Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-19
MR.. WHITELAW REID.
REMARKABLE WAVE or THE BLOODY
SHIRT AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Astonishing Appeal TO Prejndice by the
Republican Candidate for Vice-Pr
dent-sherman's Guns Again.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. August 1s.-The he-
publican presidential campaign was Tor
malIy opened in this State to-day, the oc-
casion being the. convention OF the League
Of Republican Clubs. After the formal
business of the convention had been con-
cluded Governor Fifer introduced White
law Reid to the convention.
MIR. REID's RENARKs.
Mr.. Reid began by congratulating the
country and the Republican party upon
the strength of the political interest,"
among the yolng men of the country, say
ing. .,.;.o ., rorr
political activity. IL is, or II should De,
one of the purest and best forms OF manly
endeayor. Next 10 the service OF Coo the
service OF the people-that is 10 say, the
work Of politics-is the highest OF human
interests and the noblest Of human occu-
patlons.'
THE DEMOCRACY.
OF tho Democratic party he said: I'VE
nav well thank them for the clearness anu
csndor with which they have for once
stated their precise position on the tarlM' IN
and demand its unconditional and lmlne-
date repeal They are opposed 20 any
protective tariff. They demand tarin
for revenue only. declare any other I'M
constitutional. and proclaim this the tun-
damental principle of the Democratic
party We are bound TO take them at
their word. But how that party has
changed u,1
illustrious line of Democratic leaders
from Madison TO Cleveland. Well. Madi-
son reported and George Washington
signed the first protective tariff bill in our
history. and il stated specifically III It's
title that il was for the encOuragementa
protection of manufactures.
WASHINGTON, MADISON, AND JAcEsoN.
But then the Democratic party of to-
day knows that Washington and Madison
didn't understand the Constitution they
had Just made. Andrew Jackson .elaoo,;
rately argued the constitutional right ana
duty 10 make protective tarib, and clted
his predecessors. Washington. Jefferson,
Madison. and Monroe. as his authorities.
But the Democratic party OK to-day
knows that Andrew Jackson did not
understand the Constitution. Down 10
this dav indeed there has been one great
representative body which did understand
the Constitution. and in the long line OF
leaders the Democratic platform proudly
refers 10 from Madison to Cleveland there
has heretofore been but one statesman
vested with the power TO enforce the pre-
sent Democratic Interpretation OF II.
THE coNFEDERAcY.
"The representative body was the con-
stitutional convention OF the Confederate
States. and the authorized statesman was
the Confederate President, Jefferson Da-
Wis They embodied in their constitution
and enforced III their practice the doc
trine that no tariff should be levied
save for revenue only. To-day tho Demo-
cratic party, to use the current political
slang, turns down" Thomas Jefferson,
Andrew Jackson, and all It's old leaders,
repudiates alike their constitutional IN
terpretatIon. their political belief, ana
their acts, and announces instead ldentl-
cally the same doctrine with Jefferson
Davis and the Confederate States and pro-
poses that Grover Cleveland, IN your
name, shall execute It.
RADICAL BEcpRoCITY.
I'VE have to thank the Democratic con-
yeption for equal candor on another I'M
nortant matter. They denOunce the
'sham' reciprocity which our State De-
nartment has been busy in introducing.
Now. this sham reciprocity consists IN
allowing the foreign producers OF sugar,
molasses. coffee. tea. and hides to send us
these products free Of duty. provided they
admit a ltlItN EuuiNAli HuhhklAN
Of our products 10 their ports,
either tree or at specified reductions in
duties. As the Democrats consider this a
sham. Of course they will, If IN power.
abolish il. What then! Will they simply
throw away the advantages gained hy the
administration for the admission Of scores
OF our products 10 foreign markets, ana
vet continue TO let the foreigners send IN
their products free? Or If ashamed OF a
folly like that, will they dare to put BACK
the old duties on sugar, tea, coffee. ana
the rest. and so put up the price again to
the whole body of our population.
THE REPUBLICAN CLAIM.
"Our enemies have made our campaign
for US. Hold them 20 their own deliberate
lvayowed principles We 20 20 tho peO-
ple claiming that the Republicans have
given the country clean, honorable.
buslness-like, and highly-successful ad-
miuistration: that q change without cause
is a business injury TO every citizen, and
that there is no occasion for change. The
Democrats want this country % have an
immediate and absolute change. They want
torepeal the Mckinley tariff at once. They
denounce a protective tarlh OF any sort or
description: refuse to let tariff legislation
have the slightest reference 10 the defence
of American workingmen's wages; declare
that Washington and Madison and even
Andrew Jackson didn't understand the
Constitution, and that nobody but them
selves and jefferson Davis ever did; de-
nounce ANYTHING but pure tariff for reve-
nue. only as unconstitutional want to get
rid of our reciprocity, and demand re-
turn to wildcat banking.
SHERMAN AND SHERIDAN.
"Hold them to their doctrine. Never
have thew rushed so plainly and palpably
uuon their fate since the memorable week
in 1854, when their taunt in Chicago that
the war for tho Union was IA failure was
instantly answered by the victorious thun-
ders of Sherman's guns from Atlanta and
the triumphant cheers of Sheridan's troop
ers in the Valley. Let rs rise up and go
forward. They have been blinded again
to their own destruction and are delivered
INTO our hands"