The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-09-13

ssss avs .c 1891 nss ~ ~ anu anss.s
fmericsn Inhor ma a,ncera aas,ra - rsiievo
tia rn0nt,v Trnr rha in;,,stica and 5orgar ~
d condition which threatens evil TO ali the
lmsp,narv dancer TIA exIsten.e me bcen
reneatad,v cnnfessed hy Mi noii,icai nartiea
and Nodes ~ = rarnadv haya hn.r r,ada An
iii siTes yat ,vhnn IN +ha Isn;.Io,;ua ho6u
where nnder The constitntion remedial meas,
ures apnlicable To this snhiect mi,sr oriDi-
nate. the Democratic majority were at.
tempting with extreme moderation to re-
taey were met by determined opposition and
o~pstracton; ana, the minority refusing TO
cooperate 10 tne mouse OF representatives,
or propose another remedy, have RENTED
me redemption OF tleir party pledge to the
douptIui power OF the senate. Inc people
'. na,d,y ps deceived ny their abandon.
menu 81 me neIo OF Legislative action 10 meet
IN PoAacaI convention ana fiDpantly declare
II tncir party platform that our conservative
anu careIul eHorG 70 reiieVe cne situation Is
~stIuon to tne american system OF pro-
Iecuion. Nor VIII the people "a misled Dy
tne appeal I0 prejudice contained in the ab-
snrd aiiegalion Inat we serve the interests OF
Eulope. WINE tney VIII tne interests
OF america. Iney propose IN tnelr platform
20 tnus ppo the interests OF our country
~ [eInovln Ine inIernal revenue TAX from
eoDacco1an from spirlts used IN the arts
also tnaG tnere snonld pc such o revision OF
our Iatln laws as snail tend TO cneck the I'M
poreati0n OF sucn articles as are produced
mere. mus IN proposing 70 increase the
duties upon sncn articles TO nearly
OF g1i ,sous pson n,}ii;ngy po,nu, o., .ney
CONFESS tueuaselvss "Inlns 20 travei DacK-
waIu "a ens roau OF ciyiIizasloh ana 70 De
Pslvs oII Peopie 81 .he maIkets Ior tneir
gooos. wnlch can only De gained ana Kept Dy
'ne senaoianoe az io4sU y IN
INTERCHANGE OF BUSINESS,
while thew abandon our consumers TO the
unrestrained oppression of the domestic
trusts and combinations which are in the
same platform perfunctorily condemned
They propose further to release entirely
from import duties all articles of foreign
production Except uxuries) the like of which
cannot be produced in this country. The
scarcely use articles Of any description pro-
ducsd exclusively abroad and nor already
free, will find it difficult to discover where
their interests ore regarded In this PROPOSE
ton. They need in their homes cheaper do
mestic necessaries: ana this seems to be en-
tirely uaproyided for in this PROPOSED scheme
to serve the country. Small compensation
for this neglected need ia found in she fur
ther purpose here announced and covered by
the declaration that If after the changes al
ready mentioned there still remains o lager
revenue than is requisite for the wants of the
government the entire internal taxation
should be repealed srather than surren-
der any part of our protective system
Our people ask relief from the undue and
unnecessary burden of tariff taxation now
resting upon them. They are offered-free
tobacco and free whisky. They ask for
bread and they are given o stone. The i'm.
plication~ contained in this party declaration.
chat desperate measures are Justified or nee
essary to save from destruction or surrender
what is termed our protective system, should
confuse no one. The existence of such a
system is entirely consistent with the regu-
lation of the extent to which it should be
applied and the correction OF its abuses. or
course, in q country as great as ours. with
such q wonderful variety of interests. often
leading in entirely different directions. it is
difficult, If not impossible. to SETTLE upon a
perfect tariff plan. But in ACCOMPLISHING
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