The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-10-18
CLEVELAND LETTER.

Yurd US Butterworth-IHfant Industries
Republican Lying The Lying Leader
Licensing Newspaper Men.
CLEVELAND, Oct, Is, 1888.
The P" Press" Of this city is publish
ing a series of articles on the tariff,
written by Hon. Frank III. Hurd and
Hon. Benjamin Butterworth. The
former, as is well known, is a free
trader the latter protectionist Roth
are able men and show skill in pre-
senting their arguments, but Mr.. B.
lubors much more than his antagonist,
Mr.. II. has an easy, taking wsy of
presenting his free trade views, and
actually makes the dry subject of
Tariff interesting. To say tariff
to the average mind is to suggest some
thing as dry as baked sawdust, but Mr..
Hurd, by his inimitable way of pre-
senting the topic, makes it juicy
theme. Your humble correspondent
is no free trader, believing tariff re-
form to be now demanded, but as be
tween the high-protective notions of
MIR. Butterworth and the Republican
party, and the free trade doctrines of
Mr.. Hurd, it would not take him long
to decide In favor of the latter.
1t is amusing to hear Republicans
talk about the importance of "pro
tecting our infant industries" Well,
many of these industries are from fifty
to nearly hundred years old if they
are "infants" now. how long is 1t
geing to take them to become adult
industries
The geologists talk Of the Azoic age,
the Silurian age, the Devonian age.
the Reptilian aye. etc /, but the present
age-especially during a Presidential
campaign-ought to be termed "the
\ Lying age" The New York Time:
says the Republican National Commit
tee has issued something like mil
lion cards attributing to the LOndor
Times, without date, the assertion tina
the only time England can use .aI
Irishman is when he emigrates Il
America and votes for free trade =" Ii
/, thelater, versions of this document, TO
'Irishman, is substituted 'Celt,' ant
. for free trade the democratic ticket
The London Times never said any
thing of the kind, and Senator Quay
the reck less chairman of the Republi
| can National Committee. probabl
: knows it did not. IS How this worl
is given to lying"-notably the chail
2 man of the Republican National Com
mittees /! It's no go. Mr.. Quay 20
l and your party can't LIE this cam
paign through, you must VOTE
4 through. But the people are in favo
I of tariff reform, and consequently, tn
t r. N. G., being brought face to fac
with the gloomy prospect of scarcit
? of vote with which to make the poo
Q man poorer and the rich man richer
o resorts to falsehoods. The Republica
y party is proud of its record, but, as th
G lawyers say, let it note an exceptio
here.
Speaking of political lying make
o one think, quite naturally. of th
Q Cleveland Leader. For the most an
. blackest lying TO the square inch, you
9 correspondent will enter the Lead,
q against all comers in Ohio, except th
o Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. an
:, conf isntIy expect that sheet to receiN
first premium card. No, l can't pa
|, tIcularize-iis lies are too numerou
Il and it's getting late in the evening
9 Senator Benjamin +. Wade's old tin
l. description of the Leader has AS strOu
:, an element'of truth now as when |
IL uttered it. When will men learn tn
q it richly, pays to be candid and homes
No good cause was ever helped by
o falsehood, or ever needed Que,
D This reminds me, candidates for Il
n Christian ministry are carefully g.
1t amined to be sure that they are prop
st persons to talk from pulpits; but al
/? scrub who can raise money or cred
of enough to procure press and type cs
er publish a newspaper to his heart
y content, and publish q hundred Ii
d every day in the week if he choose
le 1t may be very undemOcratic doctrin
I'd but l believe newspaper publishe
D should be rigidiy examined % to the
re- moral fitness for conducting publ
ot print. Each candidates record shOu
y oe carefully raked over and scann'
he 10 see Ii in any parG of his career
3. was given to lying. If lac passes o.
ss animation he should be duly license
I'd If convicted of this heinous sin
ID lying he should be compelled to gi'
y three sureties in $5O,OOO that he wi
70 never publish or edit newspaper.
es newspaper lie is a hundredfold wor
W than Q mouth lie. Ia
j: Yours for the ruth. PIoA