The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-30
TOOK CLEvELAND's MEASURE.
Chairman Carter Cleverly Dissects the Great
Apostles Letter.

Chairman Carter Cleveriy Dissects the Great
Apostles Letter.
New York Herald.
Chairman Carter and his colleagues of
the Republican national committee spent
much time yesterday reading Cleveland's
letter. and late last night Mr. Carter sent
out this criticism of the document:
1t is rather difficult to figure out from
Mr.. Cleveland's letter of acceptance pre-
cisely what he believes about any thing.
than ever confirmed In the belief
that all the things which he has
heretofore believed are true and excel
lent l suppose that nobody will doubt
Mr. Cleveland's regard tor his opinions
Still, In the present situation, the
Republican party having declared plainly
and explicitly In tariff so devised TO pro-
tect American industries while raising
the revenues necessary to support
the government and the Democratic
party having explicitly declared that
such an arrangement of the tariff Is un-
constitutional, it would have been interest.
ing to know whether Mr.. Cleveland agreed
with the Republican or Democratic theory.
1t will be renemb ered that In 1854 Mr..
Cleveland ran for the presidency. and
was elected on q platform which stated
that the Democratic party simply de-
sired to reform the tariff. and that in re-
forming 1t they did not intend to Disturb
existlng industries. They said that they
were aware of the fact that many indus
tries depended on the protective tariff,
and that all changes Of existing law must
and capital invested. This was one of
those characteristic Democratic lodging
planks which was intended to mean, and
did mean. anything to anybody.
Mr.. Randall stumpcd New York saying
that it meant protection: MIR. Hurd stu:nped
| Ohio saying that it meant free trade; MIR.
| Mills stumped Texas saying that 1t meant
an income tax; Mr.. Watterson stumped
| Kentucky saying that IL was exactly in
| line with the views of the star-eyed god
| dess of reform.
but the Democratic convention of 1892
| when this identical plank wac presented to
| il by its platform COMMITTEES. vverwhelm-
| ingly threw it out. and by vote of
| $40 to 342 the convention declared
| itself for free trade pure and simple.
| To have regard for any other purpose, IL
| said, in devising tariff. than the one pur-
| pose of raising revenue. was unconstitu-
tional. In dealing with this plank Mir.
| Cleveland has twisted In evident distress.
| He means what the plank means, but does
| not dare to say so. Instead he says he be-
lieves what helalways believed, and that
every body knows what he has always be-
lieved. and thatought to be enough. Final
| ly he saws the people cannot be fright
ened by the spectre of impossible free
| trade, which means. if 1t means anything
! that the people must have confidence in
him aud his party because they do not re-
| ally mean what they say. and have not the
courage of their convictions
| This is certainly curious ground on
which To appeal to intelligent people for
| their suffrages.
"The Democratic convention declared at
| Chicago in favor of the repeal of the ten
| percent. tax on State bank issues. This
has excited the profound alarm of every
oo eeu over. Those a Of. our people who Who
| lived before the war will remember the
condition of Congress and affairs when
every body was permitted to start q bank
and print slips of paper called money
| to the extent of his inclination. Mill
| ions on millions OF more or less worth
less money hoated around the country. no.
| body knowing precisely what the bills he
had in his pocket would be received for at
] the bank. nor, indeed, whether they were
/ genuine or counterfeit.
These were the days of wildcat money.
| and they were ended when the Republican
| party adopted it's present fiscal policy. and.
italy forbade the putting out OF any money
which WAS not national and for which the
whole faith and credit of the government
was not pledged.
Concerning the sterling proposition that
this great policy must be abandoned, and
that in order to increase the volume Of
currency everybody must be permitted to
make his own money. ss much and
as often as he chooses. Mr.. Cleve-
| land Is silent. This silence must be con-
strued as an approval by Mr.. Cleveland OF
the proposition to resurrect that wild ca
| money.
This proposition by the Democratic
| party to bring about disorder in our finan-
cial system is most alarming, indeed, and II
is amazing to note that the presidential
| candidate for the Democracy stands mu to.
The contamination of the currency
would entail more and greater evil upon
the country than any possible arrange
ment or disarrangement of tariff schedules
would involve.
mo patriotic citizen can fail to view
with grave concern the possibility of such
an affiiction being visited upon
this country. and with equal concern ouI
people must view the candidate who
rears q platform proposing to pollute our
currency and disarrange our business. and
does not think enough about the subject tc
mention 1t.
The Republican party 10 fighting
in this campaign for protection to Amer.
lean industries and American labor
The Democratic party is fighting for free
trade. Mr.. Cleveland lodges the issue
The Republican party 10 lighting In this
campaign for honest money, dollars OF
equal value. aud that value one hundred
cents on the dollar. The Democratic party
is lighting for wildcat money. an uniim
tied issue of meaningless paper. On thu
issue Mr.. Cleveland Ia silent"