The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-08-04
Political Notes.

| The Republicans say the oleomargarine tax must
go. The farmers say the Republicans must go.
| The Republicans were always willing to receive
the votes of the eolored people but they would not
consent to give them Office.
Philadelphia Herald: II Harrison prefers
Chinaman 10 an Irshman he should be content with
a division of the votes that gives him the Chinese
and Cleveland the Irish ballots.
Pittsburg Post: When Candidate Harrison tells
kets with home MANUFACTURES he fully endorses the
free wool clause of the Mills bill
Pittsburg Post While wealthy monopolists flop
TO the Republican party with great noise the in
telligent commoners are quietly joining the tariff
reform procession as it grandly moves to victory.
St. Louis Post Dispatch: The record shows that the
Democratic party in the first three years of its con
troll has granted les 3i more pensions than the Re
OF its rule.
L. B. Peaslee, prominent Republican attorney of
Defiance, Ohio son-illaw of Judge Lalty. has come
over TO the support of Cleveland and Thurman; dis
carding the Republican platform of cheap whisky
and dear clothing.
Philadelphia Record Judge Chester H. Krum
of St. Louis, leading Missouri Republican, has
made a strong tariff speech fayoring the policy of
the Administration and declaring for Cleveland and
Thurman. This detection has caused great stir in
the West
The Louisville Courler-Journal puts the issue
thus: There are two kinds of war taxes; the
Democrats propose to keep those on Injuries, such
as whisky, and to reduce those on clothing The
clothing"
One of the surprises of the campaign promises to
be the strength of the colored vote which will be
cast for Cleveland and Thurman. The Convention
which has just closed at Indianapolis indicated
which way the wind was blowing. II declared for
Cleveland and Thurman, and endorsed the st. Louis
platform.
Ex-Gov, Porter. who was comptroller of the cur
Tcncy during ex-President Hayes administration.
has refused 10 accept the nomination for governor
of Indiana. This will be great disappointment 10
the Republicans. who thought TO make the result in
that state certain by uniting his name with that of
Harrison on the ticket.
Mr.. John c. Sullivan, leading lawyer of Wells
vile, Allegany county, n. Y, and leader Of the
Blaine and Logan club of 1884, has been elected
secretary of the Cleveland and Thurman club of
Wellsville. great many Of Mr. Sullivans political
associates of four years ago have followed him in
this change of afhlation.
New Haven Register: Those who claim that the
Mills bill will ALLEVIATE the workingmen from the
democratic party should remember that the only
ly labor man, voted for the bill. He satisfied
there nothing in it hurtful to the interests of
the people who elected him.
The Toledo Bee thus answers the inquiry OF
contemporary for the influencing The selec
ton of the Hon. Calvin s. Brice chairman of the
Democratic executive committee: Because he has
the ability to manage the campaign with credit to
his party and in such manner also to wallop the
enemy and thereby benefit the country. And we
hold that these reasons are ample"
Washington Post: Mr.. Blaine will be compelled.
IN order to be consistent to admit that there is at
least one good thing in the Mills bill There is no
free lumber so eloquently as Mr.. Blaine. There
logic as we'll as pathos in his plea for untaxed lum
her. Mr.. Blaine ought to be big enough to declare
that this feature of the Mills bill is right.
The value of our wooden importations during the
last fiscal year was Sl5 600 the duties upon which
amounted TO about S30OO00OO The admission of
material free of duty will undoubtedly cut down
very largely these importations and transfer to
American voters and American mechanics the adj
vantage of making and selling a large part of the
wooden articles We now import from Europe.
long article in the Cincinnati Enquirer is de-
voted to the Democratic outlook, and the conclu-
sion arrived at is that many things combine to
make the Democratic position much stronger this
fall than it was In 1851, Now, after four years OF
administrative control the party is more strongly
seated in the confidence of the people than the
Republicans before it. 1t has lost nothing and has
gained much"
T. MoCants Stewart a leading eolored lawyer of
New York city. says that 90 per cent OF tine coored
vote OF New 1orK city VIII De east ior CIeveland
They forming Democratic clubs all over the city
and in the county. The movement is political
exodus from the Republican party. The reason
given for it is that they have been treated better by
the Democrats than by the Republicans, for whom
they have voted all the time.
One of the things which Republican organs con.
denim is the veto of private pension bills They do
not take the trouble to state that President Cleve-
land has approved more bills of this class than all
inallsfve, hut they arc constantly parading the
number that he has disapproved and seem anxious
10 make It appear that his Yetoes are due TO feel
ing of unfriendlineSS to the soldiers generally
Considerable interest is excited in Connecticut by
the fact that the Windham County Standard, pub
lished at Putnam which has the largest circulation
ported the Republican ticket declares for Cleveland
ON the revenue reform issue. The Standard CON
cludes editorial statement OF its position fol-
lows: Mr. Cleveland stands for equal end reduced
taxation. Mr.. Harrison. on TIE other hand, stands
for high taxation Shher y necessary and free
dates must stand or fall With due respect for Mr..
Harrison. We oonscientiously believe President
Cleveland is right, and accordingly shall support
him."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The question of Tree
trade in this country is not in issue and cannot be
.dara vicf NOhOHv fc as for
To charge that President Cleveland fyors Il. or that
the Democratic party or the Milla bill ayors it. IS to
make a malciously false statement, President
Cleveland said distinctly in his famous tariff message
that il is not question of free trade, He said it is
man Wish sane MIND Who EnoRs how read amy
whose power of understanding equals that of ten
re SEg tba redneon Of the aT az me
posed under the Mills bill from a per cent to AZ per
cent don't mean free trade The Mills bill proposes
to equalize tariff which the Republican party said
fouryears ago should be equalized. We're itposshle
for such thing free trade to exist in this country
quick as oppressive tariff taxation. The people of
this country are willing to submit TO almost dny
taxation is more than they will lopg endure.
Indianapolis Sentinel; John II. Bass of Fort
Wayne is the most extensive manufacturer in Indi-
ana. He has more capital invested in manuactur-
other man in the state. His works turn out more
car wheels than any other establishment in the
world. He has been manufacturer for twenty-five
years, and in all that time has never had strike
nor lockout nor any difference with his employees
He always pays the highest market rate of wages
has always been amorg The last employers in his
! line to reduce wages in dull times and among
the first TO raise them when business improved He
has the confidence and respect of every man on his
pay roll John H. Bass is hearty supporter of Pres
fdent Cleveland and of his tariff policy, He was
delegate to and one Of the vice presidents of the ST.
Louis convention, He is the Democratic candi-
date for Presidential eleetor from the Twelfth
| district Mr.. Bass advocates tariff reform because
as manufacturer all he asks is fair field and no
| favors" He knows that the removal of taxes from
raw materials will give legitimate impetus to the
manufacturing interests of the country He knows,
also that great and constantly increasing surplus
in the treasury Is serious menace to the business
welfare of the country, and he knowG TOO that 1t is
better to get rid of this surplus by RENTING the
taxes the necessares Of Inc, and crude mate
rails used in our menpiactures, than by squander-
ing il in jobs apd subsidies by making whiskey
| free, How do the people who are bowling free
trade" and predicting blue ruin to the business in
tests Of the country If the tariff is reduced from AZ
TO AZ per cent, explain the fact that the leading
manufacturer of Indiana endorses President CleYe-
land, indorses his message. indorses the Mills BILL
and Endorses the whole Democratic scheme of tariff
reform. The difference between John H. Bass and
the manufacturers of the Carnegie Chisholm type is
that he is not of the onopolistc sort He swilling
TO take his chances against fair competition believes
in fail Weges for days work, and does not ask the
edYernment to tax his fellow citizens in order 10
his1 noxun wit mr. ly IA