New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-02
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Amendment Democrat of Massachusetts re
mark that this year there will be detection
from the Democratic party of large number
of working people" especially in the manuiact-
r,ing cities. srch as Lowell and Lawrence.
As the signs of this great change appear, IN one
State after another, the Democratic organs
strive in each instance to find some local ana
Temporary explanation. Here, they say, 1t Is
{" a feeling about a fve-cent bill, Whch VIII
sonn die ont =: there il ia only the talk OF Few
dynanitcurs =; in New Jersey it Is gross MS
understanding of the Democratic position on
the tariff; in Indiana it is "merely the out-
grouping Of temporary irritation because
Western candidate was not nominated Vi
far-off Louisiana it is only "a little soreness
about the sugar duty; and in ONO there Is
some trouble abont the wool duty Inese
exnlanotions are not broad enough to cover the
facts. The tariff is now producing Just that
indignant uprising of laboring men against the
Democratic party which TIE TRIBUNE pre-
dictcd 4, an inevitable result Of the agitation
of that question at the last session OF Congress
Mr.. Morrison's bill threatened the industries
Of every State The cotton and woollen ana
boot and shoe factories of NcW-kngland, thc
iron and coal mines of Ncw-Jerscy, Pcnnsl l.
vonia. the ErginiaS, and Ohio, the IRON anu
steel mills of those states, OF Illinois. Missouri
Tennessee and Alabama; the wOo-groWtiS OF
almost every Northern state and many south
eru States: the sugar planters of Louisiana;
tho mechanics Of all .Orts who labor IN or near
manufacturing towns; the farmers vino iind
their best malk IN manufacturing anil mining
centres; all these were not only threatened
I .i, IN.
free traders elected Democratic Speaker.
They suffered still more when, IN obedience to
the clamor of British free-tralc organs. Mr..
Morrison was made the leader OF the House.
The suffering became greater when Nir. 5lorr.-
sons bill, commended by the Hutl'h Htc-t''"'
journal. on both sides 81 The ocean, was adopted
in caucus q, u Democratic measure. through
al tbc weary ploath, Of discussion. while Nr.
Dor,hcmcy was commenting the bill rs a ir't
firm step toward free trade the suffering M
creased. II did not cease when about Tour
hfthS of The Democratic members voted Tor thc
bill, because it was reasoned that the DEM
ocra;ic party might elect the next President
At thi, hour wherever there ia any real APP
prchcnson that the British free traders VIII
elect their candidate. the depression - great
Men who have that impression ar afraid To
make any engagements Tor The iutuit; 'u'lcl-
pltiDg much lower prices after the election,
they defer buying rs far as they can Work
men see mines and factories and mills working
part time. or closed entirely, or, in many eases,
forced into bankruptcy-all in consequence OF
the utterly wanton and reckless Democratic as
saults upon the tariff. They are disposed to
hold that party responsible for all the suffering
and loss which It's most unpatriotic conduct has
! caused.
| At the same time, they see that lower duties
would make necessary lower wa yes ora stoppage
of works If part of the establishments stop
their unemployed men seek work elsewhere;
some in other works Of the same sort, thus
pushing down wages; others in the various
mechanic arts, thus pushing down the wages OF
| mechanics; and others still as farm hands, thus
depressing the wages OF farm labOrers The
reduction of ome-lifth of all duties on foreign
| goods would be pleasant to British manuiact-
urers and they can well afford 10 pay free
trade journals and speakers here for pleading
their cause. But it would be terrible TO Amer
lean laborcrs of all kinds, for all would suffer as
Il consequence of Democratic success, even
more than they suffer now from the apprehel-
sion of Democratic success.
The Democratic party sowed the wind IL Is
beginning to reap the whirlwind.