The Saline County journal., 1892-06-30

tender its profound sympathy to
that distinguished American, James
g. Blaine, in the heavy affiiction
which has befallen him.
At Wednesdays first session the
committees on credentials and per-
manent organization reported. The
protest Of the Syracuse convention
which elected q Cleveland delegation
fell fat and the Tammsny herd was
admitted as delegates. William l..
Wilson, of West Virginia was chosen
ss permanent chairman and in his
speech Of acceptance among other
many learned, powerful and witty
things, he gave uttersnce to the fol-
lowing:
Governor Mckinley further
charges that the Democratic party
believes In taxing ourselves. / am
afraid, gentlemen, we must admit
this charge. What right or excuse
have we for taxing anybody else?
With q continent for a country, with
freedom aud intelligence as the in
strumeuts for its development, we
stand disgrsced In the eyes of man
kind IL we cannot and IL we do not
support our own government. We
can throw that support on other
people only by beggsry or by force.
III we use the one we are a pauper
nation; IL we use the other we are
q pirate nation. The Democratic
party does not intend that we should
be either. No more does IL intend
that they shall falsely call IL taxing
other people to transfer our taxes
from the possessions Of those who
own the property Of the country to
the bellies and backs OF those who
do the work Of the virtue Of free
government. IL believes that taxes
should be limited TO needs and levied
by plain justice and economy.
But, gentlemen, we are confront
ed by Q new cry In this campaign.
The Republican party, says Govern
or Mckinley, now stands for protec-
tion and reciprocity. He was for
protection alone when he framed
his bill In the house, or rather per-
mitted his beneficiaries to frame it
for him, and firmly resisted all ef-
forts OF the statesman from Maine
to annex reciprocity to 1t. No won-
der that he fsvors the reciprocity
added by the senate. You may ex-
plore the pages of burlesque iitera-
ture for anything more supremely
ludicrous than the so-called recip-
rocity OF the Mckinley bill. II is
not reciprocity at all. II is retslia-
tion, and worst Of all, retaliation on
our people. It Furnishes American
citizens for the necessities or the
follies OF other people. 1t says to
small countries south OF it,: You
are forced by your necessities, or led
by your follies to make bread higher
and scarcer to your people; We will
make shoes and sugar higher and
scarcer TO our people" And now
We are told that reciprocity IL to be
their battle cry. Already we are
regaled with pictures Of Ben Harri
son clad i'm armor and going forth TO
battle for reciprocity on q plumed
steed. Simple Simon fishing for
whales In his mothers rain barrel,
and In great triumph capturing an
occasional wiggle-waggle is the only
true, realistic picture OF the recip-
rocity of the Mckinley tariff. We
are for the protection that protects,
and for the reciprocity that recipro- |
Gates. We are in favor OF protecting |
every man in the enjoyment Of the |
fruit Of his labor, diminished only |
by his proper contribution to the
support OF the government. and we
are for that real reciprocity, not
through diekeripg diplomacy and
Presidential proclamations, but BY
lava Of congress, that removes all
Unnecessary obstacles between the |
American producer and the markets.
he IL obliged to seed for his pro-
dnets.
The committee on rules reported
and the platform committee being |