New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

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hard American products from their markets.
revenue being incidental. The residue OF reve-
nue. should be raised by tax on "hat peop'o
posss S. not on what they consume. -,
Fifth-Asked for Government contioi oi ran
roads telegraph lines and other public corpora
tiOns ., <.;,n ,r,niyra
tion which had become burden upon iiuunuS.
extension of time Of residents for Naturalization
no naturazed person 10 vote until one year ai'ei
he becomes citizen. $50 IT,. r.ro,
shin Of land and favored reclamation OF uh-
earned grants to corporations. ,.,,or and
Eighth-Declared that years o. lia..o az cor
tre.chery Of the Republican and Democratic par
fes had resulted in the present reign OF nioo law.
and demanded that citizens be pro,ect,eo !" '"e
right Of trial by constitutional tripuhaIs.
Tenth-Fayored arbitration in Nationai oHer-
ences ,.. oo,c ,rus,s
az Txe,fthMPledged the party to pensions.
Thirteenth-Stood for public schools tausn .,a IN
the English LANGUAGE and opposeu app'op''
ti9ns LOT s Observation-Disclosures both the Republican
erd ,he democratic parties for being raise 70
their earlier standards, ana ca'frh ''' Wv
vote Of the lower classes. ,. ,s
Fifteenth-Made Prohibition the uoh'ha"' ID
SOCIALIST-LABOR.
For president-smon Wing. OF Massachusetts,
For Vice President-Charles b. Ma'che''' VI
corpention :" held in New-York City on August
%, 1892
The campaign which followed vas remarRa-
bic one Its outcome surprised both par'ies
THE CAMPAIGN.
In their usual sincere and Straightforward
manner the Republicans entered upon an acuVe
educational campaign in advocacy OF the bene-
fits If Protection and Of other features OF Re-
pubIican policy Although not in possession OF
unlimited funds they enabled to SEND
The ablest men Of the party into the several
States and they made an admirable canvass
Y,e weakness Law however In the fact that IL
was a defensive campaign against an unscrupu-
Ions intensely aggressive and determined ad-
versary. ~
ON the other hard. the Democrats. although
embarrassed by the inconvenently radicai tarliI
plank in their own platform managed 10 e'aue
the real issues Of the campaign and were apie 70
make an aggressive fight largely on the hec-
tions bill Mr. Cleveland evaded the tarin issue
In his letter Of acceptance with NUMBER Oh uh-
meaning platitudes and remark ABOUT I'M
nossible free trade The Democratic press ana
the Democratic orators took up the Lodge Eiec-
lions bill and made their public tight largely on
that issue That bill was not. In any respect
propery an issue Of the campaign IL had Deeh
defeated in the List Congress. and no eHort nao
been made to revive it in the Lilo congress
But the Democrats violently declained NO
Force Bill, No Negro Domination" And they
persisted in forcing this issue until 1t became IN
many States the decisive feature OF their cam
raign They were not idle as to the tarin. now
ever. and they flooded the working population
OF the large cities and the farming population Of
the rural districts with reading matter calcu-
lated to excite their discomfort. They lured
many workmen TO their support with the plea
tina. high wages were due to trade unions. not
70 protection. and the workmen were told that by
striking down protection they would be able to
buy the necessaries and comforts OF life more
cheapy. while diminishing the profits OF en-
ployers and maintaining their own wages A
slightly different but similar line Of argument
was pursued with farmers. The Democratic
platform. orators and press united in charges.
novel and false, but violent and persistent. as 10
Republican insincerity and selhshness and these
charges produced an extraordinary effect Thou
sands OF farmers and mechanics forgot the evil
deeds the black and disgraceful record Of the
Democratic party; refused 10 believe the pre-
dictions and assertions Of the Republicans and
turned their backs upon the party which had
brought them the only prosperity they had ever
known The Democrats were supported in their
campaign By a command Of funds which was as
remarkable as 1t was mysterious. The sources
OF these great subscriptions were afterward as
certained to be. first. the importers OF foreign
goods. the American agents OF foreign manu-
facturers and the Reform Club Of NewYork
City: next several of the trusts which had been
restricted by Republican legislation and which
rewarded the Republican party by effort to
pay il of: next, by NewYork City bankers
to whom Mr.. Cleveland's friends promised
peal OF the Silver Purchase law and lastly. by
private citizens who wished to hold office. They
all made large subscriptions 10 Democratic cam
paign funds.
Meanwhile the Popu.ists and Prohibitonists
were waging active warfare. especially in
the West Their energies were well directed
that they defeated the Republicans and gave to