The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-08-06
WHO'S CONsIsTENT2


County (Minn.) Herald, gives the Repub-
licans who have taken back tracks on
the tariff question a turning over that
completely exposes their Hypocrisy Of
their position on the tariff question. Mr..
NoYBY was formerly Republican. and
during the winter Of 1878 was instru-
mental in organizing Republican club
in Ada. In the constitution Of the club
was the following declaration on the
tariff question:
"We believe that one of the most vital
and important questions before the
A merican people to day Is the proper
adjustment OF our tariff laws; we believe
that our present tariff laws are Oppres-
sive aud necessary-Oppressive to the
producing classes and productive Of the
creation of vast monopolies and main
tanned only in the interests OF the few
to the detriment of the many, and we
therefore believe that the existing rate Of
taxation on imported goods should be
materially but gradually and systematic
ally reduced until the lowest point Of
taxation consistent with the proper sup
port OF the government and not directly
RntagOnistic to vested interests is reach
ed. y * = Il We bind ourselves to sup
port as candidates for congress only men
who have pledged themselves to support
tariff legislation tending to a gradual
and substantial reduction from the
present unreasonable and oppressive
rates."
In discussing the change OF front of
the Republican leaders who belonged to
this club, and who are now MCKINLEY
TIES. Mr. NoYBY says:
In the winter of 1878 Republican
club was organized in Ada. Among its
members we could name the most pr0mi-
nent Republicans of the village today,
The writer was charter member. A
political campaign was approaching and
these clubs were organized all over the
country as means to strengthen the
cause. In many sections of the country
and particularly in the West, the people
had begun to grow uneasy under the
burden OF war taxes, and many threaten
ed to leave the party then unless it
changed its policy. True the party in
Its platform in 1884. had pledged itself
ITO correct the inequalities Of the tariff. !"
But nothing has been done and when
SiAO 1AAAAo OAli WdS lntlUuuCSu IL ul6U tue
almost unanimous opposition of the Re.
was our representative, Hon. Knute Mel.
pledges of his party and correct the in.
equalities Of the tariff and he was hon.
0red by his constituents, but 1t early be-
came apparent that this was not the
purpose of the majority and the mean.
tngless phraseolOgy of platform uttcran.
ces was again exemplified. Still it was
said the work of correcting inequalities
OF the tariff could more safely be left in
tho hands of the friends OF protection
than with its enemies, and the party
would without doubt take o proper
stand on this question in the next cam.
paign. As stated a Republican club was
started in Ada. The club at one OF its
meetings adopted a set of resolutions OK.
presstve Of the political belief OF the
members.
These resolutions are given above
Mr.. NoYBY concludes as follows:
II our recollection is right, the draft.
ing OF this part OF the resolution was
assigned to our fellow townsman, H. II
Phelps, and the writer, but whoever
drafted the same, it was subscribed to
without a dissenting voice. The next
Republican national convention In Its
platform declared repeatedly in favor Of
high protection, denounced the Mills
bill that Nelson had voted for, and fol
which we hon0red him, and said. rather
IMAM surrender any part of our pro,
tectlve system we favor the repeal Of the
internal revenue tax on whiskey and
tobacco. At the next election man
was elected from this district for con-
gress who was known to be high pro
tectionist and whose pledge was neither
asked nor offered, in accordance with
the resolutions adopted bv our club. We
ask. who was consistent, the men who
stood by the party or those who left itY