Daily Republican., 1884-09-17
Mr. Bay ara'S Dem ~ Query and
Free Trade Ideas.

Free TRADE I0eoo.
Mr.. Bayard, in his Brooklyn speech
on Monday night, has shown himself to
be as rank free trader at heart as
HI enry Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier, or Congressman Hurd, of Ohio.
Those who have read his speech cannot
fail to have noticed the demagogue all
through it. The tariff is bad thing
because " it has produced more local
jealousy, more sectional feeling, more
estrangements between our couptrymen
than any other single cause. -
This is a terrible arraignment hut it is
not the whole of the charge. Let us
see what tar ther this wicked tariff has
done
"It has caused labor to organize in
disco intent for lack of steady employ
ment and compensatory wages, has
filled the land with viole nee and threats
of violence, has strained the rule of
law, and pr ,mises TO bring in the mill
tary arm of force rs a customary resort
10 obtain order Senator Bayard
must think the American people fools
10 believe such an avalanche of balder-
dash. Yes, the Tariff causes labor to
organic in discomfort Does Senator
Bayard know of no other country where
similar organizations have existed III
countries where the people are not
troubled with a tariff How about the
London labor demonstration a few
weeks ago, when hundred thousand
laborers turned out in one body to pro.
test against the action of the House of
Lords in opposing popular movement
la. hsan If
Was this great demonstration, in be-
half of labor, on account of a high tar
if?
Surely If a low tariff or free trade,
which is the same thing, is calculated
10 make the laboring classes contented
with their lot and prevent them FROM
nrganizing iHto labor associations, we
should see remarkable exhibition OF
peace, prosperity aud happiness in
England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland
But what do we see in those countries
The working people who can raise
the means with which to enigrate COM
ing TO this country. where, according to
Mr.. Bayard they "suff-r from an unjust
system of laying tariff taxes" where
they are compelled . 10 organize in
discomfort for lack OF steady employ
ment and compensatory wages" where
the land is filed with violence and
threats of violence" and where such
threats promise 10 bring in the mill
tary arm of torce ~ customary re-
sort to obtain order "
What is all tins but the language OF
the political demagogue? There are
labor contentious III this country, bui
w Is 81, Of .
tent Mr.. Bayard knows As well az
he can know that the chief cause fol
discomfort arises from the attemp pit mad
by himself and his party 10 reduce the
tariff, which means reduction OF
wages.
There never has been such discomfort
amongst the laboring classes as there
has been since the Democrats forced a
reduction two years ago, Since thei
labor wages have been ON tin
wane, aud if the Morrison tariff bill ma
passed Congress wages would i'll have
fallen twenty per cent more This i,
coming down gradually to level will
European wages If Mr.. Bayard ant
his party had their way of il ,he leve
would be reached very soon
Mr.. Bayard has much TO say agains
that system of taxation which produce
s2OO,O00, 900 revenue, and which entail
al enhanced cost of living upon TIE
American laborer and consumer, aut
which ne says has sealed up III,
products Of our manufacturers within
their home markets.
In this we again see the moving, an,
hear the voice of the pol deal dema
gogue. Mr.. Bayard knows very WI
that the revenue tax has been renlDv 3,
from all the necessaries of life. II
knows that liquors and tobacco nu1
pay direct revenue to the government
If these are the necessaries 81 life, /,
Mr.. Bayard that looks upon them a
such. Does Mr.. Bayard not know ina
amongst the last oppressive revenu
taxes that were removed, was tuat ,
the tax on matches, and does lie M
know farther that the fax on match,
would have been removed years be,ol
it was had it not encountered his d.
termined opposition Demagogu
indeed, let Mr.. Bayard look with
for the best specimen of one :ha ca
be found.
But Mr.. Bsyard is exceedingly an:
ious that - foreign market should
found for our manufactured commod
lies. Listen to what he says:
Out of $500, 200, 900 of our exports, IL
than one Gig hth consisted of America
manufactures much the larger porto
OF that one eighth, clas-ed as manufa
lures, consisted of com ID ODDITIES pu
chased tr re~manufacture i'll 9th
countries, whit h were again to q r
tuiued to lie United States, advance
by foreign iator to compete With u
nome manufactures
How does Mr.. Bayard propose 10 pr
vide foreign market for our manufa
tured goods? Simply by reducing Il
cost of manufacturing them as low
they are manufactured in England al
shipped to this country under a 10
tariff OF no tariff at all How is III
reduction in Cost TO be made? In
other way than by a reduction in Il
wages of labor.
The higher wages paid in the Unit
States Is all that stands in the way
manufacturing as cheaply here as
England. Mr. Bayard is outspoken
favor of the Morrison bill. Here
what he says about it i:
At the last eession n tentative al
incomplete though honest and We
modeIae measure of reform was intI
duced IN the House, but defeated by
com bination of the solid Republics
pxrty with a small number of Dem
Gratis. So that on one side you may 5
movement to reduce lakes, and