Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-10-15
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Chairman Carter Dissec4s II IN an later
eszing and yI<erszs Way.
Mr. C3sEs2zndas s=-<er e sccep-anca
i co1ca5sa % b= The Eezxssz document
that be hss given the pzblic- L was
generally criticised as pi1lfal atssnps
10 s--zG6le al TIE doubtful issues Of IN
campaign snd make enemies Of NOBODY
Here : what Chairman Carter q th<
Republican committee said u IL
L 5 rather difficult 10 figure ont from
Mr.. Clsvsl2u1's letter Of sccspzznce PR
csseay what be believes about anything.
He starts ozT by Saving that he : more
than evsr esnErJned IN The belief shzt
Al she things which b. has hsresa<nze
believed are -us 2nd excellent I sup-
pas= that nobody VIII doubt Nr. Clave-
lands regard tS- hss ousri0ns- Ss1l IN
TIE present siszztloa. rhs Repabs5czn
party having declared plainly and ex-
plicisly in a t2-i5 80 devised as 10 rx,otsssE
American ministries while raising the
revenues necessary 20 support ire goT-
s-zmeut- and the Damocrzt5c party
having explicitly declared that sach IN
a-rzzger1ens e the tariff ! uncons7ifrl-
sionzl. i would have been interesting 70
krgw Whether Ny. C1srela.i agreed
With the Republican CT Democrats the
orr.
Il VIII be remembered Thar N 1884 NJ.
Cleveland rza fa- the presidency and
WIS elected On = platform wnicA STATED
Eazt the Deusac-zzie party simply de-
Sl-ss3 u reform tie taElz. zzi that IN n
forming i they dill nos intend to tiis+uzb
existing industries Thsy Sad tl1s. raey
were awzre C the fzcs tia. usz-v in
dust-ass es5slssest q TIA protective tarsfT.
and that all changes e existing law
uus1 take note e the interests Il ths
labor sni caVsral invested This wzs
ozs ot tEose characteristics Denoc-zEic
doig5ng Flz1kS which Was intended 70
mean. and did mean anything 70 Any
body. Mr. Randall s1zmresl New YORK
saying that i meant projections Mr..
Hur1 seuInrssi Ohso saying that i uszat
frce trade: NJ Mills s-uznpszi Texas sav-
ing that II meant su income tax Ar.
Wa-EeTs0a srunF-=3 Kentucky saying
that i was exactly in lIEs with the views
Of aIs star eyed goddess of reform.
But the Democratic co1veass0z. q
1892. when this identical plank was pre-
sensed 70 il by is platform committee,
0yerwhclu-ingly threw il cur. and by q
vote # IS 10 sac the euoveut5ou d.
clared itself foz free trzsle pare ard sim
PIE To have regard for any other par
pose. il said. in dsviSing a tariff. 7saan
the o-.e r-1-Tssse q raising rsTenue. was
unoauStitutIclzl- Il eealinE with th1s
plank Mr. Cleveland has twisted IL evil
dent distress Re mans what The plsnk
mezas, bzs does not dare TO say so. In
stead be SAYS he believes what ne always
believed and THAI every body knows WHIST
he has always believed ard that fts7
oz-ght 10 Ne enough Finally BE- saws
the people cannot be frightened 5y t1e
spec7sr Ct impossible free trade, which
means. II Il means anything. that the
people uuuss have c1-fze1ce in him and
his parry. beczzse they 40 NOS really
mean what they say. ard have not tire
courage Of their couvicri1ns-
TINS Is certainly . cuTioas gruurd on
whfch TO appeal 20 intelligent Veogle for
their sztTraEes- The Democratic con.
vent55n declared az Chicago IN favor q
The repeal cf TIE 10 per cent tax On
state bank Issues This has excited tie
profound alarm Of every believer in a
stable currency the country over. Those
q cur people who lived before the war
viii remember the condition q cu1g-sss
and affairs zllen everybody xzs psr-
Inietei 70 start hank AMI print slirss e
paper called raaHey 10 the exEens q his
inclination Millions On millions of rsa-s
CT less worthless money s1sted ground
the country. nobody knowing precisely
what the hills he had il. his pocket v1ziIa
b received for az the bank. nor indeed
whether they were genuine O. counter
felt
The Repu1iicsn party : fghting IL
this campaign for Protection 70 Amer
can industries and American labor The
Democratic party Is fighting for free
trade Mr. Cleveland doslges the Issue
The ReT7ihslcaa party l. fighting In tins
campaign for honest uozey-1oll4rs a
equal value. ard thai value 100 cents GA
the dollar. The Democratic uarfr <
fighting for wildcat I8u-ev-zn uni5rli;-
II issue q meaningless paper. On TINS
Issue Mr.. Cleveland Is silent