Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-26
ROBBERY BY THE TARIFF.
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The National Tariff Convention q
Chicago Was yesterday opened in ;
square. plump and truly satisfactor,
| manner by its permanent. chairman, Mr.
Mckinley. Of Chic. who declared him
self to be > tariff nan becaus.
he believed In protection tor tb.
sake OF protection. He did not belle.,
in tariff for revenue only with Incl
dental protection. II there was to b.
any incident about it he would have it i
tariff for protection with incldenta
revenue"
This is rsslly admirable. Mr.. Nc.
Kinley puts the dots on the is and eros
ses the t's Of his enlightened party
Though 1t may be doubted whether MIR
Mckinley was aware of the tact " her
he uttered his neat little sniitheiic. 4.
peroration, it is quite csrtsn that on!,
! Al incidental revenue can be- got out O
tariff for protection; and it is In tinitsiy
better tor the fiscal outlook Of the futllrs
that the issue between the pro,estioniss.
and the revenue reiormers should ba
made, as Mr.. Mckinley makes it, or
the maintenance of protection tor th.
sake OF pretectien."
$50 long, continued Mr. Mckinley
CAS- the great growing industry of Ia.
United States demanded protection. al
the hands of congress. he believed tha,
protection ought to be voted 10 il. All d hal
not niggardly." 1t will be interesting to
got definition from Mr. McKlaiey OF
the point at which he has reason 10 be-
lieve that "a great growing industry
can be induced to stop asking Tor pro
lection" so long as congress is made UP
Of men like Mr.. McKinloy ready to
grant this protection" and iutisposeL 4
to be "niggard!y' with ths money OF
their constituents out OF which they
grant it. We trust Mr.. Randolph Tuck
or will lose no time after congress as.
sembles in getting this out OF Mr. Me
Rinloy. II was the testimony OF a
great practical manufacturer that the
essential condition OF progress in mann
factures was Giving" proIiis.n 1t is the
doctrine OF Mr. Mckinley and the re.
publican party for which he spezks that
the essential condition ei progreas il
manufactures is the assurance vi fresh
bounties whenever competition threat
ems. American industry, in other words.
Is to grew and greaten. no, by the de-
velepmsnt oil the intellect and the ener
gy OF those engaged In il, but by ever
tncrt asing legislative drafts on the
pockets OF American csnsumers. Tac
real question, even from the Henry
Clay point OF view, IN this coularr, IS
between the protectlonists and the reve-
nue. retormer-, has besu by no one more
cleanly or clearly presented than BY
Professor Cairnes. IL is whether I'm Il
country such as the United States, of
great and varied resources, peoDled by
freemen in possession of all the most
advanced industrial, knowledge and
trained in the us ges OF civi liza ion, ar
tihcial restraint upon the freedom of
trade is needed in order to secure for
the people that variety OF occupations
which it may be freely conceded is ia
vorable to national Development" The
republican party, by Mr. Mckinley, oil
ohlo, answer this question from Chca,
go to-day III the affirmative.
Common sense, experience, the priu.
eiples OF political economy aat: the demo.
cratic party answer this question in tae
negative.