626 THE IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



the result of its work is thus spoken of by the New York 

 Worldin its issue of March 4th, 1888: 



u The enactment of the Mills bill would leave the 

 average duty still higher than it was under the Monill 

 tariff in 1863. It would leave it higher than was proposed 

 by the Republican tariff commissioners in 1882,' 



It would thus appear that the reduction proposed by 

 the Republicans in 1882 was even greater than that now 

 proposed by the Mills bill. Then why all this siHy cry 

 about the tariff being the great issue between the two old 

 political parties. It is a false issue made for campaign 

 purposes. 



It is claimed in the South and West that the message 

 of President Cleveland is a free trade document, or at least 

 approximating toward it. 



In the manufacturing districts it is contended that it is 

 a protectionist paper. 



We would suggest to our would-be politicians the 

 perusal of the following extract from an editorial in the 

 New York Daily World vl February i3th, 1888: 



"In the interest of justice, let what the President 

 actually said take the place of what his opponents declare 

 that he meant. L,et the people see if he advocates 'free 

 trade' or anything approximating it. Let them see if he 

 seeks to 'destroy American industries' and reduce the 

 workingmen to the basis of ' pauper wages. ' ' ' 



In the light of the above facts, and notwithstanding 

 the silly cry and false pleas of the average political speakers 

 who are laboring to create the impression that there is a 

 wide difference between the Republican and Democratic 

 parties on this question, we are again compelled to brand 

 it as a false issue. When, oh, when, will the people refuse 

 to believe such infamous stuff and cease to remain divided 

 upon the questions which mostly affect their interests. 



In closing this letter, I desire to call the attention of 



