Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-20
LETTER FROM PORTLAND.
WHAT QUESTION. wIRr AND WIRE Sor
SETTLED nv run LAST PRESIDENTIAL
ILiCrioN,

Editor D,..crdi:
We'll, We have ''met the enemy. and We
are theirs" aud II Ia. been = question
very fully discussed, what brought
about such an unexpected results The
most sensible answer that can be
given Ia all such Inquiries IL, that the
Republican party Was beaten Tor want
/ 90 votes.
some .sy the Mckinley bill IL dead :
other. that protection tn our industrial
Interests I. dead; aud ulll Others, that
the people have decided In favor OF
Stree trade" None 81 these pr--umJ-
tIons are warranted by the fact. la the
case.
Tie tariff question !. one that can
never d. settled In thi. country, 80 ss Ia
s,dy settled. "frce trade" would leave
u. without dollar to carry on the gov
ernment, and none hut fools advocate
any such political her-.y. A tafid on
imports, from which Ia raise money Ia
support the goyvrnment, !. the doctrine
alike ~ both Republicans and Democrats.
Tie question. involved sr. very sIm-
pie ist, what Articles shall h. put upon
the free li.t, aud -. What articles shall
pay q duty, aud how muchf
Tsik about s,fiiAg the tsrifi question,
how are YOU going to do IL, Gen. Han
cock WAS Laughed" out 81 the presi-
deDcy, In the opinion Of many. by the
ridicule hesped upon him for saying that
the tariff WAS q local question. Aud yet
everybody who has read history, know.
that when you slt down to make tarifi
of duties. Pennsylvania wants protrc-
tlon to her coal and Iron, Ioui.isna Tor
her sugar. Ohio for her wool, Ma.ichu
sets for her manufactures; aud 81 !
might 60 through the li.t Of nearly ever,
State In the rnion.
The great trouble that starrs every
politician, whether DEMOCRAT az Rspub-
lican, In, the face, IL that We must 80
adjust a tariff of duties as Ia raise a suf-
fcient revenue to meet the annual ex.
p-nse. Of tile government aud pay the
pensioners. Talk about the Mckinley
bin being dead. IL IL all humbug.
WHY, TIL. bill snd the Internal duty on
"rum and tobscco" only give ne about
enough money la pay our government
expenses, 80 that u you take Of the duty
on one of it articles, you must put u on
articles Ia the FREE list, ar Increase II on
article. already paying d"ty.
Tie Democratic cry Of "tarif for rev.
enue only" II carried out will compel that
party Ia laying u, either To grant "lnci-
dental protection" To our own Indus
tries, or put . tariff ON such articles ne
will bring the greatest revenue, such ne
tea. coffee and sugar. IL they adopt the
first, they virtu lily lndorse the Repabll.
can platform; u the second, they Will
20 out Of power by q much greater ma
jority than they came In.
10 maintain that the Mckinley bill IL
neither ''dead nor sleeping; that the
tariff question IL not settled, but snset-
tied; that although the Democratic par
~ has come Into power by the election Of
Cleveland aud Democratic house and
senate, they have neither the courage
nor the brains To substituie an entire
new bill for the Mckinley I'LL.
What do the Ignorant horties OF for
elgners from the slums Of New York,
Chicago aud other large cities, rAoss
cctss hare placed hs Ds@ccrafie panty IN
possr, know or care about the Mckinley
bill OF any other biliy Thy settled thu
tarif question. What folly TO talk
about such an absurd proposItion-such
rtdicu lous nonsense!
n the tariff question wAs not settled
by the last presidential election, what
other question wss settied, u any! The
'ssilver question: n not q distinct Issue
between The two parsies. ~ the lAss