Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-31

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=. ley, without regard to party, is for sil
yer. All the public talk, 80 far as
hear, is for silver. However, it ough
E to be understood before we make NJ
z our minds finally, that so far there ha
been but one side OF this question dis
cussed, and that is the free silver side
What appears to be now the al
most unanimous demand for free silver
J is the expression of determination on
the part OF the debtor class-the great
west-to have relief Of some kind
} which in the end is bound to come
even if through revolution. There is
no doubt OF this. The great trouble is
that the people, since 1887, have al
lowed themselves to be misled by Mr.
Cleveland regarding the question of
taxation. / suppose it is not news to
those who care for my opinion that
my Democracy on the subject of tax
alton is based upon the policy formu-
lated by Thomas Jefferson and prac-
ticed by every one OF his Democratic
successors - James Madison, James
Monroe, Andrew jackson, Martin Van
Buren, James h. Polk, Franklin
Pierce, James Buchanan and Samuel
j. Tilden-all maintaining the ancient
and honorable doctrine of incidental
protection, to collect no more revenue
than was necessary to defray the ex-
penses of the government economically
administered, get this from the custom
house only, and get it in such way
as to benefit America the most and
! foreign countries the least. In 1887
Mr.. Cleveland sent an unwise, un-
called for crude and injudicious mes.
sage to Congress proposing, in effect,
to overthrow this ancient and honor
able Democratic doctrine and resort to
direct taxation; and on that subject
ever since, until the adjournment OF
the last Congress, he kept the country
i'll turmoil, only to have what hap
pened in the end? Why, to have Con-
gress pass bill which he not only
refused TO sign but which lie denounced
on the floor OF Congress in his letter
to William L. Wilson and afterward in
his letter to Representative Catchings
as "a monstrous iniquity,' as a gross
violation of sacred trust. And yet
with all of his boasted courage he
would not veto it, but allowed it to
become q law without his signature.
The great body OF suffering mankind
in America, the debtor class, were led
up to the proposition by Mr.. Cleveland
of overthrowing the precedents of 100
years, thinking they could get relief
through that, and alas! how great
their disappointment. Today, what
principle is more firmly fixed in Amer
lea, aside from the integrity OF the
Union, than this ancient and honor
able Democratic doctrine of incidental
protection? In fact, there is so much
protection in the Wilson bill that it is
quite acceptable to large number of
Republicans.
"Now the great debtor class flee
away from Mr.. Cleveland for relief in
another direction. 1 assert that the
Democratic party, which has nom.
mated Mr.. Cleveland for President
three times, has never agreed with
him upon any proposition, and 1 will
now prove it.
First-He was nominated in 1854,
and certainly the Democratic party
did not agree with him on his civil
service policy which he enforced dur
ing his first term, did they9
"Second-He was nominated in
1888, and certainly we do not agree
with him on the tariff, for our Repre-
sentatives passed bill which he would
not sign, would he?
"Third We nominated him in
1892, and do we now agree with him
on the money question? This re-
mains to be seen. If present indica-
tions can be relied upon, should say
that the Democratic party will declare
for free silver; and if the great debtor
class don't get relief in this, then what
is the next thing to be done?
THE DEMOCRACY.
How would it do for us to nomi-
nate for President, Hoke Smith, of
Georgia; for Vice President, Joseph h.
Toole, of Montana? Allow me, through
the columns of your paper, to throw
Ont tho sun1oSct,on nf a.,