The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-01
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sIn:--senator Horny Cabo. Lodge, OF
Massachusetts, IN n recent paper pub.
lished in Harr'1 Weekly, and hcadcd:
Opportunity OF tho Republican Party"
makes some valuable suggestions rs to
the coming work Of the Republican
party in revising now tariff. Mr..
Lodge realizes TIM. tho Mckinley tariG
went too far-altonatlng Blaine Rcpub-
licans and tho old FREQ tradcrs, who
clung.to tho party because Of its record
and Of dislike to mako change.
Those latter have no hope for FREQ tradc
except through Mr.. Dlaino's reciprocity
through federation or Il Customs
union" as discussed in tho Pan.Ameri-
can Congress.
Mr.. Lodge Is q protec.ionist OF the
old achool-content, now tina. our In.
FAINT industries" OF an carly day have
achieved their independence" 10 mako
provision for our laborcrs in q tariff for
revenue that will give incidental pro-
lection TO our skilled mechanics; and
then-"rest." This was tho kind OF
protection that Mr.. Blaine favored. HI
looked more to the welfare Of our wage.
earners than he did to tho protected
manufacturers.
Mr.. Lodge Is an anmlrer Of Hamilton.
He wrote his "Liie"-a acholarly pro-
duction. He doubtless became 80
anamored with tho teachings OF this
great man that he very naturally sup
posed that tho old Wing party was its
lineal descendant, and that the Rcpubli-
can party was, and Is the successor of
the old Wing party, 90 he claims at any
ratio. The first Is true. but the latter is
not, as every one knows, who pnrtici-
pated in the work which varified its
history.
Tho Republican party was tho out
come OF the Free Soil party-taking the
namo in war times OF tho "Union Re-
publican Party" In tho Fremont cam.
paign OF 1855 the FREQ Soil, Free Demo.
cracy and large number OF Whigs
united as an anti.slavery party pure and
and simple. to keep slavery out Of the
territories. 1t was now party-the
brain Of which was largely from the
Democratic ranks. Fremont himself
was Democrat. When Mr.. Lincoln
was nominated and the Union Republi-
can party was fully equipped for tho
stern work before 1t, it was animated by
but ono sentimont-the saving OF the
union. Democrats. Wings, Abolition
lists, Free Sellers aud every patriot in
the north and west was member OF
this party. Tho fact is, II we may Judge
by tho platform adopted ct Chicago.
when Mr.. Lincoln was nominated in
1850, tho party had moro OF the spirit OF
tho old Jackson Democratic party than
itdid OF the old Wing party. It was
really thu. party, in spirit, revived.
just road the following resolutions a.
IN Illustration;
"That tho maintenance Of tho princi-
Piles promulgated in tho declaration OF
independence and embodied in tho fed.
eral constitution, That all men are ere
ated equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life, liber-
ty ana the pursuit Of happiness; that to
secure these rights, governments are In
stituted among mon, deriving their Just
powers from the consent Of the govern
cd, Is essential to the preservation OF
our republican institutions, and OF tho
federal constitution. Tho rights Of the
states and the union Of tho states, must
and shall DO preserved.
THAT the maintenance inviolate Of
the rights OF the states and especially
the right OF each state to order and con-
troll its own domestic institutions ac.
cording to its own judgment exclusive
ly,is essential to that balance OF pow
crs on which the perfection and endur-
ance of our political fabric depends. .
Does Mr.. Lodge recognize in these
sentiments the old federal doctrines
OF which he BOASTS as being the basis
OF the Republican party2 10 one who
is not prejudiced the language sounds
very much like tho teachings OF Andrew
jackson. Mr.. Lodge ought to study
history or cease to pose MS the successor
OF such men as Seward, Chase, Gid
dings, Stevens, Fessenden, Greeley,
Boutwell,, Sumner, Wilson and tho
other great mon 10 whom tho Republi-
can party meant something.
In these unique resolutions tho party
gave Mr.. Lincoln his chart to guide him
in what followed. The war wns waved
topreserve tho rights OF the stltes aud
the union Of tho states"
FIRST PROTECTIVE PLATFORM.
For tho first time in the history OF
parties In this country, tho protection
OF the American laborer and tho Amer.
lean farmer. was announced In tho plat
form OF tho convention; which .',nom-
mated Mr.. Lincoln inlS60 1t was that
announcement which gave the Repub-
lican party complete differentiation
from the old Wing party, and made it
the true representative OF the party for
the encouragement Of American labor
in discriminating its tariff policy. This
was further emphasized when Mr..
Blaine was nominated in 1854. II Mr..
Blaine had been elected i, va, his pur.
pose and the purpose Of those who sup.
ported him to establish n bureau
through which tho Skilled mechanic
could receive his proper share Of "pro.
lection" High protection. rs en-
bodied in the Mckinley tariff, In taking
cure OF tho exclusive interests OF tho
manufacturer. failed to mako this wise
discrimination, and as consequence
the Republican party was defeated in
1902. Tho reason tor this discrimina.
ton Is stated In the recent speech OF
Senator Lodge in discussing tho ,aritt
question, and also in his article in
Harpers Weekly, "The Opportunity of
the Republican Party" M. Lodge, wo
take It, is for n revision OF the tariff on
this line. Ii so, aud we can succeed in
Ills efforts in thi. direction and insure
to the country Mr.. Blaino's reciprocity,
the grand old party" may have a new
lease OF life. Here is what Mr.. Lodge
sGys: