The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-22
sEATTLE. FRIDAT. JULY 2?.


CLEyELASD's ADDRESS.
The address of Grover Cleveland ex-
poses the old Democratic trick of using the
candidate TO bridge the holes in the plat
form. In August. 1854. the copperhead
Northern Democracy, the very day that
Eherman's sword forced open the gates of
Atlanta. framed peace at any price plat
form and then nominated Mcclellan, a
war Democrat. for president. The military
personality of Mcclellan did not save the
day for the Democracy; the nation read
the platform and Lincoln was reelected,
carrying twenty-five states and 2l3 elect
oral votes against the three states Of New
JERSEY, Maryland and Kentucky casting
twenty-one electoral votes for Mcclellan.
The Democracy tried the same trick in
is72. when they nominated an old-time
anti-slavery leader and Republican cham
pion Of the Union. Horace Greeley, hop
ing that the candidate would win the bat
tie for his disreputable army of Tammany-
ties and ex-Confederates. The Democratic
failure in 1872 was almost as dismal as that
Of 1854, for Grant carried thirty-one out of
thirty-seven states. In 1880 the Democ-
racy tried to make the great Union
soldier Hancock the victorious leader of
the Tammany-ex-Confeder column, and
again marched to defeat
The same trick is resorted to today:
Cleveland. the candidate. in his address
OF acceptance tries to save the
Democracy from the consequences of
their unqualified declaration at Chicago
in favor of "a tariff for revenue only" pre-
coded by the denunciation of protection
rs q fraud and unconstitutional. Mr..
Cleveland's view is that while he believes
in tariff for revenue only he is not in
favor of its enforcement. Cleveland does
not think 1t necessary "to base the Demo-
cratic attack on the question of constltu-
tional permission or legislative power"
and he further says: 'Ours is not des-
tructive party. We are not at enmity
with the rights OF any of our citizens. Ali
are our countrymen. We are not reck-
lessly needless Of any American interests,
nor will We abandon our regard for them"
This is q very broad hint that Mr.. Geve-
land does not expect that the Democratic
party, if victorious. will enforce any more
radical measure of tariff reform than he
the Mills bill, which gave the Eastern
manufacturer free raw materials and pro-
lection TO his manufactured goods. Mr.
Cleveland would thus enforce free trade
against the Western producer and protect
the Eastern manufacturer. This was the
Cleveland tariff policy of lssS preached by
Mills; Mills preached it last November in
New England, and Cleveland himself ut
tered il last April from the stump in
Rhode Island.
Cleveland sees clearly that while the
New England manufacturer was pleased
in isSS with the promise of free raw ma
terials and protected finished goods. tn at
he is not at ali pleased with a tariff for
revenue only which means free raw ma
terials and free goods, too, and the occu-
patton of his home market by cheap
foreign goods. The Eastern manufacturer
knows that under tariff for revenue
only, which means ''free trade in the
same sense that the English revenue svs-
tenn means 'free trade" he must either
close his doors or cut down wages to the
level Of cheap foreign labor. and for this
reason the Eastern manufacturer is not
disposed to vote for Cleveland and a tariff
Tor revenue only, knowing that this is
far different thing from voting for
Cleveland and the Mills bill, which PRO
posed free raw materials for the manu-
fsctu7er and protection for his finished
goods.
II has been IN the air for some time that
Mr.. Cleveland in his letter OF acceptance
would consecrate himself 20 much milder
tariff policy than that advocated by the
Chicago convention. II is not disputed
that the original Democratic tariff plank,
prepared by Clevelands political con-
ldants. Senator Villas and ex-Secretary
Whitney. had his entire approval; that
the substitution Of Watterson's radical
resolution, indorsing a tariff for revenue
only and denounclng protection as s fraud
and unconstitutional, was great disap-
poin;ment TO Cieveland's managers. This
conviction that Cleveland was not in sym
ra;hy with the tariff plank prompted
the Democratic Free Trade League of New
York city 70 send him recently the follow.
ing gentle hint:
Tk Hsa Groes- Clcg-'rsi. B...s-zTs Es,,
Mass; Those Dem acratS of Nv York WI, Na.
lieve that ths Chicago Platform means whst IL
ssys whsa it declares icr -. = far revenue onlv
view with alarm the ino-ess.ae dfsro,itiop ~
soms OF the party lsad9rs snd o-Eau. +, ,,.a.k
the real tariff issue ua3or cow q he tees,
phrase OF "ssrss reform" Sud 20 eorrss. f-,-,
fhe people tie snss-presectioa attitude Of TIA
platform.
We believe that the Chicago platform Coas
fnFther than mere tariff reform sad rreaas s.no
protection" and 10 Is under that banner only
tia We can hght
We look - the stsndsrd-bearer chosen ST
Chicago 70 g.Ve IN his letter OF acceptance ;ae
quietUs TO su attempted svasions OF the true is.
sues OF the campaign.
NJ. Clevelsnd's address will probably
satisfy these Democratic free traders tina,
he is not disposed - swallow the Chicago
tariff plank without hedging; II is easy to
read between the lines Of the address tina,
Cleveland, So far IS the tariff plank is con-
eerned, hiss made James Russell Lowell :
famous Letter From . Candidate" the