Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-08-25

trust, distress and disaster wuicn wouIa
follow the enactment Of legislation
framed for that purpose were involved
in the democratic tariff policy.
ours Is not destructive party"
said Mr.. Cleveland. 1--WE are not ut
enmity with the rights of any of our
citizens. All are our countrymen. We
are not recklessly needless of any
American interests nor will we aban-
don our regard for them"
Indefinite as this utterance is II EN-
braces the only words used by Mr.. Cleve-
land in his Madison Square harangue
against the protective tariff, which can
be twisted into an expression Of friend
ship for American industry.
But no hazy generality Of this kind
can obscure the public view OF the plat
form on which Mr.. Cleveland was
placed at Chicago and on which he
must continue to stand.
The Cleveland democracy in national
convention at Chicago rejected by an
overwhelming vote the tariff plank pre-
pared and reported by the committee
on resolutions. The convention seemed
to be Infatuated by these friendly refer
enccs to American labor contained in
the plank:
when custom house taxation is levied upon
articles Of any kind produced in this country,
| tho difference between the cost OF labor here
| and labor abroad, when Auoh difference exists,
fully measures any possible benefits TO labor
hut In making reductions In taxes II II
not proposed TO injure any domestic industries
but rather to promote their healthy growth
From the foundation OF this government taxes
collected at the custom houses have been tho
| chief source Of federal revenue. Such they
tries have come 10 rely upon legislation for sue
cassful continuance, NO that any change OF Law
must be at every step regardful OF the labor and
capital thus involved.
The enunciation of such doctrine had
m effect on the convention such as the
waving Of n red rag would have upon d
BULL and without ceremony the plank
which was virtually the plank Of the
1884 platform on which Cleveland wai
elected, was thrown out and this vicious
substitute, offered by Mr.. O'Neal, o.
Ohio, inserted:
We denounce the republican protection as
fraud, o robbery Of n majority Of the American
people for the benefit OF the few We declar'
Il TO be fundamental principle OF the demo
cratic party that the federal government has NJ
constitutional power to impose and collect tarif
, duties except for the purpose OF revenue only
and we demand that the collection OF sucl
taxes shall be limited 10 the necessities Of tn
government when honestly and economical!
administered.
! Grover Cleveland, therefore, stand
for this policy, and on this platform
/ Protection is fraud A protective dutJ
is robbery A protective tariff is un
/ constitutional! Down with the pro
tectiye tariff! All tariff revenue shall
be raised by means of revenue onl,
} duties on tea, coffee, etc!
/ Mr., Cleveland cannot escape the posi-
ton which he has taken. --Alban.
Journal.
CE-Every democrat may not be
e free trader, but every free trader is
I democrat, and usually a mugwump y
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