St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-07

inequitable and illegal source of I'M
necessary taxation, ought to be at once
revised and amended"
''The simple and plain duty which we
owe the people is to reduce taxation to
the necessary expenses of an economical
operation of the government"
"When we consider that the theory Of
Our institutions guarantees to every cit
izen the full enjoyment of all the fruits
of his industry and enterprise, with only
such deduction as may be his share
towards the careful and economical adj
ministration of the government which
protects him, it is plain that the exaction
of more than this is indefensible eXtor-
ton"
This spring the Democratic state CEN
trail committee of Minnesota unquall-
fiedly Endorsed these sentiments OF the
president. Thus it is seen at a glance,
from JEFFERSON to CLEVELAND and
the MILLS bill, that the Democratic
party, no matter how much RANDALL
may squirm or Republican organs lie, IS
bound by principles, enunciated and re-
down to revenue basis.
The Republican party is not. 1t is
the party of high taxation, and has been
from the first imposition of the present
war taxes. In its platform it has slung
words together on ''just and equl-
table" revision of the tariff, but the
policy it has followed in and out of con-
gress is clearly defined in MI. BLAINE's
letter of acceptance in 1884, in which he
says:
1.-THE Republican party has main
tanned, and will maintain, the policy OF
protection" He unfortunately omitted
all reference to the ''incidentaP' protec-
ton afforded by this policy to the myri-
ads of trusts that are destroying Amer
lean industry just as fast as they can.
Mr.. BLAINE, in his cablegram from
Paris last December criticising tariff
reduction as presented by President
CLEVELAND, said:
II should urge the repeal of the to-
baccO tax at once. l should
seriously object to the repeal of the
duty on wool. x | would make
here and there some changes in the
tariff, not to reduce protection, but to
wisely foster it,"
Mr.. BLAINE's views are those OF the
Republican party. Senator JOHN SHER-
MANS speech in the senate was dupll-
cation of BLAINE's cablegram.
"Protection must be maintained"
said Mr.. SHERMAN. Mr.. SHERMAN's
views are those of the Republican party.
The Republican minority of the ways
and means committee of the house have
introduced an alleged tariff report
within fortnight. Does it favor re-
duced taxation where reduction is most
needed? The report attacks every re-
duction of the tariff in the MILLS bill,
from wool to rails. That is Mr..
BLAINE's, Mr.. SHERMAN's and the Re-
publican party's policy. The bill this
minority propose to introduce demol-
ishes the internal revenue-benefit to
the liquor and tobacco interests-and
leaves the tariff practically untouched.
That is Republicanism.
The result of this is not alone to make
the Republican party the defender of
protection, but to drive from it men of
the character of KNUTE NELSON, Gen.
JOHN B. SANBoRN, GORDON E. COLE.
Gen. j. II. BAKER, EARLE S. YOUMANs
and host of others. They indorse the
vital principles of the presidents mes
sage, and in sense cannot be other
than Democrats. They were Republi-
cans of years standing against high
taxation they defend and preach Demo
cratic principles. The leading Repub-
lican organs of the state reject the mi
nority report from Washington, warm
ing them that it will not do to 60 to the
country on that. Needless is it to say
that they spew Mr.. BLAINE.
The farmer and labOrer can easily
choose. 1t is Republican protection
and Mr.. BLAINE for president, or Demo
cratic revenue taxes and GROVER
CLEVELAND. The issue has been made
plain by our opponents.