The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-11-13


The speaker then proceeded to show the in
consistencies between the Republican plat
forms of ls12 and lsS0-
Sherman had claimed, he said, for the Re-
-publicans the credit tor paying OF the bonds
u gold. For his part. he had never gwen
them credit for ID. He had heard sherman
and Morton both say that the country had the
undoubted right to paw off the bonds ia the
same money that they were bought Tor. AZ
later day they passed resolution providing
for their payment I'm coin, although they
didn't saw what kinslof cont They failed to
provide however, that the laborer and the
mechanic should be paid for his work in coin,
and left him to take greenbacks worth less
than nifty cents ON the dollar. -'s--.
The passage of the Silver bill over Hayes
veto had rendered resumption possible. anu
yet Garfield had denounced that bill as an un
mifignfed swindle, and predicted dire disas'
Ter as the result Of its passage
He showed that the Republicans werc
false to the pinsip9e ,s, Entitled e
to no credit for the present. prosperity. II
they claimed any, they must also be willing TO
nsSasr tse came Nth ses De%o
cratic Congress = wud aslag rcr end
The Republicans made q great ado about
change being impolitic- Why, they were all
the While shtns 20
Congress. The Democrats wanted but little
ehangc-the mere matter Of D President They
oct in harmony in securing reform. Zap
'ITTT : OK THE rsnrrr QUESTION. - g ?
Judge TrurnluH said. 1 intended to say some
thing in reference to the tarln, IN answer 70
Mr.. Sherman want to show the absurd1ty
| OF appealing to the laboring mechanics OF TINS
countryin fav or of a protective tariff. HIS
| admissions are enough to condemn ms post
tons of the two parties, and believe he states
them substantially correct. As yecoliect II.
at any rate it is this: Democrats are notin iav
| for revenue purposes, and such atar1n anords
all the protection that any Misunderstanding in
terest ought 70 ask or require, Kee p
ton. That is the difference between the two
parties. Now, Mr.. sherman. in stating what
The Republicans want, says; We s-, Eep S,.a,
while 1t would yield sufficient revenue to car.
~ on the operations of the Goverrment. will
also SO foster and protect our industries as 10
| cial as well as agricultural people, That Is
our idea why should not this be done?
levy .s sS1 On ses ac eSy
equal tax on the article that you producer
That is 1ustthe objection. observation-disclosures
On ss sSesis saa,
ON teose you produce? Why, because the tax
that Is levied on those you produce goes Into
the hands of the manufactures, and the tax
abroad goes into the Treasury for revenue.
DO you want to- be taxed when you buy hat,
or coat. or BLANKET or pair OF s Y 70
willing TO le taxed on the importation be-
cause you have TO pay tax In some shape 10
support the Goyernmsnt, and DspSer s AR are
teies, so far AS Is necessary 70 raise revenue
for the Government, but they are not willing
s as h te the
simply. That Is tangible idea. The tax y
really on the large family, instead OF on the
tax e on nj the great body Of the people for the
purpose of benefting n few men who are
manufacturers 1t viii not break down q
manufacturing establishment; they will have
all the protection they want to have, and
will show you in = moment, by Mr.. sherman
own confession. they will have all they ought
to have when you levy q tax necessary 70
NOW, let me read what moro Mr.. Sherman
has said in corroboration of what. 1 have
gagged in manufacturing. How Is Il possible
that you should have been SO engageds Why
it is because the Republican party, by sys
tenn of tafiff laws, built up your industry q
that now in this country we manufacture cot
ton goods and compete with tho market IN
Manchester" What, in the name Of heaven
do you want a tariff for profession for Il yos
can manufacture cotton goods here and com
pete with the manufacturers IN Manchester
England? What do you want tariff for?
it because the great body of the people pa,
bountyito the manufacturers; that Ii all. fOs
laboring men in the manufactures, don't yo'
7 see that you are now, according 70 Nj. Sher
mans statement. manufacturing tho good
and com peting with the markets Of the vorlt
with the manufactures in Manchester? T.
Mr.. Sherman proceeds: "And we manu-
.facture iron goods that can compete With tn
iron manufactories in birmingham. We max
kcutiery that outsells cutlery - Shemeld
their own market" Then what, in the nam
steel and all these things fori' II You ca,
manufacture cutlery, and you can manufac
ture agricultural Implements, and sch then
than they can be manufactured anywhcf
you you tax the great body q the farmer
your machines, TO pay you a bounty when yol
can manufacturers chenply as these peOpl
abroad2 [Applause.l Now. we regulate thi
! cient revenue, and If they can make anything
, ont of that let them have the benefit of n
Now, what is stated here is true. We do man
( nfncfure these articles. but you pay for yOu
agricultural implement much more than yo
would pay II 1t was not for this tar1h. Ladie
pay for the sewing machines twice. I an
.. countries, manufactured in America. VIVA
we believe In Is equality In these matters, q
far as we can get 1t. We will never get it alb
solutely, but we need the revenue, and II 1
will benefit any manufacturing interest I'm tn
l country, all right. Ii Is demonstrated by wha
Mr.. sherman says that no protection is peces
I sary at atfof the manufacturers cutlery o
agricultural implements or cotton. 1t Is no
required any more than it is required TO pro
: tect the farmers: We raise in this Northwes
.
We raise hogs and cattle. How Is the price G
! these things fixed? Does not the price o
. wheat in Mark Lane fix the price in Chicag
and all the world? The men who reise whoa
! in this country get no bounty for raising it.
When the speaker alluded to -
lbs "a THE SITUATION IN ILLINOIS lH II
> the large audience fairly went wild. He wa
! 1 cheered between sentences and in the middl
: of sentences, and frequently had to pause TO
| many seconds at a time TO allow the nois
, and hearty enthusiasm TO subside. He con
4 cluded as follows: 7tasI u- s4a1iC1g
In closing. my friends. want to say wor
: 4 of cheer to you i stated in my opening re
r marks that had been over the state and ha
found very encouraging feeling everywhere
3 The set of public opinion is unquestionabl
a against the Republican party longer continu
: ! ing I'm power. have not been in county
\ from the Wisconsin line to the Ohio Rivel
: whore have not been told that II other part
D of the State do as well as we do then the Stat
| of Illinois Will elect q Democratic ticket an
I give its vote to Honcock and English. Lou
: cheers.I That that will be the case outside q
In. - VI. \ 49, vxrc