The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-21

sentesi 70 you for yozr support. Yeu
can hardly make . m;ssxEe in vo.sr
scsscsscrs- The adoption al rssssorra
enforcing the principles o< she Espab-
iscanS ot the nation Is ssffl easier Of
sssisisson- for the feadine features on
that Platform, Y | BAY he permitted
t. suggest. have ell been discussed and
adopted ~ the F~eple. TIE prrao-
Gratis are FOR free trade. The Repsa-
iieaas are for protection. The prosss,-
tiofa OF American laf,er and American
prcsfucss against the cesnpesstsca cf
foreign labor ansi foreign Products VII
form d conspicuous r1ace in ynur
Tsssfo-rs. When, by reason OF free
ssade. yea stop the production ci aav
srsfcle Al ho1Ec and thus looS ta . for
e,gn market,
COMPETITION Grasses.
And prices viii he Increased. Free
trade means European prices OF
prodncts and European prices for
tsssor that produces thcra, ard thus
the American lslars- Is placed on the
Same plane with all paid labor OF fog
stsn countries. Free trade wiii de-
crease the naraeer and yarisfv Of
american prsAiucts. while The szs.s il.
the larger oar field el industry. the
greater opportunity for the essspspS-
nsenf OF labor and for the investment
@. capital. From the first hour Of
Mr.. tleveiand's administration uatil
now, has well known free trade t,rinei-
PIES. added 10 the repeated efforts of
the Democratic congress TO change
the tariff laws, has been pernesual
nsenace to the industries of the ccun-
try. New enterprises are thus dis
coaraeeei, and new lines az labor are
uof created. The result has been thai
under the Democratic administration
the combined exports anSi imports OF
the country have been less than for
any like period in ten wears inaaedi-
assiy preceding. While the eyrosts of
coin has decreased during three wears
OF Democratic rule, there have been
built IN the Iaisesi States seSs tonaage
OF American ship,,iug than suFsns any
other three years for forty years be-
fore.
ain iss- we transported in American
bottoms to foreign lands only IL per
cent, of all oar exports. Indeed, 20
marked has been the effect OF this
hcfisceratic policy upon the industries
of our country that general unrest
among the lahorers Of the nation is
everywhere noticed, Nor do these end
the iis, of
pxsocEkric ~RoSss.
The Republicans OF the country can
not bur note the almost universal
practice in The Democratic states OF the
sciisi south 10 disregard the sacresiness
Of the electoral franchise, ii We are to
judge from the official returns af The
recently helslin many of those
states. The population OF the con-
grcssionoi districts OF the south i less
than one-ihird of the population of
like districts in northern and Repuhli-
can states. People there either DO not
vote through fear OF voting, or their
ballots are not counted; and il Is mon
stFous to say that this practice can do
no harm or that in the end, IL Saaccss-
fully pursued. il viii not result; in tho
destruction OF the republic The very
OF the people. who are
Thus disfranehised. appeals in the
strongest terms for protection. for
when the ballot box i once maae 10
tell a lie, or when il is left empty and
voieeless. OR liberties are in danger.
There should not be, there shall noibe
one foot OF American soil where the
hambiest citizen cannot 90 in safety
and east his ballot for whom he pleaScs
and have ballot honestly counted.
President Cleveland was elected as q
great civil service reforner, and vet he
has removed more public officers, for
iIo reason whatever. than any one of
his predecessors. As a constitutional
lawyer Mr.. Cleveland tells the PEOPLE
he is 4 s;ric. coastruetionist, but yet
he has boldly oisregarsled
THE SOFT AND SPIRIT
OF the conviction which separates tho
executive legislative and political de-
parsments OF the government. lie
has done this by yctoiug more hills
than al other presidents from Wash
ington down. They we're wrong or he
alone IS right. The fiiprant and illag-
ieat reasons given by him that he Off
fers from congress as 10 the necessity
for passing the bills. are rot worthy
OF the president Of great nation, nor
within the letter or the spirit of-the
lie has thus taken from
the people the power 20 make their
own laws, aud places In his own hands
the duties OF the legislature and she
responsibilities Of the executive officer.
The eowardiy and un-Amegicaa for
eign policy of the Democratic admin
receives the contempt of for
eign people and inhabitants OF our
own country. The claim taade By the
PRECEDENT that 10 get rid Of the Surplus
in the treasury wool and other farm
proauets must 80 upon the free list
has been answered by the people OF
Oregon. Bat this Was merely rattle
along the skiyni h line. The telling
al this country we're not yet
TO the front Wait till November
comes and we viii hear from Cgeve-
lands Appomziox. Though the con-
,est be civic one yet il i a strange
that the same forces are
afrayed againgt each other in ISIS as
IN ls6l. True IN 1851 the attack was
upon the armies OF the nation. In
isss IL Is upon the industries of the
THE SAME OLD FsGnr.
Ore one si,ie now As then l. foani
The same solid South, the same North
ern dough faces, the saFac rTisish
influences. with the Cu,s.ea Ciah aud
rs American membership as recruits.
frue, we are told bv the President
that there Is surplus in the treasury.
But there would not be surplus II
o0r debts were paid; there would be
NO surplus Il oaf ports were protected
with fortiilcations well guarded; there
would not be surplus il our navy was
If our rivers and har-
Isors were improved; there would not
he a surrlas II needed publ buildings
were con .tructesi, and there would not
be a surplus il the pension bills vetoed
by the Pres ident had become laws.
Whoever before heard Of men witis q
s.f fsx
pgt a reof on his own house, In
conclusion. gentlemen Of the eonycn-
ton. the issues presented TIE people
ihi- yeas arc not 81 men but OF pfin-
siples. The nation Is looking wi,h
sreath'eSs interest 10 see what We sill
10. May We 10 act that Ia all things
sc will have the approval Of our own
.onsesenees. the approval of the
American people, our own and ahoys
ili the approval Of Him who coasrols
n. y fIspss and .sgf5tF