Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-26
opposed to PrOtecdOn
of American industries -Tne
Knights of Labor Given q A1ck.

of American l0OuSIFlcS 10
Knights of Labor Given a KICK.
1t /. the duty of democrats to put the ban on all
who advocate the protective tar1n ana le. ~ vs.
our induence to lei those who advocate II, stay AZ
home. The reason that the democratic party has
not o5ne more in Congress to eradicate ne evls Is
owing to the ireachery Of sucn men S,.,. omen
enemy Il better than false friend. II Is time for
everybody to be on side or the other The tar1n
the issue in this 9Sam pou viii ali delight
10 hear and see He will explain to you the situa-
tion and will draw the line of tariff say tnat IL u
time for everybody to be either a democrat or re
nabIiean' Tthe Iaborer is not satisfied with the
democratic party he should be Of the par
ty and If satisfied with it he should stay In It, Ao-
plause En- Cor. Garce'on at the Androscoggfn
Democratic County Contention.
The foregoing remarks by ex-Gov.
Garcelon at the Androscoggin Democratic
County Convention are in strict conformity
to the policy OF the national democratic
party. We have quoted from time to time
extracts from editorials in the New York
Star, President Cleveland's New York
city organ. in which the same position
was taken that ex-Gov. Garcelon takes.
There has been allowed, in times past,
some latitude of opinion among democrats
in regard to the question of Protection and
Free Trade, but that is to be so no longer.
As Garcelon states, all who are protective
tariff men in the democratic party must be
put under the ban, must not be allowed to
hold office, but must be kept at home.
There are in the democratic party many
who are as much believers in the policy
OF Protection to American industries as
its avowed and strongest supporters.
They have continued to act with that par
ty because the party line on this issue was
not strictly drawn during the war and
the following years in which the republic
cans had control of the national govern
ment. But the democrats. having now a
President of their political faith and ma.
.iority in the House of Representatives.
are preparing to take decided ground
against protective tariff. The defeat Of
the Morrison tariff bill by democrats in
the House acting with the republicans,
had its effect to hasten the policy an
nounced in the Presidents New York or
gan and repeated by Garcelon. The par
ty, however, sooner or later, was bound
to take this position, for the South except
IN a very few isolated localities is in
favor of free trade, and what
the South requires the democrat
ic party to do it must do
and will servilely do for the expectation of
reward by government patronage. The
protection democrats have now received
their notices to change their principles or
quit the democratic party. 1t remains
for them to make their choice If they
are men of principle they will not hesitate
In this State they will vote for Bodwell
and the rest of the republican ticket
The remark made by Garcelon con-
corning the laborer. at the close of the
foregoing extract from his speech, does
not accord with the usual temper of DEM
ocrats in speaking of laborers. 1t is a
kind of gratuitous kick at them, doubtless
occasioned by i'll feeling because the
Knights OF Labor manifest a disposition
not to become the tools and followers OIL
the democracy.
The Free Trade policy of the exGov.
ernor and the national democratic admin
istration. whereby all persons who are in
favor of protection are to have the door:
of the democratic party CLOSED
and sealed against them, ought tc
be sufficient to keep all knights Of Labor
and laborers of whatever name or demon.
nation. from attempts to enter that party
or taking part in any alliance for the
promotion of its interests. A protective
tariff is above all things that which Amer.
lean laborers should demand. 1t is all
that will save them from the poverty and
degradation OF the pauper laborers OF
Europe. All which they demand in their
platforms is of trifling consequence in com.
parison with protective tariff. That is
the barrier which will keep them from com.
petition with the poorly paid labor Of
Europe, and insure them fair wages, de.
cent houses, good living, education for
their children. and whatever goes to make
comfortable and happy homes.