Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-10-20


Prominent democrats are deserving the
free trade standard in considerable number
and not n few of them make public their
reasons for taking this step One OF tho
most convincing statements in this connec-
ton that we remember to have seen is that
made by John j. Dopnhue, Esq, of keene,
n. H., for years prominent democratic
worker. MIR Donahue was member OF
the democratic State committee, chairman Of
the Cheshire County democratic committee
and OF the ciSy and ward committe and presi-
dent Of the Young Mems democratic club.
Ills detection is therefore especially note
worthy and his reasons for severing his
connection with the democratic organi2a-
ton will attract wide attention. He says:
latter a thorough perusal of the plat
form adopted by the democratic national
convention which met at Chicago June y,
! am convinced that | cannot conscientious
| ly support the same. That portion Of sec
| ton three referring to taxation as reported
| by the majority OF the committee on resou-
| tons and afterward stricken out was in my
| opinion framed in the in tetosts OF the whole
/ people and mat with my approval. ct, as
it was deemed wise by IA ma ority of the con
yentiou to substitute the report Of Mr.. Neal
of Ohio, denouncng protection as fraud
| and unconstitutional, and asserting
that tariff duties should he collected tor the
! purposes Of revenue only, | must withdraw
my support from the party announcing
| such doctrine At the same time find
myself in full accord with the declarations
of principles upon the subject of the tariff
found in tho republican platform. be-
heye that ION all imports coming into com
potion with the products OF American labor
there should be levied duties equal to tho
difference between wages abroad and Mt
hume.' And believe tho benefit of such
protective legislation is being strongly felt
in this country today
The significance Of such words as these
cannot be gansald and it is safe to say that
large number of democrats will follow
Mr.. Dunahue's example.
GOV. Flower Liable to Arrest.
The democratic governor Of the Empire
State has Just followed the ilustrious OK
ample of his subordinate, Labor Commits
soner Peck, in paying tribute to the bene-
fits Of the Mckinley tariff. In an interview
in the Press in relation TO the congressional
situation Gov. Flower sail
''N on take my county, Jefferson, the
farmer have been benefited By this meas
; ure, and they know 1t. Theincreasel tariff
has Withdrawn the Canadian competition,
aud TO day they are getting better prices
than in good many years. 1t will be use
, less to bring any argument in our district
that the Mckinley bnl does not benefit the
farmers, for it does and the facts bear it
out, There is no use Of democrat trying
to get an Office in that district on that issue
for it is a dead one.
! 1t will be remembered that Governor
, Flower was bitterly hostile to Grover Cieve
: land Mt the Chicago conven ton, as zero The
Q other democratic regulars of the Empire
= State, and the only explanation Of Govern
2 or Flowers statement quoted above, is that
lie would not lie merely to help elect Grover
. Cleveland president Governor Flower tolC
e the TRUTH and Peck has discovered that thi.
is an indictable offence N New York STATE
f official during Il prcsd initial campaign.
= If Flower believes what he says, the dem
= ocrats are sure TO DE defeated If be doe!
r not believe what he lays, it means that h
q is stealthily hnihng Cleveland. Our demo
, cratic friends can take their choice