Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-10-03
ANTI .PRoTEoTIoN, ATT AAAERI'
 CAM.


 Taking facts as they are, and not to grope after mythical theories of crack brained democratic schemers, it seems to be more and more apparent that the eyes ef the masses of the American people fnlly are awake to just appre- hension of the issues at stake in the campaign. and the fallacious argument set up by Messrs. Cleveland. Mills < Co. will be laid bare. In other words. the sophistry advanced by the leading spirits of that cid moss-back party are not one whit better than they were prior to the war of the rebellion. at which time it was clearly manifest that leaving out the fact of secession, the nation was practi- cally dead, irretrievalbly lost so far as the democracy was concerned. Their president admitted as much that he had neither constitutional power nor financial ability to preserve the republic intact. As factor in the way of de vising ways and means to carry on government that party is a mis- erable failure. The credit which was restored to the nation is not demo- cratic creation.
 Four years ago next March the dem ocratic party seized the reins of govern ment, not wholly and absolutely, for thers has still been check upon their proaigacy-that of one branch of con- eress-but the tendency has been to un- dermine the strong bulwarks of the gov ment, not only by attacking its sources of revenue, but by sapping out the vital principles through which those safe guards have been placed to defend and psrpetuate the unity and prosperity of the nation. A few questions. pertinent at such time as this, may be asked The vital points, maintained by the cleo ton of the republican national ticket. or lost in the event of a democratic triumph. are too near and dear to the American heart to admit of their being 70 misstated as to mislead the intelligent masses, and, if anything is beyond the reach of the average ambiguity practiced by democratic platform makers and expounders these questions surely ought to be, viz: Why should Pennsylvania iron and that of other states, in the manufac- ture of which 90 many workmen are em- ployed, be sacrificed in the interest of Great Britain ? Why should the lum- Der of California. of Oregon, or Puget Sound be driven out to let in that of British Columbla1 Why should the borax industry be laid open to the com petition of foreign syndicates Why should the duty on raisins be expanged to the great disadvantage of California and even Arizona. but to the enormous advantage of the Malaga and other for eien products1 Why should the orange, lemon and all kinds of semi ltroplc fruits grown in California and other home localities be uncovered in 1.-the interest of Mexican or other foreign producers and venders1 Why should | the olive oil industry of the Pacific coast be set at nausht in order that the spu- rious cotton seed article of French manufa cture shall glut the markets ofthe country3 Why must the wool of Arl- zona. in common with that of the Rocky
 mountains. California. Oregon, Ohio or any other states go begging for mar ket at home, while that of Australia IS invited to come in like f"od3 Why
 must the mining of quicksilver be aban- doned or paralyzed to increase the
 wealth of the Rothschilds ? Why, in
 short, as asked by metropolitan jour nal which has heretofore evinced strong
 democratic proclivities. should the pros,
 perty of . certain section be laid low
 while the sugar of Louisiana, the rice oi South Carolina, the zinc of Mississippi,
 the marble of Tennessee, and numerous
 other staples of several favorite states
 are nurtured and protected.
 T Possibly 1t may not be consistent with MT, Clevland or bis creature, Mills, to
 give direct tangible answers to these questions at present, but the time IS mol far distant when the answer will come
 with all the potency and directness that is posible for Americans with sense of aeerieved honor and justice to command
 Then will be made plain whether old
 fashioned democratic tactics or Amer
 can intelligence will win the contest One result will lead or in the line o , progress. dignity and intelligence; th' other backward to degradation, nationa discredit and eventual ruin.