The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-01
CLEVELAND AND r

olnvEI4A AMP AND REFoRA'
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the
monopoly protection papers Of the
country to throw dirt in, and pull
the wool over, the eyes Of the people,
aud in various ways seek to becloud
the issue that has been so forcibly
presented by the chief magistrate OF
the nation as the issue of the day, it is
comforting TO see a high and honor
able gentleman like the ex.mayor OF
Brooklyn, New York, \ prominent
Republican and one of the stauFchest
supporters Of MI. Blaine. rise up in
his place and speak the truth, as did
the Hon. Seth Low at a recent ban.
quet of the Brooklyn club on Lin
coins birthday and we can afford to
whistle down the wind the puny riff.
raft that would ridicule or find fault
and sling their newspaper trash at the
President because he has done his
duty in calling the attention of
Congress to the imperative necessity
Of relieving the people from the bur-
dens imposed upon thenm by the
'originators, promoters and would.be
perpetrators Of that infamous system
called a protective tariff:
If the peoples representatives.
matters not whether they be Demo
Gratis or Republicans-fail to do thei'
duty in passing this measure Of relief
80 urgently presented, hurl them
from power and elect those who will
We earnestly commend to the thought,
full consideration Of tLose who cal
themselves Republicans, but are above
party and desire their country's good.
to weigh well the words uttered by
the distinguished ex-mayor upon
1.-THE Relations Of the Republican
Party to New Voters"
His dispasssoeate reflection and adj
vice to his own party upon its duty
in the present crisis, stand out IL
bold relief to the defiant u%tterances o.
Mr.. Blaine and the blatant nonsense
Of a large portion Of the Republican
press.
This representative young Repub:
lican of Brooklyn, on the occasion re
fcrred to, said:
what is the relation Of the Re-
publican party to the new voters il
tho national field? Most unhappily
as I conceive the situation, the party
is allowing its own great past to be-
come its stumbling block.
''Instead of becoming aggressively
the party to reform the tariff, as il
might so easily be, out of sheer antag.
onism to the Democracy it is tending
toward an attitude which is new tc
the party, and which means protec.
ton, not as a means to an end, but al
an end in itself. / can not say wha'
would be the natural bias Of tn.
young voter on this question, but
do think the party might as we'll ex
pact to keep the ocean at high tide q
to keep the tariff in times of peace
su substantially what it was in times O
war. Personally [ stand whero Gar
field stood in 1870 when he said : {,
am for a protection which leads tt
ultimate free trade. I am for tina
free trade which can only be achieved
Through a reasonable protection
might describe the present situation
as I view it, in these other words o
Garfield: THE signs are unmistakabl'
that a strong reaction is setting il
against the prevailing rites-the tarii
rates-and he is not a wise legislato
who shuts his eyes to the facts of tn
situation. X X X. He il not
faithful representative who merel,
votes for the highest rate proposed il
order to show on the record that h
voted for the highest figure, ant
therefore is a sound protectionist
He is the wisest man who sees tn
tides and currents of public opinion
and uses his best efforts to protect tn
industry of the people against collaps
and sudden changes, Now, if I d.
not misunderstood the signs of tn
times, unless we do this ourselves
prudently and wisely, we shall befar
long be compelled to submit to
violent reduction, made rudely an
without discrimination, which vii
shock if not shatter all our protects
industries .@G.
"These are the words of Garfield
and / submit they in no way describ
the present apparent tendency Of tn
Republican party. The Republican
party at the present appears deter
mined to hold on to all the protection
1t can retain, while I would like t
see it part with all the protection tina
can be spared. I want to zee tn
tariff reformed, and reformed by it
friends, in the interest Of so much Q
protection as the industries Of tn
country may still require.
I'm twenty-five years and more tn
protective system has done something
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