Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-03-10
LET HIM ANSWER.

The editor of the News charges the
editor of the INTER. OCEAN with haying
assumed to lecture the farmers" the
editor of the INTER OCEAN has assumed
nothing of the kind, and the editor Of
the News knows the charge Is false.
The editor Of the News is a southern
Democrat; the editor Of the INTER
OCEAN is q northern Republican. We
believe in a tariff policy that will bring
the greatest good to the greatest mum.
Der. He believes in a tariff policy that
will help his party elect a Democratic
president. In this respect the editor of
the News is as great a man as Roger Q
Mills of Texas. The INTER OCEAN does
not advocate the retention of the war
taxes except where such taxes will ben
eft American institutions and American
labor. The editor of the News believes
in the total abolition of the war taxes
because war taxes have always been
distasteful to the wing of the party TO
which he belongs. 1t is unnecessary to
60 back to 'thc realms OF the troglodyte"
to show where the editor of the News
stands on the question. Modern history
and the ultra-free trade writings of the
News scribe furnish the proof.
The INTER OCEAN article entitled
Electric Craftsmanship" WAS intended
to warn the real farmers against the 20.
litical Vaccinations of demagogs and
shysters. Numerous farmers haye con.
graduated us upon the stand taken in
that article. Some of the strongest ALI
ance men IN this county say the article
was timely and to the point. Others
condemn II, and say it was wrong, but
1t is q notorious fact that not a few of
those who condemn it belong to the party
from which the editor of the News draws
his political inspiration.
Tho lNrER.OcEAN is thoroughly con-
WINGED that IN attempt Is being made to
lead the farmers alliance Of this county
and other parts OF the territory into the
Democratic party, and the argument
that is being used for that purpose is the
m argument that the editor of the
News is using against q just and fair
protective policy for American interests
"A policy that will protect northern
products equally with the products of the
south. This is the kind of tariff reform
we hope to see; il is the kind wo are ad-
vocating and shall continue to advocate.
Now rs to the questions propounded
by the News, the INTER OCEAN vii; IN
swer them by asking another: If the
n%ecessarles of life are permanently re-
duced in price to one.fourth their pres.
ent value, will there not be a proper.
tionate reduction in the value of every
product the American farmer has to
sell? Or in other words, if laws should be
passed which would enable the Dakota
farmer to live at a cost Of 25 per cent
less than his living new costs him, would
the price OF wheat romain permanently
at 30 to GO cents per bushel?
Let the News editor stand up and an.
swer this question Ikea man, because
1t is Il question that contains the gist of
tho Whole tariff problem. Itisa mod.
ern every day, matter-offac question.
1t cannot be answered by accusing us of
waving the bloody shirt; it cannot be
answered by invoking the shade of Cal.
houn to hover over your sanctum desk;
1t cannot be answered by saying that
JEFF Dayis is dead, because we know that
he is not; it cannot be answered by az.
sorting that the war is over, for the
scars upon the political person Of your
party wing make such al assertion UNI
necessary.