The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-28
Tho North and to the country through

the North and to the country through
the Republican Government
when the Hon. r. Bracket Reed saln
| "to the North and 20 the country we
| believe he meant 40 the North ana 10 the
! North" The verb appreciate means
go set n proper value on" If the Hon.
T. Bracket Reed thinks the people OF
| the South fail ''to set "a proper value on
the prosperity which the North mas Sc
| cured from Republican Government ne
never made greater mistake In his nc
They understand the case very '"o'
oughly and estimate II most correcuS'
fhey perfectly understand that the pio'.
perity OF the North has grown out VI
protective tariff laws that enaDieu '"'
North 20 sell everything which IL man"
featured and which the other P"i
the country were compelled 10 haNe' a.
two or three times the true Naiue u INC
articles. by which all the rest VI ''''
countrv was robbed 20 make the Norm
rich THAT &c exactly the size OF the case
and that Is perfectly understood ana "P-
nroc,o,od" bv the South and don't you
forgo, q Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed
,rhe gon. r. Brackett Reed added an
o,bor statement that the Democratic
Marty has given him only too much rea-
son 10 make. lie said: Then 100 'he
Democratic party had been failure be-
cause they had no underlying principle on
which 10 be united"
When we think OF the managers OF me
Democratic party abandoning the ever
lasting. underlying principles Of that
marty. tying itself 10 cheap money, an
income tax that bears on only a small
class Of the population. and that because
they happen TO b. better on IMAM INC
rest. and when We hear its leaders pratt
ing about free raw materials being the
cornerstone Of Democracy. candid Demo
Gratis do have 20 admit that Appearances
are against them. and If those thlhsS
really do constitute the foundations OF
Democracy. then Democracy has not IN
truth, any underlying principle on Whlcn
Democrats can unite. In the tarin Dlh
that the Democratic party has JUST
nassed. for instance, we flnd tt following
I'm McKinIey's tracks and admitting free
Of duty sOs articles. or classes Of aru-
cles. that. by every principle OF fairness
and Justice. are as much liable 10 TAXA
ton as any other imports. For instance
whalebone Is admitted free OF duty. W ny
should not whalebOne pay taxes? Inc cat
gut which musicians use for their instru-
ments is admitted free Of duty. why
should not catgut pay its proper share
Of the revenue? Bologna sausages are adj
mitted free OF duty. Why should not
these bear their share? BeeswaX - al
mltted free Why should it not be taxe1
All registered thoroughbred animals i'm
ported for breeding purposes are admitted
free Of duty why should they not be
taxed? All braids, piaits, laces and SINH
lar manufactures composed oil straw
chin grass. palm leaf. willow, osier or
rattan. suitable for making or ornament
ing hats. bonnets and hoods, are admitted
free of duty. Why should the coat ana
the hat and the blanket Of the working
man be taxed and these and hundreds OF
other such articles be untaNed? Every
article we have mentioned and 20 per
cent Of the others show favoritism on
their faces.
The true Democratic principle is that
all men shall stand upon footing 81 per
feet equality before the laws, and that
the laws shall favor none and bear hard
" upon none. There is a principle upon
which they can all be united, and when
that principle is rigdly adhered to the
Democracy may count with certainty
upon always controlling the Government.
But It need never look for continued
lease of power while it ties itself to cheap
money. a class income tax and laws that
favor one set Of citizens at the expense
Of another set. however specious II may
make it's programme by misleading clap
tran about free raw materials