The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-21
RepublleanIsnl-.-What il Stands For.
The following confidential letter has
been much commented on, and will be
found instructive and interesting;
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fDictatedl OF TRK
RxrucLIcAN IkAGUx OF rHE uxirKD SrArEs.
New York, May s5, lsSS,
Ny DEAR SIR: The Republican
League of the United States desires to
bring you face to face with the start
ling fact that the coming Presidential
election is not to be fought on the old
party lines which have heretofore
divided Democrats and Republicans,
but upon the direct issue of Free
Trade and Protection.
The League stands for protection
and is lighting in your interest. 1t is
no Fourth of July organization for
dress parade, but is an everyday
working force of practical political
workers, who have in four months
enrolled an army of over four hundred
thousand men to fight against British
free trade ideas, British gold and the
Democratic Hessians who are fighting
under her banners. II is useless to
argue the case; Democracy stands for
free trade and against your interests,
and you know 1t, no matter whether
you have heretofore been Democrat
or Republican. High sounding plat
forms of words cannot gainsay this
fact, nor fool you unless you wish to
be fooled.
VAST ARMIES ENROLLED.
The coming campaign viii be fought
for protection under disadvantages
never before encountered. Ninety
nine per cent. of the Federal officials
are Democrats, and will contribute
financially to the hoped for success of
the free traders. Never before has
the Democratic free trade or "tarifl
reform" party been in SO fortunate a
position. The Republican League is
not composed of theorists who are for
ever promising to do something and
never keeping their promises. 1t has
already done more than any other
political organization ever attempted
before the Presidential candidates had
been placed in the field. As our
patriotic volunteers sprang to the
comtry's defense when secession
threatened Its destruction, SO at the call
of the League vast armies have been
enrolled to fight the thousand times
more dangerous foe to the country's
continued prosperity, free trade.
We will win this fight if you will do
your share and help us to finish what
we have begun we want money, and
want It at once. We are overwhelmed
with calls for tariff documents and for
speakers and organizers. We propose
to organize and fight against free
trade in every doubtful Congressional
and Legislative district in the United
States, To-day there Is but one
majority In the Senate of the United
States when the lines are drawn be-
tween Democrats and Republicans,
and unless much is done the next Con-
gress will see a free trade House, Sen
ate and President, and then goodbye
to your prosperity,
IL may not be Of your personal
knowledge, but it is fact, ncvcrthe-
less, that the manufacturers of the
United States who are most benefited
by our tariff laws have been the least
willing to contribute to the success Of
the party which gave them protection
and which is about to engage In a life
and death struggle with free trade.
A Republican United States Senator
from State which never had Dom
: ocratc representative in either house
Of Congress or q Democratic State
, officer, in speaking of the well-knowr
; disposition of the manufacturing in
terest to lock up its money, fold 1T
J hands and look on while somebod,
else fights for It's success, says;
} TO HE'LL WITH MANUFAotusERs.
: aThe campaign which We are nov
about to enter will concern, mor'
than anybody else, the manufacturer
of this country. They have heretofor'
been very laggard in their eontribu
tions 10 the Republican cause. In fact
i, II | could punish them without punish
, ing the cause of protection itself
would send them to the hottest place
, could think Of on account of thei
, cravenal parsimony. # this class o
people de- not care 20 contribute to tn
success Of the Republican party the.
are welcome to try their chances unde
q Democratic administration: cal
stand II as long as they pan.p Ant
again; al was solicited to contribut
70 = protective tariff league, and
:, replied that II the manufacturers Of th
United States in their associates
|, capacity were an elecmosynary institu
ton that would vote to give them
pension, but that did not propose my
self to contribute mQney 10 advane
! the interests Of men who were gcttin
i practically the sole benefit, or at leas
I, the most directly important benefits Q
! the tariff laws. am in favor of protet
tlon; not precisely the kind we ar
having, but | might be willing to kee
even that rather than not to have an,
!, but ! am sure we can get along with
out any Of It fully as well as the mani
s iactgrer can, and if they think tn
Republican party is going to maintai
q high protective corps for their bcnef
!, and that the u,en who do the work |