Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-27
THE GREAT ISSUE.
Pi;h and Point of the PO.
litical Battle.
THE PRESS AND PLATFORM.
Democratic Doctrine on Tariff Re-
form as Taught by the Great
Leaders East and West.

Leaders East and West.
The Senate Tariff bill seems at least ia
have relieved the Republican organs OF
plus to reduce Providence Journal,
(Ind.)
Women, as rule, would prefer high
tax on whisky and tobacco rather than
have it on clothing. In this they are far
more sensible than some of their hus-
bands and sons.-[St. Paul Globe, Dem. }
Candidate Harrison proposes to get rid
of the surplus, by giving the bondholders
q dollar and half for every face dollar
due them. All of Mr.. Harrison's mis-
takes seem to be in favor of the million
aires and monopolists.- Paul Globe,
(Dem.)
OF course, Mr.. Blaine cannot elect
Harrison. This is out of the question
but he can give respectable appearance
to the opposition and take away many of
the grim terrors which an overwhelming
defeat is sure to bring.-[ Boston Globe,
(Dem.)
II see bright and glorious future in
store" is Russell Sage's comment on the
business situation. And this in the
midst of q Presidential campaign! There
is good deal of common sense visible
in the land this year.-[Springfeld Re-
publican, Qnd.)
Mr.. Blaine is man of sublime disre.
gard for facts, and his speeches have
been series of blunders, false state
ments and unfounded conclusions, each
a feathery structure, and the whole q
vast aggregation of nothing. He has not
made speech that has not been upset
in twelve hours, nor charge that has
not been shown untrue as soon as it be-
came public. - ATLANTA Constitution,
(Dem.)
The clear and compact Anglo-Saxon
phrases of Mr.. Thurman's letter consti-
tute timely and welcome addition to
the literature of this campaign. Itcomes
as q breeze from regions where truth
dwells, clearing away the dense and de-
lusive mists of ignorance and error. Let
every voter read, mark, learn and in
wardly digest it.-[Philadelphia Record,
(Ind.)
There is not only great battle in In.
diana in which the two great parties
have locked horns in the utmost Ges-
peration, but the States of Illinois,
Michigan and Minnesota are being hope
fully contested by the friends of tariff
and tax reform. While it is not prob
able that these Northwestern States will
be revolutionized by the present contest,
it is quite possible that any or all of
them may vote for Cleveland.-[Phila-
delphia Times, (Ind.)
Mr.. John T. Doyle is wroth with the
President because the Nicaragua Canal
Treaty has not been ratified, and pro.
poses to get even by voting for Harrison.
If Mr.. John T. Doyle has got his club
ready, hadn't he better make sure he is
hitting the right man on the head? The
Nicaragua Canal Treaty was negotiated
under President Arthur, and was sub
mitted to the Senate on December l,
1884. 1t was discussed in that body, and
failed to command majority vote for its
ratification. One of the Senators who
deemed the treaty unwise, and who OBJ
iected to it's ratification, was Benjamin
Harrison of Indiana.-[Examiner.
The effrontery of Senator Hale's report
in declaring that the system of levying
political assessments upon Federal Office
holders is continued under this admins
tration appears yet more brazen in view
of the reports of systematic bleeding of
department clerks at Washington by the
Republican Committee. In this applica-
ton of the screws to such Federal en-
ployees of the Republican faith as the
Committee is able to reach there is
found an indication of what must be ex-
pected if Mr.. Blaine we're to come into
power thugh the election of General Har-
rison. The question addressed to "Dear
Hubbell" by the last elected Republican
President-"How are the departments
doing ?"-would have new force.-[Bos-
ton Post, (Dem.)
The declaration of George w. Thomas,
prominent citizen of New Jersey whose
home is at Brick Church reflects the SEN
timent of many Republicans who have
been alienated from the party by the
failure Of that organization to maintain
the spirit of progress which once rem
dered it powerful instrumentality in
advancing the destinies of the country.
He says: 81 joined the Republican party
at it's birth and conscientiously fought in
it's ranks until four years ago, when l
voted for st. John. This year, for the
first time within it's history, find my
old party pledged by its declaration Of
principles to the policy of free whisky
against the cheaper necessities of life.
To the end that I may more emphati-
cally rebuke that position, I shall vote
this year for Cleveland and Thurman,
and appeal to every man who thinks
for himself and values his manhood and
the welfare of his country to do likewise.
The country has never had a more
patriotic, upright and unselfsh admins
tration than Grover Cleveland has given
it, and the onward march of prosperity
national and individual-should not be
jeopardized by change"
PENSION TRUTHS
AS Contrasted with NIr. Blaine,s
EGregiOus Falseho0ds,