Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-02

p1oGoCtlou ouO AoSo1uiOoo VI A0fOAoo'
Some of its provisions are fair, but many
are unjust and burdensome upon the gen.
Bounty is vicious in principle, mex
pedient in policy dangerous as a precedent
and in violation of the federal constitu-
lion. cannot accept the theories adopted
by the advocates of a high tariff and
used by them to justify the objectiona
BILE features of the Mckinley bill. Alex
ander Hamilton has been called the father
of the protective system in America, but
I do not believe he would have supported
even George Washington for a second
term if he had adopted the political
principles of Governor McKin-
Icy. In the thirty third number of the
Federalist, Mr.. Hamilton, while discussing
the question Of the powers of the general
government, in relation to taxation, under
the new constitution, wrote: 'There are
persons who imagine that they customs
duties), can never be carried to too great
a length; since the higher they are, the
courage an extravagant consumption, to
produce favorable balance of
trade, and to promote domestic manufact-
ures. But all extremes are pernicious in
various ways. Exorbitant duties on i'm
ported articles would beget general spirit
of smuggling, which is always prejudicisl
to the fair trader, and eventually to the
revenue itself. They tend to render other
classes of the com munity tributary, in an
improper degree, to the manufacturing
classes, to whom they give a premature
of the markets. They sometimes
force industry out of it's more natural
channels into others in which it flows with
less advantage; and in the last place, they
Cypress the merchant who is often obliged
to pay them himself without any retri-
button from the consumer"
These comments of as wise a fnancier as
our country has ever known, and made
more than century ago, would seem to
have been inspired, when we consider the
tariff issues of the present time. Some of
the tariff reformers of to-day are high
tariff men compared to Alexander Hamil-
ton; and if he were with US now he would
probably be denounced as free trader by
political economists. I think the principle
of protection should not be carried any
further in tariff act than to equalize the
conditions of different rates of wages for
labor. The workingmen of the United
States to-day need legislative restriction
upon the free importation of cheap labor
far more than they do high tariff upon
the products of cheap labor made in for
eign countries.
ihave believed since Mr.. Hayes withdrew the
troops from South Carolina in 1887, that the
elections had passed. The strongest objection
to the bill passed by the house Of represents
one part of the country only. The people OF
New England do not want federal interference
with their elections. They believe in home rule
and will remedy in their own way, and in proper
time, any wrongs upon the rights of suffrage:
We have no right to impose upon the people OF
the south system OF federal supervision of
elections which we do not need, nor ask for the
north. Federal election laws are not only unwise
and in violation of the spirit of our constitution
has been very expedient for the republican
party. If the party managers since 1877 had
never made any attempts to interfere with cleo
tons at the south by federal election laws or by
declarations on that subject in the national plat
forms, the whites Of the south would have di
vided long ago, and some of the southern states
might to-day have been carried by body Of
white men acting under the auspices Of the ma
tional republican party. In both the foregoins
party in 1890. But believed then it was suffer
ing from q temporary departure from sounc
principles; that the country would repud ii
s and that sSo the p'i leaders recognizing h,
mistakes, would drop the issae Of fed
the same Kind Of revenue reform for which thu
party had declared in the days of Garfield ant
Arthur. 1t is not agreeable or easy to lose fatl
tached for many years. The platform of 1892 i
an Improvement upon that of 1888, but the prog
ress Of the campaign seems to show that tn
leaders appeal to the country again on the SAM
iss ,e5 as those rejected in 1890, and that thoS
are made the cardinal principles OF the nationn
made on each side Of these questions however
and men and patriots may fairly and conscien
tiously differ over them.
But the state issues in Connecticut are NOR
important for q Connecticut man than the ma
tional questions involved in this election. Tn
,lino1 Qrty Yloff hos
declared that it holds a fair and honest popula
ballot and the just and equal representation Q
ell the as the Of 0ur
just and equal representation OF all the people
A fair and honest popular ballot implies an hon
est count. w. have not had an honest count il
Connecticut. DR.. Alsop, Mr. Phelan and MI
Sanger were elected by the people, The com
resentatives had the power, under the :constitu
tion and the resolution creating it, to have full
investigated the question of the elections of 1e9(
and to have made a complete canvass and count
This the committee did not do and would not dc
The recent decisions of the supreme cosrt in tn
| Phelan and Sanger cases show that Mr.. Phela
leaving the question Of the double ballots to b
| investigated, explained and proved by them. W
have the sworn evidence in hand, by depositio
| and otherwise, which we are ready and anxiou
| to produce, at any time, to show that nearly a.
Of the double ballots wore properly rejected, an
| that in those few where they were not MI
Pheian and Mr.. Sanger received most Of then IN
and that their majority is larger than that foun
prove these majorities, and to show that tn
double ballots were properly rejected, have bee
met thus far with movements TOR delay and b
| technical objections.
The fragrant wrong perpetrated upon the dea
| DR.. Alsop, Judge Sanger and Mr.. Phelan is tn
| worst political crime ever committed in on
| state. It is without shadow of decent excuse
| No honest, intelligent republican believes thes
! men were not elected. No man of any reputa
ton in the state has ever publicly asserted tina
that the democratic managers and senators.wer
| in fault in that they refused to submit at an.
| time the questions concerning the election q
governor to investigation in the cou1 ts, and tina
| therefore the republicans had right to attemp
coercion by refusing TO Investigate the doubl
| ballot question and keep out of office men who's
| election was never seriously doubted.
| In September, 1891, learned some facts whic
have recently verified from the lips of severa
| witnesses, and men of both parties. which sho,
even this weak attempt at justification for wron
doing is not founded upon facts. The assembl
1871
| Sanger elected. On the 9Th of January the hous
referred the resolutions to a committee, witt
| full power to investigate, and adjourned to Jar
| uary goth. On the 9th Of January the counsel 70
| the democrats offered to settle the whole contr
az
corning the governorship, should be submitte
the CO the Gaa w Ss3
who had been elected. On the 18th Of Januar
this proposition was declined by the responsible
January 10, 1891, and before any of the demo
| cratic state officials had been sworn in, Judg
Henry Stoddard still hoping for an honorable
settlement and with the concurrence of MI
Hamersley, renewed the above mentioned prop
osition to Senator Shumway and urged it's adoI
ton. That senator approved it and undertook t
secure pledges that the plan should be CARRIE
out hen the house should reconvene. His effort
were in vain, and these plans for an honorabl
and just settlement were rejected by the me-
who had conspired to defeat the will of the pee
pie Of the state. When Senator Shumwa.
returned to the senate chamber and ar
nounced his inability to promise fair play
is not surprising that all later efforts to settl
| the controversy in the senate were futile. Tn
people only can now furnish an adequate remed
for the great wrong done them and their electe
lieutenant governor, treasurer and secretary.
The candidates nominated by the republican
for the state Offices are personally worthy Cit
zen., but they stand in this election in an unfort
innate position. vote for them is vote t
condone, il not to endorse, political dishonesty
The wrong committed upon the democrati
candidates elected In 1890 is deadly blow at tn
| most sacred right of sef-government. II it
not rebuked at the polls precedent will hav
our institutions IN the future.
bold, bad game has been played In the las
| two years. It may be played for higher stakes
| In a holder fashion, and by worse men in tn
| future, il the people endorse the actions of tn
last two years. am proud of the political his
tory of our state, which, until 1891, has been fire.
| from oil faint Of political fraud. Because
would keep it so, I deem it my duty to vote TO
| the democratic candidates for the state Officer
and this would do whatever my views wer
| upon national politics.
We have not an equal and just representation
OF ali the people under our present constitution
However fair the system may have been In 1915