The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-04

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Many people well informed on general
slAirs CONF IS that they do not understand
the tariff question. They have general
idea Of what it means but no distinct
knowledge Of tho eject Of Ito application
and the details q the law. The New York
Tribune is supplying this much needed in
formation in q series OF articles. In re-
cent article it says that flor more than
quarter OF a century this question has been
t1rrst aside in popular discussions. The
Republican party made the tariff in 1861,
only one Democrat voting for it in the
Senate, and fourteen kgairst 1t; and in the
House only two Douglas Democrats favor
ed the bill, while all the other Democrats,
forty in number, and only one Republic
CAP, voted sgajpst it. BY similar votes
many bills Of improvement or revision
have been Passed, greatly strei h.
ening und broadening tho pro.ec-
tive system; Republicans always
supported them, and Democrats
always opposed them almost uEan-
imously. At each revipion, too, the DEM
octalic party has fought for amendments
designed to destroy the efficiency of the
system in zone PARTICULAR, and st tinee
they have succeeded, as they did when the
wool duty WIS cut down. Every time the
Democratic party has obtained majority
in the House it has tried to tear down the
tariff. Under the Leadership Of MIR. Morri-
son, Of Illinois, it made desperate effort
in 1876, but ea1nest Republican resistance
forced him to abandon his bill. Under the
leadership Of fernando Wood another If
fort WIS made in 1878. but after prolonged
agitation hsd greatly prosuated industry,
the bill was tiually killed on motion OF
General Garfield, ll3 Democrats and only
Republicans voting Tor the mischieyous
bill to IKE end, Wills lis Republicans ano
only 10 Democrats voted to kill it.
ia 1852 the Democrats elected a grea,
number Of membeIs upon distinct pledg:t
tia. they would vote 10 cut down the tai. Il
10 revenue bAsis. Last winter, when Con
grees atetmbled, there wss bitter aghl
between the extremists, who supported Mr..
Carlisle, and men who dtsired more mod.
crate changes, led by Mr.. Randall. When
MIR. Carlisle was elected az a7iree.tradeI,
and selected MIR. Morrison. with his knowl
record, as leader Of the House, an agitation
began hichspeedliy plostrated ali branch.
es If industry. Mr.. Morrison soon intro
duced bill which threatened to cut doHh
du.its one ii4h. 1n,Gsct, II there WIS pro
lection enough 10 secure wsges Of 81 p. ?,
day, MIR. Morrison wished to cut Il
down 80 that it should secure only So
cents per day, or else close the iacto
ries entirely. This bill, and the, alarm
about. it, produced such disorder q
industry that tho great manufacturers haY.
not yet recovered from its enec;s. It VIE
finally killed, May 6. but 1852 Democrats
and only three Republicans voted for til.
measure 10 the last, while lis Republicans
and Al Democrats voted 10 KILT. But til.
tor.y.one Democratic sssented 10 the plat.
'orm proposed by this same Mr.. Morrison
at the Chicago Democratic National Coz.
vension. lt5E u go sIla.,'!Er sr.aG.g
Thus 1t is eean that a sharp and clearly
defined issue has been raised by the Demo.
cratic party, whose Representatives have
Tor twenty.thres years sought almost unani.
Inously to break down and destroy Il
policy which tho Republican party taa
adopted. What is that policy, and how
docs it effect labor? %!..tt
All workers know that labor in other
coun,rieH is not paid as well as it is here
Bat this difference could not oxist, il tie
products Of 5Ocent labor in England er
Germany or Canada could be sold freely
IN our markets instead Of the products Of
i labor hers. Hence this country COM
pels the employers Of so cent labor abroad
o pay duty for the privilege Of selling
he'll. goods in this market That duty is
allied a tariff. lit is made high enough
o ct the difference in rate Of wages, 60
hat labor in this country canuot be
degraded toward tho level Of similar labor
n other countries, it is called pSotec.
i've tariff: Such a TARIFFS q defence Of
Imericsn industry against direct competi.
ON with the under paid labor Of other
ountrles. But II It is not made high
uough to eervs that object 1t is "a taria
II revenue only"-or, ii the language Of
,e latest Democratic platform, taxation
n public purposes exclusively" i is
1xation which Is not intended to help the
boring people, or to prevent the depres.
on Of wages toward the level Of the over.
DIVIDED countries OF Europe" Nh. .f.g.z.'