The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-20
"GRovER CLEVELAND
Down with Tariffs. Up with wages

"GRovER CLEVELAND.
Down with Tnrins Up with wagea
Free Trade. FREQ Land. Free Men,"
Now. am not In favor Of free trade. Look at the
statistic. ot foreign commerce for tho hscal year
ending June 10, 1922.
In comparison with tho fiscal year ending June
90 1901 they show an increase OF fr,e imports
amounting to SOL. T5n 49, decrease OF dutabie I'M
ports amounting to sioa 2st1o5 an increase In tho
value of exports amounting to Sl+5a5Ao8 excess IN
the value OF our exports imports s2o,o4@3%.
II CLEVELAND Is afes trader must vote Tor ilARR'
SON. though I have for twenty-five yesrs voted the
Democratic ticket. Respectfully. JAsC. WiSAS7.
We have already had OCCASION to address
an earnest appeal to the ultra Free traders
in the Democracy. many OF whom seem
to be bent on the defeat OF CLEVELAND
md STEVENSON. not because they do
not find the Chicago platform satisfactory
to their minds. but because they have taken
the notion that Mr.. CLEVELAND Is not
free trader ut heart, but protection
list, holding views very much like those
OF the late SAMUEL j. RANDALL: and
here VIC have Democrat who is
confcssedly one OF the RANDALL school.
who declares openly that he will not vote
for Mr.. CLEVELAND because the Chicago
platform Is Free trade instrument. and
because he fears that Mr.. CLEVELAND Is a
Free trader.
Well, we are neither teachers nor dlscl-
plcs Of Free trade. We. too. belong to tho
RANDALL school and believe In protection:
and whilc we declare that the Free
trade portion Of the platform Is H.
logical. untrue, and even absurd we
nevertheless appeal to our correspondent
to reconsider his determination. to adhere
to the practice he has observed for quar-
ter OF century. and tn vote the Democratic
ticket in 1899, just Us he has already done
for SO many successive elections.
The ground for this appeal Is that there
ia question to be determined In this cleo
ton which surpasses In Importance ana In
the momcntousness OF Its consequences
every other question that has been
raised in this country since the terml-
nation OF the civil war. IL the He
publicans succeed. they are bound to
pass stringent and merciless Force
bill, which will put tho Federal Admins
tration at Washington in charge fthc polls
in every election precinct OF the country.
Instead OF holding elections under the au-
thority and responsibility OF the States. a
new centralized and universal system OF
Federal supervisors. Federal detectives.
Federal inspectors. and Federal mill
tary guards will 10 established. by
means Of which tho possession OF the Gov
eminent will be indefinitely continued in
the Republican party and all efforts to
change it, short OF actual armed rebellion
and revolution. will provo to be inpotcnt.
In New Yors., In San Francisco. In Cincin-
natl. in Chicago. everywhere. the creatures
of Federal power will have unqualified
control OF the ballot boxes. This will
establish a system more injurious.
more odious. and more intolerable
than that which led our forefathers to re-
volt against the English King. What will
happcn under 1t In the Northern States will
he trivial compared to It's consequences In
the South. There 1t will bring about
tho rule of tho most ignorant and unfit part
OF the population. It will produce Negro
Domination. attended by all the evils OF the
Carpet bag period.
For these reasons we appeal to our cor
respondent and We appeal to tho myriads
OF free-souled Democrats who have felt
with him. to pay no attention to
questions connected with the tariff.
or any other minor subject. and to
vote tho straight Democratic ticket
In November. just as though these ques-
lions had mover existed. Let us settle this
supreme Issue now. and after that we can
attend to the tariff and to Free trade In
peace and at our leisure.