Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-05-15
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.

SHici. LAG Will cHUcdNOT 10 carr
his prineeiy salary and hopes to
succeed in keeping the Sheriff and
Coroner out of the Office until the
return OF the gentleman who has
reposed in him such a sacred trust
1t will be his pride and pleasure to
maintain the high moral standard
OF the paper, and he will take es-
pec,al pains to preserve its envi-
able reputation Is the most truthful
and reliable journal that was ever
published since the editorial DAYS of
the lamented Thomas Pepper of his
toric memory. The temporary ed
itor is kindly permitted to WELD
free lance during his occupancy of
the tripod, the only restrictive in
functions being a somewhat emphat-
ic admonition to abstain from "any
Id free trade balderdash,
and 4 mild request to continue the
paper in the regular Republican
line of march, by an occasional ar
ticle upon the benefits, glories and
beauties of our present protective
tariff system, and the wisdom of |
adding yearly few hundred mill
ions of dollars to the accumulated |
surplus in our National Treasury, as
prudent provision against the
needs OF the rainy day which is la
bic ut any time TO lower upon our
great and glorions Republic While
positively inhibited from publishing
as original matter anything adverse
to the fundamental principles OF
protection, we are kindly permitted
to reprint, for the purpose OF as
sailment, such arguments in favor
of tariff reductions as can be sue
cessfully combatted, or which are
in themselves so rnonstrous as to
act as boomerang against the in
famous party which would protect
The consumers to the detriment OF
the manufacturing interests OF TIE
BY shutting up both eyes
md using our left hand We have al,
aimed such proficiency in protective
that few days
urther practice, We are confident
viii enable Us to comply with tie
OF our Chief by the pro
luction OF such articles as will suit | o
he highest tariff man Of the Ma k
ion. In the meantime We will con- i
ent ourselves with the alternative y
i giving the APPEAL readers q
pecimen OF the in!any, so2hlstry
nd pueriiity OF Free Trade jour
la!ism in the following mess of hog
rash from the Rye Patch Bugle OF
freedom:
"The Republican press and poll (
icians, driven to desperation by the =
residents increasing popularity.
re forced to resort to the cry of
free trade" as an electioneering
evice. In this they have the sup
ort of all OF the organs ofmonopoly
nd see in every proposal to reduce r,
lie war taxes on the peoples ne -
'ssaries an ''entering wedge"
hich may sometime penetrate far
lough to reach their own pet prin- "e
Piles. By shouting ..free trade" W
e monopolisiic organs are raising "e
a issue before the country which FL
, friend OF tariff reform should Nj
gret. The PEOPLE favor free soil, TT,
&c speech, free press, and when -
ey have examined into the issue,
ey will declare that our trade
all be as free as possible. The
.finition Of free trade is easily I'M
'rstood. Free trade applies per-
city to the internal commerce of
II States. but has no application
our trade with any foreign nation C
the face of the globe. We shall
yer see free trade adopted by the N
,ited States in their foreign COM
.rce. Taxes on imports have ,
er been the chief source of Fed [
Il revenue, and such they will
e continue to be. From death c..
4 taxes there is no escape, but
IN sudden death and needless
res, we may pray, good Lord, de- EVI