New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-01
SENATOR EDMUNDS on HARRISON
SOME REASONS FOR SUPPORTING THE REpoB'
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Senator George F. Edmunds in The N. Y. Sum-
correcting reports Of his lukewarnness.
am and have been ever since the nomination
of General Harrison. most earnestly and ACCORDING
10 nv strength and capacity, actively in favor OF
his election. because
|. personally know him to he OF great
abilities of pure and upright life, and Of the most
vigorous and aggressive uprightness and indie
pendence. both as a man and as Republican, and
therefore believe that he Will administer tho
Government in the full vgor of the principles Ok
| the Republican party.
@ lie was gallant soldier-his flashing SWORD
in the front OF battle. and in the gloomy rear ot
retreat heard his voice Of constancy ana OF
courage a.
s. lie is OF the people and for the people the
defender OF justice and of equal rights for all.
L. lie is a sincere believer in the employment
OF American labor to supply American PRODUCTIONS
for American consumption. -
g. lie is not victim Of the deluson that
| affects the present Administiaton-tha uls
customs duties are a tax on the consumers oi
imported goods-and he knows that the ofhclaI
and printed records OF the Government show las
| in the case of tea and coffee put on the Tree
| list some years ago, and in the case OF the so
| called reciprocity with Canada) that the dutles
taken off OF such importations did not benent
our people by diminishing the price they paid
for their purchases but did benefit the foreigner
only.
s. lie knows that every foreign-made arti.
| ships, used in our country, by Just that much
| deprives thu American worker of the opportunity
| to earn bread for his family
:. He Knows That nation IS only large
! family, the members OF which are bound 70 help
| each other % united and reciprocal labor.
| 5. He knows, therefore. At he declaration
of the President, in his mesa ge 70 Congress, that
| customs dutiee are purely and wholly a tax, Is
ii rave errpr, and that TO give American labor
az oppcrtun Y to win bread Americans must, az
brothers in one family employ the labor ard use
thc products OF each other.
o. lie will not (as the present Administration
has done enter into discussions and agreements
with England in regard to so-called free-trads
with Canada and the putting Of Americans on
worse footing in British ports than the Britisn
have in our own.
10. He will not for day tolerate the
official presence Of a foreign Minister, from what
ever country he comes, who undertakes to inter-
fere in elections, even II that Minister thinks
that his election or his party will work to the
advantage OF that Minister'S country, as the
present Administration has done.
IL. lie will not make professions OF fdelity 10
the principles of true Civil Service reform and
amendment the cover for receiving and refusing
TO make public or even refusing to communicate
to the Senate afdavits or other testimony often
periurnd against any holder of any office AS the
present Administration has always done.
l2. lie will not select 10 execute the offices OF
public trust larger proportion OF criminals uls-
reputable and incompetent persons than have been
so selected by all the Administrations added To-
gether Of the 90 years of the existence OF thi'
Government-as tins Administration has done.
ID lie will not point out 20 his country men
the danger TO free elections and TO really demo-
cratic government dangerous as 1t really Is OF
a President being O candidate for reelection, on
account Of his immense power OF patronage, ana
then permit all his chief officers and their sup0r-
dinates to become offensive partisans and eNhlole
a pernicious activity in promoting his re-electon,
will he allow heavy evles OF money 10 oe ~ ,b
Government to accomplish it-as the presehu
Administration has done and is doing.