The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-07-12


for it is unable to swallow that tariff
plank Of the republican platform.
The following is a translation of an
editorial on The Presidential Elec.
ton" that appeared in that paper just
after the Republican National Con-
ycntion:
Both the two great parties have
NOW had their national conventions.
They have issued their platforms and
nominated their candidates, 1t now
remains with the people to decide
which party to support.
The republican party is proud of its
history, and IN its platform remem-
hers with enthusiasm such names as
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Arthur. Lo-
gan, Conkling. etc. This is very nat.
ural. and if the issue of the coming
campaign would be one OF lS60-1S7O
the Norden would have no choice
it would now, as of yore. defend the
true national republican principles.
But every intelligent reader knows
that the issue of this year is of diff
fereXt nature. The questions now
are not the emancipation of the negro
or tbs preservation of the Union.
The questions of the past are once
for all settled, never to be taken up
again. In this campaign We will
fight the issue Of to-day. We are con.
fronted with tariff question. The
Norden has for the past three years
delivered leading editorials on the
subject and our readers are we'll ac-
quain:ed with our position on that
point. There is surplus in the treas
ury-a surplus of over sl00. 900, 000.O 90
\ reduction of the revenues of the
government Is absolutely necessary.
Norden is of the opinion that the tax
ON the necessarles CT life ought to
be reduced and not those on tobacco
and whisky. Norden does not be-
lieve that our manufacturers need as
high protection rs the protective
tariff at present affords them-a pro-
lection that forces the consumer to
pay SO per cent. more for every ar
ticle lie needs.
And this royalty paid by the con-
sumner goes not to the government
but almost exclusively in the pockets
Of the manufacturers and monopolist.
Relating to this point the republican
national invention speaks as follows:
1--WE are uncompromisingly IN fl.
vor of the American system of pro-
lection. We protest against its de-
struction rs proposed by the presi.
dent and his party. They serve the
interests of Europe; we will support
the interests of America. We accept
the issue and confidently appeal to
The people for their judgement. The
protective system must be maintain
ed. Its abandonment has always
been followed by general disaster to
all interests except to the usurer and
the sh eriff. We denounce the Mills
bill as destructive to the general bus.
mess, the labor and farming interests
OF the country, and heartily endorse
the consistent and patriotic action of
tie republican representatives in
congress in opposing its passage.
I'VE condemn the proposition of
the democratic party to place wool
on the free list and we insist that the
duties thereon shall be adjusted and
maintained so as to furnish full and
adequate protection to that industry.
The republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the national rev.
enue by repeating the taxes on tobac-
co, which are an annoyance and bur-
den to agriculture, and the tax upon
spirits used In the arts and for me
ehanical purpose: and by such revis-
ion Of the tariff laws Us will tend to
check imports on such articles as are
produced 10y our people. the produc-
ton of which gives employment to
cur labor, and release from import
duties those articles of production
texcept luxuriesl tire ike of which
cannot be produced at home. If there
shall still remain larger revenue
than is requisite for the wants-of the
government, we favor the entire re.
peal OF internal taxes rather than
surrender any part Of our protective
system at the joint behests Of the
whisky trusts and the agents Of for.
eign manufactures"
Stronger could the convention not
have spoken for the favored few and
against the many who have to work
for their living. - VI 80.
The party is sgainst every rednc-
tion whatsoever; condemns the Mills
bill as one which Will destroy the in
dustries Of the country-although
every intelligent citizen knows 1t to
he very moderate bill, that only re-.
duces a little the rediculously high
war tax.
To make it plain, the republican
party proposes to reduce the surplus.
1t will do it in this way: It will re.
move the tax on tobacco and revise
the tariff SO as to practically prohibit
the importation of every article man.
l.factured in this country. This last
1lamed tax would then exclusively Len-
efitthe manufacturer. Ill articles that
are not manufactured in this country
should be put on the free list. This
is the only tax paid into the United
States treasury. If this should not