The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-29

featuring industrSss of some kind; that another
third are engsged5n agricultural pursuits, aud
that the. employ g1ents of the reflsining third
consist OF the diversified pursuits OF a highly
civilized people " nat one oil ali these millions
is not benefited by having and keeping the
country In q stats:of prosperity? And how can
the country be prosperous IL. in ievying the
duties necessary % produce what 10 needed Tor
the expenses OF syhe government, no regard 10
paid % the protection OF our own MANUFACTURES
and agricultural <roducts7 Aud what Goes M
Cleveland mean >shen he says that the govern
nent, "under presext OF an exercise Of its tax
Ing power, enter< into partnership with these
favorites to t~eir advantage and TO the
misery OF . vast .siority OF our peoples! when
the government Essvies duties on foreign prod
uc;s it does not exercise or pretend to exercise
its taxing power IL exercises its power to lay
duties, which is distinct power OF the consu-
tutioa, entirely separate from the taxing power
Have both the Solisical parties been wrong on
this subject from the year '17ss down to the new
lights of the Democracy in 1927
Ia Grover CievsSand greater man or better
Democrat THAI A5idrew Jackson? In 1852 Gen.
Jackson was nonS mated and voted for as q can.
didate for the presidency on . platform which
IL IN strange contrast with the ufterance OF the
spurious Democ-acy lately assembled at Chi
cago. Let m plsce the two side by side:
Platform Of Grors ceve- Platform Of Andrev Jock
land 1899 soa, 1859.
We deuounce gepub Res0red That an ade-
licau protectiors rs 4aate protection of in
fraud upon the 5bor oil iustry 10 indispensable
the great majc<ity otto the prosperity OF the
the American people forlcountry, and that an
the benefit OF fsx. WeIabandonment of the
declare It TO be se1unda-policy at this period
mental principleof the would be attended with
Democratic parSs that consequences serious to
the federal gove-nmentthe best interests Of this
has no consGt, ttona nation.
power to imposs and
collect tariff du9es, ex-
cept for the purpose oil
revenue only. lye del
msnd that the =eollec-
ton of such ta1scs be-
limited to the Eecessi
ties OF the govegnment
when honestly AID eco-
nomlcally ad = inis-
tered
Ii any one WIZ take the trouble 70 examine
the national plagorms OF all the political par
ties from 1853 Dom to the recent period, when
the present Leaders of the Democracy assumed
TO SPEAK for the psrty, he will find that the
Democratic parry has not been behind any
other, Fedsralis1 or Wing, in UNFOLDING the
policy Of protsction. / have been a voter
since the year 1883, and although was
bred q Whig,s and although there were
fundamental Differences between the DEM
ocratic and the Wing party ali along l never
on the subject OF projection. Yet, when now
declare my adhesion to . faith that have held
ali my life certasa papers are pleased to speak of
my political ssmersault!i!" Why should
turn a somerssalt at my time of life? What
have to gain ~ passing ont of one party into
anotherf If an@ one will tell me perhaps / will
pay him a preslium. In the meantime l re-
main, Respectfully yours.
GEORGE TIcKSoR CuRrA