The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-01
THE FREEBOOTEES ARE GETTING
READY.

Senator Quay. of Pennsylvania. who is
rs consummate a boss as German, Of
Maryland. and who therefore wants. natur-
ally. to help all the protected monopolies
by legislation in return for money they
give him 10 corrupt politics and retain
his position of boss, is said TO have pre-
pared a scheme for supplying the deficien-
Giles in the governments revenues. which
ne proposes 10 urge upon Congress when
that body meets. He proposes TO raise
additional revenue Of SG0,C000)O annually
by restoring the duty upon raw wool. and
by increasing the present duties upon
manufactured woollens, pottery. su-
gar. and other articles. the pro-
be increased by additional pro-
lection 10 the manufacturers. He does
not want. his friends say. TO make gen.
eral revision of the tariff. put only to
make such increases in duties as will
afori further protection to the pettei
industries. This is most natural lie is
not thinking of the interests of the peo~
pie. but OF the interests Of monopolies
which tax the other Americans through
his protective acts of Congress to swell
their profits. some OF which they give to
Quay with which to debauch the cleo
tons and keep himself in power. 50 that
he may continue these acts of Congress
in force. When Quay brings his propo-
sition forward 1t will no doubt receive
the support Of most of the Republican
Senators and OF such Democratic Sena-
tors as German. 1t will be. of course. a
....t. . - a.
accede 10 the demands Of these freeboot-
crs or sec the government go on getting
deeper and deeper in debt for want OF
sufficient revenue.
We most sincerely hope that Mr.. Clevc-
land viii fight this assault upon the
rights Of the people with all Of his we'll
known determination. and with any and
every weapon that he can lay his hand
upon. He has one ready at hand. which
IL would not be perfectly regular for him
70 use. but we hope he will use 81 never
theess. lie has the right 10 Use the
gold reserve TO pay the current expenses
of the Government. and ne has the fur
Their right to sell the governments bonds
10 rcplenish the gold reserve whenever ne
thinks this necessary. This would UNI
case justihcs the measure. lie should
not permit tho political bosses TO again
subject The people TO the grinding cxac-
tons Of protective tariff that they may
get money from protected monopolies
with which to debauch the elections Of
the people. II anything was made clear
by the presidential election of 1872, a
was declared as the popular viii that the
duties on which the protected monopolies
live should be repealed. II is therefore
Mr.. Clcveland's duty to see 10 1t, as far
as in him lies. that these duties. repealed
10 some extent by tho last Congress.
shah not be renewed by froebooting SEN
ators like quay and German. lie should
veto any act that they pass having that
object In view, never mind what the con-
sequences may be.
Tho money necessary 10 supply the def
cheney IN the revenue can be easily raised
BY any one or two measures Of Internal
taxation. and Mr.. Cleveland should in
sst that 1t shall be raised from such
measures He will be sustained by all
Americans except those who wish to pill
iage their fellow-Americans. II he takes
this stand. But IL would be far better
II he would point out to Congress how
the present revenues could be made am
Pile by cutting down expenses. Our cx-
penses in 1861 were only about S5.vDO.OO0
and they are now nearly $4,000. 00Ol What
has happened to Justify this enormous in
Grease in these expenses?