Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-21

their pockets. That is the democratic
doctrine, and the whols of democratic
free trade. (Applsuse}. Ii comedies the
right and duty of the government to
raise by taxation in some form OF other
q sufficient amount of money TO
def-sy all expenses and meet all
honest obligations, but it comedies
likewise that the settled policy of the
government is TO raise large portions of
Its revenue by duties on im ports, but We
protest that the people shall have chsap
clothing and agricultural implements be
fore they get cheap whisky and tobacco.
lCheers. The republican platform on
the contrary declares they will
repeal the whole internal revenue system
rather than surrender any part of the
protection system. TIE true meaning of
the republican platform is that it will
repeal the tax on whiskey and beer,
cigars, cigarettes ana cheroots, but il will
repeal no part of the duty upon sugar,
Soolen and cotton goods, and steel and
IRON. Are the people ready to indorse
that doctrine, he asked.
Mr.. CSrlisle characterized as very
adroit Hsrrison's statement that he will
retain ialr protection system and do
sway with the internal taxes, rather than
sacrifice the system or any part OF il.
The speaker thought the time would soon
come when the republican party will be
compelled TO choose between q total re.
peal of the internal tax and the reduction
of duties on imported goods.
Mr.. Carlisle closed by glowing tribute
to the administration of President Cleve
land, and predicted an overwhelming vie
tory at the polls in November.
ANOrHtK BOLTEK.
Prof. Boltwood'S Reasons for Quitting the
High Protective Party.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-Professor Henry L.
Boltwood has bolted the republican party
and comes out fiat footed for Cleveland
and reform. Mr.. Boltwood is principal
of the high school at Evanston. He is q
man of tifty-seven years, but young in
appearance. He is q graduate of Amherst
and has since been engaged in teaching
He came to Illinois IL 1865 and has
been principal, succesSively, of the
high schools at Princeton eleven
years, Ottawa five years and Evanston
five years. He has also been a member
of the state board of education and
president of the state teachers associa
tiop. He has but rarely actively exerted
himself in politics, but he is going to do
his share IN the coming campaign this
fall, and all because of the fact that the
tariff has been made tie issue between
the two parties. Professor Bultwood
WAS one of the earliest mem
bers of the republican party and
has never so far voted the democratic
ticket, bat he is going to do it this time.
He says he has become tariff reformer
while teaching in the manufac turing town
o. Lawrence, Mass, and seeing what
protection did for labor there. He
learned there from its practical workings
that protection does not protect, a fact
that he has seen amply verified siuce. Mr..
Boltwood endorses the the tariff reform
plank of the democratic platform of the
Sr. Louis convention. He favors the
abolition of duties on all raw materials,
and reduction to q maximum of 80 per
cent. on the duty of protected articles.
The present duty he says is
much larger than the labor cost in
the manufacture. There is hardly any
thing on the protected list of which this
is not true. In all the protected interests
the labor.costs less.than an average of 23
per cent on the output. Consequently a
duty of % per cent is equivalent TO CIV
ing the protection manufacturer free
labor. Or. on the other hand, since the
average of the duty leveled now is AZ per
cent, it is evident the manu- sacturer has
a very large margin after paying for az
labor"
Mr.. Boltwood will take the stump this
fall and advocate tariff reform aud dem
ocratic supremacy. He vas brought up
TO be an old time whig, and cast his first
ballot in 1852 for that party. He lett
college a rank protectionist. Mr.. Bolt
wood will speak at the peril of losing his
position in the public school, but will not
hetray his manhood for the sake of the
loaves and fishes.