The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-10-29
IN A NUTSHELL.
The High Protective Theories of Re-
publicanism.
Pertinent Questions and Answers, Illus
trating the Tendencies of the Pres
emit Tariff Robbery System OF
the Party in Power.

Queetion-Who are in favor OF high pro-
tective tarif2 Answer-The Republican
party.
Q.-Who does it protect A.-The CAPT.
talist and monopollst.
Q.-DOes the high protective tariff make
high wages to the mechanic and good prices
for products OF the soil2 A.-No.
Q.-Why does high protective tariff not
protect labor2 A.-BeC4use labor is too
abundant and goes begging for work, and
the capitalists and mOnOpolists fix their own
price TO pay fer labor.
Q-Who support and defend the Republi-
A.-Millionaires. Such as Vanderbilt, Jay
Gould and bankers on Government bonds,
and manufacturer. who are protected with
high tariff.
Q.-What legislative act or law did the
Republican party enact for the benefit Of the
laborer, mechanic or producer since they
.z.me into power2 A.-Not one.
Q-Who retired or burned up and de-
stroyed as much as they could of the money
of the United States (greenbacks) up to 1873
and afterwards, to the detriment of capital
and labor both, without substituting cur
rencY its place? A.-The Republican
party.
Q.-Who was the first to come to the re.
lief of the laborer, mechanic and producer?
A.-The Democratic party.
Gin what wsy2 AIN preventing the
further destruction Of the gresnbaok dollar
by the Republican party, and, SO far as they
str0ytd coinage OF the silver dollars 10
| stimulate labor and prevent idleness and
tramps all over the land.
Q.-Wbo has now looked up in the Treas
ury vaults OF the United States over $780,.
| 100000 lying idle. to the injury of the Ia
the capitalist? A.-The Republican party
| Q.-Bow do they get so largo a sum of
mobrS rom the people2 A.-By high
protect. . tariff,
| Q.--What party is in favor OF free trader
| A.-NO party,
Odd the Democratic party, ever since
| Thomas Jefferson's u ne dawn to the present
| time, in any platform advocate free trade,
or even sQuint that wsy2-A. They never
| did
Q.-what kind of a tariff does the Demo
cratic party advocated A medium, or
enough only 10 protect capital labor, me-
| chanic and producer, all equal alike, and TO
pay expenses Of government without q large
surplus in the Treasury.
Q-Why do the Republican press and the
| Republican stumD-speakers say, and when
| they know Better, that the Democratic party
is free trade partyP A.-Becsuse they are
for an extreme high protective tariff, and if
any party asks q reduction in the tariff, then
they call that party free traders, TO brighten
the mechanic, go as to get bis vote.
Q.-Wby should the laborer, mechanic,
farmer, and producer study we'll the tariff
question: A.-Becsuse then he will know
how to vote intelligenty and understand.
iHgly, and TO his interest as well as to
capital
| Q.-When he is we'll informed on the tariff
question will he vote for high protective
tariff, as the Republican party has sdvo-
Gated and now maintain as their great issue
in this campaign? A He will not.
Who is it that pays and have paid
INTO the Treasury of the United States the
enormous sum of over 1900 600, 900 by in.
ternal ravenu tax and by high protective
TARIFF A.-The mechanic, farmer, and Ia
borer.
ON what way do they pay this tax, and
have no recourse on any One2 A.-By con
sumption and by the reduction Of wages By
the manufacturers and importers, VINO first
pay the tax and add on to the articles with
their profits the amount of tax paid, and
labor pays it all. II. c. 3,