Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-11-05
MIR. BbAINE'S ANALYSIS
The Situation Clearly Set Forth in
the North American Review
LETTERS OF THE CANDIDATES
Cleveland Criticized Pensions ana Rect
prooity -Jefferaonianism
Unmasked
LETTERS OF THE CANDIDATES

hhccs on lhe presidential election OF
1892 appears in the November number
Of the North American Review. He |
notes the lack Of excitement attending |
the present election, contrasting It with |
the turmoil that characterized the cam |
paign Of the elder Harrison This
change Of public interest In such CON
tests, he suggests, may be ACCOUNTED
for by the growth In population and
the consequent absorption In vast com
mercial and financial operations, and il
may possibly indicate subsidencc in
the future Of extreme partisanship.
Mr.. Blaine gives special attention To
the letters Of the presidential candi-
dates. OF President Harrisons letter
he says, among other things: " Per
haps none Of his predecessors has made
50 exhaustive and none more clear
presentation Of thequestions involved !"
Mr.. Cleveland's letter IL subjected 10
searching criticism. Mr.. Blaine finds
that, In greater measure than Mr.. Har-
rison's, 1t departs from the platform Of
his party; in fact, that " Mr.. Cleveland
has made the platform upon which lac
| Is now before the people, and That
Mr.. Cleveland's departure from the
! positions Of his party'z platform on the
| question Of free trade confirms the i'm
| preston, which has been general that
"A large proportion Of the Democratic
party believe In protection In some
| fOFm.n
| lie makes caustic comment upon Mr..
! IClevelnnd'H uttcranccs on the currency
and the state banks. He uphOlds the
Republican policy Of granting liberal
| pensions 10 the veterans Of the war.
On tins point he says: "Ihe amount
we contribute toward pensions h larger
lhan the amount paid by any Of the
European nations for IA standing army.
surely the binding up Of the wounds
OF "A past war is more merciful aud hon
orable work than preparing the coun-
try for new one. %
Mr.. Blaine Is full aud explicit Ia his
treatment Of the subject Of reciprocity,
claiming that material increase has
been caused Ia United States trade by
reciprocal treaties with the islands and
countries Of America, and particularly
by the treaties made with European
countries. Mr. Blaine quotes interest
hgures In relation 10 the increase Of
trade with the Lecward and Windward
Islands and Cuba.
1T n Ia the island Of Cuba" be says
that reciprocity has done the most; aud
no football of Democratic campaigner
ever dlsturbs the silence which hangs over
Cuba when Reciprocity n under censure.
No Democratic OblcctOr asks the millers
Ot the country VINO send -four 10 Cuba
what have been the results. a trade of
1,OO,OJ IN hour, where We had not more
than tl15,DD is not Il bad showing for the
hrhl year Of Reciprocity. For the year
ending August 81, our total exports 70
Cuba were Sl5,7DJ,DIO, and for the same
{, period the preceding year they were Il ].
SD,DD, an Increase, lt Will b. observed, of
% per cent, due entirely ~ Reciprocity.
Dealing with the claim Of the Demo.
cratic party b. be the Jefiersonian
( party, he says:
IL would surprise Jefferson II he could
| once more appear lu the flesh. % learn
. that be II held A. indOrser Of all the prln-
ciplcs and measures advocated by the
| Democratic party today. IL H. pefhaV.
. not worth while 10 enter into any elab1.
: rate ar ument on the subject, but The
| Democracy owes no little Of lts success. a.
the persistence with which its adherenti
{ have made their disciples believe thl'
: pretentiOn through all the mutations O
. | their party. u Was equally true. IL mus
be supposed, when Mr. buchanan. a con.
nfmed fedcrallst, wn- the president elect
J of the Democracy, though tits well known
. that the object u Mr.. JeifersOn's mos
intense dislike was the Federal party.
Ia vain 10 is pDin cd out that the posi-
J tion " Jefferson On any subject wa
. directly be reverse ~ the Democrat,
, position; he II duly quoted AZ the mex
: convention, and new oath ~ allegiance
: n taken 70 bis principles. IN 1901, aitei
: a severe contest Jefferson came ~ tni
J presidency a. the founder aud head Of th'
) Republican party. The prefix Demo
: cratic was sometimes though seldom used
The teuacitY with which Jefferson held
70 the protective principle was only pro
pOrtlOned ~ the necessities u the cOun
. try. His action In ls6, when be declined
= 70 recommend the appeal or alteration o.
r the revenue law, after surplus Of flf,
1 90 90 had been accumulated, puts hin
. IN the sharpcst contrast ~ Mr.. Cleveland
who, IN his term Of Office. treated th'
surplus accumulated ~ the sum Oi al
= Ylllalnles.
In conclusion, summarizing the pos
= tiOns Of the two great parties a. declared
IN their platforms, Mr.. Blaine says:
D II r. interesting and suggestive 70 look
. over the platforms Of the two parties and
= see how much Ike they are in seyera
v vital measures, after the real and decisive
= issues have been stated. In parallel col
umns they read: that the Republican,
favor bl-metalism and dollars Of equa
value; that the Democrats favor bi
=, metalism and dollars " equal value; bOtl
parties favor navy, and both are III fO
= building the Nicaragua canal; both arr
I, opposed W trusts and demand more ngit
" laws against them; both are 10 favor o
y restricting immigration; both are hostile
4 " Chinese immigration; both are IN fayO
:, Of public education, and both are hostil,
|. % any attempt al union 0f Church 81,
State; both are IN favor " making con
Z gressiOnal provision for the Worlds Fair
y , both are In favor Of civil service reform
J. both are IN favor Of admitting the terri
, tories Al the earliest possible moment
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