Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-13

| moderation 10 redeem the pledge common 10
! both parties they were met by determined OPP
/ position and obstruction: and, the minority re-
| iusng 10 co operate in the House Of Represent.
! ctlves or propose anoih remedy have remit
! yea ne redemption Of their party pledge to the
! doubtful power Il the Senate.
TIE PEOPLE WILL HARDLY
| be deceived by their abandonment of the field of
! legislative action TO meet ia political convention
and hippant.y declare in IA Is party platform
| that our conservative and careful effort TO re-
leye the situation is destructive 10 the Ameri,
! can system Of protection. Nor will the people
be msied by the appeal TO prejudice contained
~ the q suri allegation that we serve the inter.
ests Of Europe, while they viii support the inter
ests Of AIneI ca.
They propose in their platform TO thus SUP.
port the interests Of the country by removing
the internal revenue tax from tobacco ani from
spirits used in the arts and for mechanical pur-
poses. They declare also that there should be
such revision Of our tariff laws as shall tend
70 check the importation II such articles as are
produced here. Thus IN proposing to Increase
the duties upon such articles to nearly or quite.
a prohioitorY point. they confess themselves
Wiling 70 travel backward IN the oad OF civil
i1stion, and to deprive our people Of the mar
kcts for their goois, which can only be gained
ana kept by the semblance at least, OF an inter
change Of business Nh IL they abandoned our
consumers to the unrestrained oppression OF tie
domestic trusts ana combinations which are IN the
same platform perfunctoriiy condemned
They propose further TO release entirely from
import duties all articles Of foreign production
Except luxuies) the ks Of which can not be
produced in this country. The plain people of
the land and the poor, who scarcely use articles
OF any description produced exclusively abroad
and not already free, viii find IL difficult to dis
cover where their Interests are regarded in this
proposition. They need in their homes cheaper
domestic necessares; ana this seems TO be en-
urey unproyded fot an this proposed scheme to
serve the country
Small compensation for this neglected need is
found in the further purpose here announced
sud covered by the declaration that if after the
changes already mentioned there still remains
larger revenue than Is requisite for the wants
OF the government. the entire internal taxation
should be- repealed rather than surrender any
part of our protective system.
DEMAooGuE TALK.
Our people ask relief from the undue and I'M
necessary burd n Of tariff taxation now resting
upon thom. They are offered free tobacco and
free whisky. They ask for bread and ttey are
given stone.
The implication contained in this party declar-
alton that desperate measures are justified OF
necessary to save from destruction or surrender
what Is termed our protective system, should
confuse no other. the existence OF such sys-,
tenn is entirely consistent with the regulation OF
tie extent 10 which It should be applied ana the
correction Of It's abuses.
OF course in a country as great as this, with
such a wonderful variety OF interests, often
eaoiug in entirely different directions, 1t is diff
hcnlt, If not impossible, TO settle upon perfect
JariI plan. But in accomplishing the reioi n
We nave entered upon, the necessity OF which
Is so obvious, / believe we should not be
cont mt with reduction Of revenue involving
the pre- hibltion OF importations and the removal
Of the internal tax upon whisky. 1t can be bet
ter and more safely done within the lines Of
granting actual relief to the people in their
means Of living and at the same time giving an
impetus TO our domestic enterprises and further
ing our National welfare
II misrepresentation Of our purpo. es nd mo-
tlyes are to gain credence and defeat our present
effort in this direction there seems 10 be no reas-
on shy every endeavor In the future to accomplish
revenue reform should not be likewise attacked,
ard with ike result.
And yet no thoughtful man can fail to see in
the continuance OF the present burdens of the
PEOPLE and the abstraction by the government OF
the currency Of the country inevitable distress
and disaster. All danger will be avefted by time
~ &C lou The difficulty Of applying the remedy
viii never be less, and the blame should not be
laii at the door Of the Democratic party IL 1t is
applied too late.
Nith firm faith in the intelligence and patrio-
tism Of our couutryman, and relying upon the
conviction that misrepr entation VIII not IN
tlueuce hem, prejudice will not cloud their I'M
outstanding. and that menace will not intimidate
them let us urg the peoples interest aud Iuohc
ouy for the yndi, alton Of GU attempt to IN
augurgte righteous and beneiicent r. form.
(,uDVFR CLEVELAND.