Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-16
AS TO TARIFF"
A Sample Indiana Garfield Republi
can" Letter to Newspaper Advo
cate of Gen Benjamin Harrison.
- 20 WI a. End has she Party of Lin COLI
Sumner ana Garfield Conn.," We
Give 1t Up.
Indianapolis News.

Indianapolis News.
II the Editor Of the Iutianapolis News:
SIR-As Garfield R publican, believ-
| ing not only in free speech, free land, free
men, but in free trade, and believing, in
the language Ct cur tx President, "thst
gradual reduction Of duties on impor' ::
which shall Iced TO ultimatefree ire -"
/. is with regret that see the chs. pion-
ship Of this climsx OF free Institutions
given over to the Democratic party.
Believing that Mr.. Mills economic ar
sumen.s were bui the expression CT what
wss once the enlightened sentiment OF
tie Rapu olicau party, listened with no
little interest to the reply of Hon. ]. M.
BuIer to the recent speech OF Mr.. Mile
With Mr. Buffers sfTaignment CT the
Democratic party have no quarrel. l.
wss when he sttscged Mt. MILF econo
mic argument that l WIS smszsd to find
htm guilty Ct .h5 same Misrepresentation
and Inconsistencies with which he
Charges Mir. Mills.
These are grave charges to make against
tae chosen champion and exponent Of
commercial restriction, and that so hon
orable gentleman az M. Butler sh Juld
be compelled 10 resort to such arguments
| is s confession Ct the weakness OF his
position.
! The unasssilable position Of the tariff
raformer i, that given rew materials and
the American manufacturer will defy the
world. How does Mr.. Butler meet this the
one argument upon which turns the whole
discussion with the asst uadipg statement
that tee statutes Of the U nited S stes pro.
vides for rebate to the manufacturer,
equivalent to the amount OF duly paid on
the raw material, composing the article
exported?
Mr. Butler has practiced In the . 1i.ed
States courts ard he is supposed to be
familiar with the law, but as he is an
honorable man We mus: Behave that he
spoke in ignorance. Would he advise n
exporting client as he advised bis audi
ence?
Passing by the N statement that the
Mills bill puts potatoes on the free list.
we coma to the mos dlsgrsceful srgu-
ment OF the campaigl-.hs appeal to race
and sectional pre- 1dice by misrepresenta-
tons Of the altitude OF England to the
manufactures Of Ireland and tie south in
rebellion.
Every student OF Irish history knows
that 1t was not free trade, but restricted
trade, that destroyed the manufactures
Of ireland. 1t was the logic Of protec-
ton that led England, then protective
country, as esrly as 1000 TO begin de-
stroying the industries OF Ireland. Bs
duties OF exports and duties or irish
manufactures England forbid the en-
trance Of Irish goods within her borders,
and thus accomplished Irslsnd's indus
trial ruin before she threw down her Own
barriers and became ffee-trade country,
j Equally wretcaed is the unseemly at
tempt to arouse sec.ionsl pre- ldice
against the south By appeals to the record
OF Great Britaia in relation to the Con-
fsdefacy. By tie repeated use OF the
phr.se, British Dem 1crscy," hs at
EeDpts to cast odium upon the friends Of
tariff reform. He attempts to creste the
impression that the same English W 10
aided the south IN cur struggle for U zion
sre now eeeking to sid then by espousii g
the cause CT free trade.
Is Nj. Butter so ignorant OF co1tem
porsry history as not to kaoW hat 81
most, wi!hou: exception, the "DeIno-
cratic E giish,n led by such free traders
IS good cid ohn Bright, Cobden, Mills,
and Cairnes upheld the cause Oithe snoT!h
and that even while the cotton -spinn rs
OF Lancashire were suffering by reason CT
the blockade thrown around the southern
ports, they held nass-meetings in which
they adopted resolutions sywpsthiZilg
with the norta. Daes Mr. B1!ler know
that these sre the people WAC are the
present frieuds CT Ireland il the struggle
for equality? Does he not kqow thsg il
wss sristocratic England under the letc
OF L jrd john Russell ttsi sympsth'z:d
with the south, taat it is this same arts
tocracy that is the enemy of Ireland, and
thss the last ves!ise Ct argument for
protection finds voice in this same aris-
tocracy, and finally Will he tell mis-
audie1ce in his mex sp>acl that il YVES
the Queen Ct this ssms free trade enemy
Of America that forbade any concession
to the scheme Ct the Emperor OF pro-
tsctive france tor Recognizing the iGde-
pendence OF the ConfederscP?
II history is misIepresented IN behalf
Ct restriction what shall be SAID CT ap
SIgument which suppcesses th2t part o.
the question in dispute?
Mr. Mills sold that siif the tarf is to be
reduced the Republicans must take the
free whisky route OF tbs Mills bill. MIR
Butler denies this; denies ths: the CHI
csgO platform SO declares, and to prove
il, resds from the platform with the sol
emn warning, "maIk the words" I'll il
becomes necessary, n order TO preserve
the tariff protection, to taze Of the tax
from spirits used in toe srts sid medicine
and off from tobacco" P.usiDg here,
ne passed the Vitsl part Of tie Platform
and reads the mora! af!eE.hought Of the
| convention declaring il favor Of eo5riety
snd good morals. Why did he omit this
part OF the platform, which follows i'm
| IN diatelP after wda. he did read? az :h9re
shsll s.il! rem.in q larger revenue Than
is requisite for the wants Of tee Govern
ment, We favor the entire repeal OF the
internal taxes rather than the surrender
CT say psrs OF our protective system az
the joint behes5 OF the WHISKY trusts and
| the agents CT foreign msr ufsc.urers.
To wbs. end has the party OF Lincoln,
Sumner and Gslfisld come that its chosen
champion fears to plead it's own platform!
c. e. FERGUSON.
Colone! L. Fontaine OF Cslton, Miss,
mas trained pair OF pet bears so tina. he
drives them double to buggy. He &C.