Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-13

ueInOcrAtfc party uhS never DeeO fortunate IN
conducting diplomatic negotiation with Great
Britain. The English partially fer the demo
cratic larty Is not difficult To explain 1t Is
not solely because the democracy are free
trade party and are now proposing to open
our home market for the benefit Of British
manufacturers at the expense Of American
workingmen, but 10 Is that In every negotia-
tion with the democratic admin istratlon Eng
land has succeeded Ia attaining the precise
result which she desired. A great historic
case in point Is familiar to those who have
studied our history for the sixty years
since the democratic party was first
organized. From the administration OF Mr..
Jefferson onward, there was a dispute be-
tween the two countries as TO the rights of
each, bordering on the Pacific ocean, and the
question was adjusted from time to time by
our earlier presidents and lastly by treaty
made by Mr.. Clay, when he was secretary OF
state under Mr.. Adams, providing for joint
occupation OF the country for an indefinite
period, neither party losing their rights, but
from pure demagogism, the democrats raised
the cry In the national election Of 1874 that
the whole OF what now constitutes British
Columbia up TO latitude "a deg, 40 min., be.
loDged unquestionabIy to the United States.
The pretence was pat forth as blind In Or
der 10 show that they were as Jealous to Sc
cure northern territory as they were bent on
acquiring southern territory. The democratic
national convention affirmed our right TO
5i.40. President Polk made his campaign on
1t. They were ready to do anything TO secure
1t, and they pressed 1t so far That as soon as
Mr.. Polk was inaugurated the democratic
congress asked that notice be given to Eng
land for terminating the treaty Of Joint occu-
patton. The next thing the country heard
was that Mr.. Folks admnistratio was com
PEELED To surrender tie Whole territory to
Great Britain, confessng that they had made
preienses which hey were unable to maintain
or defend Had he not raised their dema-
gogic cry aud thus forced the question To u
settlement, the Joint occupation which had
come down from Jefferson to that hour, would
have peaccably OntiUucd, and with our nc.
QUESTION OF California two years afterwards
ard the Immediate discovery of gold, the
thousands OF American citizens who swarmed
to the Pacific coast won Il have occupied Brit
ish Columbia and The final settlement would
have doubtless b Ell in favor of those who
were In actual possess on, aud but for the
laundering diplomacy OF the democratic
party, which prematurey and without any
reason forced the issue, we should to-day see
our flag floating over the Pac tic from the
Gulf Of California 10 Behring's straits
President T. evsland is exactly following
the presidents OF S party In his negotiations
with Great Britain. an alienation Of blush.
es and surrender both OF which are equally
incon siste mt with the dignity OF u nation con-
scious OF its great powers, We certainly do
not desire a continuance OF the diplomacy
which, after studying II subject for three
years, can radically change the position Of
tue national administration between Wcdnes-
day afternoon aud Thursday morning On
Wednesday the president was still urging the
senate through the entire body of democrat
ic senators to surrender all our rights In the
fisheries by agreeing to the treaty and on
Thursday he put thOs senators to shame by
directly reversing the nosition he had
sireuuOusly he'd for three preceding years. |
do not believe the Amcric n people will sub
NIT 10 such Irning with q great question. |
mi ha
government TO the great party, which, from
the first day Of LiucOln's administration 10
the last hour of President ArIhur's has
maintained the force OF prestige and right OF
the union agHinst rebellion at home ami az
erosion from abroad, and did IL without
bravo or buster on The one hand and
without Illuminating surrender on the other.
Ihurman's Political TwattIe
The vice presidential nominee of the demo-
cratic party was sent out from Columbus to
enlighten the people of Michigan in particu-
lar aud the United States In general, on the
tariff question; and we believe the readers OF
his speeches will be disappointed In his state
ments and his arguments. He talks like a
garrulous old man who has studied some Of
the arguments Of the free. traders, and who
assumes that because they look well on pa
per they are right snd conclusive in practical
operation.
Thurman repeats the dogmatic assertion OF
President Cleveland that the consumer
necessarily pays all the taxes levied
at the custom house. In other words,
that the article which he consumes
is increased in price just the amount
of the duty. We might take the article of
steel rails TO illustrate its absurdty. The
. IL.
at the mills in England for so per ton.
When trans Ortaton aud insurince-$!.5 so
Are added, they can be laid down IN New
York for $3.50. A. the iron mills in our
country they sell for 30, or 81 81 more Ac-
cording TO Thurman's theory the price ought
to be S30.5J in the United States, VIII lch Is
the duty added to the price in New York.
But American rails are not at those figures.
IL nations were governed by books or book
lore they won be badly governed; as prac
teal, hard common sense would be elimi-
mated from the government.
Thurman further assumes that the duty
levied al the custom house is felt just as Sc
verey by the people IS a ret tax on land or
personal property. This statement Is absurd.
IL Thurman was acquainted with the rules
which govern the foreign producer lie would
know that the customs duty Is frequently
pa d by him in the lower invoice value OF the
article which he sends to our market Ex-
| perience has shown that an impost of 20 per
cent. Is frequently entirely paid by the for
| egu producer before the article gets IL to
| consumption in the United States. The for
| egner wants our market, and he is willing Ia
lower the price Of the article which he has to
| sell TO the extent OF the duty and thus place
| 1t on our market II not at a loss, at such a
| low remuneration thai he can barely live
even where labor IS very cheap.
| 1t is good that Thurman has delivered his
tariff speeches at Port Huron and other
| places. 1t will call renewed attention to the
absurdities Of President Cleveland's message !;
| and inasmuch as Thurman saws of Cleveland
"a more upright and wise man do not be.
| lieve dwells within the limits Of the United
| States" Grover Cleveland Is evidently the
personifcation and embodiment Of the mod
| ern democratic party; and his utterances on
| the tariff must he accepted as the doctrine
| which the people are to vote down Or up at
| the November election.
! Thurman dilates eloquentlv on the perils
| of the surplus, aud declares that all the peo-
| pie are suffering in their business because
there are hundred millions OF money living
| perfectly idle' in the treasury. John Sher-
man. recently, In the United States senate
| pointed out in the following emphatic lam
| guage the party which is to blame for this
perfectly Idle" surplus. In speaking of the
financial policy of The administration. he
| said: "Of all the financial management
have read OF in story or song, 1t is the worst
| Countless millions have been lost through the
| administration declining for nearly three
| years to use the surplus in purchasing bonds,
| although both houses have declared that the
| secretary of the treasury assessed the power
| to do so.- NlpaHE.s Wisconsin.
Democratic Inconsistency.
On its merits the treaty should have been
rejected By unanimous vote of til. senate.
II the democrats had been consistent,
II they bad voted as their
conscIencss, instead Of their party's candl-
date, dictated. they would have voted with
| the republicans. They were against the
| treaty at first, against all Its detailu after
wards, agreed with the republicans when
Mr.. Bayard asked for commission, and
| finally voted for ratification at the bidding OF
the president. They were rightly defeated.
and we fancy that they agree with us-NeW
York Nal aud Express.
In Dead Earnest
Gen. George A. Sheridan says that the re-
| publican canvass In the eastern states is 10
dead earnest" That is Just the difference
between the republican and the democr tic
wav of doing things there this year.--the diff
| ference between success and failure In every
| doubtful state. The same Is true in a meas.
| In, Tp1i ga,,-