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Show A Free-Trade Party. It would bo pieclscly as true and fair to denounce the Republican party as the party of atheism as to denominate denomi-nate the Democratic party as the party par-ty of Free-Trade. It never was a Free-Trade pai ty and Is not now. From the partly delivered speech of Hon. Champ Clark, permanent chairman chair-man Democratic convention. I repeat, so tliat all men may hear, that I am a Free-Trader, and proudly take my stand with Sir Robert Peel, Richard Gobdcn, John Bright and Henry George. 1 may bo an humble member of that Illustrious company, but It Is better to be a doorkeeper in the house of honest Free-Traders than to dwell In the tents of wicked Protectionists. Pro-tectionists. From a speech of Hon. Champ Clark in House of Representatives, Representa-tives, Match :tl, 1807. 1 would destroy every custom house In American. ... If 1 had my way today, sir, 1 would tear them all down fiom turret to foundation stone, for fiom the beginning they have been notlilng but a den of robbers. Fiom same speech. The Demociatic party Is a Free-Trade Free-Trade paity, ot it is nothing. The conflict between Fice-Tiade and Pio-tectlon Pio-tectlon is iirepresslble and must be fought to the bitter end. Henry Watterson. Such expressions could be quoted in-dellnlteb, in-dellnlteb, but Fiee-Ti.ide Is not the abolishment of all duties and the tearing tear-ing down of all custom houses, as Pio-ressor Pio-ressor Sumniei, the leading Ftee-Tradci Ftee-Tradci in the United States, says: Free-Trade does not mean the abolition aboli-tion of custom houses, nor does it mean the substition of dlicct for in-dliect in-dliect taxation A countiy may collect col-lect its entire levenue by duties on Imports and jet bean entirely Free-Trade Free-Trade country, thus the custom duties levied by England, with a very few exceptions, ex-ceptions, arc not inconsistent with her profession of being a countiy which believes in Free-Trade. Yesterday, today and tomorrow the Democratic party has been, Is and will be a Fice-Trade paity, or, what Is precisely the same thing, a Tarilf for revenue party. Mr. Claik cannot change history, cannot picvent facts, cannot deny Ills own statements or those of other Democratic leaders. American Economist. |