The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-17
BLAME AND MsKNLnr,

II tho Ffemlof OF the ADMINISTRATOR
IN opposition 10 tho nominal leader OF
| tho House, ON political question OF
moat vital moment,
What does II signify, and which OF
the two leaders represents the llepub-
liean partyY
Taking tho Chicago platform AZ a
baala, neither do, The Chicago plat
form represents the Paganism OF the
age on tho tariff. II fayora q tariif on
all imported articles produced by for
oign labor, which arc liable to come IN
competition with articles produced at
home by American labor and fayora
an abolition OF all internal revenue tax'
ea, rather than an abandonment OF a
single item IN the entire schedule OF
protected articles.
There can be no discussion on this
proposition, aa II has been 40 interpret
cd by Major Mckinley, its author.
The Mckinley bill Ia aradlcal depart
ure from the Chicago platform, II puts
sugar, largely produced by American
labor, and Republican labor, negroea)
on tho free liat, thus abandoning the
principle OF protection upon one OF the
mOat important articles Ia the entire
schedule. On the other hand, the tax
on tobacco IL retained, and the whlakey
tax only modined, with the expense OF
the entire aystem still eating at tho sur
plus.
On the other hand, Blaine utterly lg-
norea the Chicago platform, and oil his
previous utteranoea for protection, an
found In his famous letter OF December
1887, In reply TO Cleyeland's tariff mes
sage.
That letter, 40 will be we'll remem-
bered, said nothing about free trade,
but was strictly on the lines OF pro-
lection. This Ia the situation fairly
stated.
Taking the Chicago platform, upon
which Harrison was elected President,
by the aid OF the blocks'of-aye syatem,
and neither Blaine nor Mckinley are
on Republican ground,
The result Ia, tho Republican party,
as an organization 10 demoralized. The
masses OF the party do not know how
they stand on the only vital economic
question OF the hour-the tarlii-and
they have no intelligent apprehension
where the party viii eventually land,
on this question. The difference be
tween Blaine and Mckinley appears TO
be this. Blaine sees the trend OF public
thought 10 radidly advancing In favor
OF tariff reform, and he has the compre'
hension 10 understand that the Repub-
lIcan party must be kept In harmony
with that advancing opinion.
or course, reciprocity is another
name for free trade Blaine 10 a free
trade man. He fayors absolute free
trade with the 10 Republics OF South
and Central America, including the
great Empire Of BrOzil,a a country as
large as the whole OF the United States,
ana the German Empire, France, Eng
land and Italy combined, Blalnes let
tor is directly aimed at the Mckinley
bill, now pending In the Senate, and Ia
Intended 10 kill II. lie knows the pass
age of that bill viii bury the Republi-
can party, and he don't want the patty
10 die-so long as james G.. Blaine con.
tlnues 10 survive.
The great newspapers Of the country
especially In the West, will doubtless
champion Blaine, II we mistake not
the leading Republican papers will be
found on that side, The Chicago News,
independent, q paper OF the largest cir
culaton Of any daily west of NewY ork,
In ia issue Of yesterday, says:
ut is still the Mckinley bill, though
now the name Of Morrill, is added 10 IL
apparently as an acknowledgment OF
the Vermont statesman's labors In &c.
curing bounty for maple sugar, The
bill Ia not Republican measure, Mr.
Blaine, the real conservator Of Republi.
can ideas, denounces II, Many other
prominent men Of the party look upon
IL as q pernicious bit Of legislation,
Thousands Of Republicans In every
part of the country regard II with dis
gust. II Is the product Of the tariff
boneAclarles themselves. Mckinley
and his associates have permitted those
who profit by the taritI 10 revise II
without regard 10 the rights Of the
people. This is not denied, 1t cannot
be denied successfully. Why there.
fore, should the Republican senator's
perlhit themselves 10 accept this mon
strosity as a party measureY Why
should they feel that II is necessary or
even advisable for them TO give It their
supportp II the Republican Senators
from those states In which the senti-
ment Is overwhelmingly In favor Of
tariff reform desire to be true to their
constituents and at the same time to do
distinct service TO their party they
will defeat this conspiracy Of higher
taxes. The burden has been thrown
upon them in q cowardly manner by
the low.tariff Republicans fthe House
They must bear II or they will be false
| TO the best interests Of the people and
OF their party"
In other words the Chicago News
sides with Blaine and against McKin
Icy, because Blaine represents the peo.
pie Of the country, while Mckinley only
represents the men who put up the
Doodle to put the present Republican
Congress in power.