Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-02

changes NAV vet I've made, so that discussion
az Its specific merits will have To be delayed.
But we nsy assume that certain large fea.
lures Will remain, and these ought to com
mend themselves 10 Intelligent Americans.
Such, for Instance, as the aboiiti OF the
taxes on tOb Geo which VIII reduce the sur
pus by s3lO0,OO aud will relieve our
tobacco IA sers, north aud south, from an in-
qusitorla tax that was only Unstable bY Il re
national necessities ihat have long since
ceased To ex ST..
How eau any intelligent democrat who
knows the record OF his isriy's hostility Ia
all direct taxes. Oppose thls large feature OF
republican tariff refOrni
The senate tariff bill Will reduce the sur
plus and the price OF sugar b. the reduction
OF the duty on that necessity OF eX stence,
which We cannot produce 10 any cons dera BILE
extent Can this wise reduction be assailed
successfully by anv democratic orator who
faces even n moderately Intelligent audi
encei
Or can there be any rational objection to
the removal OF the taxes on alcohol used In
manufacturlngf
In fact, the general nature Of The senate
tariff bill. as far as understood by the public,
is such as 10 command favor by its simpl c.
itv, by It's conformity TO the system under
which we have paid of such large proper
ton OF our war debt and yrospered beyond
all precedent aud by its direct methods of
reducing the surplus.
In fact, SO great Ia the contrast
between the conservation simplicity
and thorough Amercansm OF the
senate bill aud the completely OF the
mills scheme for Initiating free trade that
there has been a good deal OF talk about The
possibility that the democrats might accept
the senate bill and enact II.
What would be the effect of such demo.
cratic policyl-AeV York Nal U,d LIDress.
Distinction without ~ Differences.
ha no
American ticket, James LanGdon Curtis,
has written his letter OF acceptance. lie
favors restriction OF immigration; so do the
republicans. He would preserve the public
lands for actual settlers; so would the re.
publlcans. He believes In the establishm mt
Of technical and Industrial schools; where is
there republican opposed to theml He
fsyors an abolition of trusts; the republicans
are this year fighting party and party's
leaders supported and fosterel by trusts. He
does not want any but an American flag dis.
played In this counir,; TO prevent the display
Of any other than the stars and stripes the
repu blicans shed an ocean of blood between
'6l and %. He wants government savings
banks; II he lived In Cincinnati or any other
thrifty western town lie would find building
assoc atoms full as safe as savings banks aud
twice as pottable. He wants only business
men TO participate IN politics; In the name OF
the antique Know Nothings what, then, Is
Mr.. CARTS mixing in fox lie urges arbitration
I'm lieu OF force IN the settlement OF inter.
national troubles. What part was 10
that arbltrated the s mines difficulty at
Genevat -,
James Lanodon Curtis wants American
shipping restored; the republican party has
never ceased In season or out, to favor the
giving of aid to American shipping. IL has
been the policy OF that party to encO urage
the establishment Of marine mail lines by
paving literally for the transportation of
United States mails.
There does not appear 10 be an abvss OF
treme ndOus proportion between the Amari-
can cand d tte aud the republican. The re.
publican party would not levy 500 tribute
upon an immigrant az Mr.. Curtis would nor
would 1t insist upon an intelligent alien
resident waiting for generation till he
could exercise the right OF cit'z9n.
feel that we could easily convince the Ameri-
With these two exceptions, aud we
can cand date that his judgment concerning
them is slightly warped. Mr.. Curtis makes a
fair republican. We can see no good reason
why he should not vote the republican ticket
this fall. -C0cUuHaH Times.