Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-10-22
CLEVELAND'S LETTER.
Chairman Garter Makes "a Few Remarks
About 1t.


Chairman Garter Makes Few Rernsrks
About 1t.
Chairman Garter. and his colleagues
Of the Republican national committee
was asked recently for an expression of
views on Mr.. Clevelands letter of ac-
ceptance He said:
1t is rather difficult to figure out from
Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance pre-
cisely what he believes about anything
He starts out by saying that he is more
than ever confirmed i'll the belief that
all the things which he has heretofore
believed are true aud excellent sup
pose that nobody will dou7,t Mr. Cleve-
lands regard for his opinions. Still. in
the present situation, the Republican
party having declared plainly and OK
plicitly in Il tariff SO devised to protect
American industries while raising the
revenue necessary to support the gov
ernnent and the Democratic party
having explicitly declared that such an
arrangement Of the tariff is unconstitu-
tional, it would have been interesting to
know whether Mr.. Cleveland agreed
with the Republican or Democratic
theory.
1t will be remembered that in 1884
Mr.. Cleveland ran for the presidency
and was elected ON Il platform which
stated that the Democratic party simply
desired to reform the tariff, and that III
reforming it they did not intend to dis
turb existing industries They said t'lat
they were aware Of the fact that many
industries depended on the protective
tariff, and that ;t1l changes of existing
law must take note Of the interests Of
the labor and capital invested This
was one Of those characteristic Demo
cratic dodging p}arks which was in
tended to ,ue,ln, and did mean anything
to anybody Mr.. Randall str1nped New
York saying that it meant protection;
Mr.. Hurd stumrad Ohio saying that it
meant free trade; MIR. Mills stumped
Texas saying that It meant an income
tax; Mr. y N;ltterson stnmped Kentucky
saying that it was exactly iii line with
the views Of the star eyed goddess of
reform.
But the Democratic convention of
1899, when this identical plank WAS pre-
sented to it by its platform committee,
overwhelmingly threw it ont, and by a
vote Of SAC to ;i42 the convention de
clared itself for free trade pure and sim
Pile. TO have regard for any other pur
pose, it said, in Geviaillg tariff, than
the one purpose CT raising revenue, was
unconstitutional. In dealing with this
plank Mr. Cleveland has twisted in eyj
dent distress. He 1neans what the plank
means, but does net dare to say so. Il.
stead he says he belle, es what lie always
believed, and that everybody knows
what he has always believed, and that
that ought to be enough. Finally he
says the people cainot be frightened by
the specter of impossible free trade.
which means, if it means anything, that
the people must have confidence in him
and his party. because they do not really
mean what they say and have not the
courage of their convictions.
This is certainly a curious ground ca
which to appeal to intelligent people for
their sufTrages The Democratic con-
vention declared at Chicago in favor of
the repeal for the 10 per cent. tax on
state bank issues. This has excited tie
profound alarm CT every believer. in {.
stable currency the country over Those
of our people who lived before the war
will remember the condition Of con
gress aud affairs when every body WIS
permitted to start /, bank and print slips
Of paper called money TO the extent OF
his inclination. Millions On millions Of
more or less worthless money foated
around the country, nobody Knowing
precisely what the bills he had III lis
pocket would be received for at the
bank, nor indeed whether they We're
genuine OF counterfeit.
The Republican party is fighting in
this campaign for protection to Amer
lean industries and American labor.
The Democratic party is fighting for free
trade. Mr.. Cleveland lodges the Issue
The Republican party is fighting in this
campaign for honest money, dollars Of
equal value and that valne 100 cents Ga
the dollar. The Democratic party is
fighting for wildcat money, an unliln-
tied issue of meanir ;5les5 paper. On
this issue Mr.. Cleveland is silent.