Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-12-19
CLEVELAND AND BLAINE.

There will be Democratic opposition TO
Cleveland, and there will be Republican OPP
position to Blaine, but all the indications
point to their re nomination in 1892 and TO
a final struggle over the monopoly tariff
with them as the leaders of the contending
hosts. II is we'll, perhaps, that this should
be so, for Blaine is as truly responsible for
fastening monopoly dictation upon the Re-
publican party as Cleveland Is responsible
for placing the national Democracy in line
for its historic principle for tariff for reve-
nue. only.
1t is suggestive and even portentous that
while neither Grover Cleveland nor any of
his followers have had occasion since this
struggle opened to shift their ground in the
least, James G. Blaine and his followers
have been compelled by stress of circum-
stances, invariably attaching themselves to
q bad cause, to back and fill, to retreat and
dodge, on more occasions than one. Inspired
originally by Blaine with an arrogance born
of ignorance and selfishness, Republicans
have been carried by the tariff question into
positions that have proved untenable and
which, one after another, have been aban-
doned. Planted upon high plane of truth
by Cleveland, the Democracy has found its
position growing stronger day by day and
has seen the power Of its enemies success
fully to assail it diminishing steadily. A
new contest under the leaders of 1884 will
still further emphasize the integrity of
Cleveland, the immutability of truth and in
the spectacular tricks Of Blaine the inhe.
rent weakness of error.
In such a struggle as this would be, the
people would perceive the difference be.
tween party going forward logically and
inexorably on lines of justice and candor
and one that involved falsehood and soph-
istry, is seeking an escape by any sub
t.rfuge from the consequences of known
wrong doing. The Democracy led by Gro
Yer Cleveland will illustrate and maintain
the fact that misgovernment in the interest
of monopolies can be cured only by good
government in the interest of the people.
II will show that the evils Of class taxation
cannot be escaped except as class taxation
shall be abolished twill uphold the truth
that tariffs are taxes, and that tariffs for
protection are for the benefit of capital only
II viii proclaim the everlasting truth that
no tariff ever did increase wages, and that
no tariff ever can increase wages. On
the contrary, Republicanism, captured by
Blaine, compelled by the irresistible pro-
gress of truth to abandon its old absurdity
that Chinese wall is the surest promoter
Of prosperity, will be forced to deny its
whole case by advocating free trade in spots
under the name Of reciprocity" while still
endeavoring 10 Brighten the ignorant with
the cry that a reduction of monopoly tariff
taxation all along the line will bring US ruin.
1t will seek how not 10 do it. 1t will pro-
pose 10 cure misgovernment by giving US
more disagreement 1t will confess the
Democratic contention that America must
have wider markets, but il will offer quar-
ter loaf as a remedy. where by all the con-
siderations of fair play and intelligence the
people are entitled to whole loaf. 1t will
seek, by evasion and craft, to safeguard mo.
nopoly, while Democracy pledged openly
and unreservedly 10 its destruction, will offer
: to the country the only rational remedy for
its woes.
Such contest no Democrat need fear to
enter. II will be bitterly waged, but of the
result there can be no doubt, Blaine and
Blaineism reached the highest tide Of their
powerin 1884, and yet did not prevail. They
will be- borne down hereafter with an ease
that will aston;sh even their foes and will
dumiound the fanatics and self seekers who
have placed their trusts in them.