The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-27

friends. and. as is assorted. approved by Mr..
CLEVELAND himself and they substituted
for 1t a resolution declaring In effect that
every tariff that has existed since the Gov
eminent began has been unconstitutional.
inasmuch rs there has been no tarlh into
which tho principle OF protection has not en-
tered. Tho substitute declares likewise. In
effect, that the MORRISON bill would have
been unconstitutional. had 1t become law;
for tho MORRISON bill did not discard the
protective duties. but merely scaled them
down. Tho substitute declares. also. In
effect, that the MILLS bill would havo been
unconstitutional IL it had been passed by
Congress and signed by MIR. CLEvE-
LAND: for even the MILLS bill re-
tanned protection rs feature OF It's
schedules and levied duties for no
other reason than to protect and pro-
mote American industries. This sweeping
declaration that no tariff law Is constitu-
tional into which tho principle OF protection
enters, that protection itself Is fraud and
an imposture, and that Congress has no
constitutional right in fixing duties to take
American interests into consideration. was
substituted for tho resolution proposed by
Mr.. CLEvELAND's manager and approved.
as 1t is said. by Mr.. CLEVELAND. About
three-nfths OF the delegates in the Conven-
ton voted to knock out the original plank
and accepted the substitute. to the immense
delight Of tho Hon. HENRY WATTERsoN. Ton
JOHNSON OF Ohio. HENRY GEORGE Of New
York. and tho single-tax mon and the Mug
wump FREQ traders generally.
Now. was Mr.. CLEVELAND wrong. and
were the wild extremists right. who seem to
have forced him. against his own will and
against the judgment OF mon OF sense
like Mr.. WHITNEY and Col. @. H. JONES,
upon ground which he may not DO
prepared to maintain ? The result alone
can answer this question. Meanwhile it Is
n mattor OF momontous interest to the
Democratic party to know exactly what
passed between Buzzard's Bay and Chicago
on the night Of June 20. with regard to the
Democracy's declaration on the tariff: and
tho Hon. WILLIAM COLLINS WHITNEY Is the
gentleman who can. II he chooses. give Mr..
CLEvELAND's chances OF election boost
which nothing else could impart.
II Mr.. CLEVELAND Is the defender Of the
American doctrine Of protection against the
indiscriminate assaults OF theorists and
cranks. tho country should know 1t. If Mr..
CLEvELANDs personal views on this Inn
portant question commend him to the con-
servative and patriotic Democrats who re-
fuse to go to the extreme to which they are
invited by HENRY GEORGE and the Mug
wump free traders. tho country ought
to know the fact. II Mr.. CLEvELAND's
real attitude has been misrepresented by
the crazy amendment substituted for the
moderate and well-considercd platform con-
structcd by his immediate friends, and hav-
ing his approval. the country is entitled to
know 1t. And when he writes his letter OF
acceptance, he will have q chance to make
tho fact apparent.
Nevertheless. the truth remains and will
remain that the supreme issue OF this cleo
ton Is not tho tariff. nor silver. nor Chinese
civil service. nor anything except free cleo
tions everywhere. and white government
and not negro government in the South.