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Aim UNBiAofcD ADDRESS.
Albert' iJriflTaiJ Appeal to tlio Patriotic
Temperance Mea of the Country.
AlJwrt Griffin, chairman of the Anti
t:aoon Republican National Commit
tee, has issued an address to the coun
try in which he summarizes the work
of the National Republican convention
on temperance matters and appeals to
the voters to support" the ticket nomi
nated by the convention. He gives his
reasons for this advice. Roloxv is Mr.
Griffin's address:
Intense partisans and sU:n(orsiel men are
making so many .misstatements about the ac
tion of the Sato Republican National conven
tion that it seems net essary to state the real
laci6. The truth is that the anti-saloon cause
suffered one defeat and ga ned teres victories.
The defeat was the refusal a the Committee
on Ecsolut.ont to put an anti-saloon plank in
-he platform. This was at first regarded es a
"Waterloo, and if the contest had ended there
an overwhelming disaster at tint pcJl -weald
have been inevitable. The nrst victory was
the adoption of a planl: committlos the party
against the National whisky ring protection
tax, which plank was supported by every de
eded temperance man on the comtmtteo.
Business men know that it is the retail, and
r.ot the wholesale price of an article that af
lectB consumptoo. Remembering then that
the imposition of a tax of Si a gallon on spirits
did not cause the slightest increase in the price
of a drink of v.hisby, that the reduction to 50
cents per ccallon was not followed by a fall,
r.or the subsequent Increase to 90
cents by a rise, it is evident that the tax
could not have operated as a restriction.
Remembering, again, that the taxes paid
oa liquor amount to about 170,000.900 a year,
aud that all the principal distillers, brewers
and wholesale dealers determinedly oppose re
pealing the tax, it is evident that, in some
way, it " benefits that trade," for it -s incon
reivable that the men engaged in such a busi
ness would be anxious to nay so much money
for nothing. Discuss-on is fast male ng tem
perance men as solid againet the National
l'quor tax, as liquor men are now in favor of it.
A State tax on saloons operates very differ
ently from a National tax on the liquor itself.
The 6ecowl victory was the nomination of
General Harrison, because of his record as a
total abstainer and an avowed anti-saloonist.
AVbcn tho committee decided not to report an
anti-salooc plank a number of us went through
the rd Cerent delegations, urging those who
realized what a colossal blunder had been com
mitted, to support General Harrison as their
second cho ce, on the ground that it had be
come necessary to nominate some one "whose
record would be a platform." So large a num
ber agreed to this that, when a concentration
was finally attempted, he was found to be tho
second choice of so many that it bocamo neces
sary for the managers to support him. Some
of them, however, intended to give him but
two or three ballots and then go to Mr. Sher
man, but he was so much stronger th3a they
had supposed that they could And no excuse
for leaving him. If the committee had reported
:m anti-saloon plank the friends of that cause
would not have made the desperate efforts for
him that they did, and it is more than possible
that some one else would have been nominated.
The third victory was the final adoption by
the convention of a temperance plank, intro
duced by Congressman BoutolL, of Maine. As
:m attempt is being made to create an impres
sion that It is not part of the platform, and was
not intended to mean any thing in particular,
I quote Mr. Boutelle's opening remarks, as re
ported by the Chicago Tribune, which is not
friendly to the anti-saloon cause:
Mr. Phesidknt On behalf of a large number
of the delegates of th!3 convention, by their
request, and in accordauco with their wishes, I
Oes re to move the suspension of the rules and
adopt a resolution to bo added to the Repub
lican platform. The Republican party stands
before the country for the protection of tho
ballot, for the protection of American industry,
and for the protection of the purity of the
home. Applause. Tho altars of Republican
ism in this country stand by the firesides of the
American people. ApplauseJ. The founda
tion of this grand organization of ours is the
sobriety, the morality and the virtue of the
common people, f ApplausoJ. The Republican
rarty sprang into existence as the champion of
moral reform in the iJnited States of America.
(Applause, It stands to-day, if it stands for
any thing, as ths standard-bearer of every
principle that tends to elevate our common
humanity nad eradicate the evils which threat
en the body politic.
Several delegates excitedly opposed the sus--pension
of the rules or even the reading of the
plank, but the sentiment of the convention was
so strongly against them that, after consider
able confus'on. It was read as follows taken
irom Chicago 7'ribiun):
The first concern of all good government is
the virtue and sobriety of the people and the
purity of the home. (Cries of Good: The Re
publican party cordially sympathizes with all
"wise and well-directed efforts for the promotion
of temperance and morality. Loud applause,
numbers of tho delegation to their feet, and
cries of "Good."
Nearly every State then seconded the motion
forasupension of the rules, and amid great
enthusiasm, the plank was adopted by a rising
vote, with only one nay. In short. It was evi
dent to every dispassionate person who wit
cessed the scene that the Republican party had
crossed the Rubicon and burned all bridges be
hind them.
The foregoing is a candid statement of the
facts. At one time it looked as though all was
lost, but courage and persevereace dually
saved the party and the cause. The liquor in
terests imperiously demanded that the whole
subject should be ignored in the platform, and
that "no temperance man should be put on the
f.cket," oven objeoting to Senator Allison sole
ly because he came from the prohibition
State. The convention answered by nom
inating the most pronounced temperance,
candidate in the field, by disapproving of
tho one National law that gives aid and
lomforttothe whisky ring, and by almost unan
imously putting in the platform a plank un
equivocally avowing the sympathy of the Re
publican parly to the entire nation with the
temperance caue
When to such act'on is added the Tact that
within the last two years the Republican legis
lators of every Republican State excepting
California, Nevada. Illinois and Wisconsin
have angered the dram-selling fraternity by
passing or attempting to pass laws against
tbeir interests, it is insensate folly to expect
that they w 11 anywhere support the Republic
an party. Some of them may pretend to do so,
but their promises will be worthless. Dram
idlers are not exceptions to the universal rulo
that men seldom vote against what they believe
to be their own interests.
Under these circumstances, ss it not the plain
luty of every earnest, disinterested friend of
temperance to give the Republican party a
hearty support! It presents to them a life-long
nemy of the saloon as a candidate, on a mod
erate but unambiguous temperance platform,
while the Democratic candidate is exactly the re
verse, and stands on a platform denouncing
sumptuary laws. One of these two platforms and
candidates will be approved by the. Nation
next November, and, let him squirm and chop
logic as he may, the cold, clammy fact remains
that a temperance man who refuses to support
the Republican ticket consents to Demo
cratic saloon rule; and, further, that if he
In any way undertakes to still further
weaken the Republican party he oecomos.
while thus engaged, an active saloon defender.
He may try to quiet his consaenoe by dream
ing dreams, and conjuring up visions or great
things in the future, but. If he is honest, he
must admit that he is for the present time
helping the saloon to retain Its grip iuthe
country. Ask the dram seller of the United
States, confidentially, how they desire you to
vote, and n neteen-twentieths cf them will say
"'for the Democratic ticket." Ask further
whether they prefer to have you vote for Har
rison or FIsk and they will answer promptly.
Tisk. They arc not thinking about 1S92 or
1S9G but lSsi They propose to make use of the
present ana work for the future afterwards.
Are-you really Willing to let them drag scores
of thousands of men, women and children to
nun now. in the vague hope that you can
drive twenty times your number hereafter into
d.sregardlng their own convictions and obey
ing your commands?
Temperance- men or America, I implore you
to put aside passion, prejudice and party spirit
while considering the master. And I especial
ly as x those Republicans who, before the con
vention rectified the committee's mistake, de
cided to join the third party, not to let pride of
opinion or temper keep them where their in
fluence in this contest must necessarily
strengthen the liquor power and make strug
gling humanity more helpless. I was also
grieved, and angry (for I had been deceived in
some cases), bat the sobs and moans of suffer
ing multitudes ever pleading for help now,
made it impossible to long take council of
wrath. Revenge may be sweet, but it is sweat
er still to lift up the fallen, provided it is done
before they have been trampled to death. The
old friends yon leave behind are as honest and
es hard-headed as you are. You can not be
driven; neither can they. They have as much
feuman nature as you hare and arc twenty.
times as numerous. Is it best to approach
them m the spirit of the slave-driver, or in the
spirit of Christ? Hoping that November next
will find us all fighting the common enemy in
stead of each other, I remain respectfully,
ALBERT GKIFFIJ.-,
Chairman Anti-Saloon Republican National
Committee.
HARRISON'S RECORD.
Some Pacific Coast Opinion Relating- to
the Chinese Question.
San Francisco Bulletin: The record
of General Harrison, the nominee of
the Republican party for the Presi
dency, is identical with that of every
anti-Chinese citizen of California.
San Francisco Call (Ind.): If the
Chinese bill which Mr. Harrison re
ported had been enacted it would have
kept thousands of Chinese out who will
come in under the new treaty.
San Francisco Post: The voters will
have no difficulty in deciding which
party favors Chinese exclusion. The
interests of the coast will be far safer
in the hands of Mr. Harrison, who as
sisted in framing the exclusion act,
than in the hands of Mr. Cleveland,
who killed it.
Sacramento Record-Union: He re
ported and voted for anti-Chinese legis
lation as soon as treaty contracts ad
mitted it, and he stands pledged upon a
platform clear and satisfactory upon
tho question discussed. He is disclosed
in strongly favorable contrast with his
opponent, who but a few short weeks
ago was anxiously inquiring of Cali
fornians if it was not possible to Chris
tianize the Chinese and bring them into
harmony with our system of civiliza
tionthus displaying a surprising- de
gree of ignorance, upon the subject.
San Francisco Call (Ind.): The at
tempt to create a prejudice against
Harrison on this coast on tho Chinese
question will not cost him a vote.
Harrison stood in 1878 where Eastern
men generally stood. Ho did not com
prehend the magnate of the question
nor the urgent need ol legislation. Tho
Burlingame treaty was lien in force,
which provided for the imiaigration of
Chinese, On this coast we regarded
the need of legislation as so urgent
that we asked Congress to prohibit
Chinese immigration without regard to
tho treaty. General Harrison, with
many others, thought it better to wait
until a treaty was obtained as a basis
of the legislation proposed. The Angell
Swift treaty was formed two years
later, and Senator Harrison has since
placed himself on record as an op
ponent of Chinese immigration.
Oakland Times: Mr. Harrison never
did voto to enfranchise Chinamen,
never did vote against the Chinese
treaty, never did advocate the admis
sion of the Chinese, but did in fact ad
vocate their total exclusion. He did
insist, however, that this exclusion
should be accomplished under and not
by volating treaty stipulations. He
did, therefore, oppose a Senate bill
which aimed at the exclusion of the
Chinese, not because it so aimed, but
because as a sound constitutional
lawyer ho opposed such a violation of
the high respect due to treaties, and
an abrogation of treatj- obligations
which, were they with a .nation of
equal power, would amount to a dec
laration of war. In short, Mr.
Harrison did at that time just what
the Democratic House did at the last
session of Congress, when it refused to
pass any further exclusion acts becaube
of the deliberations pending upon
Cleveland's new treatv.
"THE OLD ROMAN."
A Democratic Slogan Which Is
a Clever
Case of Slisllt.
The Romans were the most patriotic
aud loyal people of their day, and no
doubt rejoiced in the poetic boast that
to be a Iloman was greater than a King.
From this it would appear that the
designation of Allen G. Thurman as an
"old Roman'" is not historically cor
rect. Thurman was any thing but loyal.
Indeed, so far from being patriotic
when the country needed patriotism,he
seems to have been an influential mem
ber of that odious faction of the nation's
enemies, for whom no other word has
been devised than "Copperhead."
Now, the typical Copperhead was the
worst enemy tho Hag had in the " try
ing times.' He was covert, insidious,
too cowardly to fight and too treason
able to be neutral. That is the kind of
a man Thurman is represented to have
been. After the battle of Fittsburgh
Landing, a number of Confederate
prisoners were taken to Columbus.
Thurman and other sympathizers
with the rebellion at once made
it their business to make tilings
pleasant for the prisoners. It soon
came to be quite a luxury to be a
rebel prisoner. But Thurman had no
kindness to bestow upon the Union
soldiers who guarded his friends, the
enemy, and the loyal legions began to
manifest discontentment that the lot of
the captive should be made so much
easier than that of the captor. So far
did this go that Secretary Stanton, at
the instance of Governor Todd, issued
an order interdicting Thurman in his
manifestations of devotion to the Con
federates. With unsurpassed magnan
imity tho Confederate officers were
released on parole and they at once
became the subject of the most distin
guished consideration at the Thurman
residence. If the leaders of the loyal
armies themselves had been there then
they could not have been honored more
and more cordially. So odious were
these Copperhead demonstrations that
the Governor again felt it necessary to
interfere and the Confederate officers
were returned to prison,much to the dis
gust of Thurman. This does not read
much like history of the sturdy old
Roman of history. Thurman's public
services since that time cover a multi
tude of sins, but the "Old Roman"
slogan is a clear case of misfit- Sacra
mento (Cat.) Bee.
fS?" Wo must have another fontpf
capital I's," said the foreman to the
publisher. " Why, T got five pounds
of cap. Fs only last week," said the
proprietor. "Yes, I know; but Cleve
land is going to make another and a
longer speech." Xorrislotcn Herald." I
""William L. Scott is anxious for
a place in Cleveland's Cabinet, and
proposes to earn it by carrying Penn
sylvania for tho Democratic ticket. But
by the time he does that both Cleveland
and Ms Cabinet will h'ave been forgotr
ten. Philadelphia Inquirer. i
CONGRESSMAN SCOTT.
Old I.ttr Which Will Bo a Itevelatf.n
to the Krie Statesman.
Jost eighteen years ago, when Hon.
William L. Scott, of Erie, was largely
interested in the manufacture of pig
iron in the Shenandoah valley,
he was one of the strongest ad
Tocates of the theory of a high
tariff to be found. A writer, signing
himself "Protection," in a local paper
of Sharpsville, resurrects several old
letters signed by the Erie statesman
which will be a revelation to that em
inent gentlomau's political associates
in the White House and Congress, and
probably an unpleasant surprise to Mr.
Scott himself. In 1870. when a change
in tariff was being- discussed in Con
gress, the Democratic manufacturers in
and around Lancaster, becoming
alarmed at the attitude their party had
taken on tho revenue question, issued a
circular letter to their members in Con
gress and to tho public, protesting
against any reduction of the tariff on
pig iron. The arguments used were
similar and even stronger than those
advanced by Messrs. Keiley, McKinley,
Reed and other protectionists in the
House of Representatives during the
present session. It will be interesting
to read Mr. Scott's remarks on the
"Braddock Farmer," and compare the
tone of the address with tho letter,
which he signed as a Protectionist
Democrat. The outcry aguinst the re
duction was taken up by manufact
urers all over the State and in the
Shenango valley. A second letter,
signed by twelve iron men of Sharon,
Erie and Sharpsville, was forwarded
to Washington. W. L. Scott and Nor
man Hall both signed the circular,
which was as follows:
SHAEPSYILLE. SlEKCEK COCSTY. PA.. )
January, 167J. )
As Democrats, and tis manufacturers of pij
iron in the Shenango valley, Mercer County.
Pa, we cordially udopt the sentiments em
braced in the foregoing (tho Lancaster) circu
lar, and add, as applicable to our own particu
lar section, that the retention of the present
duty on pig iron is essential to the success ol
our business. In the valley there are in opera
tion twenty-four blast furnaces, producing 150.
000 tons of metal. Coal is produced in the vi
cinttv of the furnaces, and the ore is brought
from the mines of Lake Superior. In the
whole business an immense number of persons
ore directly or indirectly employed, as every
one at ait aonversant with the business knows.
These are all dependent on the success of the
furnaces for themselves and families. Anv
measure, therefore, -tfch will have the effect
to depress or entire tuspond the iron busi
nessas the proposed relation cf the tariff on
pig iron will do :s greatiy ii be deprecated.
We should also state that to addition to the
furnaces, there are in this vSUey four rolling
mills of large capacity. This Urge Iron busi
ness has grown up under the protection af
forded by our tariff laws, giving employment
to thousands of employes and a homo market
for the products of our forms, stimulating in
dustry in every department, adding to the com
fort and wealth, and binding in harmonious in
terest our entire community. Why should this
prosperous state of affairs be disturbed? The
statistics of the iron trade will show that do
mestic competition is rapidly reducing prices
to the consumer. Four years ago pig iron sold
steadily in the Pittsburgh market for SCT a ton:
now it is worth only S-'A while the cost of pro
duction remains substantially tho same (ex
cept by Improved facilities and cheaper trans
portation), and can not be materially reduced
unless by a reduction of wages which, as
friends of humanity, we do not desire.
Should the alternate be presented to the
manufacturer to oither suspend operations or
reduce the cost of manufacture by reducing
wages to the European standard, such must
be the effect of withdrawing protection. Is it
not better that our own resources be devel
oped, and our own people employed, than that
wc should be dependent on foreign capital and
labor for the supply of our wants, while our
own remains undeveloped and unprotectlve?
Experience teaches that the interests of con
sumers is best promoted by encouraging do
mestic production, for whenever the manufact
uring business of this country has been pros
trated, as it has several times been, by un
friendly legislation or from other adverse
causes, the foreign manufacturer invariably
takes advantage of the situation to inspire
higher prices, and reap a rich harvest at the
expense of our country, until the manufactur
ers are again encouraged to resume operations.
We should regret to see the Democratic party
take a false position on this great American
question, by advocating a policy hostile to
American industry. You are respectfully re
ferred to the proceedings of a meeting of the
iron manufacturers at Sharon, Mercer County,
Pa published in the "Bulletin of the Ameri
can Iron and Steel Association,' Philadelphia,
January 12, in which the cost of manufacturing
pig iron, freight to aud expenses at Pittsburgh,
exclusive of interest on capital, is stated at
833.57 per ton, market price, SJG.34, leaving
12X7 per ton profit, which will surely not be re
garded as extravagant. Trusting that we shall
not have cause to complain of tho action of
Congress in this behalf, we remain, your obe
dient servants,
James Pikrce, Jonas Tierce, Sharpsville
Furnace.
James Pierce, W. L. Scott, Alt. Hickory Iron
Works.
F. AI.LKX, B. H. AXXEN", Allen Furnace.
Norman Hai.is Erie Furnace.
George Boyce, Norman Hall, Sharoa Fur
naze. George Boyce. J. M. Irvixe, a. X. Curtis,
Shenango Furnace.
Of the above signers, W. L. Scotl
and Norman Hall are in Congress, tho
former advocating free trade and th?
latter not saying any thing on tho
question. J. M. Irvine. A. N. Curtis
and George Boyce died at their homes
in Sharon. General James Pierce died
at Sharpsville some years ago, and his
son, Jonas Pierce, formerly a, Demo
crat, was consistent enough to get out
of that party four years ago, and hi
now a Republican, at present being a
member of the Executive Committee of
the Republican State League. Mr. B.
H. Henderson is living at his home
in this city. Mr. F. Allen resides
at Hermitage, three miles east of
town.
The writer, Avho evidently under
stands the tariff question, goes on to
demonstrate that the prediction made
by the iron men proved true in every
particular. The rate was reduced from
about $10 or $12 to $7, serious embar
rassment followed, and many of the
plants suspended operations. Tho En
glish manufacturers took advantage of
the situation and imports were largely
increased 1871-2-3, and prices were ad
vanced to $50 a ton until the American
furnaces again started. It took five
years to overcome this adverse piece of
legislation. He further proves that
while the production or pig iron has
increased over 100 per cent- (from
150,000 in 1871 to 409,102 tons in 1887),
and that while the price of the product
has decreased 100 per cent-, wages
have gone down but 25 per cent,, or
just about the premium on gold in
1871.
Intimately knowing Mr. Scott from
long business association, many She
nango Valley iron manufacturci-s have
been at a loss to understand his change
of heart since entering- Congress, and
can not account for it unless it is be
cause ho lias gotten out of the iron
business altogether and is just now
working for political prominence and
glory in the Democratic party. Shan
oh (Rz.) Cor. Pittsburgh Di$patck
THE FREE-TRADE BILL,
TTae Entering Wedge Driven la. at the
Foot of ths Grand Protection Oak.
The Democratic party has officially
registered its adoption of the Presi
dent's free-trade policy. The Mills bill
has passed the House with a margin of
thirteen votes. The character of this
measure is determined by its essential
feature the free wool clausy. By that
sign it is known of all men as a free
trade measure. Even if this charac
teristic feature were lacking, the files
of the Congressional Record bear wit
ness on every Democratic page to the
purposes of the party leaders who have
forced this measure through the House.
Every Southern membei of the major
ity party in the House who had spoken
in the tariff debates has declared his
hostility to protection and his sym
pathy with free trade. The Northern
Democrats have followed the Southern
leaders with servility, the majority of
them being as extreme in their tirades
against protection as the brigadiers
who made a free-trade constitution for
the Southern Confederacy. Only four
roices on that side have been raised
against the bill during the prolonged
debate. A measure advocated as this
has been can not mean any thing but
free trade. It is the entering wedge
driven in by tho President's command
at the foot of the noble protection oak
whose branches overspread the land.
Let the President and his party tri
umph in November and the tree will
be felled and tho ground cleared for
free trade.
Mr. Mills, in closing the debate, an
grily disclaimed the essential character
of his work. "If that is free trade,
will some one tell me what is protec
tion?" was the formula which he used
In his review of the bill, schedule by
schedule. Ho even sought by clumsy
evasions and palpable misrepresenta
tions to convey the impression to the
country that his handiwork was a gen
uine protection measure, inspired by
honost regard for the industrial sys
tem of the country. So it came to
pass that the party which has declared
open warfare upon protection in a
most aggressive campaign against the
tariff found itself on the last day of
the debato compelled to act upon the
defensive and to beat the air and falsi
fy the issue. The country should not
be deceived by these dishonest tactics.
If the Republican party do their work
thoroughly in educating voters during
the next three months the issues in
volved in Democratic tariff legislation
will be understood far and wide and
acted upon by an undivided North,
united once more in order to save Amer
ican industrial institutions. N. Y.
Tribune.
KILLING AN INDUSTRY.
Tho Effect of the Mills Hill ou the Wool
Interests of the Country.
The effect of the passage of the Mills
bill even through one Houso of Con
gress is felt at once. Its blasting in
fluence upon one branch of business is
shown 'suddenly and disastrously. The
big wool house of Hall Brothers in this
city failed a few days ago. It was not
in good condition and the outlook was
not such as to justify further effort.
An assignment was made.
In a court of justice, the force of the
blow at an American industry was
made apparent. Part of the wool of
Hall Brothers is stored, and rival
creditors present claims. There is in
a warehouse a stock of this wool val
ued at $130,000. The various claim
ants desire to inspect this stock, but it
is not wise to allow them time. Why?
Simply because, as the representative
of tho assignee stated as a matter of
business to the court, the Mills bill
having passed the House wool is de
clining in value, and tho commodity
should be sold immediately if creditors
are to get what is due them.
Here was no political buncomb e
Here was a business fact given from a
business necessity. Already the Mills
bill has crippled the wool industry of
the United States. There is not a
dealer with wool in his possession,
there is not a farmer from the At
lantic to the Pacific who owns a single
sheep, who is not a poorer man than
he was before tho bill reached its pres
ent stage. Were it a certain!- that
the measure would pass the Senate he
would be poorer still.
The farmers of tho country are sacri
ficed by the Democratic party for the
benefit of tho wool-growers of England
and Australia. That is the situation
in a sentence. There is no chance for
quibble or evasion in the matter. The
cheaply-grown wool of other countries
is allowed to come in am ruin the
market for wool of home production.
It is sometliing a school-boy may com
prehend. The destruction of the wool industry
is but one incident in the destruction
of industries which would follow the
adoption of the Democratic pro
gramme. It is but an illustration
made particularly forcible by the fact
that we have already before our eyes
striking proof of the evil that may be
wrought by the free-trado scheme.
Chicago Mail.
Farmers and Protection.
The wage-earners on farms in this
country exceed 10,000,000 while there
are upwards of 25,000,000 persons di
rectly dependent on farming- for their
livelihood. These 10,000,000 farm
hands, their employers, and the capi
tal invested, produce annually over
$3,000,000,000, exclusive of cotton and
tobacco. Of this, 8 per cent only is
sold in foreign markets, 92 per cent,
being consumed at home. Which
market, then, should the farmer uphold
and encourage? What tariff princi
ples shoidd he maintain and support?
What should become of this great
home demand and remunerative
market should the Mills bill be-.
come a law? Why, it would shrivel
and shrink amazingry, while millions
of idle mill operatives would be driven
to the farms. Imagine the number of
farmers doubled and the home market
shrunk to one-half or one-fourth its
present size! No wonder the owners
and workers of farms are becoming
anxious and taking a deep interest in
this, to them more than any one else,
vital question. The busy season is at
hand, but a double harvest will accrue,
if every man will do his duty. Tariff
Bulletin.
WHAT WE KNOW NOW.
The Political Situation Tout Tears Ago
and at the Prevent Time.
Four years ago Grover Cleveland was
a comparatively obscure man; "now the
countrj knows him.
Four years ago Grover Cleveland
had a mascot In the shape of popular
hjnorance of his character; now he is
" hoodoo" because the people have
gauged him accurately.
Four years ago Grover Cleveland
was rated as a Civil-Service reformer;
now he has thrown off the mask and
parades boldly as a spoilsman.
Four years ago Grover Cleveland
hypocritically declared that the eligi
bility of the President for re-election
was a menace to good government;
now he stands as a second-term can
didate, who has unscrupulously used
patronage to secure a renomination.
Four years ago the Republicans were
divided in their councils, and through
foolish bickerings lost the State of New
York, now they are acting in harmony,
and will carry the Empire State by a
large majority.
Four years ago the Democratic party
stood on a Janus-faced protection plat
form; now they have boldly come out
for free trade.
Four years ago Sam Randall, a prom
inent protectionist, was an honored
man in the Democratic party; now Hen
ry Watterson, a blatant free trader,
drafts the tariff plank of the party.
Four years ago Randall stumped
doubtful States, and told the working
men that the tariff was not an issue,
and that the Democrats were as
stanchly protectionist as the Republic
ans; now Mr. Randall will probably let
the free traders manage their own fight.
rour years ago the Democratic par
ty was unequivocally in favor of bi
metalism; now Henry Watterson. when
asked why the St. Louis platform is
silent on the subject, answers: "Damn
silver."
Four years ago Grover Cleveland
pledged himself to give gold and silver
an equal show; now he is making a
bitter fight against the silver dollar.
Four years ago the Democrats prom
ised to reduce expenditures if they
gained control of the Government
now the records show that tho expend
itures have increased since 1884.
Four years ago, when there was less
than $800,000,000 in the Treasury,
Thomas Hendricks declared that it was
a perilous amount to carry, and prom
ised for his party to reduce the sur
plus; now there are fully $700,000,000
in the Treasury.
Four years ago the Democrats
shrieked: "Examine the books and
discover Republican frauds;" now they
are silent, because the examination
has disclosed the fact that the Repub
licans administered affairs honestly.
Four years ago tho Democrats yelled:
"Turn the rascals out;" now every
Federal office that had no life tenure
attached to it is filled by a Democrat
and not one Republican has been prose
cuted for fraud.
Four years ago the Democrats prom
ised to do away with political contribu
tions from Federal office-holders; now
the Widow McGiuuis' pig and other
contrivances exist to make the office
holder come level.
Four years ago under Republican ad
ministration we had an efficient mail
service; now our post-offices, because
inadequately officered, dump mail mat
ter into bays or burn it up.
Four years ago we had a President
who did not convert his office into an
engine to punish his enemies; now we
have a President who vetoes a bill for
the construction of a public building
because the Congressman in whoso dis
trict it was to be built dared to antag
onize the President's views.
Four years ago no one knew what
views Cleveland entertained on so im
portant a question as the war for the
Union; now we know that ho wa3 a
copperhead during that war.
Four years ago a Union soldier could
vote for Cleveland without sacrificing
his self-respect, because the man's sen
timents were unknown; now what
soldier so base as to vote for a man who
selects deserving applicants for pen
sions as objects of mockery; who goes
fishing on Decoration Day, and whose
sycophantic instincts led him to make
the order restoring to the ex-Confederates
the battle flags captured dur
ing the war?
Four years ago a considerable num
ber of voters who believe that a change
is a good thing voted for Cleveland be
cause the Republicans had been at the
head of the Government for twenty
three years; now these reatless creat
udbs will find their way back to the
Republican ranks, satisfied that their
experiment was a mistake.
Four years ago the fool-killer failed
to get around in time to put a quietus
on the alliterative fiend; now all the
Republican donkeys are dead.
Four years ago Cleveland had not
basely surrendered the entire conten
tion on tho fisheries question to the
British; now he stands as the advocate
of a treaty which, the Democratic Sen
ators, fearing criticism, voted solidly
not to discuss in public.
Four years ago Cleveland had not
consummated the extradition treaty,
which a large number of Irish Demo
crats charge was engineered by the
Anglomaniac Phelps to please the Brit
ish, and which contemplated the sur
render of political offenders to Great
Britain; now these same Irish Demo
crats have the matter in mind and also
a rod in pickle for Grover.
Four years ago Grover Cleveland
was not known as a serviceable tool of
the National banks, now he causes his
Secretary of the Treasury to loan at
one time as much as $60,000,000, free
of interest, to such institutions.
Four years ago Grover Cleveland
was not known to be a contiactionist;
now we know that by intrigue he
caused a bill to be beaten in the House
which would have had the effect of re
placing with silver all the National
bank currency which may be retired
through the operation of the Treasury
ptirchasing bonds or from other causes.
Four years ago the people did not
know that Grover Cleveland, with the
Treasury overflowing with coin, would
refuse to call in bonds which were due
and thereby put into circulation money
unnecessarily locked up; now we know
that to protract the life of the National
banks he allowed his Secretary of &
Treasury to suspend bond calls until
forced by Congressional criticism and
public comment to resume the payment
of the debt, We also know that by
this action the Government was forced
to pay out about $12,000,000 for unnec
essary interest.
Four years ago men who fought fcr
the Union, and others who in their
way assisted in its preservation, did
not know that Cleveland would devote
himself to undoing their work; now
they know that he passed over every
Union Democrat in the North to select
for the Supreme Bench a man who
calls Lincoln a buffoon, and who saya
that the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments were not legally adopted,
and another who was a copperhead and
who did all in his power to render
futile the efforts of our armies.
Four years ago the people did not
know that Cleveland would turn out an
honest officer in the Land Office of the
Interior Department to secure the votes
of two monopoly Republican Senators;
now we know that he did so. and that
he practically nullified by his recom
mendation the efforts of Congress ta
bring tho subsidized railroads to an ac
counting. San Franciseo Chronicle.
NOTES OF THE DAY.
STho country is now under tha
rule of a combination of free-trade lu
nacy, shallow hypocrisy and charlatan
ism. But the day of deliverance ap
proaches. Cincinnati Times.
JSSfAny knotty point in the tariff i
easily solved by the Democratic policv
of knocking off all the duties if the ar
ticle is manufactured in Republican
States, and keeping up the duty if it
is a Southern product. Pittsburgh Dis
patclu JSf'The Sugar, Standard Oil and
Telephone trusts are powerful, but the
honest, alert, intelligent citizens poll
more votes. Here is a little fact which
should be borne in mind by the idiots
who. offer two to one on the success of
the Havemeyer-Scott-Cleveland ticket.
SL Liyitis Globe-Democrat.
JESHThief Arthur, of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, pays a high
tsbistt to General Harrison, and sayst
t S?uow his friendly attitude towards
oWized labor, and his nomination
is rv strong one, for his record con
tain, nothing to prevent any Repub
lican working-man from voting for
him.'
j?"It won't be a fight between Har
rison and Cleveland. It is going td
be a fight between protection and freo
trade, and a bitter one. That is he
issue. On the one side iB American
patriotism and the star-spangled ban
ner. On the other side is English gold
and the union jack. Take your choice.
Chicago Mail.
My friends, you will never have
any genuine ieform in the civil service
until you adopt , the one-term principle
iu reference to the Presidency. As
long as the incumbent can hope for a
second term he will use the immense
patronage of the Government to pro
cure his renomination and secure hia
re-election. Allen G. Thurman, in
speech at Columbus, O., September :?,
1S72.
gThat General Harrison is loyal
o his country there can be no hesita
tion in admitting: that he 5s respecta
ble, intelligent and competon his
whole life is a sufficient guarantee,
and that, in event of his election to
the Presidential office, he will fill it
loyally and well is secured by the as
surances of his past life and the tradi
tions of a birth leading through two
hundred years of an American to an
English Protestant ancestry. San
Francisco Argonaut.
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
Why Iri.th-Ainerlcans Should Unanimous
ly Vote for Them.
The real question (in the present
campaign) turns upon tho struggle of
protection to American industry, as
against the principles of free trade aa
advocated by the Cobden Club, of En
gland. It has fallen to the lot of
America to adopt a tariff for the pro
tection of American manufacturers
against ruinous competition of foreign
labor, and the working of the ex
periment is the best argument in
favor of the continuance. Sines
the war America has witnessed al
most unexampled prosperity. There
could be no better illustration of the
advantages of the tariff system than a
comparison of the wages paid in Eu
rope and America. As a Nation we
have had a broad and ample experi
ence of a tariff system on our indus
trial prosperity, and we are now sum
moned by Grover Cleveland to listen
to the siren voice of the manufacturers
of Great Britain. With the exception
of a certain class of humanitarian?.
who conceive it their duty to wago
war in favor of the working-men across
the Atlantic, we know of no class of
men, except Grover Cleveland and his
Cabinet, who wish to see America
adopt a free-trade policy.
We have dwelt upon the convention
and its candidates so long that wo
have left ourselves little space for
urging upon our Irish-American
friends their duty in the coming cam
paign. We will say to them as Amer
icans, as freemen, that the time has
arrived when all divisions and ani
mosities should cease, in order to res
cue this glorious land from a hateful
Anglo-maniac domination. We hope
that Irish-Americans will discard all
past alliances, put aside all present
fears and dread no future coalitions,
in the single hope of carrying to
speedy victory a banner inscribed with
these devices: "Harrison and Mor
ton," "Protection to American Labor
and Industry." "Protection of tho
American Citizen at Home and
Abroad.' St. Louis American Celt.
A Convincing Argument.
The following table of statistics tells
the story better than all the Cleveland
Mills free-trade orators:
Democratic free trade
Eepublican protection
tariff, 13 Tears.
No. of sheep,
1870 2303.000
low tariff, 10 years.
No. of sheen.
1550 21,700,000
No. of sheep,
1SC0 .22,100,000
No. of sheep.
18KJ 43731
Increase S0.737.S9i
Increase.... 400,000
Wool rounds.
Wool,pounds, ,
1870 100,000,000
Wool, pounds,
18J3 52.51C.059
Wool pounds,
1S59 00,31,913:
1553 3UU,UUU,UUU
iaciAi9....1),0Q0,0(
Increase.
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