The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-05

bls manper, that the democrats aud bust
mess men Of Kings county believe tha' the
FL SHIT ssd The sale ground upon which
the democratic party. In aud out
OF congress, should now stand 10
an immediate and plain though
moderate reform OF the tariff We believe
ihst the proposition - laid down by this
intended Assem- blsgs are those mostly pro
vslipg among the business men Of the
country In Its several sections. Its pener-
ally conceded by all tair.minded men that
u reform tariff Is called for; first, becau'e
It IL just that tho couRtry should have Il. ~
the present rates are iniquitous;
second, beosuse the revenues OF the
government are now far in excess OF Ito L.
gltimsts ext enditurss, and ara giving rise
to all manner Of ] BIS and corrupiions. To-
day the south Is In Its new career Cotton
and wooden aud iron manufactures are be-
ing operated In the immediate homes OF the
stspl the fleece and ths ore that have
heretofore been sent In the raw TO NORTH
ern states. We can manufacture he
needed products ut figures be-
low those OF Pennsylvania and ONO
and the New England factories and Tor
naces. AS the New York Herald very
properly remarks. the mas ufscturers 81
New Il gland are beginning to See that 20
long US they are deprived OF cheap rsw
MATERIAL 1t Ia useless for them to W dertske
10 compete IN remote home markets. which
are rapidly being supplied by local mills.
rhey are Tor this reason in favor OF such Il
isrin reform ms will allow them tn continue
70 employ with profit their capital thRtisir-
vested Ia factories and machinery. There are
30 mo who wildly cry Tor more protection,
bat the conservative element recoiniz; how
fn ile such step would be, ~ IL would
| u sggravete the evil tendencies and give
NJ real relief Throughout the east THE ~
fo'tn sentiment is strong among manuiic-
! iurafs, as our recent iuteryisWs ghowed.
| Even IN the south and west those engaged
m Industry cci. u the idea that tie Isriii
de them They have been able to mske
h adsAy against the capital. skill lower
w,res and lower interest of the north
aud east, aud they zee no reason
why they should iesr the foreigner,
nan diceppsd as he is by rhsht.
And they are unquesiionsbly eorr'oi'
The isrming element OF the country has
loAg been against protective dulles. Re-
ceiying more Of the bounty gwen by the
government under the cover OF tariff tnxef,
they have been hled in everv way TO sup.
por. industries which gave them nothing
IN return. The il Justice OF this naturally
excited their opposition, and especially IN
the " est, whore The SURF lus PREDICTS ME
forced to seek foreign markets. With or
gsniEstion and leaders This agricultural ele-
ment would be a very formidable opposi-
Ton to the protective policy
Now the MoRRIsoS tariff Is upon The
country and before the democracy. What
hall we do with III There must be unity
OF sentiment, and harmony and concert Of
40 lion II we hope to win in the coming ma
tional elections. We cannot carry with the
rres.trade banner. These columns have
said that time and again, and mas never
taken anv other position on the subject.
As the American Register recently observ'
ed: "Of late years. a faction In the demo-
10 ranks has sprung up, calling them.
Sc YES free. traders, who object to the dis
ordinations in favor OF the home indut-
tries and labor, and coim that the 'srih
must be ''for revenue only" wholly disrs-
gsrdipg the interests Of the homo indus
tries and labor. On the other hand. the
old-l,ne democrats Of the school Of JKSTER.
SON. MADISON and JACKSON, insist tost ~
the constitution authorizes congress to
promote 1.-The general welfare" In the exer-
else OF the powers granted In the consti'u'
ton. 1t 10 Just and wise. In selecting the
articles to bear the burden. to SO discrin-
inate ~ TO aid home productive industries
and labor BY protecting them from the low
priced labor and materials OF foreign coun-
tries Now, this being mere matter Of
detail, and only incidental TO revenue, 1t
shou d not be allowed to divide tho party
an keep in power the patty which makes
tn chief object Of the tariff a mater OF
,rotection, and revenue simply incidenta
to 1t. Let the democratic party come into
10 ger on the doctrine OF JEFYERsoS, MADI.
SON and JACKSON, in this respect, on which
that party held power for many years. And
after that II the people desire q reform In
this maj ter, 1. may become practicable II
lust aud right. The new phase ut tn" rev
enus system. indicated by tariff "for reve'
nue only" which discards allincidensal aid
to home industries and labor. most Ger.
tsinly defeated the democratic party in
1880, and II pressed now. would defsat the
party again"
II certainly seems TO US that the MORRISON
tariff lie fair, equitable adjustment thai ell
sincere democrats and citizens can harmon
ice on. 1t is also certainly OF the kind that
JErrKRsos. MADISON, JACKSON, POLK snd
SrLAs WRIGHT approved and administered
I'M or. Let the democrats, north and
south, unite aud ret into power, aud when
Ia oower make such changes from time TO
time as shnll be just aud right aud fair to
the beet interest, Of the government and
the true welfare OF the people. 1t is to be
hoped the Brooklyn democracy will to-day
orystalizs ball that will roll on to fules'
success.
q QUESTION OF INTEREST.