New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-08
SOME COGENT REASONS.
. REPLY TO LOUIS WINDMJLLER.
WHY no INTELLIGENT MAN SHOULD VOTE FOR
FREE TRADE AND WILDCAT MONEY

\ ana Frcc lidhc
| TO Louis W1ndmuller. ESQ.
eir. In rcply 70 yonr circular letter beg 10 SUD
nj, como facts ahOut the state Of the c0untFF "''
| T nove not hccn Obliged 10 collect bnt whFh l '''e
| personally observed FOR over half century a."
| , descendant OF seven generations CT PhgI"S' po' "
IN Massachusetts, that state which prc-cmihch'y 'o'
| for American liberty. an MI N"''.','' :,
n..no., and inst here Judge Is the difference be
,rec, us VIZ, that nv judgment is determined ny
tto American standpoint and yonrs by IN" hhroir"'.
81 remember the suffering and dsasi"r that oio"eu
,bo rcmocrotlc tariff OF 1872 when the people broke
oman the warehouses in Peck slip and Watcr-s'' III
DIT, ncsner,tion. 10 feed their starving families WIN
ue brcadstnffs stored there because there was "o
No7r for Them fer the reason That WE c''p''''
European workshops and NOT American
a. remamber the result OF the Democratic Hee
,rose thrift OF 1886, when I'm this country Of ha'"'"
.ur.rabnnasnr~ Ne bad W establish soup houSes !"
,,is div 10 keep lhboGtnF people from s'"rVhis'
h.cause vo were employing the labor OF your eou''
try instead OF our own. kDe" sAiien h''' "'
who could not get work even a. 10 GEMS d"' '","
Ohio hive made fortunes undar the later pr"ec'Ne
,aria. $500 -, =
81 r,r.n,hcr that from Is47 10 1885, under
,.~o,u. ,sng and Democratic Administration tio
Government expenses exceeded'the revenue oy "Do''
go OtO 600. and the public debt insFe"Sed "'er
St3 10000. ...
az ,cucrnber that In 1857 after the D"nocrat'o
narfy had further reduced the protective au'eS '"o
os, President OF that party who had Congress ID
synpsthy with him In his annual meSS'se ~
wish Unsurpassed plenty In all prcdns ao''' ana III
-. r,cuen.s O, naiufn wealth. our malila''ur"'
hive suspended. our public WORKS arc re"''"'u' wa,
nnyote enterprises Of different kinfS are "Dnn"o''N.
ard thousands Of useful l1borers are tir""h va ~
cnrlovment ard reduced - want N'u'' Wv no
uI1cnni fart that our manufacturers nave S"Np'"u,
and our ,,orcrs are reduced to want. and frth'' 'He
n EiifDDe fOlTflIcs
With our times Of distress. because hey han orr n''
-, as well rs thcIr own. | have no ilwIl for E'To-
man PEOPLES wish them all ha.Cinc'S ana pros
pe,i,y but rot at the expense Of oar people,
Il remember that IN isss. afi"- long '"re' OF
I,r,rO, ratio Administrations. IN" '"'rnm'"I "' ~
credit nj homo abroad and was "phgei /" pay
n pr cent for loan Of sll 10000. And contrast
,h,, uit the condition after long series OF R'pnb-
uc.p AdrI,i .rnous when Its cre'it Is unlimited
Won and I are Old merchants and We wD'ih M
bcstong!y say that the first was bad bn'n"Sf man
asemcot and the LAST good
~ was IN A large importing firm which YOU knew
well year, before ana after the civil war ana every
orc OF the member, Of that irm voted always 10 US
,oin We tarn for homo industries ih'tr
nr,,oto ,cr.onal Interest; did not prevent Ilm eek
Inc The larger and higher Interests 81 their country
~ remember that II the Democratic party nal Oe'h
vIc;crious neither YOU nor shoull have bA1 or ''
try here. ,. .o..
Il remember that there were no disunioils'S com
monty called Copp.rhcnds' In the Republican party
81 remember that the Dcmccrac party. since
have known IT, has takcn the anti American View ~
tb,v said VIC could 10. c9cycc state ti+t '"c WI"
ros failure. that We could not resume spocl" pay
,,o,,s. flat we could not manufacture SILK fabrics.
,,at vc c,ild rot mate steel rnls. ncd last I'M We
could rot make Unp!ai'S
=. .I,eIs. prophet, are yc ali" Why not Are orr
men Of rains inferior 70 Europeans WHY th"h nave
. fuIgf a
nauEpd for any years pas; been made IN Gals
country
.Are our shnld iaborrrs loss Intelligent. lcss
skilled Are they Supid' rs 'h'S' hss''" IL "'"''
imply
rhe fact Is TINT the Democratic party never hHd
confidence In the patriotism ability ana moral honesty
Of the p.in people. but the RHml'ran party did ana
trusted them each judged from lis own standpoint
An unpar.oc party suspect the patriotism Il every
Loiy Else Tho pr. r., that he pirolc Men went oni
Of the Democratic party and wcrc known as War
De-nocIai-.
Il remember that from 1850 t. 1856. when
travelled on business had to submit 10 'havc on III"
money carried from ID" tiDi" let th~ cliy "nii
gof hacs and never that the money current
ia one place would i-s In tie n~N or Nl"i"r II WAS
good m counterfeit.
Ind q mote payabl" ~ : ban@ 10 li"lfna. MIR "A
log cabin va. pointed out To mc n, the bank. tn"
GOO. was cpcn a dirty i,ohinf uuier "Ni"ri'S til"
entire kncth Il the onc room nj, pitc!"r was on
an, .t, . ,,,,, ..,, L,tind IT, p-s,,i Il this Sn.
49, NV -, ,s -, u,l,, ,or,, ,.icd ~
TIE bnhk il' 'il'' ''N' h'"'S '"''3' IN" "
The bank wa. orcn. II, aid That depend. whether
ro, ,,ant q, d,u,st money. or druy II out 1
-, IL ,, &. ,,,,,,, H. .,id ,l. b,rL
presenter uie nov '"' P'''" ~ -" '" '"
was nu 0tcn. Under TINS ,l't IN J hnr" W>s'h
,l,,,., NOR, ,lon o. ,ulr. ey...i Il uf IDS, IT, pa,
""e
mems VIII la business here ana y'' 'h' i'H'''Al'
PARTY now pr pj.c restore ihat system # ianhins
and currency Which lurnlshc, ihc opportunity Ir
shrcWd ana hIscrnln'""' ahh'I'rs !" o'''e anu '"'"'
the common pope"
do not think TIE Republican party contains all
., roa man - tho, ,, have mn, mad. mistakes ,r
.'' e ' W ~ " ~ ,,,,.
done wrong Ihnt "ouid De next l" AN zap a"i"i''y'