San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-10-15
ERFF TRADE PARTY.

FREE TRADE PARTY.
If the position assumed by the Hon.
J. d. Savers in his San Antonio speech
means anything, so far rs the tariff Is
concerned, II means that he Is not a
tarifi-for. revenve-Only democrat; nor Is
he protection tariff advocate Of the
Randall school; nor is there any consist
ency In his Determinations ms 10 what
products should be most heavily taxed
and what most lightly. That he is not
a free trader is the fact most patent OF
all. II language means anything, there
is no installing the position OF Mr..
Sayers on this point. He is not for free
trade in wool, because he comes from
wool country, and that would damage
his chances Of election in wool district;
but he is in favor Of placing salt and
lumber on the free list, because that
would only damage some other section
In which he is not interested. Taking
him all round, he appears to
be tarff-fOr-ofIlce- only kind OF
a democrat. and this is about the
size of 1t. The thing which is specially
worthy of note, however, is that he
would have his constituents infer, what
other democrats openly assert. that the
democratic party is not Il free trade
party. By this means they are endeav-
oring to blind the eyes of the people TO
their true position on the great question
OF protecting American labor and Amer
lean industries. A democrat of very
different breed from JOdie Sayers, whose
ability to speak for his party IL not
questioned, Hon. Abraham Hewitt, OF
New York, speaking in that city at the
same hour that Sayers was speaking In
this city said that. "The democratic
party went into power with Il free trade
plank in their platform, which was
being violated through petty jealousies
of the democratic leaders, Ran
dali and Morrison" He further
said, that, ''if the democratic party now
10 power fails to send some free trade
measure to the senate let the RESPONSE
bilty rest on them" Here you have 1t
pure and simple. The democratic party
is free trade party by its platform.
pledged to "unhindered competition"
OF American industry with the pauper
labor OF Europe. The democratic party
is controlled at New York, the seaport
Ia. har fro m
creased shipments, regardless of the
good or i'll of the people. 1t is the de-
olared intention of the party to abolish
all direct taxation, that is all
internal revenue, as soon as the public
debt is disposed of. The fight against
this policy is bitterly and heroically
waged within the party by Mr.. Randall
and his little Spartan band, bnt they
are only drop in the great bucket OF
democratic free trade. On matters OF
revenue they will be found voting with
the republicans, upon whom alone the
country must rely for its salvation from
the industrial damnatiOn which would
follow the adoption of the English free
trade heresy in this country.
The day is rapidly approaching when
San Antonio will be the great oyster
mart and fish depot OF southern and
western Texas. The odds are altogether
in favor Of this city as the San Antonio
port at salt water lies twenty-fOur hours
nearer the oyster beds and best fishing
grounds than Galveston does. Refrig-
orator cars will be put upon the Arkansas
Pass line as soon as the interior Connec-
tiOns are established, and the trade will
be fully fixed in these channels. Slowly
but surely San Antonio is getting there.
In the fall and winter elections some
thing will be heard to drop, ard the i'm
provements will afterwards keep pace
with the importance Ofthe municipality.
The politicians OF BexGr county assum-
ing to speak for the Industrial league are
entirely too previous. The league has
done itself infinite credit by keeping
alOOf from all political complications,
keeping its own counsel and quietly and
earnestly looking around for the best
men to represent its interests. When
they announce their candidates, if they
shall display the same wisdom in their
selection as they have in managing mat
tiers hitherto, they will in all probability
find very hearty endorsement among