Daily Republican., 1880-10-26
IN. Inser.ss OF tho wsrhiasnep,

Aw0 h"bcBooH vh INV "SEAA~v 8OD'
Nthsrs Is a single ISSUE involved In
the pending election In whioh the
Workingmen ara interested it 10 that o.
the tariff. Granting every thing the
Democrat, claim for their party, 1t ii
still true that the Republicans are in
( .vor ofI tariff for tho protection oi
American industry, while the Demo.
crAts oste7tatiouS'y parade the fact that
they want . tariff for revenue only.
Now, the question is not whether the
existing tariff Is as perfect as it is pos.
sible to make it, nor Whsthsr revisions
In some points might not be made to
the advantage Of all concerned, but ths
issue Ia upon the principle which un.
deriies the whole subject. Suppose the
tariff does need revision, who can the
workingmen trust to revise it, 60 we'll
as those who believe that the true prin-
siples Of political economy require that
the elevation and ext t9noion OF national
industry should be the aim Of our com.
nerciAl system, rether than the mt .
collection Of revenue for the support of
the government.
This ia the doctrine Of the Republi.
can party and II Is in direct opposition
to the Democratic party, which is, that
the collection Of revenue should be the
end and the cnly end, for which duties
are imposed on Imports.
The Republican doctrine makes the
collection ofrevsnue su ubordina ate and in.
cidental TO the chief object, which Is
the encouragement Of national indus
try. Under this system, whenever it
has been established by the law Of the
land the country has prospersd and by
Its inevitable operation 1t has not only
In many may we not say iu most cases,
Oheapened the cost OF manufactured
goods to the consumer, hut it has en-
abled the American manufa ,turers to
compete with other nations, in many
articles, in their own markets, and we
are steadily marching onward to claim
and obtain our place in the markets Of
the world. In all this foreign trade
We are competing with England, and,
at the same time giving our Worknen
better wages.
Now, how oan we do thisf We
answer that the American workman or
the average workman is worth more
than his ftrsigu competitor. Bat why
Is thisi We answer again, because
he is more intelligent.
Because he Is better eduoat ted, better
fed and better clothed, has more self
respect and Is more respected. lie
works with his brain as we'll as with
his hands and with hope in his heart
OF being able to lay up something for
his old age and TIE elevation Of his
ohiliren that they may have a batter
start In the world THAI he himself had.
As an effect Of this superior intelli.
gsnoe, discoveries are being constantly
made both by empl y rs and by en-
ployees, by which roc esses are shor-
tened, means are eoonomized, and
production rendered less costly. Th. 8
the cost Of tie article made 10 steadily
becoming less, Will at the sams line
Its intrinsic value is being increased
by an improvement la quality, and all
this while the wages Of labor are
maintained at q better standard than
Is paid in any country l Europe.
But why 10 1t not true then that the
American workipgmsn ooul | ma ntain
this position let the tariff b, what II
mightf The answer is easy. Opeu
our markets to unlimited foreign com
petition. and foreign goods sould pour
into the country TO an extent that
would break down prices below the
cost Of production.
The immediate effect would be Tx I
the weaker manufacturer would have