Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-08-02
TARIFF REDUCTION.

All perSOHdl Charges dIlu counter
charges concerning the candidates for
the highest offices in the gift of the
people, should not count for anything
in this campaign. The one only ques-
ton before the American people is:
Shall we or shall we not have a reduc-
ton of the present high tariff? Kansas
farmers who have the welfare of their
families at stake, and they all do, have
no time to spend in fruitless argument
as to whether Cleveland wears 16 OF
Is inch collar, or whether Harrison
does or does not wear white kid gloves.
Their interest in this campaign is as to
which party is going to bring about the
greatest benefits to the greatest num-
Der of people. If occasionally these
columns contain some of the personal
allusions going the rounds of the press
they should not be considered as being
published with the hope of converting
or convincing anyone, but more be-
cause of the demand for literature of
that sort, brought OH by the eXtraordi-
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republican press. Any one will notice
that the republican press uses up more
space with such unfounded, floating
squibs, than is devoted to an earnest
discussion of the real issue of the day.
In our feeble way we are endeavOring
TO present to our readers the faireSt
and most reasonable argument why q
reduction of the tariff is necessary.
Few men understand the matter suffi-
GENTLY to say they are ready to pick
the side they agree with without inves-
tigation. Some men there are, it is
true, who will follow the beck and
call OF party leaders, without any i'll
Vestigation; men who Will throw the
fate of themselves and their country
into the hands of the few old-time
leaders, and make no effort to exercise
that supreme right of an American
citiZen-the right to think and vote
for themselves-but will vote for men
and measures selected and adopted by
few leaders whose long reign of power
has enabled them to manipulate the
masses to the end desired. The demo
CRATIC party has adopted platform
without subterfuge OF equivOcation:
platform which has for its object the
good of the masses and not the select
few. The democratic party depends
upon the votes of hard working, indus
trious and honest men to assist it in
bringing about the reform in national
policy demand by tax laden people
and not upon the influence and the
gold of mOnopolies, trusts and great
corporations. 1t has been understood
that there would be more money eX-
pended i'll this campaign than in any
that has ever been carried on in the
United States. And why? Because
there is more at stake. Wealthy
manufacturers have had years of higl
tariff i'll which to accumulate. FOul
years of democratic administration has
shown them that the rights of the peo-
ple are to be considered; that the cause
of humanity has a strong champion
and that unless the democrats can be
thrown out of power millionaires and
tramps will become less numerous
and human acquired capital will bt
compelled to recognize the worth OF
heayen-empowered labor.
MANS inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands MOURN" Reader
are you willing to say AYE, ayel" tt
the plans of political leaders? Are yor
willing to look upon but one side ot
this great issue of tariff reform which
concerns every man, woman and child
in this broad land? Are you willing Il
ignore the question entirely, ane