Judge ihnrma
advanced 10 support OF the chet issue "i III
The campaign sOr'hy OF the nsh oP'hlo
which the pubic nal formt1 OF ms pow
While he was member OF the srhA''' Ap
parenly he viewed the country as eo4iroh'
ed not win condition OUT WIN tbeo'y
/ Tor The constant reifalh Oh ms puoi'c utte'
ance was the long slnce-eT ploded dogma q
the doefrind''r that farm IS TAX enhhh'
ing by the amount of the duty tbe price
rach article to the consumer
VIZ. Noux.r,oxs Goon M,xAcrurs,
l.srR A., p,wxvtt,
hr. Blame here paysa tribute 70 the VII
dom Of the Chicago Convention in nomna
;. tI...,, .,, ,,,.,o,, and ia tho ,nl.ndi
'ohnuct OF "e caihPa'e" w vac NH'''"'
Committee, and concludes that point VII
these words.
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iote u'i 20 unGh WORK or u'u 1t 50 eHee'i''
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