Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-21

4. O1d Creature,


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A. Old Creature.
y oddest revelation Of the canvass 20
& i ths discovery of . man who can
>or vote for Cleveland nor Harrison,
- both are protectionists; and II is
>sy good man, too, being no other than
1Dogt e. Monaghan, one OF the best and
clrhtsst Democrats In the state.
E ~. Monaghan il honest ~ the DAY,
~ honesty leads him sometimes to
ntracticable. He proves the strange
l1at = man may be too honest for
1o1nl life in this wicked world. Mr..
~ Mfhan is free trader, pure and SIM
oyshe will endure tariff only as
|>ooomue measure, and will not admit that
U ~ b incidentally made to protect
r nnufnctures. There are many people
hAve the same notion; but there are
IN Who are 90 In love with 1t that they
nnot keep company with political
Sov That goes part Of the way with
oGn. although there is no party that goes
- whole way. Mr.. Monaghan is COM
sony enough for himself, when he thinks
= right; and generally that is 0om.
4nondable way OF managing oneself; but
SWAon ore b Of no account a. an indi-
yi1ual, and can emily be Of account a. one
"a paxtAdt1 Is not practical wisdom to
l6fee nunbd refuse half loaf because
ss Z. sstsnSsno,t sn:n.n Il to be had.
Slnn Of the 1eveland is statesman OF
- funsn kind and In fact that is the
cSsnt ~sss that statesmanship admits Of.
q oAssy believe a. sincerely - Mr.. Mon.
An does In the abstract Justice Of q
toxf6 for revenue only; but he realizes
= Mr.. Monaghan does not, that great
manufacturing interests have grown up
{ q this country, fostered by protection,
md that IL would be rank injustice 10
4 taar It away from them and, moreover,
4 tnat Il would be very injurious to the In.
I 1orsets Of the country to do anything to
i e9ipple it. established industries. There
1ogo be proposes to take no moro Of the
1nfl6 duties OF manufactures than they
en- afford to have taken off.
This IL his rock OF offense with our
4 sterling Democratic friend, Bob Mona
ghan /; who cen see no democracy In q
protective tariff of any sort and this,
notwithstanding the fact that the Dem
ocratic party has always declared for the
! Residential protection which q revenue
toEi6 can be made TO give. Mr.. Mona
Than declares himself true Jacksonian
Dsmocrat, and thinks that the plat
f0m Of 1880 demanded tariff
3or revenue only. Jscksonian Democ--
slAcy and the platform of 1880 are not
{ 9ensrally construed to be essentially diff
\ 1orent from the platform of 1888 in
ruth, Mr.. Monaghan stands about alone
y 70 considering which fact would
4 enfllcs TO satisfy any but the most stiff
& necked twelfth juror that he was out in
& III reckoning. But Mr.. Monaghan ID
Dhen0menal in his stiffness when he
thtnks be ID right he does ne' rare . rap
& NJ anybody else's Htv-- ne has often
denncDstrated thisstrait, but never quite
~ Slytdlz 81 I5t now.
- not disposed to condemn or up
kgaA him. We know that he is honest,
J. and we believe that he will do the Demo-
cratic party more good by voting against
e on this issue than thoue eh he was for it;
Tor he will serve to emphasize the true
& pssltion of the party in favor Of enough
protection to protect, and no more. He
viii point out the fact that ths Democ.
rAcy is not for free trade, and that 1t does
& not propose to reform the revenue 30 as
. upturn industry. I'll not for tariff
Tor revenue only. 1t does not desire to
xAiss revenue of foreign raw materials OF
Z Enanufscture but desires these to enter
7r1leey because manufacture will thus be
B ehsapened, and the consumer and the
maker of goods will both be helped.
This policy Is transpsrently beneficial to
- country.
Mr.. Monaghan Ia q student Of the
oonstitution, and thinks that he finds no
warrant in 1t for anything but revenue
tAx; and he does Tot care what good
10y come to the country from different
L eunstruction for he will not do evil that
y oood may come from it. AS he grows
cider he becomes more conscientious
Hsretofore he has swallowed the In.
4 oidsutal protection policy of the party,
md, has voted and eloquently spoken for
~ candidates.. He has been of its most
faithful and efficient leaders. Now he
bolts; and still is valuable to his party, in
showing that there is nothing destructive
N It, states manship.