| Show Republican Deception It is difficult to preserve onos patience when reading the editorials of Republican papers in reference to the Democracy and the tariff Here is a sample sentence Many months have passed since the presidential election yet the Democratic party being in full possession of the i legislative and executive branches of the government has not made a move to carryout carry-out its announced policy The condition I of the country has steadily grown worse and there are not at present any indications I indica-tions of a change for the better This is said to be the only logical result of a tariff for revenue only It is the common com-mon talk of Utah Republican organs which echo the views of papers at a distance dis-tance I EOf course the cditojo Vh I descend to the level of such stuff as that tiow very well I what drivel It all is But they know also that many of their readers are simply readers and not thinkers and that an impression im-pression will be produced upon them that the conditions which confront the country coun-try are caused by the Democracy and a tariff for revenue only It is only necessary in order to remove that impression to getthe facts before the public mind that the Democratic President Presi-dent and his assistants In carrying on the government are sworn to enforce the laws as they find them and that those laws are of Republican origin and the conditions existing are the actual results of the high tariff legislation and protective protec-tive policy of the Republican party if they are the effects of politics in any way This has to be repeated because of the repetition of the falsehoods designed to hoodwink the people In the ordinary course of events no 1 meeting Congress would take place until un-til next December The preparation discussion dis-cussion and passage of a new tariff law will take a considerable time and no change in the tariff policy of the country can possibly be made until tho law is changed The effects of the change cannot can-not be felt and passed upon until the law shall Lave been in force long enough to have a bearing upon the business of the country and the general affairs of the people The President has called the Congress to convene four months earlier than usual Thisis primarily to consider the financial situation which as he has assorted as-sorted is menace to the country When some settlement ol that momentous ques tion has been made the tariff will be sure to receive due attention There will be no receding from the position taken by Democracy that Republican protection protec-tion is a fraud a robbery of the great majority of the American people for the benefit of the few The purpose of the reformed tariff schedule will be for revenue onlyWe We are told by Republican papers that a tariff for revenue only means that duties shall be levied in such a way as to raise the most money without regard to the articles on which the tariff shall be levied It is admitted that this is the definition of a Republican That should settle the matter with any one who appreciates Republican tactics It maybe may-be ret down at once as misleading and intended in-tended to mislead Suppose we let the Democratic party speak for itself as to the meaning of Its principles We demand i that the collection of such taxes shall be limited to the necessities of the government govern-ment when honestly and economically administered That Is part of the tariff ta-riff plank in its platform President Cleveland in his famous tariff message explained the Democratic policy to be that we mny discharge a double duty to our people by granting to them a measure meas-ure of relief from tariff taxation in quarters where it most needed and from sources where it can be most fairly and justly accorded There need be no mistake over this matter It is very simple Protection is still in full blast It must be so until new legislation is had That will come in due time The tariff will be reformed It will be to provide revenue and will be levied so as to bear lightly on the masses who are the great consumers and will be for tho benefit of the whole country instead in-stead of the enrichment of any class Any attempt to pervert this plain declaration I decla-ration is sophistal and wrong that is to say it is Republican deception |
