Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-04-17

TO the entire capital invested. That
was what prohibitive tariff did for
him. Naturally, such men would op-
pose a reduced tariff. They are few,
however. lam largely interested in
brass manufacturing. Now, feel that
we don't need any high tariff to pro-
tect us. We have all the copper in this
country that We want, and we can
mine and get it as cheaply as we can
get it from abroad. I should favor a
material reduction i'm the tariff on the
metals used in the composition of brass.
Spelter, tin, and iron are brought to this
country free of all expenses for freight,
by vessles engaged in the oil trade,
which have to bring some ballast to this
country. am told that the New Hav-
en- Rolling Mill Company has been paid
25 and 80 cents ton for the privilege of
bringing iron in scrap, and pig by ves-
sells needing ballast. One bark went
from Liverpool to Wales for them and
brought load of iron to New York free
of all charges for the sake of getting the
ballast they needed. This saving of
freight charges eounter-balance the
tariff and makes it pay to import iron
and operates against American iron
producers. Ship-owners are glad to
bring here free block tin and spelter,
and are anxious to get it because with
the blocks they can "skin the ship"
that is, can pack the blocks about in a
form that will prevent the cargo from
shifting while en-route. With freights
free you can see that the tariff is of lit
tie benefit as protection to home in
dustries."
"Do you think, Governor, that the
adoption by the Democratic Party of
such platform as you suggest would
result in a Democratic national vic
tory?"
"MOst assuredly I do. have no
doubt of it whatever, for the people are
ripe for the support of the party which
plants itself squarely on a platform
which means such practical reform.
1t must also pronounce boldly in favor
of wiping out the present internal rev.
enue system, and the host of leeches on
the public Treasury which that system
supports. The fact is, the present sys-
tenn results in the annual accumulation
which invites dishonesty and extrava-
gance. With vast sum in the Treas
ury there come all sorts of schemes to
waste the public money-plans for So
called public improvements and inter-
nal improvements, which are little bet
ter than wanton waste of public money.
Public buildings are erected on a plan
which make them cost the Govern
ment 100 per cent. more than a reputa-
BILE contractor would do the same work
for. Our own New Haven Post Office
cost fully double what reputable build
ers offered to do the work for. 1t was
exactly the same way in Hartford
Mr.. James e. PATTERSON told me that
the Government paid % cents for gran.
lite used in the building there that he
would have been glad to have furnish
ed for II cents. 1t is the surplus reven.
ue which enables such waste of mon.
ey as this and permits of hundreds OF
similar steals from the Treasury and
the people who furnish the money have
got their eyes open to the fact and nov
demand that wasteful extravaganza O
this kind shall be stopped by Topping
off the possibilities of such vast accum
ulations. Tariff reform will do it. The
people have learned this. The Repub
licans were only able to win in the las
Presidential campaign, because they
took advantage of Gen. Hancock!
statement that the tariff was local is
sue only. 1t was suicidal remark fol
the party. If our leaders have courage
to make it national issue we can win
| feel certainD ~