The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-01

He Attacee ne ssIntquitous Tarify's an<
ProJp1<eajea Democrafic succesa. s

ne Aeeaoee the ssIntquitous TARIFF and
ProfNeetea Democratic Success.
ALBANY. N x. Oct. 81. The Argus VIII print
tomorrow tnsthy interview with expresident
Cleveland "A the political situstioa. In it
Cieyeiand ~ IN part:
! am ea<e there never was public question
discusseQ more thoroughly and more inielli-
gently thka the subject Of tariff reform by DEM
ocratic adyoeetca. This may, perhaps, suggest
tnat u fnoDemocratic position on this issue Il
the corfeQ one here should be immediate aud
feady acgHssscenee on the part OF the people,
but the j4damAnt Of orr countrymen has been
70 tfammeted and their perceptions 20 clouded
Dy preJudfee eAd appeals to selfintereot, that
tnelr app1ehenaion OF the true province OF our
government has been distorted, and they have
Tor year1beon I'D TO believe that the conduct Of
pubio ahaifs might properly minister 70 their
pronk nok b. securing general prosperity
founded on pfinciple. bat ~ .giving direct I'd
yantage e csstain classes. S
1T y eeftainly truo that In such solfhh opers-
uons Sne Interests of somo If tha people must
b nexleetel \ protest on tho psst OF these
has been etjded by most arrnnt deception and
cs50lery. ~ last, however. these neglected
ones 40 aeouged. and IN spite Of the
clouds ~ misrepresentation and delusion
which e1{Apund them. they begin to zee the
lieht - agriculturists aud others whose in
terest6 haya been disregarded, while advantages
Be much loneer deceived.
An cQohdent We shall secure majority In
the next House Of Representatives cannot
forket how labofioualy reform moves which
mtist brtah through selfish interests strongly In
trenched and unscrupulously asserted, and over
come afuSoe long suffered and arrogantly main
tsined. believe all our gains must be the re-
suit OF eheRd struggle against these Odds
II - not however, possible that the com
piete triumph OF the peoples cause can be
much ioneer delayed. The effective incnlcation
OF the wholesome doctrine which characterizes
the Democratic press: thorough discussions
going On In every part Of the country; the un-
disevtsed schemes Of the Republican party to
secure IL perpetuation in power through reck-
lcse enactments, which stifie the results Of the
peopie's su6rage; its brutal methods Of legisla-
ton, and above all, the positive Distress which
daily threatens our people under the operation
of the new and iniquitous tariff laws law
which not only enhances the cost of the neces-
sartes 0f life. but fosters the extortions OF
Husle and ombinafions-make certain the ad-
vent Of !. freer. bet er time and the ascendency
a trne Democracy.
Whafever the result may be. I am not Ct all
AFRAID that the zeal OF the party will fdae. or
thai announcement will In the least dampen
tts ardor or lessen its aggressiveness. The DEM
ocrat1c party Is thoroughly united, and has
planted Hself ON Democratic principles. It will
not ahendon it, sacred cause, but will continue
tire warfare until IL achieves complete success.
The party that knew no encouragement in 1883
viii not uaver nor falter In $780,