Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-11-01
HANCOCK FoR CHEAP LABoR
AND Low WA0EA

AND Low WAonA
Good wages are paid for work on the
Comstoek. throughout the State and
throughout the nation. Voting for
Hancock 10 voting for . reduction Of
wages. The Democratic party Il arrsysd
in opposition to . protective tsrin TO
prevent the productions OF American
labor. American ingenuity and American
enterprise from being forced into COM
petition with the cheap labor produo-
lions Of Europe and other countries.
The Democratic platforms always favor
free trade and the abolition Of the tarin.
The National Democratic platform at
Cincinnati in 1856 said: Tho time has
conn for the people Of the United States
to declare themselves in favor OF free
seas and q progressive free trade through
out the world" At each National Con-
vsntion Of the Democracy every four
years. since that time. have they re-
sfarmed the same principles, modified
finally into q demand for q tariff "for
revenue only" with NO discrimination
in favor OF the interests Of American
labor or home manufactures.
Upon this basis, q tariff for revenue
only. was General Hancock nominated
at Cincinnati. and be Endorsed that
plank. together with all the rest. in his
letter Of acceptance when be said: The
principles enumerated by the Conven-
ton are those I have cherished in the
past. and shall sndeavor to maintain in
the future" In o letter to Blanton
Duncan. November l. 1879. just q year
ago today. General Hancock said: III
were nominated by a party I would be
governed by its platform or l would not
accept the nomination"
Thus pledged to a tariff for reronus
only. and SO expressing himself. Han
cock very soon saw that he wal arrsyed
against the working. mechanical and
manufacturing interests Of the country.
yet the Solid South with its l3s electoral
votes was solid for him and was not to
DO lost sight Of just for the greasy
mechanics and ~workingmen OF the
North. The Solid South wants no tariff
at all, but free seas and free trade"
therefore 1t is that Hancock. in the Pat
srson Guardian OF October sth. found 1.
necessary 4 state that
The tariff question 10 . local question.
The same question was brought up once In
nv native place In PennsylvAnis. 1t was
matter that the General Government,
seldom cares to interfere with. and moth.
ing 10 likely ever to be done that will in
tsrfers with the industries Of the country.
Four days later be wrote the following
to Senator Randolph
With q reunited and harmonious coun.
try we shall certainly in time pay Of the
public debt; but the necessity Of raising
money for the administration OF the gov
eminent will continue - long a. human
nature lAsts. All parties agree that the
best way for us to raise revenue 10 largely
by the tariff. So far a. We are concerned.
therefore. all talk about ''frse trade 10
folly.
But 1. Is not "folly" nevertheless; II
10 q point OF vital interest to everybody
in the nation. He says "the tariff 10 a
great question:" in which both South
and North agree with him, yet both view
il in q different light. So too does be
allow both to regard his remark that
"all talk about free trade Is folly" he
simply tries to blind both sections by
keeping on both sides Of the question
"~strsddles the blind" as II were.
On the contary. notice the contrast in
the position Of the Republican party on
the subject. and the Straightforward in.
dorsemsnt and concurrence Of General
Garfield. Since the birth Of the party
in 1856. to the present time. 1t has al
ways sustained . protective tariff, not
"for revenue only" but for the general
interests Of the working and producing
classes, and all home manufactures and
home productions. In the platform
adopted by its National Convention in
1860 the tariff plank.set forth that:
While providing revenue for the support
Of the General Government BY duties upon
imports. sound policy requires such IN
adjustment Of these imports a. to encour'
age the development Of the industrial int
rests Of the whole country.
Al Cincinnati in 1876 the Republican
national platform promulgated the fol-
lowing:
The revenue necessary for current expen.
ditures and the obligations Of the public
debt must be largely derived from duties
upon importations. which. 20 far a. posi-
BILE, should be adjusted TO promote the
interests Of American labor and advance
the prosperity Of the whole country.
And at the Chicago Convention in
June last. when Garfield was nominated.
the same principle was reiterated. thus
We AFFIRM the belief avowsd In 1870 that
the duties levied for the purpose Of reve-
niue should 90 discriminate a. to favor
American labor.
General Garfield fully appreciated the
Importance Of that tariff plank in the
platform. and in his letter Of acceptance
he sets himself squarsly on record before
the people as follows:
I cordially indorss the principles set
forth in the platform adopted by the con-
vsniion. In reference to our
custom laws . policy should 10 pursued
which will bring revenues to the Treasury,
and will enable the labor and capital EN-.
ploysd In our great industries To- compete
fairly In our markets with the labor and