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

the extent of their power for wrong doing.
| With an uualterablo hatred OF all such
schcmes we count the checking of thor bale
ful operations among the good results prom
ised by revenue rcform while We can not
avoid partisan Misrepresentation our position
Tnpon the question of revenue reform should
be SO plainly stated as 10 admit OF no misun,
| derstandlp-,
We have entered upon no crusade of free
| trade, The reform we scckvO lnuugurate Is
| predicted upon the utmost care for cstah-
! lishcd industries aud enterprises, Jealous
/ regard for tho interest OF American labor
| and a sincere desire to relieve the country
from the Injustice and danger of condition
which threatens cyil 10 all the people OF the
! land. We are dealing with no imaginary
! danger, Its existence has been repeatedly
confessed by all political parties, aud pledges
| of n remedy have been made ON nj sides
| Yet when In the legislative body, where
| under the constitution all remedial measures
| applicable 20 this subject must originate, the
democratic majority wern attempting with
extreme moderation 20 redeem tho pledge
common to both parties, they were met BY
determined opposition and distractions aud,
the minority refusing 10 cooperate In tho
house of representatives or propose another
remedy, have romittcd the redemption of
their party pledge IL tho doubtful power of
the senate,
nThc people will hardly be deceived by their
abandonment of the field of legislative action
10 meet In political convention and tllppantly
declare In thcir pnrty platform that our con-
soryativc and careful effort 81 relieve the sit
uation Is destructive To the American system
OF protection, Nor will the people 10 mlsled
by the appeal OF prejudice contained in the
absurd allegation that we serve tho interests
of Europe, whilo they viii support the inter
osts OF America.
They propose In taoir platform TO thus sup
port the intorcsts %, our country 10y rCmov-
Ing the internal revenue tax from tobacco
and from spirits used Ia tho arts aud Tor me-
chancul purposes, They declare also that
there should he such u revision OF our tariff
laws Nv shall tend TO check the importation
OF such articles us arc produced here, Thus,
In proposing to increase the duties upon such
ARTICLES Ia nearly, or quite, u prohlhltary
point, they confess themselves willing to
travel backward In the road of civilization,
ana Ia deprive our people of tho markets for
their goods, which can only bo gained ana
kopt by the scmbanuc, NJ least, of an inter
change of business, while they abandoned
our consumers TO the nnrcstmincd opprcs-
sion OF the domestic trusts Gnd combinations
which are Ia tho same platform porfuuotorily
condemned.
They propose further 10 rolcnso entirely
from import duties NIL articles OF foreign
production (cNccpt luNurics) tho lkc Of
which uun not bo produced In this country,
Tho plain people of the land ana tho rGor,
who scarcely uso articles uf any description
produced exclusively abroad ana not already
free, will ind II difficult to discover where
their Interests nro regarded In this PROPOSE
ton, They need In their homes cheaper do.
nestle nccossarlcs; nud this seems 20 ho on
tlrcly unpr0vdod FOR In this proposed scheme
to serve the country,
Small compensation 10, this neglected need |
Is found Ia tho further purposed hero nn-
a
II nnS after tho changes already mentioned |
there still remains larger revenue than Is |
requisite for the wants of tho government, |
the entire internal nSntlOn should DO ro- |
pcnlcd rather than surrender any of our pro- |
toctlvc system.
our people ask relief from tho undue aud |
unnecessary burden of mrin taxation now |
resting upon them. They aro offered FREQ |
tobacco aud FREQ whisky, They ask FOR |
bread ind they ARE given stone,
Tho Implication contained ln this party |
declaration thut desperate measures nro Jus |
tined or necessary 10 spVe from destruction |
or surrender what Is termed our protective |
system, should confuse no one. Tho exist |
cucc OF such system IL entirely consistent |
with tho regulation OF the cxtout 90 which II |
should bo applied and the correction of its
abuses.
or course In u country IA great us this, |
with such wonderful variety of Interests, |
often leading In entirely different directions, |
10 Is dinlcult IL not impossible, to settle up |
on n perfect tariff plan. hut Ia accomplish |
Ing the reform we have entered upon tho |
necessity of which II Is 80 obvious, believe |
we should not be content with u reduction OF |
revenue involving the prohibition OF impor- |
tntlons and tho removal OF the Internal tax |
upon whisky. IL can be better aud more |
safely done within tho lines of granting |
actual relief TO the people In their means OF
living, aud ut the same time giving mn im- |
petus 10 our domestic enterprises ana fur
thorlnR our national welfare.
II misrepresentation of our purposes and
motives are Ia gain crcdence and defeat our
present effort In this direction, there seems
TO be no reason why every cndcayor IN the
future 10 accomplish revenue reform should
not be likewise attacked, and with Ike rc-
suit
And yet no thoughtful man can fnil 10 SEQ
IN tho continuance OF the present burdens of
the people and the abstraction by the govern
mont II tho currency OF the c0nuntry, lnoy-
itnbs distress and disaster. All danger Will
he Inverted by timely action The difficulty
of applying the remedy will never DO less
and the blame should not DC laid ut the door
of the democratic party IL u is applied too
late.
with firm faith In the intelligence aud
patriotism OF our countrymcn, ana relying
upon tho conviction that misrepresentation
will not influence them, prejudice Will not
cloud their understanding, and that menace
will not intimdate them, let US urge tho
peoples interest and public duty for the vim
dication OF our attempt TO inaugurate II
righteous and benefcicnt reform,
GROVER CLEVELAND.