Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-12

We gave a day or two ago 4 resume
OF tho Hin platform. as he laid it down
recently in Buffalo, n. Y. We propose to
show now that President Cleveland is
no more in favor of hasty or ill-advised
legislation touching tho customs-duties
than is Senator Hiu.
For months past the New York sun
has persisted in declaring that Mr.. CleVe-
land is In favor Of free trade. and that
paper has pretended TO DO an advocate
Of the Presidents policy. 1t is not much
to the credit OF the journals which have
followed the Suns lead that they should
thus allow themselves to be arrayed on
the side OF the enemies OF the President
whilst catering themselves that they are
UNFOLDING his arms.
MIR. Halstead has said over and over
nrain that the tariff resolution which
WAS voted down In the Chicago conyen-
ton. and replaced by the Neal substi-
tute. was Eve quote Mr.. Halstead's own
words from his own paper prepared
by Mr.. Cleveland himselr'-that is, We
take II, revised by the President ana
returned to Chicago by telegraph. Here,
therefore. are the Presidents words:
I'VE reiterate the oft-repeated doc
trines OF the Democratic party. that the
necessity of tho government is tina only
justification for taxation, and whenever
a tax is unnecessary II Is unJustiiable;
that when Custom-house taxation IS levied
upou articles OF any Kind purchased IN
this country. the difference between the
cost OF labor here and labor abroad
when such difference exists fully mea-
sures any possible benefits 70 labor
aud the enormous additional IMPOSE
tons OF the existing tann fall with
crushing force upon our farmers and
workingmen, ana Tor tho mere adN'th-
tage or the few whom IL enriches, exact
from labor u grossly unjust share OF
the expenses OF the government and
We demand such a revision OF tho tarln
laws rs will remove their ubiquitous
Inequalities. tighten their expressions, ana
put than on u constitutional and esuita-
Ole basis. But in making reduction in
axes Il IL not proposed to inJure any
domestic industries. but rather TO pro-
mote their healthy growth. From the
foundation OF this government taxes col
lected at the custom-house have been
tho chief source OF Federal revenue.
such they must continue to be. More
over, many industries have come 70 rely
upon LEGISLATION Tor successiM contln-
uance 80 that any change of law must
se at every step regardful OF the labor
aud capital thus involved. The process
Of reform must bs subject In the execu-
ton OF this plan 70 the dictates OF justice"
On motion Of Mr.. Neal. OF Ohio. Gate
Democratic candidate for 6overnor). the
above paragraph was struck from the
Cleveland platform, and tho following
was substituted:
I'VE denounce Republican protection as
q fraud. robbery OF tho great majority
OF the American people for tho benefit
OF the tsw. Ne declare II to be a funda-
mental principle Of the Democratic party
that the Federal Government has no CEN
stitutienal power 20 impose and TO collect
tariff datlsS except Tor the purpose Of
reyosoe only. and We demand that the
collootisa of such taxes shall DO limited
u Tho pcceaeitics Of the government
when hnnesriy and economically admin
isteTedA"
Thk latter paragraph was thus put
into ths Dsznocratie national platform
and tho former. which Is Mr.. Cieveland's
paragraph, was omitted
The New York SUN esdeawors to en-