The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-27

eral Industries for while L might admit Tn
proposition that some of these people woul'
shut up shop, certain 1t is that the number o
persons who would be thereby thrown out o
employment would find something else to do
AS to the industries themselves, In the mex
place, say hardly any Of them or none at al
would go out of existence. call the attention
| OF the committee first to this law, that the re
ducton Of the tariff will Immediately raise the
prices of the articles that come from abroad
and that that rise in prices will in part offset
NE fall of prices tnat might occur in this coun'
try. Take any manufactured article, and re-
duce the tariff on 1t by 20 per cent, and the i'm
mediate effect Of that reduction will be to raise
the price Of that article abroad. n The
result OF this is TO ease up the difficulty very
much. Men are not compelled TO face the whole
reduction, but only part of It,"
With what composure these free-trade gen
tlemen, who have never had any personal
contact with business" contemplate the shut
ting up OF shops and the extinction Of indus
tries, and how easy 1t is, in their fancy, for
the displaced operatives to find something
else to dol"
But the most noticeable thing about this
statement is, that this official representative of
the New York Free Trade Club attempts to
ease down our manufacturers by an argument
and statement of fact that completely over
turn the stock argument of the anti-protection-
lists. Here, in Indiana, Mr. Mcdonald has been
telling us that the tariff duty was added to the
cost of the consumer Of the imported article,
and also to the cost of the competing domestic
article. The prices of goods in Canada were
quoted, and we were told that but for the tariff
we would get them at the same prices here.
Now, Mr.. Anderson says that when the foreign
make Of a fabric is kindly relieved, by the Nor
rison bill, of 20 per cent Of the duty, he will
add as much Of it as he can to the price of his
goods. If we get his goods any cheaper than
before 1t will be because this legislation has
not gone 80 far as to utterly destroy home
competition. Upon Mr.. Anderson's admission,
the benefits to accrue to the English manufac-
turers from the Morrison bill were very direct
and clear 1t relieved him of tax which he
was paying into our treasury, and gave him an
increased profit on his goods. On the other
hand, Mr. Anderson admits that the bill might
close some American shops and extingush
some American industries, sending the operat-
ors to find other employment II they could,
while the consumer in whose interest the ex-
pertinent is made, must take the chance OF hav
Ing to pay as much for his goods as before.
The fate Of this bill is known TO you all. On
motion OF Mr.. Converse, OF Ohio, democrat,
the enacting clause was stricken out. The dem
ocratic members from this state all voted
against the motion OF Mr.. Converse, except Mr..
Wood, who was absent.
ATTITUDE OF THE PARTIES.
1t is not my intention to discuss the tariff
question at this time, further than to show the
attitude of the parties The weight Of opinion
in the democratic party is for "a tariff for
revenue only'-one in the framing of which
40 account shall be taken Of its effect upon |
DUR American Industries and American work
men. 1t may not be able to pass any tariff |
dill, probably not, for the protective sentiment
s spreading in the new south-but as long as |
has a majority it will continue to attempt the |
lice work of surgeon with the tools of a |
arpeRter. Some concessions will be made In |
platform phraseology to save here q senator |
,nd there Il member oi c"ngrcss-hy mislrad
II. the lalngng men. They may change, Ia
,,,xf
he word only" or quiet Mr.. Voorhees,
ears by the substitution Of the word "exclu
ivcy," but when the caucus assemblies and
Ill is to be framed it is one that the free-tradc
,aguc approves.
The republican party, on the other hand,
olds TO the doctrine that in fixing tariff rates
nc effect of the rate proposed upon American
ldustrics and upon the wages OF American
orkmen should be carefully and kindly con-
dcrcd. We do not think that the shutting up
shops or the eXtinguishment of industries is
pleasant work. We have not reached the
lane of that cold philosophy which refuses to
scognize closer relationship and higher
uty to the American workman and his family
ian to the English. The foundations OF our
ational se&rity and life are not of stone-the
ood will and good conscience of our votingI
Opulation support the stately fabric. Content
tent is condition of good will, and has an
nportant relation to a good conscience. Good
nges promote contentment The cry OF the
zee trader is for a cheaper coat an English |
,at, and he does not seem to care that this In
Dives a cheapening of the men and women
no spin, and weave, and cut, and stitch. He
ay even deny this. But let one of these gen
smen whose lives have been so favored that
ey have never had any personal contact
it'll business" go into any great manufactur-
e establishment and tell the grimy workmen
at the product of their work is to be reduced
per cent in the market. He will see that the
en- who have had very rough personal
intact with business at once understand that
e hope of better wages is gone, and that
wer wages are imminent. 1t is no answer to l
Y that the manufacturer ought to stand the =
duction himself Perhaps in some cases he :
ght. In other cases he could not without l
oducing his goods at loss. may admit
at selfshness is the genius that presides In !
e mill office, but even this evil genius can be 1
ide to serve the workman when the product n
the mill is in demand at good prices. l do not I
= that our American workman gets all the a
nefts he ought to enjoy from a protective | 4
-iff, but do believe that his condition and 4 !,
1t Of his family is vastly better than II would
under free trade or tariff for-revenue only [,
Icy. 1t is noticeable that even the Nc a
maid school of democrats take great comfort n
what they call the "incdental protection" II
ich a tariff for revenue will afford to our in ii
stries and TO our workmen. They admit the q
nefit of protection, but insist that 1t must be h
accident. As l said once before, we, on the u
Ter hand, prefer that the good shall be de-
ned, and so, intelligent.
But II speak to republicans who differ with
and with their party on this subject, there In
still common ground. First, In our common C,
lief that the democratic party Is an incapa- | In
instrument of any reform; second, In our 81
iviction, drawn from history, that our party eI
es the dawn always-if the light Is with you, hi
not run away with 1t; and, thirdly, In our W
nmon belief that the reform Of the civil ser Ii
e. so auspiciously begun, must be kept in OF
indy hands. &C
20 those who must go we give the salutation al
Wanda, pax vobscum,n which he said oC
yht be used either for ban or blessing, and II
II ourselves to receive multitude OF those dl
o have had personal contact with the bust ye
IS OF life In the shop and on the farm; OF of
Sc who do not believe that the acme of ne
lerican craftsmanship Is reached in legisla- hs
a that enhances the price of British goods eli
reduces the wages OF American workmen. hi
Tut the incapacity Of democratic house of at
did not exhaust itself in the nc
,mpted tariff legislation. ne
THE CANDIDATES. wi
4 Mr.. Cleveland l shall say but little; II the II
Die story were told it would be brief. ne
locrat without record upon any question We
rational politics, he Is on that account the bu
ninee OF his party. Bayard was named by
nds, and forthwith his Dover speech was mi
,lled, and bis doom was sealed though the is
sch was fairly expressive Of the party senti-
II when IL was delivered. Carlisle, man