The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-06-21
Political Pointers From
Prominent Papers.
A Sonare Fight.
LlFrOm the New YORK Worlds

Inc DemOcratlc convention In
dorsed the Presidents last annual
Message as the correct interpreta,
ton OF the platform of 1884 upon
the question of tariff reductionp
} This makes the Presidents Mes.
sage virtually the platform for 1888,
forit islthe final official interpreta-
tion of a document or aelaw that
declares it's meaning. In this view
1T is well to recall Just what the
Presidents Interpretations lei The
Democratic creed was!s0r, - ~
w(d.) The President said of the in
ternal revenue taxes on ;.spifituous
and maltliqucrs and tobacco;
\ ''Itmust be conceded that none
of the things subjected to internal
revenue taxation are, strictly speak
ing, necessaries there appears to
be'no just complaint CT this taxa
ton by the consumers OF these dr.
ticles, and there seems to be moth
Ing so well able to bear the burden
without hardship to any portion
of the people"
(2) Our present tariff the Presi-
dent declared to be "the vicious, in
equitable and illogical source of I'M
necessary taxation" thatNought to
be atonce revised and amended
~ AS to the course which the
revision.shouid take the President
said a .-rs q ~ -
"Under our present laws more
than 1900 articles are subject to du-
ty. Many of these do not in any
way compete with our own manu-
features, and many are hardly worth
attention as'subjects offevenue. A
considerable reduction can be made
in the aggregate by adding them to
the free list. The taxatiop of the
luxuries presentno features of hard
ship; but the hecessarfes of lie us
ed and consumed by ali the people,
the duty upon which, adds to the
cost OF living in every home, should
be greatly cheapened. The radical
reduction of the. duties imposed. up
on raw material used in manufac-
tures, or its free importation, IS Of
course an Important factor m any
effort E EsaaH6os the price ct ct these e
(4.) The President madea strong
argument especially for free WOOL,
the tariff upon which, be said, Con
stitutes d tax which, with relentless
grasp, is fastened upon The clothing
of every man, Woman and child in
the land
(5.) The President affirmed,
what every Intelligent man knows
ard every honest man win admit,
that
1T is not proposed to entirely
relieve the country ofthis taxation
1t must be extensively continued
as the source of the Governments
income; and in 6 re-adinstmen'
of our tariff the interests Of Amer
leans engaged in manufacture
should be carefully considered, as
well as the preservation Of oul
manufactures
But he also warned The ,,'organr
zed combination all along the line,
engaged in resisting pny'abatemen
of the war bopities, that
Opportunity for safe, careful
and deliberate reform is now offer
ed /, and none of US should be un
mindful of a time whep an abuseC
and iiritated people, needless o
those who have resisted timely ant
reasonable relief, may insist ppo;
a radical and sweeping recti ticatiol
of their wrongs
This remarkable Message marked
out a defiite line ofpoiicy-Tax Re
duction through Tariff Reform
1t meant and itsaid but one thing
stop the surplus by abatipg the tar
Tiff on the necessities of the people
and the essentials of manufactures
And it is this message which tn,
st, Louis Convention inaorsed 81
"the correct interpretation pfth,
disputed platform Of 1884.
The Democratic doctrine coplC
hardly have been palmer. But a
iii to remove all ground for doub
OF cayil, the Convention Endorsed
and recommended the early pass
age of the Mills Bill. tbs to be I
square fight for a Freer Trad,
against Over Protection, for Tariff
Reform against a Tariff for Surplus