The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-06

Why They Are DESERVING Harrison.
When two such prominent republicans as
! judge Gresham and Wayne n lcVeagh an
/ nounce their purpose to vote for Mr.. Cieve-
/ land it is certainly time for those who are
( supporting the Republican party Or tbs
( Peoples party to ask whether they are not
/ making "A mistake. Judge Gresham was a
member OF the cabinet Of President Arthur
and Mr. NacNeagh was a ma Uber Of the
cabinet Of President Garfield. They have
been lifelong republicans aud have been
greatly honorsd by tie Republican
party. They would not desert that party
if they had not good reasons for doing so.
They have given their reasons. They
do not approve its high protection and force
bill policies. They see how dangerous those
policies are to the best interests Of the
country.
The protection policy has been carried to
point that breeds trusts, and trusts mean
the death of small industries and the sup
preston OF competition between the pro
tected industries. These industries are fall
ing into the hands Of few who are able to
accumulate vast fortunes in a very little
time.
The Mckinley tariff was an invitation to
capital to enter the protected industries.
So much has been invested in them that
overproduction was the result. COMPETE
tion became fierce and profits disappeared.
Then the trust was invented. Those en-
gagged in each Of the different industries
began to form trusts and put up prices
With trusts it is possible to get the full bene-
fit OF the tariff, and with the for nation or
trusts the prices of various manufactured
articles began to advance. 1t is possible to
advance prices as high as the tariff will per
NIT, and to do that is clearly the aim OF
those who are partners in the trust. The
farmers and other consumers have to pay
whatever prices the trusts demand. Both
Judge Gresham and Mr. MscVeagh see that
the Mckinley tariff lie threatening the
country with grave danger, and they pur-
pose TO do what they can to avert it. That
is one OF the reasons why they have deter
mined to vote for Mr.. Cleveland.
And they both oppose the force bill. They
know exactly what that measure means.
They are opposed to anything that tends to
strengthen the government at the expense
of the states. They believe the force bill
would be used by the Republican party to
keep itself in power, and that a condition
of affairs would result that would endanger
the life Of the nation.
1t is not strange, therefore, that
they cannot conscientiously support the
Republican party, and they do not
find anything in the platform Of the Peoples
party to justify them in believing that that
party is prepared to make firm stand
against either the high protective tariff or
the force bill. They, therefore, turn to the
Democratic party-the party of the people
and to Mr.. Cleveland. who has showed him
self TO be the friend of the people. No doubt
other prominent republicans will follow
their example. Thousands Of those who
voted for Gen. Harrison few years ago
because they regarded his position on the
tariff the correct one will not vote for him
in November. They understand the tariff
much better now than they did then and
they win vote in accordance with their
present convictions with regard to it.