New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-28
DEMOCRACY REVIEWED.

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Hon. 9. R. Davis Shows up the Inconsist-
ency Of the Chicago Platform.
BE Pertinently Asks for discussion ofthe.
State Bank Clause.
The Harrison Administra Ion Praised ana
the Work Of Secretary Blaine Lauded.
The address delivered to the Republi-
can club by Hon. G. r. Davis of st.Peters
on on Friday evening was a happy disap--
pointment. There were those there who
had not placed much confidence in Mr..
Davis as a political orator, but after lis.
tening to his lucid explanation Of the.
workings of the protective system and
reciprocity, his pointed and convincing
arraignment of Democratic insineerity
and his careful review of the. history of
Democratic platform jugglery since 1928
there were none who were not willing to
concede argument, ability, sound reason
ing and eloquence to the ambitious SEN
ator from Nicollet.
The speaker started out by saying that
in deciding with whom to trust the CON
duct Of the government it was necessary
to know what the various political par
ties had done. He did not believe in.
banking on pledges and glowing, promises
but demanded a record Of past achieve
.ments as a guide in the casting Of ballots.
Then he took up the record of the Dem
ocracy as found In its platforms. BY
reading extracts he pointed out. how at
one time they were for protection, then
for tariff for revenue onl then for fi Incl Incl
dental protection, later on for protection
to industries, and last of all in 1892 for
Accommodation of their own doctrine Of
four years before as a fraud and prin-
ciple that was unconstitution naIsand mon
cpolistic. He left no ground uncovered d
in showing up the manner in which the
Democrats have juggled with the tariff
and the beneficent princip pie ofrec eciprocity,
the latter, he said, haveing been favored
doctrine with them as long as the Re-
Spublicans were in doubt about CARRYING
out Mr.. Blaine's ft,ut lJugbeaif fs
soon as the great commercial scheme was
made a Republican law. In fact, he
thought, the Democrats would even op-
pose the Republicans if they were to
make an effort to hang themselves.
Reciprocity he termed the hand .maid
of commerce and in order to set right
Democratic talk to the effect that recip-
rocity was limited free trade he defined
the difference between the two by saying
that reciprocity meant more production
at home and greater sales abroad, while
free trade meant less production at home
and more purchases abroad. He urged
Republicans to fire this brief distinction
at their opponents whenever the fimsy
argument was advanced that Blaine's re-
ciprocity deal meant free trade in any
sense Of the word
After he had finished discussing the
tariff he applied himself to picturing the
weakness of that portion of the Demo-
cratic platform which calls for the repeal
of the 10 per cent tax on state banks.
Anyone who knows the history of state
banks and the deplorable condition of
our currencs and business when this 10
per cent law was passed blythe Republi-
cans knows that the Democrats blunder-
ed when they asked for a repeal and Mr..
Davis called attention to the careful
manner in which they avoid this section
and in fact every other provision of their
platform when forced to make speeches.
They talk about nothing but calamity,
he said, and their only cry is s:tarif re-
form" They forget that their platform
calls for tariff for revenue only, denoun-
ces one which protects any of our indus
tries and means in other words simple
free trade. About this they are silent.
notwithstanding it reveals themselves in
their true clothing.
The administration and the various de-
partments received sensible praise at the
hands of the speaker and when he men
toned the names of Blaine and Har-
rison the cheering was given with a will
The effect on the club was noticeable.
Everybody seemed pleased with the adj
dress and went away imbued with de-
sire to do his share for the party of pro-
lection, reciprocity, sound money and an
honest ballot