Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-04-10

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The first three of these four state.
mcnts are correct. The fourth il
downright untrulh, deliberately told
with the intention of dcceyinR.
"A Workngmnn" IS informed that
all who deal with the tarli may be
divided into three general schools, a.
| follows
/. These who want Free Trade and no
protection whatever.
Those who want protection, as they
call it, without reference to the question
OF revenue.
3 Those who want tariff, primarily
for revenue, with the dutiesso adjusted
M that, while incidentally assisting
American industries they shall not
af,ist in building up or maintaining
monorolies or unduly opprcfs consu.
mcrs.
The first Is to dream Of i"w men in
/ the Democratic party like Waucrson.
/ llurd and Mills, and a somewhat larger
number in the Republican party like
/ George Jones, OF the New York TuD,
/ Jos. Modill, OF the Chicago IItbun,
! Henry Ward Hccchcr. Thomas q
sherman and others. Absolute free
trade, tia / s. TO say the abolition
of all import duties. would never bc
practical in this country, for it would
neccrsilntc the imposition % all taxes
needed for tho mantcnnuC. Of the
government upon home product, in
comca, real c.iate or other property.
/ Therefore the free trndcrs would
continue import duties bot only upon
.urh article. AS do not come into com.
petition with American products.
principally articles which find their cor.
-umption among the wealthy
The second are those who look upon
the lar.E a. a means OF enabling them
to charge price. for their products that
will cover whatever other natural or
other Disadvantages they may labor
under. TO pay them percentages upon
. tho capital employed that involve
ruinou' l"vies upon all other industries
+ "a recoup them in bad years for what.
ever they may happen to run short Of
IN good year, 10 make them 10 all
.ut"uts and purposes, monopolists.
Thee preach the specious theory thata
enable them TO pay better wages than
are paid in Europe Such preaching is
an inault 10 ordinary intelligence.
There !. no such difference IN wAea, as
il not more than covered by thetupcr.or
natural advantages Of this country and
tho distances foreign goods must bc
transported to bring them into rom.
petition with our products in our own
country. For these people the higher
tho tariff the better. hit we're twice
a. high-tcn times As high as it nov 10,
they would still protest against any
reduction. and would have the help Of
such men like Mcclure, Of the Tina
ard Emory smith, of the Prcii, to a.i
them.
The third class is tho class into
which ninety nine hundrcd,hs a the
Democratic party arc gathered The
party platforms have 40 declared IN
almost every instance. The present
Democratic majority was chosen on
thaiissue. They arc expected ty the
voters to ascertain wherein the rrcscrt
tariG is defective, wherein oyprossivc.
wherein monopolistic in its tcudencics.
and to modify it in those particulars.
In endesvorinr to discharge this 'rus,
they find thcm'elvcs as yet not quite
agreed as TO how far it is wise and nee
ess1ry TO 80. A few think tho matter
ought TO be postponed for the present.
All admit that sooner or later a rcduc.
tion should be made. Mr Morrison
and Mr. Carlisle think 20 per cent. lit.
tie enough, and since tho Republican
. Tariff Commission recommended
twenty five and the Republican Presi.
dent and Senate, in approving the
Mexican treaty, have added eighteen
articles to the free list, it would seem
that they have some justification for
their belief. Others think twenty per
cent is too much and would make the
reduction less. All, however, are seek.
ing TO make only such reductions AZ
arc against monopolies. against the
accumulation Of treasury suTpluses and
as well leave the employers no honest
excuse for reducing wages.
These difference will be reconciled
and the party will 60 into the campaign
united upon the old platform, all the