The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-03

tariff, or 6y any other means Within her power
Even now, England, notwithstanding her boasted
freetrade principles, is imposing O high pro
tective tariff on many articles for the protection
of the British manufacturer. For example,
England admits gold and silver bullion Free but
on manufactured gold plate she imposes duty
of 81 08 per ounce. and on silver plate &c cents
per ounce. On unmanufactured tobacco En-
gland levies tariff duty of 70 to 81 cents per
pound, and on manufactured tobacco from Sc
cents to 81. 30 per pound. This is protective
tariff, and heavy one at that The laborers of
England are begging for protective tariff legisla
ton. In recent address of iron workers, in
South Staffordshire, to their employers. they
say: 1--WE ask you gentlemen, can you expect
that we viii continue like dumb, driven
CATTLE to accept with Indifference the
present state OF things, as if We had
become living dead menu The low price
of labor and the high price of living has driven,
and is driving, your best workmen from the
country to compete with US in the labor markets
of the world
On March 5, 1884, Earl Dunrayen, at public
meeting IN Birminghama manufacturing CEN
ter of England-said: Free trade was a great
profit to us at one time, for the simple reason
that we had the monopoly of the worlds mar
kets Other nations had no means of supplying
themselves with goods. They had to buy from
us, and consequently, as our market was assured
and there was no difficulty in selling it was an
immense benefit to us to be able to buy every
thing ms eheaply as possible. Since then things
have materially altered, Foreign nations have
lSeAFneu 10 supply themselves, ana are beginning
| TO supply as The circumstances have changed,
and to say that the system which ben
efited us under these circumstances must be
equally beneficial under altered eireum-
stances. is absurd. 1t is true that Eng
land made great strides under free
trade; it is equally true that other nations
made greater strides under protection. The
United States increased fl65 000 600 in ac-
cumulated wealth. France f75, 600, 00a and Great
Britain only E6l, 000, 600 In percentage of
trade the increase of Great Britain was ri per
cent, and that of tho United States was 81 per
cent. In fact, England was the last of the great
! nations instead of the first. y
There is English testimony to the fact that
our protection tariff system is Of inestimable
benefit No wonder England sides with the
Democratic party against our protective tariff
system. She would rejoice to see our manufaet.
uring and mining industries crippled and our de-
velopment and prosperity crushed because our
| necessity would be her opportunity. Our pow
ertY and want would be riches and prosperity to
her. England has always hated and done all in
her power to cripple and destroy American man
ufaetur1ng interests. Lord Brougham in
speech in Parliament, said: England can af-
ford to incur some loss on the
Of destroying foreign manufactures in
their cradle How perfectly that sentiment ex-
plains our condition under Democratic tariff leg
islation, as described by Presidents Fillmore and
Buchanan, already quoted Democratic free
trade laws enabled England to bankrupt our
manufacturers, crush out our manufacturing
establishments and reduce our laborers to want
and the moment the wreck was ACCOMPLISHED
England, freed from competition, raised the
price Of her merchandise at her viii. Just that
she will do again if she can What does Eng
land care for the laborerl A member of the
English Parliament said, not long ago: 10
enable capital to obtain fair recommendations
labor must be kept down The London Times
in discussing the protectiye-tarif system of the
Republican party of the United States, says;
The object OF their statesmen is not to
secure the largest amount Of wealth for
their country generally, but to keep up, by
whatever means. the standard of comfort among
tho laboring classes They tell us England is
opposed to the Republican party, and does
not Ike James G. Blaine. We are glad
of it. 1t is sure sign that Blaine and the Re
publican party in favor of the true interests
of our own country. Only a few DAYS ago the
London Pail Mall Gazette contained the follow
ing statement Of its objections to our party and
our candidate. 1t says I'VE own nearly one
half OF the northern continent: we do an I'M
mense trade with South America; our treaty OBJ
legations III Central America are considera-
BILE: and the intervening seas are sprinkled with
British possessions. On Mr. Blaine's theory of
the universe, this is all wrong He is not a lu-
matte but a very able and shreWd Yankee.
Whenever he can he will Gust us from the position
we hold; whenever an opportunity offers he will
use it to the utterrnost to replace our influence
and our trade by the trade Of the United States
and he viii regard it as his chief object to pro
mote great American confederacy under the
would tend to increase the export trade Of the
United States at the expense Of that Of Great
Britain
The Democratic platform declares that the
Republican party never had a. well-detiued
foreign policy
England knows the policy Of the Republican
party and its leaders, and it disquiets her. She
knows that it is the steadfast purpose of the |
Republican party to foster and protect American
manufacture, American labor, American pro
duction, American trade; to develop the agricul |
tufal and mineral resources of our country and |
stimulate its continued growth in all that tends
to make nation independent, powerful and
prosperous Wherever England has with her
iron hand forced her free trade doctrines perjury
and dependence have followed The crnmbling
ruins of the abandoned factories of Ireland her
diminishing population; her restitution and woe,
furnish a truthful commentary upon the free
trade doctrines and the merciless greed of
England.
The Republican party asks every Irish voter
one question Do you want the United States
the home of your adoptiongoverned by the
same policy that has crushed and impoverished
Irelandl If you do vote the Democratic ticket
If you do not vote the Republican ticket.
THE PLATFORMS ON TARIFF PROTECTION
There is an issue between the two parties on
the tariff question, as proved by their platforms
The declaration of the Republican party is clear
explicit ard unevasive. Here it is: TT is the
first duty of good government to protect the
rights and promote the interests of its own peo-
pie. The largest diversity Of industry is most
productive of prosperity and of the comfort and
independence Of the people. We therefore de-
mand that the imposition Of duties on foreign
! imports shall be made not for revenue only
| but that, in raising the requisite revenues for
| the government, such duties shall be 80 levied
as to afford security to diversified industries
/ and protection to the rights and wages of the
! laboref, to the end that active and intelligent
! labor, as well as capital, may have its reward
/ and the laboring man his full share in the pub
/ lie prosperity. Against the socalled economic
! system OF the Democratic party, which would
| degrade our labor TO the foreign standard, we
| enter our earnest protest.
/ Everybody can understand that Everybody
knows that the Republican party is in favor OF
the continuance of the system of protective tariff