The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-09-27

Iuers have another illusion which they |.
are ever bobbing up before our eyes to
livert us from study and thought n
the subject, l. e., that protection is
necessary because wages are higher
here than in Europe, and that our
cannot compete with
pauper labor, and they want to make
high wages here for the laborer, and
yet they are periodically cutting down
wages and going to the old world and
stocking up their factories with the
lowest aud vilest kind of pauper labor
and locking out our Intelligent labor
ers, with whom they are so much in
love and sympathy. Now let us see
them in their full parade dress. They
say they must have protection, to ex-
clude competition with foreign pauper
labor, so as to produce scarcity, for the
benefit of the manufacturer. They
must have protection to make goods
plenty and cheap, for the benefit of the
consumer. They must have protec-
ton for the benefit of the labOrer, SO
he shall not be reduced to starvation
wages, by competition with goods pro
duced in foreign countries, by their
cheap labor and they must have the
apquestioned right to form pools and
syndicates and trusts, aud the power
of great combinations to send over the
seas to employ the lowest kind of ia
borers. at starvation wages, to drive
our laborers out of place because their
wages are too high. This is in short
their position. Make goods scarce for
the benefit of the mOnopolist SO that
they shall be plenty for the mssses OF
the people make prices high for the
benefit of the manufs cturer so they
shall be cheap for the consumer, but
above all. make wages low for the ben
eft of the manufacturer, or else defend
him in the importation of scabs. These
are the beautiful Inconsistencies and
incongluities of the defenders of high
taxation, or tariff Throw off each and
all of these inconsistencies and we find
that high tax, or protective tariff. il
wholly, only, and entirely for the ben
eft of the manufacturer monopoiist
and for quarter of q century he ha:
| reaped his harvest. See these million
aires today by the thousand, rolling in
mountains of money, too much fol
them ever to enjoy, too much for them
ever to count. money they never earn
ed, money that the farmers. mechanic:
and laboreIs of our county earned
which has been and is being stoler
from them behind their backs, by al
accu. sed fraudulent, u ulcenstitutiOnt
system called Protective tariff. LIE
us strip this beautiful tariff bird of his
feathers and see b. M as he is. 1t il
admitted, and clearly shown, that 1t il
only for the benefit of the mOnopOlis
manufacturer and n scrupulous gov
ernmentjobber that this extraordinary
tax law is continued in force, aud
say to you that it can only benefit sucl
manufacturer in one of two ways (any
other way is impossible.) 1t mus
either cheaper the price of labor o.
raise the price of the goods protected
or else it does no good 70 anyone, anC
yet it costs US SlOO, O,0J0, 600 year abov.
our government needs. Democracy
says this is not right. Scorn to be slaves
to party. Defy the party lash. Arise in
your manhood rights, coOlly consider
this high tax which is robbing yoL
and your own family, and let YOU
own good judgment direct your course
Your own well informed mind IS YOU
only safe guide. Your Interest, my
interest, and the interests of all the
common people is one undivided in
terest, and is against syndlca.e :, Iusts
and mOnopolies. b. d. N,