Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-07
A CURIOUS DUAL JuxrAposIrIoN

and in the tariff questions. In the first
instance, Mr.. Cleveland has unquestion-
ably a double chance of election. His
likelihood of winning before the people
is unquestionably great-great by the
confession of his enemies, and for vari-
Gus reasons. One of them, without
going into recondite politics, was sum-
married. by Mr.. Chauncey M. De-
pew, who said that Mr.. Cleveland was
unquestionably the typical American
citizen. That is fine thing to have
said of the Democratic candidate by the
man who really managed Mr.. Har-
rison's fight at Minneapolis, and who
brought it to highly successful issue.
This matchless nominee will be assisted,
in the electoral campaign, which, if sue
cessful, will also place in the vice-presi-
Dental chair the gracious and genial,
and in all ways accomplished Adlai E.
Stevenson, by the fact that untold
cohorts of Republicans are sloughing off
from the ''grand old party" in the per-
sons of innumerable cranks, who desig-
nate, not dignity themselves by
the name of "Populists." These
politicians, who characterize themselves
by the fad which is generally ticketed
by that name, are of the ephemeron
growth. In the United States at large
| they will undoubtedly help the Demo.
cratic nominees. They will give great
assistance to the ticket of that party in
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, the
Dakotas, Michigan and Wisconsin, and
elsewhere, not to be tedious in enumer
alton. With New York, Indiana, New
Jersey, Connecticut, and the solid
South, Cleveland and Stevenson are
sure of election by the outright popular
preference. With three or four western
states swung into the Populist column.
Mr.. Cleveland is certain of election by
the house of representatives.. This is a
| double chance which no other head of
any ticket possesses.
Then, waving the presidential elec-
ton, Mr.. Cleveland and his party will
benefit by the discussion of the tariff
question and for this reason, myriads
of voters are opposed to the Mckinley
tariff bill, first, on the ground, perhaps
the most conclusive on that question,
that, at time when the people of the
Unite,i States, two to one, were in favor
of a large reIs suction in the tariff duties
of the United States impost laws, they
were arbitrarily and wantontv increased
by the Mckinley bill. This statemehE
is temperate, and completely protectea
by facts of easy access. 1t was Repub-
lican commission, appointed by Re-
publican president, that, in 1882, re-
ported that the tariff which then ex-
listed ought to be reduced from ten to
fifteen per cent. Mr.. Harry w. Oliver,
one of the largest iron manufacturers OF
Pittsburg, was one of the leading mem
bers, and chairman, of that committee
"a gentleman who was a prominent
candidate for United States senator in
the Republican convention, at Harris
burg.
This reduction was never made; and
thus. naturally, large. intelligent and
energetic class of moderate protection
lists, amongst whom the writer confesses
| that he is one, was interested in q de-
| termined canvass to remedy manifest
injustice. Here were interests that ad-
mitted that their exactions were ex
cessive in 1882 clamoring for increased
imposts in 1890. There is something
unnatural and revolving in such mani
fest greed, not supported by even sug
gestion of necessity. 1t will make
hundreds of thousands of voters for
Cleveland and Stevenson.
| The dual feature of this phase of the
canvass comes in when we consider the
immense and intelligent portion of the
American people who are opposed to
protection on general principles as to
| equity and intellectual enlightenment,
and more particularly on the prescrip-
tions of the constitution Of the United
States. The latter clause embraces the
constitutional lawyer and the doctri-
naire-an unusual combination. Be-
tween all the people embraced in these
categories. we may certainly assume
that large contingent of voters will be
swung over to the Democratic party.
These will include the moderate Protec-
ZIONIST Republican, who does not think
that the postwar tariff should have
been increased by the Mckinley bill,
and who, on the contrary, thinks that it
ought to have been reduced and revised !;
the diligent student of the constitu-
ton, who can see no warrant except
for the imposition of duties to raise
revenue merely; and the college pro-
fessor and student, who neither of them
know their corona from broomstick, as
far as real political economy is con-
cerned, but all of whom firmly believe
that they are loaded down with the law
and the prophets as to everything that
concerns the well-being of the people of
the United States in this year of grace,
1892.
From all and several of these political
idiosyncracies, Cleveland and Stevenson
will benefit heavily. With the lion
hearted Democracy leading the van with
resonant roar these timid neophytes
will walk behind in trusting confidence
that they will reach the grand political