The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24

In last weeks Sentinel under the head of q
bright conversion, Is another stanza of what the
sentinel calls tariff argument The tender
footed pleasantries on mOssbackism we will pass
| unnoticed and consider the balance of the ar
ticie' and # we cannot succeed in throwing ap-
to see tn rough it, 1t will be because there is not
enough solid matter in 1t to scratch match on.
First he says, ''The great Republican. James G.
B.aine, saws the demand for a larger market for
| the United States has become urgent" next he
says, ut was Blaine clarion voice which rang
out over the nation in opposition to the Nc
Klnley tariff BILL" and this is every word that
there Is in it that can i'll any way be considered
as an answer to last weeks presentment o.; this
discussion in the JOURNAL over the signature OF
W.. Now, take it that this needs no comment.
indeed, there is nothing to talk to. what in the
world is the matter Mr. Sen tinel. are you sick?
or have you been mapping? In the language of
the speaker of the House, are you present or are
you absent? Can you find nothing to say for your
position on the tariff further than that blaine
wants wider market for American products or
that Blaine don't like the Mckinley bill? what
in the name OF Kilkenny cats has this twadde
got to do with the merits or the dement's of the
tariff question? True Mr.. Blaine is looking for
wider market for American products. So is
every other LIVE American, but neither Mr.
Blaine, or any other REPUBLICAN,, wants to trade
goo worth OF American market Tor Sloo worth OF
FRIEND. that because Mr.. Blaine does not endorse
every condition of the Mckinley bill, any
other bill, that the bill must be thrown in the
waste paper basket. The Republican party has
no pet gods to please and no tyrant to fear The
Republican party is greater and grander than
any OF its individuals, aud is party which
possesses that nobeness of purpose and lOftiness
OF character that brings them together on gen
eral principles and yet admits of difference of
opinion on matters OF detail: and that possess
that independence of character that enables
them to express those differences in spirit OF
fairness, andwithOut fear of seition or dissolu-
ton. the practice OF quoting disc connected and
inapplicable parts of the saying of an indiyid-
ual OF any party, as an argument to disprove
the correctness Of the principles OF the party is
without force or favor in this enlightened age
1t is like two pettifoggers trying to prove their
case by the same reference, and in all cases, one
of two conclusions must PREVAIL i. e. that the
| man who resorts to such arguments is stupid
or that he believes those to whom he has ad-
dressed himself to be SO. AS all excuse however
| for the SentinePs failure to produce any argu-
ment in this weeks issue. he quotes the follow
| ing from our last weeks ARGUMENT, and says,
! This comedies the truth OF the Sentiuers argu-
ment," OF course there can be no further dis
cussion. The two are agreed, aud here is the
quotation verbatim, "while it is true in some
| instances that as large wages are paid in b G..
as here, is 1T not true that the average wages to
less than that which is paid for the same class of
work here? And is 1T ,nOt true that the supplies
which are about one half the expense of the
much
| wages than is paid in this country for similar
| services. Now gentlemen of the Sentinel sub
NIT to the intelligent readers OF your paper
whether there is or not anything in this quotation
that agrees with your position ON the tariff ques-
ton as laid down in your discussion Here is the
| way that the gentleman of the Sentinel shows
that the quotation above made proves the truth
of his former assertion: he quotes it again and
this time he fixes 1t to suit himself as follows LIST
while it is true, in some instances that large
| wages are paid in B. &. as here" End, 1T is not
true that the average logger and manufacturer of
lumber there. is less than that which is paid here
for the same class Of work, " Ord, aud 1T Is NOT
true that the supplies which are about oue-half
of the expense of the lumber business, are pro-
duced some in B. c. and some in England and all
on very much lower wages than is paid i'll this
menting on this illegitimate quotation, this "fair
play" exponent of the DEMOCRATIC party has
the unmitigatel gall to say eff the wages there
are not less then they may be more or at least e.
This third statement means that the supplies
to loggers are not produced in b. e. or England
Oh very much lower wages than our own people
receive for the same kind of work" Now, Mr..
Man of the Sentinel, do you not know that in
quoting from the writings OF another and pre-
| senting such matter under quotation marks,
you are required by the rules of common de-
cency to be as honest and as fair i'll handling
that matter, us you would the bank account or
the business transactions of client. Do you
not know that when you took the following ex-
preston "iS it not true" and transpOSed it so
as tomake it read at is not true" You were
taking an Affirmative question and making of it
| Il positively negative declaration. Do you not
says and make him say what he does not say, is
morally and socially worse than rObbing him OF
his property? 1t is robbing him of his true rec
ord ON the subject under discussion. Now as the
| discussion is ended and the merits or dement's
| of both sides have become the property of the
public and will be denounced or appreciated
| according to their merits. But i'll the interest
of fair play and friendly discussion. hope that
the wrong quotation was made by mistake or ac-
cident, and trust that the Sentinel will explain.