Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-24
THE GREAT ISSUE.
Pith and Point of the PO-
litical Battle.
THE PRESS AND PLATFORM.
Democratic Doctrine Oh Tariff Re-
form as Taught by the Great
Leaders East and West.

Leaders East anu WeSI.
The Pilot, q paper published at Evans
vile, Ind, says 1000 colored men in In
diana will vote for Cleveland and Thur
man.
If the tax imposed on the people OF the
United States, on the pretext that 1t Is
necessary to maintain the rate OF wages,
should be paid directly to the workers, it
would make them all rich men, lSt.
Paul Globe, Dem.
When have times been better? When
have our merchants been more prosper,
Gus, our manufacturers more pushed
with business than under Grover Cleve'
lands administration? Why change
safe man for an untried man lCleve-
land Plain Dealer, (Dem.)
The Newark charter election, showing 6
a Democratic majority OF 700 and a
Democratic gain OF 1000, would seem to
prove pretty conclusively that the "tariff
scare" isn't working this year. A buga-
boo which has been found out is a very
harmless campaign spook.-lNew York
World, (Dem.)
Mr.. Carnegie adds that all this fuss
about trusts is nonsense. He never knew
any capitalists to make money by trusts.
On the contrary, quite the reverse; and,
in fact, il we may believe Mr.. Carnegie,
the outcry against trusts is mere fiddle
faddle. Mr.. Blaine thisks trusts are
private matters and nobody's business,
and his friend Mr.. Carnegie says ditto to
Mr.. Blaine.-[New York Herald, (Ind).
Mr.. Blaine's third speech on trusts es-
tablishes third distinctive idea which
he entertains on the subject. First he
considered them 'largely private al.
fairs" next largely State affairs" and
now they are peculiarly Democratic
affairs. Those successive steps IN the
evolution of an opinion photograph the
field Republican, Qnd.)
The Boston advertiser discovered that
a tidal wave of Republicanism was
sweeping through the old rag and junk in
dustry in Massachusetts some two
months ago on account OF the Mills bill.
It might start an investigation to deter
wave now that the Senate proposes
to put rags on the free list. Will the rag
men have to vote the Prohi bitiou ticket
as the only one at all likely to help the
rag industry Fl Providence Journal,
Qnd.)
The franking privilege is abominably
rascals who forge the names of members
of Congress, in order to distribute cam
paign literature broadcast in the country
at the public expense. The wav to cut
this corrupt practice up by the root
would be to abolish the franking privil-
ege. Long experience has shown that it
is a privilege that cannot be intrusted to
the average Congressman with any guar
antee of its honorable use.-[ Philadel-
phia Record, (Ind).
If they sometimes seem deficient in
quality, they have the pensating
merit OF unlimited quantity. 1t is cred
table to the Republican candidates con-
stitution that he is able to stand the
strain. We have read, as matter OF
duty, his whole series Of talk up to date,
and take pleasure in certifying that there
is nothing in them which could excite
the mind of youth or delay the after
dinner nap of age. His rhetoric is no
wild steer or bucking bronco, but good +,
safe old brindle COW, at which even chill
dren needn't be efrightened.-[New York
Sun.
The following table will show what
this high tariff has done for the manu-
facture of wool in the decade between
1870 and $780,
1870 1880
e:sssa1'h%sats e:pissl inRssssd sosss5ss sseosss1
SS;ss., %sss.' %ss; fSSs$ss
Product ..:..,.. $155, 1858 $16O'6O6. .721
During the decade the population in
creased 25 per cent, while the number
of hands employed in the industry in
creased only per cent, and the wages
OF each employee decreased $38 per
annum.-[ Exchanged
There has never been in Democratic
Legislature any opposition whatever to
liberal provisions for the colored educa-
tional and charitable State institutions.
These institutions are voluntarily estab-
lished and supported by Democrats. The
party is in the ascendant by over
whelming majorities, and does not have
to make these liberal provisions through
any consideration of party needs or party
policy. The party has no thought OF
presently reclaiming the colored people
from Republican control The sole
object has been to enlighten the race
and fit the colored people for the duties
and responsibilities Of their position
[Galveston News, Dem.)
A special to the Age from Flint, Nor
gan county, Ala, says that Republican
agents from Indiana have been in that
section for several days, employing
Negroes to 60 to Evansville and other
points in the Hoosier States. The special
gives names of about twenty Negroes
who were sent to Evansville to-day. and
says their names and descriptions have
also been forwarded to prominent DEM
ocrats in Evansville. Several men from
Indiana are now in North Alabama en-
gaging Negro voters, and large num-
Der of them will be shipped North. 1t
is said that Negroes are given transpor-
tation to and from Indiana and paid ST a
day. They are also promised work and
good wages if they prefer to remain
North. 1t is understood that the major
ity of them will be sent to Evansville
and In ndianapolis.-[N Y. World.
The Kansas City Times prints letter
written by Henry Booth, Chairman of
the Republican State Committee of Kan
sas, to leading Republican of that State,
in which he says:
The labor union vote, Martins popu-
larity and the heavy men the Democrats
have nominated for Congress are playing
havoc with us. Everything seems to be
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