The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-01
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IL would be diilcult TO find an In
stance whore a political party has no
successfully supported itself upon false
pretenses al the Republican party OF
this country,
Their hypocrisy upon the tariff quea-
tiOn Ia prominent example OF this.
Their platforms since the beginning or
their turbulent existence on this qnea'
tlOn have "paltered with na Ia a double
sense" Their press and Apeakere In GER
tain manufacturing localities profess
that they are the peculiar friends OF a
tariff for protection OF American manu-
faetnres, but we search IN vain through
their national platforms for any sneh
square. honest declaration, They uni'
formly contain such delphic utteralices
as "prolecti0n TO our Industries, PRO
lection 10 American labor" &cy &c'
These adjustable phrases they can
quote with equal gravity In every State
In the Union. In Iowa, Minnesota,
Mississippi and Texas they say farming,
planting aud atock raising are u part OF
sour industries" and tllling the soil ~
american labor" therefore, you see,
our party fayOrs tariff which Will pro-
tect you aud Insure y0u cheap foreign
goods In exchange for your produce
shipped abroad. In Pennsylvania ana
Massachusetts, they say "ifon making
and cotton spinning are industries,
and working In mills IN American
labor" Therefore, our platform, you
observe, faYOrs giving you the monopoly
of supplying Iowa, Minnesota, Mlsala.
sippl and Texas With manufactured
goods
We predicted that their Harrisburg
Convention would not aquarely meet
this question, and We we're right, What
do they sayY I'VE approve and demand
the continuance OF that system OF pro-
lection TO home Industry which has
pOyed itself TO be the bgsla OF national
independence, the incentive 10 Indus
trial skill and deyelOpem0nt, and the
guarantee OF just aud adequate scale
OF wages for labor, aud We den0unce all
attempts TO reduce the rates OF the
tariff blow the level which will accom-
plish these objects"
Now as the Republicans have done
nothing but reduce the tariff for the
last fifteen years, aud ~ the wages OF
labor" In mills, mines and iron works
has been continually reduced for ten
years past (exCeptlng durlnga short spas
m0dlc boom In the fall Of 1870 we can
readily perceive that the continuance
OF "that system" rs pursued by the Re
publican party and approved In thelI
state platform, will not benefit pennsyl
Yania Industries and Pennsylvania labor
'We denouncc all attempts 10 reduce
the rates Of the tariff below the leye
which will accomplish these objects,
says the 0racular platform.
The effect OF Republican Legislation
(as every wOrklngman well knoWs), Ia,
been Injurious to Penusy ania labor
employed In manufacturing. "TheaC
objects may concern plantersand farm
ers IN Iowa and Texas, but We In Penu
sylyania do not want a continuance Of
that kind Of protection, 30 warmly ap
proved by the Republican state c0nyen
tiCu.
And we now prOphesy and say that
the Republican National convention
which meets In Chicago In June, vii
not dare put into their National plat
form anything sQOarelY honestly ant
directly favorable ~ protection tO The
manufactures Of Pennsylvania aud Mas
sachusetts and the labor therein EN-
ployed, Cut this prediction ont ant
bear II In mind.
Charles Foster, Republican Governor
Of Ohio, In his message 10 the Legiala
ture last January referring 10 the Re-
publican tariff act Of 1888, guys:
"By the recent revision OF the tariff
claws OF the nation, s0me industries
"in which the people OF Ohio arO deeply
interested, are seriously injured, aud
conspicuous among these are the WOO
growing interest, the hoop, and rod
"and charcoal iron Industries"
Here Is o sample Of that aystem oI
protection" the continuance Of which
The Pennsylvania Republican state plat
form demands the continuance off,
Pittsburgh Post