New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-30
NOT 4 FREE-TRADE PARTY, EHf

The campaign Is young YET, Dllt 10 Is clear
that the Democracy is already pretty badly
scared. Here is one of its leading organs,
'The Now York World" desperately endeavor-
ing 70 save Cleveland and Stevenson by re-
pudating the leading plank of the platform
upon which they were nominated. " 1t is an
old game" says "Thc World" Ito pretend
that tho Democratic party is for free Trade.
-Four wears ago the same tactics were employed
in Mr.. Clcvelands behalf. The country was
cmphatically aSsurld that he was not running
a. an exponent of Free Trade, but merely as
an cyponent of tariff reform. The people,
however. we're not to be fooled. They realized
thcn-as they realize now-that the distinction
between twcedledum Free Trade and tweedle-
dee Tariff Reform was not distinction with
a practical difference. Hence they defeated
Mr.. Cleveland in 1888 inst as they are going
to defeat him in 1892.
The Democratic party not Frce-Trade party
then how does it happen that every free
Trader in the country is a Cleveland man? The
Democratic party not Free-Trade party-then
why did the Chicago Convention adopt plat
form dcnouncing the principle OF Protection a.
antagonizng the Constitution OF the F, hltcd
States 1.-The World" may have overlooked
the plank il the Chicago platform in which
Protection vas so fcrocously assaulted. Ac-
cordingly, W. beg leave to call ITS attention 10
il. Ii reads as follows:
We denounc. the Republican protection ms frauu'
robbery Of TIE great majority Of the American people
for the benefit Of the few. We declare 1t TO DO iuu
mental prncipb Of the Democratic party mat tle fi
eraI Government has no constitutional power !" III
nose and collect tariff duties except for the purposes
a .rht az
such taxes shal be limited to tho necessities oil the
Government
There ia 10 mistaklng the meaning OF this
resolution. I commits the Democratic party
Of rho I-nitel States. it commits Cleveland and
Stevenson + Free Trade as all persons whose
candor is 90 lal to their intelligence must admit
- The Rochester Democrat has taken pains
to make n troup of some expressions OF opln-
ion which lear upon the point under discussion
The Wond" will find them of intercst-It may
like 10 copy them
am for cleveland for President because an
Ffc, Trndrr.- Henry George.
rbc Tn,cr, ic ,nriy cXcep, in the person Of imbc-
Giles not worth mentioning. Is FREQ Trade party
Henry WaicrSon. =.
! sin never help a. make law which stands IN
| the way Of Free Tgndc.-E0scr O. Mis-
mn Iscc Trader. The NILS bn j. step III 'ha'
dlr,ctlon.-Congrcs ,man Brccknfids"
IN, democratic party IS a Free Trade party or II Is
notAlng Henry Wattcrsou.
Mr. Cleveland 10y his message. for which honor
him, has challenged the protected industries OF inc
r,rnfry 10 night Of acknowledgements vest
lncfu.j. Missouri.
n Grover Cleveland IS elected President 81 the
United states, We Wlu pl,. tarT bill that puts "a"
material, all on the fec list and then "c VIII put
our own intelligent and sldliul and productive labor
| ln this country upon a plane Of equality WIN me
| l,Aor.rs Of all other countricS-koscr =. M's
| ueoch AT East II. Louis. H., september % l7-7'
IN, conflict between Free Trade and Protection IS
AID must he fought ont 10 the bitter end
We spit upon compromises ard propo'" neither 10 ASK
nor TO eiee quartcr.-llcnry Wattcrson
To these representative uiteranceS might DC
added the comments OF 1.-THE New-lork SUM-
on the Chicago platform. That eminent Dem
ocratc authority declared lit is Free Trade
platIorm as nearly rs it is possible to make one
with any customs duties left in it at all
In the circumstances, how unWlSe 1t IS Tor
,DTbc Worldr or any other Democratic news
paper. TO pretend that its party Is not Tor Free
| Trade. Such campaigning merely hurts the
! side which it intends to help.