Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-17

10 @e,s living ne soald pat an eject
i've stopper on the mouths Of those
democratic demagogaes VINO proclaim
from the stump shat be Is the father Of
their party tie would De swift % re-
pad ate their stand upon the tarld.
lie would DO a republican. This -
what ns wrote about the tariff He
who 8 nov against domestic man ufac-
lures must be for redncing Is either 70
a dependence upon that nation Eng
landl. or 10 bs clothed IN * rs and
live ike beasts n caves and dens. |
am proud ~ say | am not one OF these.
Experience has taught me that manu-
features are now 50 necessary 20 our
Independence - 70 our comforts"
IL that a modern democratic seuti-
nlent?
PERsoss writing 10 newspaper are
again reminded that their conmnnica-
tons are consigned to the waste basket
unless their names accompany the ar
ticie. A bright letter from al "Old
Soldier" pOstmark cd Ionia, and a
stIong article from I'D. T.. c." have
been received at TINS Office, but they
cannot be published because the editor
IS not acquainted with the "oid Sol
der" Al IOuia nor with I'D. f. c." and
has no means Of ascertaining their
identities. This IS al old story, and
often repeated, but il holds good
wherever press IS used to print news-
papers.
ENGLISH newspapers sometimes hit
at the root OF the tariff question more
effectively than the American press.
The London Times. discussing the
hOoelessness OF securing free trade in
America, said: "fhe United states
does not approach the question from
the same point of view AS ourselves.
The object of It's statesmen is not to
secure the largest amount OF wealth
for their country generally, but to keep
up, by whatever means, the standard
OF comfort among the laboring classes"
And the American people will agree
with the republican party that that Is
the most desirable kind of wealth.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, in 1917, SAID:
"The prohibiting duties we lay on all
articles of foreign manufacture, which
prudence requires us TO establish at
home, secures us against relapse into
foreign dependency" Does that &C.
cord With the democratic platform OF
1892? No. Modern democracy says
explicitly that that sort of thing is un-
constitutional. IL isn't. 1t is pure re-
publicanlsm. And yet BEN Morse
saws that his followers belong to the
party OF Thomas Jefferson"
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INDIANA democrats are becoming
alarmed about the probable outcome
of the efforts of the republicans to up
set, In the courts, the democratic ger
rymauder in that state. In spite of the
unfair ppOrtlonment, and in the face
of the decisions in Michigan, Wisconsin
and New York, they propose to make
efforts to uphold their gerrymander.
That's democracy.
"BEN" MORSE handed down an
opinion IN Detroit the other day. 1t
was that the country was going to the
demnItion bow-wows. Congressman
Caruth filed a concurring opinion. But
when the question comes before the
supreme court OF public opinion in
November, these judgments will be re-
versed.
CHOOSE between the party of Alex
ander Hamilton and the party of
Thomas Jefferson" said Candidate
Morse to the young men in Detroit. If
the young men vote for the tariff
views of Thomas Jefferson, they will
vote the republican ticket, for Thomas
was an ayowed protectionust.
CLEvELAND's running mate. Steven
son, is shooting oil his mouth" down
in North Carolina. Democratic news
papers print a column and half of MS
remarks abou. the "force bill, and IN
eidentslly mention, in small type, at
the conclusion, that "Mr. stevenson
also discussed the tariff"
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VERMONT falls IN line with an in
creased republican majority. Instead
Of republican loas OF 5000 rs claimed
by morning democratic paper, there
has been a repaollCah gan Il 5.53S or
gain over the democrats of 1901
since the ias slate election. tAe only
proper test.
NoBoDy will question the fac, that
The republican party has a. abundance
Of judicial material Kiunc. CahIl.
Hooker. Fcaler, Mitchell and Van zlle
are al swyers and iurists OF tho first
rank. and no mistake viii be made by
the nomination Of any one of them.
rFoFrE's party organizations in the
scuth seem Co worry the DEM crscY.
Bat IL elections are silli 10 be con-
Quoted on the usual southern demo
cratic plan. they ought 20 have no
reason to fear any new party.