Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-10-27
WILL VOTE FOR HARRISON.
A Leading Massachusetts Democrat Ia
Support the Republican Ticket.


only twice in twenty years. am 90.
ing to vote the Republican ticket"
But what is the cause of your leav.
ing the Democratic party this year,
Colonel?"
II am not going to vote the Demo.
cratic ticket this fall, because am a
Democrat of the school of jefferson and
jackson, and the Democratic National
Convention this year has put the party
On the platform Of Calhoun and Jeffer.
son Davis. That's my reason. In 1882
Gen. jackson was elected President on
the platform that the tariff should be
80 fixed as to raise only money enough
for the needs of the Government, but
should be SO arranged at the same time
as to help and not hurt our American
industries. Calhoun and the South
Carolinians took the ground that there
should not be any protection to Ameri-
can industries, and that they would go
oat of the Union if there was. Gen.
Jackson set his heel on that and killed
it. The next time it came up was in
the constitutional convention of the
Confederate States, at Montgomery,
Ala., in 1851, where they adopted con
stitution that there should not be any
protection. Now the Democratic Ma
tional Convention has adopted plat
form denouncing all protection.
THE tariff plank reported by the ma
jority of the committee on resolutions
was satisfactory one; it approved of
enough protection to make up for the
difference in wages between this and Eu-
ropean countries, and also to compen-
sate- for the difference in interest be-
tween the United States and other
countries. And this plank was rejected
and plank adopted which denies the
right of protection altogether and al
most repeats in effect, if not word for
word, the Confederate constitution.
When the Democratic party takes that
ground have no use for the Democratic
party"
"Do you think Gen. Harrison will be
re elected for another term, Colonel?''
II think he will. The Democratic
party is so hopelessly split there is no
chance OF its success. This is not only
in New York, but elsewhere. Mr.. Cleve-
land is between the devil and the deep
seattle Mugwump devil and the Demo.
cratic deep sea. If he fails to suit the
Mugwumps he is dead, and if he fails
to suit the Democrats he is dead beyond
redemption. He will cast ont the Mug.
wump devil; he is in New York now
trying to do it.o
How do the business in terests of the
country take it, Colonelp"
"Well, have just returned from
Philadelphia, where attended direc-
tors meeting of corporation am in.
terest in. There are twenty seven di-
rectors, and four years ago there were
seven votes for Cleveland among them.
This year there is one."
docs there seem to you to be any
great demand for the repeal of the Nc,
Kinley tariff
mo, none at all. was talking the
other day with Massachusetts tariff
reformer, who is himself large manu-
facturer, and was little surprised al
the ground he took, as had not heard
it put in just that way before, but
have concluded that good many peo.
pie will be likely to think as he does.
This gentleman said: I never was in
| favor of the Mckinley tariff, and l am
just as much opposed to it now as ever
was, but any business can adapt itself
to any condition imposed by legislation.
1t costs a good deal of money to do it,
however. Now have adapted myself
to the Mckinley bill at the cost of a
good many thousand dollars. Although
l am in favor of lowering of duties
and of free raw materials, can not af
ford to adjust myself to change OF
tariff policy again for as much as eight
years. think the interests of the coun
try in general ought not to be required
to, and for that reason l am going to
vote for Mr.. Harrison g re election. ~
Boston Advertiser.