The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-07-26
Free Whiskey.

The Democrats are not likely to realize large
returns from their silly charge that the Repul-
ican party favor> free whiskey, in the sense
provoking the issue in the House last week
they were decidedly worsted. In the course of
the debate Mr.. Miliiken denied the charge that
the Republican party was a free wbiskey party
The Republican party had only declared that
rather than have free trade and cheap labor to
repeal internal taxes.
Mr.. Gallinger of New Hampshire said that if
the Republican party was for free whi>kcy, SO
was the Prohibition party and so was the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union. He was
in favor of the repeal of internal taxation
rather than destroy the tariff laws. On that
issue the Republican party proposed to go to
the people of the country in November next,
and OH that issue it proposed to elect Harrison
and Morton.
Mr.. Cox, of New York. said his idea was to
reduce the surplus in any way he could, eithe,
by reduction in the tariff or internal taxes. or
botE, and in reply to Mr.. Taylor. of Ohio, he
denied that the bill looked forward to free
trade.
Mr.. MiIliken asked if Mr.. Cox had read i'll
the schedules 100 per cent. on rice and 50 per
cent OH sugar.
Mr.. Cox replied that he could not read in five
minutes the taxes on four thousand articles.
Mr.. Milliken declared that the Republican
party said it would reduce the tax on whiskey
rather than destroy the industries of the coun-
try. The gentlemen on the other side drew Il
parallel between free blankets and free whis-
key. They did not state that the bill placed :G
articles on the free list which We're produced
north of Mason and DiXon'> line. While they
maintained All average of - per cent. on south
ern products.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois. said that the nervous
anxiety of the gentlemen on the other side for
fear the country might have free wh>key was
very amusing to people who studied the history
and habits of the Democrats. He advised the
gentleman from New ork (Cox) that if he did
not want to lose the solid support he had in his
own district he had better not state that the
Republican party was in favor of free whskey.
The deaf mutcs of the country are organic
ing for Harrison and Morton, 10000 of whom
are forming themselves into political clubs for
this falls campaign. \ large majority of them
are for Harrison and Morton, and the Republic
can movement among them has been managed
by j. +. J. Tresch and 7. j. Lounsbury. who
will. in few weeks, start Il paper called the
Deaf-Mute Press. Mr.. Tresch said that there
are now over 100 600 deaf mutcs in this coun-
try. lie added:
I have been in correspondence with promin-
ent Republican deaf mutes from Maine to Cali
fornia on the subject of the new paper, and
have received much encouragement We poll
ell 81 900 votes for Blaine in 1884, and have
every reason to believe we shall give Harrison
and Morton at least 10000.
The new paper is to he circulated free OF
charge during the campaign. Last week a
conferenc, of deaf mutes was held in New
York, at which arrangements were made for
campaign work. There are 12,000 deaf mutes
in the State, 5000 of whom live in the city