The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-01-19
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

u How do the democratic farmers
like to recall the campai On promise. In
1892, of 'sI. 25 wheat" as a result OF
Cleveland's election?-Toleio Blade
sEH Prof Wilson and his free-trade
cranks can have their way the great
majority of the people will be receivers
of free soup. IN. Y. Recorder.
1What the democrats seem to need
is a patent elastic, self-sdjusting, de-
tachable tariff made OF the best quality
of india-rubber, perspiration proof, and
warranted not to gall-Chicago Trib-
une.
0The coming tariff discussion will
not develop anything new on the sub
iect, but it will emphasize the fact that
the democratic method of raising reve-
nue. Is to impose war taxes In q time of
peace Louis Globe-Democr.t
WDemagogic, unequal, impractica-
bic, sectional unpopular and inquis-
itorial-the income tax will not be &C
cepted by the American people, except
as a last resort TO raise revenue for q
hopelessly bankrupt government
BOSTON Traveller
EAfter all It Ia very fortunate for
Grover Cleveland that President Dole
declined to sccede to his demand for
the reinstatement of Queen Lii Fall
ure in that line Of policy may be morsi-
flying. but success would have been Q
crime.-Chicago Times DEM.
Representative Morse, Of Massa-
- -. "a
values of property, and actual losses to
workingmen because of the free trade
policy of Cleveland, at fifteen billion
dollars Rather high price to pay for
the sweet boon Of Grover Cleveland!-
Toledo Blade
Democrats call 1t "a revival Of
business" when a machine shop starts
up. and never stop to ask whether the
reduction of wages is fifteen or thirty
per cent But the fact Is the unem-
ployed workmen would be glad to
work st any wages that will buy
bread for hungry wives and children
Chicago Inter Ocean
BThe farmers Of New York arc
making the democratic politicians
howl by signing protests against the
Wilson bill The democratic party
never looked for 30 much opposition to
come from the farmers Of the country.
But they are more clamorous for hav-
ing the Mckinley law let alone than
even the manufacturers State
Register.
I-It Is absurd for democrats to
shake their heads over the sugar tar
and express grave apprehensions about
the damage likely to result to the
party from an interference with the
free breakfast table" The freq
breakfast table gnat ought not TO cause
any Inconvenience to persons capabls
of swallowing the income tax camel
n. Y. Times DEM.
e The democratic party is certainly
a party of extremes Under its man
agement of the affairs Of the nation,
grain elevators are bursting with
wheat, the price for which is the lowest
on record; the vaults of the banks ara
bursting with money, the price for
which is also low, while the stomachs
of the workingmen are pinched by
want of work with which to get the
money that will buy the wheat-N Y.
Tribune
HThere is no conflict with the re-
publican party on the tariff question.
North, east. south and west. repub-
leans favor the American policy Of pro-
lection TO home industry as embodied
in the Mckinley tariff law. Repub-
icans are opposed TO the English ides
of g tariff fot revenue only. which was
adopted by the democratic convention
at Chicago, when Cleveland was NOM
mated, and inds expression in the VIII
son bill now pending in congress The
republican party II . unit FOR protec-
ton and against free trsde-Albsny
Journal