Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-07
BLAINE on THE ISSUES
That should 10 Pushed TO the Front by
the Republican Party


That should Be Pushed 10 the Front by
tho Republican Party
AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. 0.-To-night
Chairman Manloy, Of the Republican
state central committee, made public a
letter written to him by James G..
Blaine. After stating that for reasons
which he explained TO Manley pro-
viously he could not deliver public
speeches IN the present campaign, he
submits his views on tho issues upon
which he thinks the Republicans
should make tho fight before the peO-
pie. Protection, reciprocity and the
currency questions. 10 the first and
second subjects he deyotcs most OF his
letter, urging that the history Of re-
cent events was cause for continuance.
He then turns 10 the Democratic plat
form tariff plank and says; III any one
will take tho trouble to read the resolu-
lions by which Calhoun sought 10 defond
his notification scheme ia 1888 he will
find the tariff platform Of the Dem
ocratic party In general harmony there
with, and II he examines the subject
further he will discover tho duties In
the compromise turiiT which recuucilod
Calhoun aud nppoused his angry follow
ors Ia South Caroliua, were Of u
more comprehension character than
those contemplated Ia the Demo-
cratic resolution Of 1902 Demo-
Gratis arc in the habit Of naming
Jefferson as the founder OF their
party, and yet on the subject oi the
tariff they are la radical opposition 10
the principles laid down by jefferson.
Toward the close Of his administration
the revenue from tariff On imports pro-
duced considerable surplus, and tho
question was what should be done.
Should tho tariff DO reduced or
should this surplus be maintained
Jefferson pointedly asked "shnl we
suppress imports and glyo that ad-
vantage to foreign over domes-
tic manufacturer For himself
he recommended that imports be main
tanned and the surplus created should be
expended IN Improvement Of roads,
canals rivers and education II the
constitution did not give sufficient
powert 10 warrant these appropriations
Jefferson went so far ~ TO recommend
that N boz amended.
This presents the strongest condition
Of affairs upon which protective tariff
can bo Justified and JclorsOn did not
hesitate 10 recommend H. Democrats
to-day, N is needless to say are direct
opponents NJ the policy which jefferson
thus outlined and advised and whom
the principal " reciprocal trade wu5
first proposed 10 be- Introduced into the
tarid systom the Democrats showed
tho most generou, appreciation of tho
question and gave II their support ~
long as Republicans refused tp
accept IT, but when Republicans
came tonppioye 70 Democratic support
vanished aud instead OF fuyoring ID the
Democratic national convention passed
resolutions hostile TO the system. But
In spite OF Democratic opposition we
have attained through reciprocity IL
now and valuable TRADE und tho syalrm
has demonstrated its many advantages,
Blaine then cites the oXteit Of the
present reciprocal relations with uthor
nations and their effect upon American
commerce.
Turning 10 the currency question
Blaine attacks the Democratic position
ON the state bank tax as a neat scheme
to return 20 the currency preceding the
war with Us financial and business dan
gers. With this he closes his letter