The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-05

Guides resolution dsnounesng the In
come tar. The plank dsnouncing the in
cons tar 10 IN indication Of the opposition
to this socialistIc, Populissic and un-Amsr-
scan plaa Of taxation made By Hill in the
United States senate. buf the plank dsmns
lockwood, who supported the Wilson bin.
income tar included. and thus facilitated
the adoption OF the scheme Of class legis-
Iatlon which the Democratic Populists OF
the South and West have forced upon the
East and Northwest
The Democrats platform st Chicago
called for tariff for revenue only. This
platform has been repudiatsd by President
Cleveland and Chairman Wilson, who ac-
cepsed their nomination upon the Chicago
platform and were elected as believing in
its doctrine and ~ bound TO do AL In their
power to carry out its pledges.
Pressden. Cleveland, Mr.. Wilson and all
the Democratic representatives In congress
elected in 1897 were bound TO stand by the
Chicago platform. upon which they were
elected, and TO oppose protective duties
and the protectionist free list In every
form and under ell circumstances
Congressman lockwood. candidate for
lieutenant governor Of New York, cannot
stand on the New York platform, which
was written to enable David B. Hill TO
stand on it and let lockwood look out for
himself Hill believes In the doctrine Of
protection. and differs only from McKin-
ley as to the special subjects and degrees Of
protection. not as to the principle.
Hill, Cleveland aud Wilson are all really
protectionists, but with this important diff
ference, that Cleveland and Wilson cannot
be pro;ectionists without repudiating the
Chicago platform, upon which they were
elected. while Hill was not elected to the
United States senate on the Chicago plat
form. and Is as much at liberty TO recog-
nizs the principle of protection as was
Samuel J. Randall and Samuel J. Tildsn.
Hill believes in the imposition of protec-
tive duties; he believes IN free raw mate
rails: he does not believe in duty on tea
or coffee or sugar. Hin rejects the doc
trine of tariff for revenue only; he can do
so fairly. because he was elected to the
senate In 1891. but for Cleveland and Will
son to reject il is fraud and an imposture.
because they were elected on the Chicago
platform In 1892, and are bound TO stand
by the tariff for revenue only and against
protective duties and the protectionist free
list In every form and under all circnm-
stances.
The president and Mr.. Wilson have re-
pudiaied the Chicago platform, and ifthey
can do that why of course the picayune
politicians who run the Democra tic party
in the state of Washington need not care
whether their first plank Endorsing Cleve-
lands administration dovetails with
their plank indorsing free silver or
not. The Democratic party in Washing
ton has repudiated the Chicago platform,
but what of itf President Cleveland him.
self has repudiated the Chicago platform
in accepting the principle Of protection
and in his advocacy OF the Popn listic in
come tax. Like master. like man: love
me. love my dog. That Is the ultimate;
the essence of Democratic craftsmanship.
The Democratic party has mo principles. :"
as Tom Reed says: it is simply pirate
craft, furnished with the flags of ali ma
tons to run up to its peak in order to i'm
pose on and evade an enemy or lure him
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