National Republican., 1888-01-30
Repeal the Internal Revenue Laws.

We have ositive assurances from many
leading Democrats in Virginia, Yves. Var.
gina, and North Carolina that they will
unite cordially with the Republicans on the
industrial issues between the two parties.
In letter Just received from Que of the
most prominent gentlemen OF North Carr.
lima appears the following statement
II the leaders OF the Republican party
pledge themselves moqUirOcaNyto the repeal
Ci the internal revenue system ! am ready
10 20 with them, horse, foot, and dragons
If the necessities OF the government are sch
that all cSnnot 20 at once, then let tobacco
and fruit brandy be relieved at once, aui
whisky afterward. ] am Cultivating my
power, OF physical endurance, 50 that, Il
necessary, can take an active part in the
campaign next fall icih gOtl, NJ, ani, - far
as ! can see, wc eau hope lor NJ hoia save
from the Republicans.
twill he remembered that )ut ton days
ago the North Carolina Democratic state
executive committee appeared before the
WAYS and means committee ot the HDlse
TO ur!:G upon 10 some action looking tn the
immt dlate repeal Of the internal revenue
system. Al d meeting OF the North Caro-
lima committee, held AZ the AIatrop Il'n
Hotel prey!ou5 to It's appearance before the
ways ard means comm tee, the following
resolutions were passed
R,w1,yd That this committee rcpres intus
the DemorrdIc party Of North CdrO.lnI to
urge thelercal orthe Internal riienu3 laws
and mobilization Of The tirf laws. ghUi
present to memDcr' ot the committee OF ways
and mcGuS OF the House )r Representatives Of
II, 4FI.. a..
cratic executive committee OF North Clroitla,
adopted at its meeting last OCTOBER, lul IN.
der which this committee is acting and saa,l
also present to members Of the G)nml.tei oi
ways and means the resolutions Of the Demo.
cratic party of North Carolina, ad)oted b. the
last state convention OF our party IN regard to
the internal revenue laws.
R,,oltcd, That this com mittee shG, address
to the committee Of ways aud means every ar.
gument, statement, appeal, and fact that eau
possibly impress the committee OF ways aul
means and the House OF Representatives Of
the United States with the prophety, duty, and
necessity for the public welfare OF North Caro-.
lima OF an absolute, total, aud immediate re.
peal OF all Internal revenue laws aud alb )lltlon
OF the entire system Of collecting internal revc.
nue..
In an address before tho ways anu means
committee Col. raul B Means read the fol-
lowing resolution, adopted by the Demo-
Gratis in the North Carolina legislature 1888:
If Congress should deem ii impractlcable to
modify the present tariff and at the same
time abolish the internal revenue taxes, us
the less of the two evils we prefer the reten-
ton of the former and the abolition OF the
latter,
Mr.. }. G. Buxton confessed that the fifth
district was lost in the last election on ac-
count of the failure OF the Democrats to do
anything about repeating the internal rev.
enuc, and said that II Congress failed to DO
anything now that his people would nave
10 give up, and bis district would be hope
lessly Republican. 1t follows, too, that II
the fifth district is hopeessly Republican
the Democrats cannot cary the state for
anything.
&. NJ. Busbee AMI others spoke ia the
same strain.
What more Is needed to convince R!pub.
licans that the true policy OF the party is to
follow close In the wake Of sherman, Frye,
Mckinley, and Reed in demanding the iul.
mediate repeal Of the Internal revenue laws?
The people Of ull sectons demand it, and T.
must he done.