The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-11
We Basic q Lie and Correct Sundry
Errors.

We reproduce some remarks made by our
public. in regard to the position OF The Sun
and the Democratic party as to the tariff.
! partly for the purpose OF illustrating the
! curious alterations. moral and mental. to
| which discussion of the tariff may lead even
persons inclined to be fair-minded. 1t is
conceivable that the Republic wishes to do
us no injustice. and Is not conscious Of doing
us any injustice or disappearing our
views or our motives; and yet by no NAL
ice aforethought could it utter greater
falsehood than it utters when it declares
that thin Sun espoused the cause
of CARNEGIE> and FRIcK and the PINK
ERTONs against the people last year.
because CARNEGIE and Prick are high
protectionists." We are sorry that there
should be found in Boston. town Of
some intelligence. person silly enough to
write and newspaper silly enough to print
such cretinous lie. When journals Of the
baser sort were pandering to anarchy and
murder. and Senators Of the United States
were bounding on the mob. THE SUN stood
up for the rule OF law and for the defence OF
life and property against organized violence.
Protection had nothing to do with the causes
OF the Homestead disturbances. nor with
The SUNS attitude In regard to them. II
CARNEGIE and FRICK had been HENRY
GEORGE and Tom JOHNSON. the case would
have been the same, and The Suns position
the same. We are not aware that mans
opinions mako him an outlaw nor do we
recognize any higher law which author
ICES the murder Of the employees Of protec-
finDisfS n n ~ ri
The Boston Republic chooses to insult the
people of the United States by represent
Ing as their cause the work Of Anarchists
and assassins. We need not be surprised
that it libels US, after thus libelling the
country.
1t is perhaps waste OF words to try to
beat correct conception into head as
thick as the Republics seems to be, or to
hope that journal which bears false wit
ness against its neighbor will care to hear
the truth. Still. the work OF reasoning
with the sinner ought not to be given UP.
Therefore we explain to our Boston contem-
pOrary, that The SUN doesn't insist that
the Democratic party Is bound by the
Chicago platform to adopt policy Of free
trade and embody it In Congressional leg
isation." There Is nothing about free trade
In the Democratic platform. nor do we wish
the Democracy to adopt policy not In the
platform. What we do wish Is that the
Democratic party shall carry out by legis-
lation the promise which 1t made at Chica-
go. and not prove itself liar and a coward
oy continuing policy OF taxation which
1t has pronounced unconstitutional, a fraud
and spoliation. The substitution of a tariff
for revenue only for the protective tariff
is the only straightforward and honorable
course for the Democracy.
1t is true that we have not favored the
policy of tariff for revenue only. and that
We have been proud to belong to that school
OF Democrats OF which SAMUEL JACKSON
RANDALL was the beloved and honored
representative. But the majority OF the
Democratic party has decided that protec-
ton Is unconstitutional. and we bow to the
will OF that majority. The question now is
not one OF economic opinions. but OF morals.
A jury OF professors of political economy,
and. for all we know, a conclave OF seraphic
ILLUMINATE might wrangle about protection
and revenue until the world ceased to wag.
and yet there would be doubters uncon-
WINGED and scoffers unregenerate; but as
to tho mora! obligation to tell the truth
and do tho truth. the obligation OF
every man and collection OF men to keep
his word and their word, we had not SUBJ
posed Until recently that there was or
could b. any doubt. Yet we find more than
one journal which. like the Boston Republic.
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