Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-23
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WAS Not II Free Trade Document.

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WAS Not IL Free Trade Document.
The full text of Williarc Carson's ex-
traordinary proposition ''to the voters of
the United States" is here printed. Mr..
Carson is millionaire lum herman, the
President of the Valley Lumber Com
pany, of Eau Claire, Wis.,:
TO The Voters of the United States:
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, September TO-
The false assertion that the Democratic
party favors free trade, so often made by
the Republicans, is entirely unwarranted
and thoroughly deceptive. Unable or
unwilling to squarely meet the real issue
OF tariff reform versus war protection
and taxes they wantonly seek to
mislead and deceive by the cry
of free trade, fully knowing that il
is wholly unwarranted, false and must.
For the purpose of deception they, with
unblushing audacity, refer to the Presi
dents tariff message as q free.trade
document, solely for the purpose of mis-
leading the many voters who have not
| the opportunity to read the message,
knowing that it does not advocate or re-
| commend free trade, but that it does
| recommend the enactment of laws revis-
| ing our tariff in accordance with the
pledges made by both the Demo.
| cratic and Republican parties in their re-
spective platforms OF principles adopted
in their national conventions of 1884
wherein both parties solemnly pledged
in favor of reform of the tariff. Not
withstanding these facts these advocates
of war protection, high tariff and high
taxes seek TO mislead and deceive by
falsely representing President Cleveland's
position, nobly taken in behalf of the
best interests OF the people and of good
government, earnestly and honestly seek
ing to carry out the sacred pledges o.
both the great parties hereinbefore re-
ferred to.
70 show that | am not dealing in ideal
statements, without foundation in facts
| will candidly submit the following
proposition, and if any person doubt:
my ability or willingness to fully carry il
out, l will give proper and sufficient
bonds and obligations in the premises:
will give the sum of ten thousand dol
lars $50 ,OOO) to be paid to and held b,
Governor Rusk, Of the State OF Wiscon
sin, in trust for the benefit o
OF the Rebellion, ii ON sub
IulsolOll Vi ITtSluouJ OlcVcldhu . lao
annual message, known as the tarit
message, to three Republican Judges o
Wisconsin-two Circuit Judges and on
Supreme Judge-they decide, as sucl
judges and jurists, that such message i
y free trade message. And 1 most cor
daily and earnestly invite the New Yorl
t Tribune, and all other Republican jour
nails, as well as all individual Republi
cans claiming great friendship and in
, terest in our ex-soldiers, to consider m
proposition and offer in their behalf.
If such journals or individuals believ
what they try SO hard to make other
D believe, they now have a good oppol
tunity to show the justness Of their pos
ton, and endeavor to secure thereby
benefit to poor and disabled ex-soldiers
. If they will not consider my proposition
then they must confess that the
= are wrong, and that their sole objet
n is to mislead the voters, an
4 that in furtherance of such disgracefl
8 object they are seeking to cowardl
4 dodge the real and vital issue of mode
. ate tariff reform versus unjust and III
g necessary high protective tariff. Let tt