Wisconsin Afro-American., 1892-11-05
BLAINE ON THE ISSUES.
QUESTIONS OF INTEREST IN THE
CAMPAIGN.
Strong Letter Addressed to Chairman
Manley on the Political Questions
of the Day-T The History of
iprOcity-DemOcraey
and the Currency.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 6.-James G..
Blame has addressed the following letter
to Chairman Manley, of the Republican
National Committee:
BAR HAEBOR, Me-, Sept. 3.-The Hon.
joseph Fl. MGntey, Chairman, Etc, Alt-
QlLSta, Me.-MY DEAR SIR: Not being able,
for the reasons which | have explained to
you, to deliver public speeches IN this
present campaign, take the liberty of sub
mitting my views on the issues which l re-
gard as being strongest for the Republicans
to urge before the people. The issue of
the greatest consequence IS the tariff on
imports, and it will continue to be until a
settlement is effected by majority SO
large that it will be tantamount to general
ac0ulesence. The Republicans are ag
gressiye on this subject. Two years ago
they passed general enactment known
as the Mckinley tariff, which for time
failed to meet with popular approval. and
was regarded with a certain degree OF dis
trust by those who had always upheld the
protective system. But powerful reac
ton has come IN consequence of the vindi-
cation of the Mckinley tariff by eXper-
ience 1t is found to have worked admira-
bly. and within the last year has produced
a greater volume of business, internal and
external export and import, than the
limited States ever transacted before.
Notwithstanding the character and extent
of the opposition 10 It, agriculture is re-
muneratIVe, manufactures are prosperous
and commerce is more tiouriShIng than at
anv previous time-thuS vindicatlng the
Mckinley tariff by an impressive and un-
dpniable series of facts. Against this tariff
+he Democratic party have taken posi-
ton almost without parallel in the history
of the country. They reject entirely the
doctrine of protection, pronounce 1t
fraud and anathematlze 1t generally. A
resolution to this effect was adopted by the
Democratic convention against the report
of the committee on resolutions by two
thirds vote. thus manlteStlng the lntelll-
gent participation of every man In the
Convention. Sometimes resolution may
be adopted IN haste, or just when the con-
vention Is adiourning It may fail to receive
the attention of the members, but this reSo-
luton was debated, pro and con, adopted
aft a contest, and was perfectly under
stood by the members OF the convention.
Ii is contained in these words:
.We denounce the Republican protection
as A fraud upon the labor OF the great ma
ioritv of the American people for the bene-
tit of a few. We declare it fundamental
nrinc1ple of the Democratic party that the
federal government has no constitutional
nower to impose and collect tariff duties
excent Tor the purpose OF revenue only.
We demand that the collection of such
taxes he limited to the necessities of the
the government when honestly and eco
nOmically administered.
If anyone will take the trouble to read
the resolutions by which Mr.. Calhoun
songht TO defend his notification scheme
i'm 1888 he will find the tariff platform of
the Democratic party in general harmony
herewith: and II he examines the subject
further ne will discover that the duties In
the compromise tariff which recOnclled
Mr. Calhoun and appeased mis- angry fol-