The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-05

Fr<xident CIeveIAnd's Exh0rtation to
Fight Against Protection-
The millions OF our countrymcn who have
fought brayciy and well for tarir reform should
be cxhorted to continue the struggle. boldly
challenging 20 open warfare and constantly
guarding against treachery and han-heartcd-
ness I'm their camp.
Tariff reform will NOS be settled until II n
honestly and fairly settled IN The interest and
20 the benefit Of a patient and long suffering
people.
These bold. brave words were penned
by Mr.. Cleveland less than eleven
months ago. They were thought
worthy to be incorporated In the cam
paign text book of the democratic con-
gressional committee last fall. What
has come over the spirit OF Cleveland
and his democracy that they have
ceased To 'exhort TO continue the
struggle and are not boldly chal-
longing to open wnrfare2' IL can mean
nothing more nor less than that their
record of tariff reform and their
promises OF more of the same kind OF
reform, having been repudiatcd BY the
voters, they now desire TO escape the
issue of their own and their presidents
making. In this respect they display
good political Judgment, and II they
were permitted TO make the issues
which shall be fought out before the
people all would be well with them.
But the republican party and the
people will not permit them TO escape
from the issue that was 80 brayely
marked by President Cleveland when
he told Catchings that their party
should be exhorted To continue the
struggle, boldly challenging TO open
warfare" That the republicans mean
60 accept that challenge and wage the
great battle of next year on that line
was plainly manifested at the Cleve-
land convention Republicans every
where are hosting the banner OF the
party, which Is Inscribed protection
To American Industries and American
WorlSingmen,r and in that sign they
will conquer.
When the presidents declaration of
last August is recalled, and then the
spectacle is witnessed OF he and his
party putting forth such tremendous
efforts to make the money question the
issue, TO the exclusion of all other ques-
tions, It must become apparent to
thinking men that what they behold Is
but great democratic conspiracy to
abandon tariff reform" and force q
false issue before the people.
Their newspapers, even, appear 10 be
parties to the conspiracy, for they are
constantly declaring that the tariff
question Is settled, and woe TO the
party that attempts TO open up that
question. They are forever sneering
at ''McKinleyism, which they have
made a synonym for protection. in
the hope OF making IL odious before the
people. But the more they sneer the
stronger the principle becomes with
the republican party and the greater
becomes the probability that the man
whose name has been coined into a
synonym for protection TO American
labor and American industries will be
chosen to lead the republican party to
victory next year.
The Republican State Central com
mittecs of Ohio, Kentucky and other
states where elections are TO be held
this fall could, with great profit to tho
party, circulate the Catchings letter.
The two paragraphs quoted above
should be printed in bold faced type.
Democrats would not relish having il
thrust upon them, but that is only an
additional reason why IL should be
done.-J. l.. X, in the Dayton Daily
Journal