The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-27
CIeveland's Growing Strength.

For several weeks there have been a
number of democrats stalking about with
an air OF deep contemplation and solemnly
stating that they do not see how Mr..
CLEVELAND can be any stronger now than
he was in 1888. II these doubters will
strain their memories a little they may re-
member that four years ago a number of
astute politicians voiced the opinion that
while Mr.. CLEVELAND was right in his
tariff message he had made a mistake in
issuing it at the time he did, because there
was not enough time before the election
to educate the people on the subject.
After the election it was generally con-
coded that this view was correct, but since
that time there has been an enormous
amount of educating done. The repub-
lican party, carried away by the result of
the election in 1888, proceeded to carry its
protection theory to its utmost limit, and
enacted the most radically protective law
that was ever known in any country. I'm
der that law the evils which free-tradeTs
assert to be produced from a protective
tariff have all resulted. Trusts have
been reduced in hundreds of instances
and increased in none. The prices of the
products of protected industries have in
creased and the prices of the products of
unprotected industries have decreased. In
the latter class are included those indus
tries which, though nominally protected
by law are by nature not capable of pro-
| lection.
The people have seen these results.
Their eyes have been opened. There
| have been no such extensive revoits in
political parties of recent years as have
occurred in the republican party on ac-
count of the Mckinley bill. To whom is
it due that the tariff issue was forced, and
that this situation. so convincing of its
true solution, was produced? GROVER
! CLEVELAND. He led the way. He stood
| for what he clearly saw to be right. He
drove the protectionists to the extreme of
| putting into force the ideas they advo-
Gated and but for the foresight of the
great champion of protection, Mr..
| BLAINE, who saw the certainty of destruc-
ton before his party, the republicans
would have been left without standing
ground. In recent editorial the Brook
| lyn Eagle, replying to the Boston Journal,
SAYS:
The results of the elections of 1890 and
| 1892 in the states of Massachusetts, Wis
/ consin, Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota
demonstrate beyond all question the
| existence there of a public ointment
/ L l.. q
| which existed during the last presidential
contest, the election returns of which are
used by the Journal to prove Mr.. CLEvE-
| LANDS weakness This fact alone is suf-
| ficient TO convince the least intelligent
reader of its insincerity. 1t was Mr.
| CLEvELAND's bold message of 1887 that
| set the people to thinking on the subject
| of the tariff The conclusion they reached
after three years of study and cogitation is
attested by the overwhelming democratic
majority in the house of representatives.
| The author of that message is the logical
exponent of the popular opposition to
McKinleyism. IL nominated tie senti-
ment that made the house democratic will
make him president.
That is why GROVER CLEVELAND is
stronger now than he was in 1888. He is
inseparably linked to the tariff issue as ii
now stands. III he is no stronger our
position on the tariff question is no
stronger, and the democratic party is no
stronger than it WAS in 1883. We
do not think that any intelli-
gent democrat believes we have
not gained strength greatly on the
tariff issue, and every vote gained has
been vote gained by and for GRovEH
| CLEVELAND.
Two Very Modern Instances.