Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-10

houSe OF Representatives or to Lyopose an.
olher REMEDY, have remitted the redemp-
uon OF thelT party pledges to the doubtful
power OF the Senate. The people will
hardly be deceived by their abandonment
OF the field of legislative action TO meet in
pohticai convention and hippsntly declare
IN their party platform that our con.
serVaiiye and careful effort to relieve
me situation is destructive To American
risks Of protection. Now. will the neonIe
De mlsisd by the appeal to prejudice con-
tanned in the absurd allegation that we
nave the Interests OF Europe at heart. while
lney support the interests of Ameeica .
ihey propose in their platform to Tins
support the interests of our country bv ra-
moving IN equal proportion the revenue
YAK on TOBACCO and from spirits used in the
aLts ana Tor medicinal purposes. They de-
Cia!e also mat there should be such a re-
VISION OF our tariff laws as shall tend TO
check the lmportotion of such articles
as are produced here. Thus. in
propoSlngg TO increase the duties
upon such articles to nearly or
quite a prohihitory point, they confess
themselves willing TO travel backward in
the road of civilization, and TO DEPRIVE o,,r
people OF markets for their Goods which
can only be gained and kept by a SEM
dance az least, OF an interchange of bnsi-
ness While they abandon our Consumers
70 lne unrestrsined oppression of domestic
IN the same platform perfnnc,or;lv
condemned, they propose further to
release entirely from import duties
ali articles Of foreign production
i~uxufles, which cannot be produced in
this country. The plain people of tho
land and the poor, who scarcely use
articles OF any description produced ex-
clusively abroad and not already free will
md 1t difficult to discover where their in.
1erests are regarded in this proposition.
They need in their homes cbeaner DO
mestic necessaries, and this seems m he
entirely unprovided for in this pronosed
scheme to serve the country.
small compensation for this neglected
need Is found in the further purnose hero
and covered by the declaration
tnat II, after the charges already mentioned.
there still remains a larger revenue than ~
required Tor the wants of theGoyernment the
entire Internal taxation should be repealed
ratner than surrender any part of our pro-
tecnVe tarln. Our people ask relief from
the undue and unnecessary duty of tava.
ton now resting upon them. They are
offered tree tobacco and free whisky. They
ask for bread and they are given a stons
An implication contained in this marty
declaration, that desperate measures are
Justlfeo or necessary to save from destruc-
uon or surrender what is termed our nro-
tectlve system, should confuse no one Tbe |
existence of such a system is entirely con.
sistent with the regulation of the extent TO
which it is to be applied, and the CORRECTION
OF enterprises and the furtheripg of onr na-
tional welfare. If MISREPRESENTATION of
our purposes and motives, and to gain cre-
dence and defeat our present effort in this
direction; is he purpose aimed at, there
seems TO be no reason why every endeayor
In future TO accomplish revenue reform
should not be likewise attached, and with
ike result and yet, no thoughtful man
can fail to see in the continuance of the
present burdens of the people and the abb
ny the Government of the cur
OF the country inevitable distress and
All danger will be averted bv timely az.
ton. The difficulty of applying The
remedy will never be less, and the blame
should not be laid at the door of the Demo.
cratic party, or if it is applied too late.
With a firm faith in the intelligence and
patriotism Of cur countrymen. and relvine
upon the conviction that misrepresenta.
ton will not Influence their prejudice. and
Will not cloud their UNDERSTANDING and
that the menace will not intimidate them
let us urge the peoples interests and the
OF our attempt to inaugurate g
righteous and beneficent reform.
GROVER CLEVELAND.