Daily Republican., 1883-12-04
A Policy 1t Last.

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A Policy IT Last.
The Democratic press, except that
portion of IL that has more regard for
the true interests of the country than
the success of party, joins in the gen.
eral chorus that the Democratic party
at last has policy an aggressive pol.
icy. Were that policy not stab at the
industrial institutions that have made
our country great and prosperous, there
might be general acquiescencs III 1t,
but when it seeks ~ revolutionize the
whole system of trade and industry
that has marked the country for the
last twenty years, they will be apt to
find that bad policy will avail them
no more than no policy at all.
What is this new policy, or rather
this policy that has been raked up
from the embers ofa defunct pro-slavery
free trade Democratic party Of more
than a quarter CT a century and re-
'vamped into new life" 1t Is nothing
more nor less han free trade CLOSED
over with thin coating of "a tariff for
revenue" to deceive the people Az
the Republican party catching the Old
line Wing idea Of protection to Amer
ican industries had engrafted that idea
into their organization, protection be-
came one of the cardinal principles Of
the great Republican party. This par
ty that blotted out the foul stain Of
slavery from the nations record rem
dered itself obnoxious to the Southern
section of the country, and by opposing
the Republican party, that section
made solid for the purpose, has struck
at the living principle Of the party
that protection which has made the
North superior to the South In al, that
relates to the wealth, prosperity and
greatness of the nation.
Jealous Southern eyes looked with
envy upon the great manufacturing in
dustries of the North. The millions
that were employed in those manufac.
tories and protected by protective
tariff, were the hated and despised
"mudsills" of Northern society.
Southern eyes looked Cvers region at
home cursed with the blight of slavery.
No factories sent their curing smoke to
mix with the floating clouds. No
morning bells called out millions of
workmen to make the welkin ring
with the music and hustle of mechani-
cal arts and industries. Why should
these Northern industries be protected
while we have no protection said solid
agricultural South?
We want no protection for the raising
of corn and cotton, why should they be
protected for manufacturing our cotton
into cotton goods? We want no tariff on
the agricultural implements and the
mac hinery we use. We want them ad-
mitted free Of duty from the British
workshops. What care we for the
millions that are engaged in manufac.
turing and who are protected while we
have to pay for that protection Let
them either work for the same wages
paid to British workmen, or let them
60 to raising hog and hominy as we do
We want no protection, and so far as
"solid South" is concerned they shall
have no protection. These mudsills''
of society, that are protected at our e1-
pense, made the Northern army that
struck down slavery and turned our
chattels into men who exercise the rights
of men. We owe them no good will
and in revenge the South they made
solid for freedom shall be made solid to
destroy the institutions that foster
them.
This is the spirit in general that ami
mates the South and joining in this
spirit is the tail end Of party in the
North that through cupidity and a
natural greed for power is willing to
aid solid South in its designs though
it brings rui n and destruction to the in .
dustries OF the nation. This Is the poll
cy that has been adopted by the Demo-
cratic party and over which the party
is now rejoicing-it having gained its
first victory in the election of free
trade Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
This policy is to break down the pro-
tective tariff that manufactured goods
may be obtained cheaper-manufac
tured goods not made in this country
but made in Great Britain by the pau
per labor of starved and ragged men,
women and children. This is the poll
cy over which the Democracy is now
rejoi ing. Let it rejoice, az there is " q
divinity that shapes our ends, rough
hew them as VIZ will" there il q divinity
in the American heart that will prevent
the destruction Of the industries of the
nation.
CONGRESS- DID nothing yesterday
but organize. Carlisle was elected
Speaker of the House and was pre-
sented by the ladies Of Kentucky with
little floral George Washington