The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-26
UNDER WHICH FLAG.

fesseS that the Connecticut Democracy re-
pudiated the tariff plank Of the Chicago
platform. We quote from the Post as fol-
lows:
The tariff plank adopted BY the Connecticut
Democrats in its explicit reference to the ''fav-
orsble legislation" in regard to the "tobaceo
leaf OF the Connecticut farmers, comes danger
ously near indorsing one Of the most outrageous
OF the Mckinley taxes.
To this the New York Sun, Tammany
Democratic organ, responds:
Don't be Miss Naucyish about II The Con-
necticut Democrats arc for the Mckinley
tobacco tax svery time, Just like the Connecti-
cut Rspu blfcanA They are protectionisn too
pure and uuadul terAted 10 be misrepresented BY
means of anti-McKinley platforms or BY col
umns OF Muswump panegyrics on the beauty OF
'tsrif reform"
The New Jersey Democratic state con-
vention was absolutely silent concerning
that portion of the Chicago platform that
cries for free trade and wildcat money.
The Chicago tariff plank by its denuncia-
ton of protection as "a fraud, as the rob
berry of the many for the few, as unconsti-
tutional" has driven from the ranks Of
the Democracy George Ticknor Curtis. .
life long Democrat, who declares that
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
John Quincy Adams and Jackson sup
ported protection a. constitutional" and
defended it as sound and just economic
policy for the United States All the
trainers of the constitution declared that
the power to lay duties to protect and fos-
ter domestic industries was clearly in.
cluded in the power tc regulate trade, and
they framed the early tariff laws on this
principle. Denial of it was never heard
till Calhoun started it for purposes Of
notification and disunion.
Col. Plympton, of Boston, another lead
ing Democrat. agrees with Mr.. Curtis and
refuses to support the Democracy this year
because of the tariff plank. Harper's
Weekly, bigoted supporter of Cleveland,
declares that the Democrats do not intend
to live up to the Chicago platform; that
they did not mean what they said when
they declared protection to be unconstitu-
tional, and that they will maintain pro-
tective duties. The Boston Herald, .
strong Cleveland organ, takes the same
view, and argues that Mr.. Cleveland in his
letter OF acceptance will take his stand
upon the Democratic tariff plank Of 1883,
which stood for free raw materials and
protection to finished products.
This seems to be the kind of tariff policy
advocated by David B. Hill, who has the
impotence to pretend that the Democratic
tariff planks of 1884. 1888 and 1892 all mean
one and the same thing. The New York
Evening Post and the New York San have
too much at stake 40 intelligent newspa-
pers of the first rank to support this view
of Senator Hill; the Post admits that the
Chicago tariff plank for 1892 is long step
inf advance of the incidental protection"
Democratic tariff planks OF 1884 and 1888,
while the Sun confesses that ''tariff for
revenue only" means British ''free trade, I"
and refuses to support it. The Democracy
at the East either refuse, like the Sun, to
support the Chicago tariff plank or say,
with Harper's Weekly and the Boston Her
aid, that the Democracy did not mean
what they said at Chicago; that they do
not intend to 60 beyond the Mills bill plat
form Of 1883.
On the other hand at the West the st.
Louis Republic, the Louisville Courier
Journal, the indianapolis Sentinel and the
Chicago Herald the most influential Demo
cratic organs Of that section have declared
for incorporating free trade. Richard
Dalton, who was candidate for governor
before the late Democratic state conven
ton Of Missouri, was wildly cheered by
the Democrats who listened to him when
he said: Free trade lie what we want and
what We must have. am opposed to the
whole tariff system from beginning to
end" 1.-THE tariff" he said. "win be re-
moved peacefully by congress, or it will 60
over congress to the people. 1t took
blood to wipe out slavery; it may take
blood to remove this tariff, but it must
and will be removed"
Between the Democrats Of the doubtful
states Of the East regulating the Chicago
tariff plank and the Democrats of the
West shrieking for free trade. what ground
will Cleveland take in his letter of accent
ances The New York Sun predicts that
Cleveland will evade the declaration of the
platform in regard to the tariff and instead
of the free trade advocated by the nation al
convention will declare for some degree OF
protection. This news does not please the
| Democrats of the West who have thus far
conducted their campaign on absolute free
trade lines. Mr.. Cleveland will probably
| do as the San predicts; lie will thus lose
ali chance of carrying The rainbow states
| of the West but he woald gain some votes
in New York and Connecticut
This attempt to modify the free trade
plank of the platform which was adopted
| by . vote of 56i to 5i2. would compel 8
| complete retreat for the Democracy of the
| West, VINO have thus far devoted them.
selves to arguing that protection Is q rob
berry and deluslon. But the Western
| Democracy cannot save Cleveland, if he
should lose New York ana Connecticut
| and IL Is probable that Cleveland will re.
| pudiate the tariff plank of the Chicago
| convention. Nevertheless, Whitelaw
Reid. in his Brooklyn address, holds tina,
Cleveland will stand by the tariff planl
without tinchins. We quote:
But be 10 too honorable man % accept IN:
nomination and finch frorn its respoasihintie
or svsde its obligations Republicans will pa
| no such impotasion uron him. The Demo
cratic sampaign Of abandonment has about ex
hansted Itself The one thing IL can neve
abandon 10 its demand for an English revenu,
tASi1. with the subsequent English wageA
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