The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-22
III Not Free Trade, What?

II Not Free Trade, What?
"I'm prOhibitionist. used to take Al
drinks day but now only take 40 drinks
adsy"
teetotalery'
"Just the same as a man Is q Free
Trader who favOrs reduction of taxes
from AZ down TO 40 per cent. Do you
see.-Es.
No one pretends that the Mills bill In
and Of itself commits the Democratic party
10 free trade, but republicans do claim, and
with good reason, that that bill Is the first
step In the direction OF free trade, which
many Of the foremost leaders OF the demO>
cratic party believe In and advocate
Republican.
Ditto: Harrisons Letter Of Aeceptance.
Ergo, the Republican says with the rest
OF them that the Democrats are free
traders. Suppose the same test Is applied
to republicans, let us see what would be
the result. Principles DO not change. If
the Mills bill means free trade, the same
principles advocated three months, six
months or six years ago, would have been
/" tree trade" also.
In 1884 Henry Cabot Lodge In calling
TO order the Republican convention of
Massachusetts, said: There Is a large,
perilous and Increasing surplus revenue In
the treasury. 1t must be removed =
by plain business methods, by freeing en-
tirely those great necessities of life that
enter Into the daily consumption of every
household, and by wise and discriminating
reductions, which will not only relieve the
taxpayer, but will also encourage labor
and aid and strengthen Industry and extend
our commerce" Was Lodge then seeking
-" destroy the nation" by preaching (" free
trade"9 "The free list is the honest re,
formers hope" said Gov Long, republi-
can leader of the same state.
Was Allison the Iowa republican sena,
tor, free trader. when In 1870, advocating
general reduction Of 20 per cent, he
said Amy tax or import duty which In
creases the price Of these raw materials
Is a burden upon these skilled artisans and
mechanics, or else a burden upon the con.
sumers of their products"
Was Senator Henry Wilson free trader
when he said "We want all these articles
that enter as raw materials into the manu-
iacturers OF the country free of duty, so
that the country can stand on an equality
In the markets of the world with the other
nations of tn world"
Were Levi p. Morton, Cannon and Hen
derson and others of Illinois free traders
In 1880 when they voted for free salt9
In 1882 Sherman said in the Senate :
"As to this necessity [revision of the tariff
there Is no controversy or dispute" Gen.
Hawley said: Twill vote In any dlrec-
tlon to bring about resolute attempt 10
give revision Of the tariff" Warren
Miller, republican candidate for governor
OF New York, said: "The sooner we have
that revision the better II will be for all
industries" Even Mckinley, author of
the republican platform of 1884, said !:
The free list might be enlarged without
affecting injuriously single American In.
dustry." The platform of 1888 said. The
democratic party has failed completely to
relieve the people of the burden of unnes-
essary taxation. The republican
party pledges itself to correct the inequalI-
ties Of the tariff" &c. Gen. Grant, in his
message Of 1875, said: al would mention
those articles which enter Into manufac,
lures OF all sorts. All duty paid upon such