The Republican journal., 1892-07-07
Political Matters.

the Democrats June 2Sth by his EXPOSE
ton of the manner in which the Demo
cratic pl atform was framed. He fur
nished a cha pier of very unpleasant read
ing for those Democratic Senators who
went to Chicago to defeat Clevela nd and
came back themselves defeated. Hale's
resolution as to the difference between
the Republican policy of protection and
the Democratic policy of free trade was
under consideration. Among other things
he said
''In the battle which is on, and which
will be fought out from now until Novem-
Der. there should be no mistake III the
mind of any man as to the position taken
by the Democratic party upon the great
question affecting the industries Of the
people of the nited States. Fortunately
the Democratic Convention ut Chicago has
taken its ground boldly and squarely, and,
as between protection and free trade.
commits itself to a policy as near to free
trade as it is possible for any party to
assume under our present conditions.
Tariff for revenue only which is
made the rallying cry of the Democratic
party upon this question, is only separat-
ed from free trade by the amount OF
revenue necessary to be raised for the
support of the Government. All Incl
dental protection to American labor in its
competition with undelpaid labor abroad,
all recognition OF great Industries built
up under the present tariff We're ruthless
ly tossed aside and kicked out of the
presence of the convention by the deliber-
ate act and vote of the party there assem-
bled. All the labors and struggles OF our
friends upon the other side of this cham
Der. who deprecated the nomination of
Grover Cleveland and who attended the
convention to prevent that nomination,
counted for little or nothing.
1.-The Senators from Maryland, the
Senator from Ohio. Mr.. Brice, the Sena-
tor from North Carolina. Mr.. Ransom,
the Senator from Indiana. Mr.. Voorhees,,
and other Senators whom | do not now
in their party They had led it to victory
order and discipline in defeat. They were
joined by the great State of New York
under the leadership Of that great politi-
cal commander, the junior Senator from
that State. and by earnest. thoughtful
Democrats throughout tile country. in
their protest against this nomination. but
before the array of instructed delegates.
marshaled With consummate skill 10y the
former members OF Mr.. Cleveland 5 Cabi-
net all opposition was futile.
"The convention of the Democratic
party wanted two things-tfIover Cleve-
land as its candidate for President and
the un-American doctrine which he. for
eight years. in season and out OF season.
proclaimed. that protection is robbery.
BY Il vote OF 564 to 30. representing the
full convention. the Democratic party
turned down the American lahorerS. turn
ed down the American manufacturers and
adopted platform nearer to free trade
than anything which has been offered to
the American people since the absolutely
free trade Constitution established by the
Confederacy in 1861. The free trade
South was again in the saddle. and nearly
all of the States which had taken part in
making the free trade Constitution of the
Confederacy voted sol,lly for the adop-
ton of the tariff for revenue plank. which
had emanated from the free trade State of
Kentucky.
That stauneh Democratic organ, the Bel
fast Age, Speaking of tile Maine Demo-
cratic PLATFORM says:
''AS to the tariff and Cleveland blanks
they We're both bungled fooled with. and
incompetent.
These planks made up more than one
fourth Of the platform. Half the plat t.
form consisted of three foolish planks on
the liquor preston. The remaining one
fourth consisted of an illiutic attack on
the educational qualification amendments
and great bic. hollow. Resembling. i'll
81 u. .1
Ace is right. it was the meanest platform
ever adopted by a State convention.
Portland SUN.
GEEENBAc hEE AND lNFLATloNI~T.
Nh Steyenson the Democratic candi-
date for the Vice Presidency. denies that
he WAS ever (.leenbacke.r III inila einniSt
The Boston journal mas been looking up
his record, however, AMI finds that in the
-i4th Congress he votcti Tor the repeal Of
the resumption act, and that he was elect
ed To- the 18th Congress. as a candidate Of
the national Gleenback party with Demo
cratic endorsement, that lie was classed as
a Greenbacller IN 1880 and vored with
Weaver and other (,Ietnhacl leaders.
From this it appears that ii he was not a
Greenbacker he acted much like one
Portland Advertiser.
PENoBSCoT co. HEPl BLIcAN CoNNENTIoN
The Republican county convention met
at Dexter June ~, and the following NOM
nations We're made: Senators, b. b. That
cher, Of Bangor, Henry W. Mayo, Of
Hampden. Calvin Bradford, Of Patten
sheriff, W. F. Reed, Of Bangor; county
attorney, G. A. Bailey, Of Bangor: Judge
of probate: Jas. II. Burgess, Of Bangor:
county treasurer. J. B. Thomas, Of Ban
COR. There was a spirited contest over
county commissioner, between Andrew
Hammond of Milford. and John H. Nor
rison. of Old Town. Hammond was nom
mated. Resolutions We're adopted upon
the death of Mrs. Boutelle.
POINTERS
The Indiana Democrats are discouraged
and Isaac Pussy Gray wears his goatee at
half-mast
1t will not be forgotten that Candidate
Stevenson runs his race on the back of the
Tammany tiger
About one thousand delegates attended
the opening of the Republican League of
Clubs Convention in Rochester last week
Congressman Amos Cummings calls Adj
la Stevenson "a bread and butter Demo-
crat, and does it by way OF compliment,
too.
Miss Frances Willard has little scheme
of uniting the Prohibition and Peoples