Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-12

Of the nation proscribes those who per-
filed life to defend these institutions, and
gives confidence and Offices to those who
had proved themselves enemies Of the
country In the times Of Its most extreme
peril. His dislike to the veteran soldier
Of the Union has been as openly shown az
has his earnest regard for the Bourbon
and Confederate politicians who elected
him in 1884, and en- whose support be
relies to give him the electoral vote Of the
Solid South next December.
But the Democratic candidate devotes
the larger portion of his long letter to the
tariff issue. He makes it evident enough
that he would like to hedge, that he be-
gins to realize that the drift Of p iblic
opinion il againt his extreme and elaborate
argument for Free Trade in his last De
cember message. 1t is obvious that some
OF his leading partizans have been urging
him to modify his opinions to conform
to the pressure of the hour the necessities
of the campaign. He labors to say some
thing to meet the emergency. But
he makes bungling work of it.
rhe language of his December
message is too positive and epe-
cific. The 'sParsee Moor SO framed the
words Of the President in that document,
which 40 pleased the Golden Club and the
British Free Trade editors, which the ST.
Louis Convention endorsed as the correct
Interpretation of Democratic doctrine, that
Cleveland now finds it impossible to hedge
with any success. His long flow Of gen.
eralities amount to nothing. His vOluble
| talk about labor and monopolies are TO nc
purpose so long as he remains squarely
committed against Protection, and salts
fies the British manufacturers and i'm
porters as well az Henry George, W. l..
Garrison and the ultra Free Trade theo-
rists in this country. His words about
s'monopolies' and trusts" are still more
brazen in effrontry while he has in his Cab
met a representative of one of the most
monstrous "trusts' and monopOlies in this
country, and while the men who surround
him and are paying largely of their money
to aid In his reelection, are VIGOROUSLY
the owners in trusts and the principal par
ties in questionable financial combinations
the people with taxation, while he pur'
poaely ignores the fact that he and hi:
partisans hold tightly to S60,O0,OOO OF
annual tax on sugar, to heavy duty on
rice, and wish to retain the special wal
taxes which Republicans are DESTROYS OF
lessening or entirely removing. He ex
presses himself verbosely about the $780,.
000, 900 surplus accumulated in the Treas
ury, keeping back the fact that he and
his Secretary of the Treasury have placed
| $50, 600, 900 in pet National Banks of his
supporters, without interest, when he
could and should have used it to pay of
our National Indebtedness to that amount
Verify the President makes an entirely I'M
successful effort to hedge. His own
former words and fate itself inclOse him
| in hole from which he cannot escape.
His December message, the action Of his
partizans in Congress on the Mills bill, the
st. Louis platform, and the language and
| conduct of his supporters on both sides OF
the Atlantic render his letter of accept
ance utterly non-effective to diminish the
force of the tide of public opinion which
is rising against him throughout the coun-
try, of which the elections in Oregon
Vermont and Maine are the emphatic ex-
preston.