Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-28

large cities of this state for the
promotion of the building of the
Nicaragua ship canal, so that the VAL
liable products of this coast can find
market free from the tax now levied by
the railroads for their transportation.
Revive our commerce, open again our
shipyards, establish our foreign trade,
and your ship canal will be an estab-
liehed fact, built for the exigencies of
American trade and commerce, by an
American government, for the benefit of
the whole American people.
1t is said that California desires pro-
lection for its wines, it's raisins, it's or
auges and it's dried fruits; that, al
though luxuries, they are the wealth of
its people, and will. in the near future,
make of it's citizens the most happy and
prosperous people on the face of the
earth.
President Cleveland, in his message
on the tariff, said: "Under our present
laws, more than 1000 articles are sub
ject to duty. Many of these do not in
any way compete with our own manu-
factures, and are hardly worth atten-
tion as subjects of revenue. A consid-
erable reduction can be made in the ag-
gregate by adding them to the free list.
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feature of hardship, but the necessities
of life, used and consumed by all the
people, the duty upon which adds to the
cost of living in every home, should be
greatly cheapened."
These things can and should
be done. with safety to all our
industries, without danger to the
opportunity for remunerative labor,
which our workingmen need. and
with benefit to them and all our people
by cheapening their means of substance
and increasing the measure OF their COM
FORTS"
II the question of the tariff is one of
special interest to the fruit grower of
this section, it must be apparent that
the policy of the Democratic party means
cheaper articles for your consumption
and better protection to your products.
1t is not my purpose to go into the per-
sonnel of the candidates asking for your
suffrage for the local Offices, nor at this
time, if at all, to discuss the manage
ment of your local affaire. There will at
ali times be found men in each party un-
worthy of your support, and the lowering
Of the standard of public morals in high
places has not tended to quicken the
moral sense in the people. So that the
professional politician has learned that
no crime, however great, but will have
defender with the partizans cf his
party. The people have eyes and see
not, and ears and bear not. or the pay
ment OF $400 600 to political corruption
fund by dry goods merchant would not
have been rewarded with cabinet posi-
ton without driving the briber, the
bribe taker, and all connected with
them to everlasting obscurity. The
safety for the people against the pro-
fessional politician will be assured when
the individual will rise above mere
party name, when he will cast off the
political collar around his neck with the
label of either party upon it, and emerge
from the darkness of political ignorance
into intelligent and fearless examination
of the truth. If this campaign Of educa-
tion begun with the message of Presi-
dent Cleveland, shall bring forth such
fruit future generations will rise up to
bless him and all who have taken part
therein.