The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28
Where They stand.

where They stand.
The platform adopted by the Repub-
Iican convention is rs long as it IL dis
honest. InsinceriLy or downright
falsehood 5 to be found in every one
Of its multitudinous declarations. 1t
is unnecessary to spend time in dis
cussing the professions, protestations
and denunciations that make up the
greater pert of ifs inordinate length,
for they are merely clap trap intended |
to gull the unthiuking and divert at
tention from the real issues of the
The trainers of the several |
must have laughed at their
own impudence in putting them before |
the public.
To one plank 3 nd that one only, the
public will turn with interest-that
referring to the question of taxation.
The others they know to be of no
earthly consequence, and will pay
them no attention. That one plank
will be scanned closely to see how far
it corresponds with or differs from the
Democratic declaration of policy-a
declaration the sincerity of WI ich has
been shown by the party's action.
The Democratic position, 80 stated
in the Democratic platform, which q
in accord with the message of the
Democratic President and the action
of the Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives, Is Ito en-
force frugs ity in public expense and
abolish unnecessary .Xation. Our
established domestic industries and
enterprises should not. and need not,
be endangered by the reduction and
correction of the burdens of taxation.
On the contrety. air end ca ,eIOl r.
vision of our tax laws. with due al
lowance for the difference between
wages of American and foreign labor,
must promote and encourage every
branch of such industries and enter
prises, by giving them >. surance of an
extended market and steady and con
tinuous operations. In the interests
of American labor. which shall in no
event be neglected. the revision of oui
tax laws contemplated by the Demo-
cratic party should promote the ad
vantage of such labor, by cheapening
the cost of necessaries of life in the
home of every workingman and at
the same time securing to him steady
and remunerative eemployment.n That
is the Democratic position, and on the
lines here laid down the legislation
now before Congress was framed. Z.
Now return to the Republican posi-
ton as stated in the taxation plank of
the Republican platform. The pro
posed Democratic legislation is de-
nounced bodily, and especially the
proposition to put wool on the free list.
The Republican proposition is to "ad
just and maintain the duties Oh wool
$50 as to furnish full aud adequate
protection to that industry" and to
g effect all needed reduction of the
national revenue 10y repeating the tax
es upon tobacco, which are an annoy
ance and a burden TO agriculture, and
the tax upon spirits used in the arts
and for mechanical purposes; and by
such revision of the tariff laws .s will
tend to check imports of such articles
as are produced by our people the pro-
duction of which gives employment
to our labor, and relee se from import
duties those articles of foreign produc-
ton Except luxuries)th like of which
cannot be produced at home. If there
shall reme:n larger revenue than is
requisite for the wants of the govern
ment, we favor the entire repeal of in
ternal taxes, rather than the surrender
of any part of our protective system. +"
Here then we have the propositions
of the two parties in regard to taxa
tion.' The Democratic policy is to
enforce frugslity in public expense
and abolish unnecessary taxation" !"
and to e" cheaper The cost of necessa
ries of life in the home of every work
ingmen." The Republican policy il
to raise the duty on wool aud thus in
crease the cost of the workingman's
clothing and to take the duties entire.
ly off tobacco and whisky rather than
abate in the smallest degree single
high protective 'ariff tax.
The Democratic proposition is eco
nomical government. lower taxes
cheaper clothes and necessaries Of Ia
bor life, with steady employment al
good wages.
The Republican proposition Is high
taxes, dear clothes, everything the
workingman uses to be heavily taxed
except whisky and tobacco, which are
to go free of tax, lavish outlays on al
possible pretexts.
| Which will the people choose p
Plain Dealer.