New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-12
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
MR.. CLTVELAND'S LOAD.
THE DECLARATIONS TOR FREE TRADE AND DIG
HONEST ELECTION. ~ THE CHICAGO
PLATFORM.

the Force Ell Is the most prominent plank Inc
Tariff plank Is all that could be asked for THESE
two items are thus first singled ont rs the salient
features Of the Chicago platform. II ought certainly
10 be fortunate for the country that the addiohai
issue In regard Force bin has been ruised by the
Chicago platform. because the country has suheroa
., much from the dishonesty and corruption III oar
elections rs from the hcresy OF Free Trade ana IL Is
tie sophlsts and dcmagogues who have labelled them
sclvcs Democrats. who responsible for the cVln
we have suffered. Hence need the same pro
lection for our ballot boxes for our Industries.
Therefore, II tho raising Of the question that affects
the honest ballot and true count. shall result ID
securing 10 the nalemable rights which iahere 10
all citizens In every community In this great RephD
,hcn both Democrats and Republcans-every patriot
in the land-wil have double cause for rejoicing III
the election Of Harrison and Reid.
But let us look at the anmus OF the authors oil
these two particular planks In the Chicago platform.
Now II has always been the habit OF the so-cdIioa
Democrats who lead their party Ia attack WIFE
offensive eplthcts any policy they wish to oppose
thus hoping to create odum against their opponents
even though the policy proposed be both nccc'snr!
md meritorious. Hence to Federal Eiectons
BILL which is impcrItively necessary because VI
long continued fragrant, aud criminal outrage We
have great hue and cry against such measure. IL
Is part Of the method OF all guilty dcmagogu"s inns
TO cry out. thus TO traduce and abuse those VINO
favor Just action hoping thereby TO divert attention
from their own villancs. Hence they call the Elec-
lions bill n "Force bill
Is not every bin an. law for The repression md pun
lslrncnt OF vice and crime force bin OF what use
would II law he If there wcrr no measures sot mp b'
which such law could be enforced There could be no
useful prosecution AT Law without power tn enforce us
provisions. Therefore all laws enacted By virtue
~ force bills Laws against murder aud larceny.
against every species Of Outrage and disorder all hre
the product Of force bills" Tile Constitution of the
United States which cniorces The moro perfect union
which cnforces the idea, OF Thomas Jefferson rs gwen
in his immortal declaration cnforccs the subordina'"h
OF every law I'm the land that OF the General Govern
ment enforces the ideas OF Andrew Jackson. that grn'
and patriotic Democrat. who proved 10 Us that free
trade and notification both Internal hercses. IN
ciplcnt treason being used the stcpp 10
the other and when he thunder-d his anathcmhs
against them every who had this treason In his
heart covered. OF II SOphlscal logic that
led John c. Calhoun into his attempted Modification
vany and II was the extension OF such logic that
led Jefferson Davis into his secession vinny. Per
hnpS some such excuse might be found for Tweed and
for Tammany when they were Jointly engaged In rob
bling the people Of New York. but. Jackson slnrlcd
Calhoun and nuihcaiion 20 I1ldcn -qucchcd rwc'd
and the Tammany gang; so Grant squoclcd sec"'SIon
nj AppomattoS.
Eui again through sopLlstry and fraud. Tammauy
aud lis desperate. David u. IIn-agan have they
snycd TO extend the field Of their operations. Forth
natey a revolt Of the honest members Of their party
has checked them, and they are covering now. tx
Il not time IL unmask these men. who claim TO be
Democrats? Was John c. Calhoun. who sought TO
nuilify the Constitution OF the United States Demo
ccratl Was jefferson Davis who sought 10 destroy
the Union under the Constitution q Democrat Il
David h. Iil who has robbed the people Of their
political nights and who has tyrannlcally depo'ed
on, ~ fle laus- Is he
he Chased as a Democrat II so. then pirate ought
10 be so Chased IL Richard Croker. TammAny's boss
with secret military political machine. who Is al
this moment leading gang OF plundcr"rs. IL he IA
Democrats i Roswell =. Flower. the subScrvicnt
tool Of this TAmmany system Of tyranny and rob
berry, * he II Democrntl Looking at all these evils
md o1ragcs SIN being carried Is II not time for
the General Government to Interfere. md with u
Federal Elections bill protect the people OF New York
against the otragcs Of these bandits. who have found
Judgment in our midst. who have been pronounced
aliity by their party OF the high handed vlanN
as charged And OF the South. which Inns allied
Itself with this Tnmmsny.
True there was a revolt az Chicago INST nm-
nsny,gn and Ill,n. but there Ia. been ,rrct. md
concessions. when the solid south. led by Waiter.
son found that they could not destroy Cleveland.
who represented the more honorab. srcui! " tho
Iuriy then with The aid of rpmmnny. they nj once
spang 10 the work " loading him down With heavy
weight and OF tying his hand'. Of binding the action
Of the party iH advance 10 The same old hcr'Sy Of
free trade and election frauds Mr. Watte,on. by
theatrical display. by afociation Of holy horror
touching the frcerad- plank proposed by the COM
nlttoe r7i>hes through an amendment. which de
claros 4 70 BE- Fundamental principle OF the Demo
cratic party that the Government has no Consttn-
uonal power impose and collect tariff duties. ex-
ccp for purp Of revcnu" only This amendment
Is not only false rs - tact. but II Is also sTros
tic .rfa -. viii q
the Constitution. II Is Callb"unsn and contains the
germs II not al the essence Of nulhcatOn, and 1t
has been brought forward at this time for a twofcd
purpose one Is explained by Mr.. Garnri u
Georgia who SAYS: 81 insisted that the time had
now come when they We're brought face 10 hcc with tho
problem u retaining tho Solid south in the Democratic
rnnks and that the views OF the South must be
respected Before Mr. Cleveland w;is nominated Tor
first term. the south consented To support Northern
man. upon the condition that he -hOull DE one they
could control and dictate Ia, and they given 10
understand that Mr.. Cleveland was o Northern man
Of southern principles" This true. 20 q certain
extent, and Ia that limit thcy used him, but he was
not altogether such plant fODl ~ had been Fierce
and buchanan and for this they did not wish 10 select
him again. They preferred Mr. I'M. because they
knew lie a political desperate. who would 20 with
them 10 any extreme. Hut II seems the ultra men
were IN the minority md yet led by Watterson they
furred their ultra ideas into platform, and controlled
the selection OF the candidate for Wee President ~. a.
intlmaicd al the beginning OF this letter. they have
londcd Mr. Cleveland down with ultra frcc-'radc ana
notification, and with ~ "oiIcnsivc partisan for
running mate surely this will be found a crushing
load, weight which. on The polucnl rlccrourc C, u?
candidate can successfully carry. 1t would almost
seem a. though this had been done by enemies wilh,n
his party, for the purpose Of revenge, for ID"
friends realizing, they did. that the frcctradc llDs
wa, nearing cJmatD>" Siatr had prepared nm a'eh-
uatcd proposition that sui jcct which gave ol'yor
to weight
the extremists seized their opportunity nhi hSlene,
the heavy incubus upon their candidate as though
detcrnin' d TO destroy every reasonable nope Oh
And then II not satisfied with their fell work on
the trade plank added The name Of stevenson 70
the ticket thai I'm thc possible alternative they nigh!
gnin power and control. Til. /, the game pure and
Simple II the rcacions!ss In the party, ard they are
inst numerous enough 10 keep up perpetual menace
H. prosIerlty and gODh order. Reaction is the NH
mate object in hclr mind. and with this free trade