The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-08-24
CLEVELAND OR HARRISON.

Some months ago the Home and Farm
said the people in 1892 would have to
choose between Cleveland and Harrison
for president.
We believe this is true to-day. The
prohibitionists have nominated candi-
dates who will not carry a single state.
The peoples party have nominated
candidates who may carry few Repub-
lican states in the west, and it is claimed
that they will carry some states of the
South.
For Western republicans to vote for
Gen. Weaver, is to insure the electio of
Mr.. Cleveland.
For southern democrats to vote for
Gen. Weaver will be to make Mr.. Har-
sons calling and election sure.
Hence, our readers must decide mere
ly between Harrison and Cleveland, for
one of these two candidates is certain to
be president.
Home and Farm has no tronble In de-
Gliding fol itself this question. AS far as
the currency issue is concerned there is
no material difference between the re-
publican platform and the democratic
platform and no great difference between
Mr. Harrison's views and Mr.. Cleveland's.
50 the matter is for the time. at least
put aside. The three great issues in
our judgment on which the election
must turn, are these:
First-The Tariff.
Second The Force Bill.
Third-Extravagant Expenditures.
The Mckinley bin, is in our judy
ment, blight on our industries. 1t is
not protection, but robbery. Laws of
this character are the chief source of our
woes, and prosperity will never be Sc
cured by any device until we do away
with war tariffs, and with protective tar
ills, and reduce our taxes on imports to
revenue basis The democratic plat
form on this issue speaks in no uncertain
term. 1t is as follows:
Eve denounce republican protection
as a fraud, robbery of the great major
ity OF the American people for the ben
eft OF the few. We declare it to be a
fundamental principle OF the democratic
party that the federal government has
no constitutional power to impose and
collect tariff duties except for the pur
pose of revenue only and demand that
the collection of such taxes shall be
limited to the necessities of the govern
ment when honestly and economically
administered"
In our Judgment this is the most
important and the boldest political dec
laratlon that has come from either of
the great political parties since the
war.
But this is not all back of Mr. Har-
rison stalks the force bill; a bill which
would do infinite mischief throughout
the south. The republican platform
endorses the force bill, and in an inter
view, Mr.. Harrison himself reiterates his
views on the subject. He believes in
the force bin and would be glad to ex-
ecute it.
Furthermore, Mr.. Harrison reveals his
attitude towards the Southern people by
appointing a negro named Crum post
master at Charleston, S. c.
Again, the four years Of Mr.. Harrison's
administration have been marked bv
unbounded extravaganza. Every
appropriation bill has swollen
to enormous proportions. Extraor-
binary expenses have character
lied every department, This reckless
ness in scattering the peoples money
has contaminated the democratic con
gress, and the appropriations under
Crisp will nearly equal those under
Reed
We need giant to gapple with such
an evil. We need man in the White
House VINO has the honesty and the cour-
age to defy the politicians of both par
ties, and hold them to strict accountable
i4y to the people.
For these reasons we believe that it is
to the interest of the farmers north.
south, east and west, that Mr.. Cleveland
be elected president
His success will end forever the force
bill, it viii make certain the radical re-
duction of the tariff; it will insure the
adoption of policy Of economy and re-
trenchment
When these reforms are secured we
shaIl be able to deal more wisely and di-