Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1888 — Democracy Means Free Trade. [ARTICLE]

Democracy Means Free Trade.

Views of Leadint* Democrats ox the Tariff Issue. “All trade should be as free as possible. ” — Speaker Carl is l<\ “I desire free trade, and I veil i not help to perfect any law that stands in the way of free trade. .Roger Q. 31 tils. ----- - “ The “The Democratic party is a free trade party or it is nothing. The Democrat who is not a free trader should go elsewhere.”— Henri) ]Va Iter son. “Add to the free list as many articles as possible. Reduce duties upon every dutiable article to the lowest point possible.”— "Secretary Fairchild. “It would be a glorious con summation of this debate could we only have gentlemen on tin Other side join in this invocation to paper and to type and to the hearts of honest men to clear the way for British Cobdeh free trade.” —S. S. Cox. “Mr. Cleveland stands before ! the country a champion of free i trade.” — London Times. ! “Mr, Mill’s speech is a manly, ; vigorous, and most - effective free trade speech.” — Henri/ (>;-arge. “if we (lid not rsquire .money to defray the expenses of government, I would he an absolute and uncompromising free trader.”— Congressman Hare. . - C'levelamTs secretary of theatreasurt has Rlulled to u lot of favored national banks alxiiit of the government funds. nnd no interest is eliarged upon the sAnfe. The favor wall he reciprocated l»y the national bank ring making a hLr donation- to tlic Deinocratnrj canioaitm fund. » i 1 - i S> - - ; The Sinews (if war to be used ny the Democrats during the campaign will • come from the whisky ring, the most corrupt combination in the United States: the national bank clique, the most selfish aggregation of mortals in the country: and the T'odder, dull, the most intensely English organization in. the world. In eleven years when the Republicans were a majority in the house of reiireseuJUHives. taxation and customs duties were reduced In the aggregate nerrlv in the eleven ■- •am ‘Hat the IteiUik-nds liaVe had a in.: ority. the reduction Iwk been i,(ak)._ AMzutiy* Ivxprtivii