Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-11-02

on competing foreign products,
making the duty so low as to en-
courage impOrtations and make it
profitable for our people TO go
abroad and buy, so as to increase
our importatlons and raise the
necessary revenue. And when you
have done that you have raised
revenue for the government; bat
you have done more. You have
displaced just so much Of American
production and diminished just so
much the demand for American
labor which entered into these pro-
auctions.
Snow for some time we pnt
duty OF S6.72 per ton on pig iron.
That is a protective duty. We
also put duty of 1892 upon steel
rails, which is a protective duty.
By making these duties lower you
would increase your revenue at the
expense OF American products. A
protective tariff believes that it Is
a good deal better TO have some
body else's product pay the taxes
than put the tax upon our own. III
we do not put this tax upon foreign
products we have got 10 put 1t upon
our own, aud if there is any man
in this audience, Mugwump or
Democrat, who is anxious TO in-
crease his taxation at home be
ought TO be in favor Of the free
trade system Of the Democratic
party. But, they say, and Mr..
Cleveland has said it 10 his mes
sage and reiterated it in his letter
of acceptance, that the protective
tariff was all paid by the consumer.
There is not greater fallacy. In.
dustries have been cheapened from
thirty.three to sixty per cent. be.
cause Of the competition OF Amerl-
can production encouraged by a
protective tariff. If Mr.. Cleveland
had known the history OF his own
country, of his own State, Of his
own administration be would not
have made such a blunder. George
Washington, after his retirement
from the Presidency at the time Of
threatened war, was called again
TO take command Of the Prmles,
and when he came to Warrington
70 take command, the uniform was
brought him which the general was
to wear. He looked at it and
asked Sid this all come from
the United States p NO. said the
commissioned officer, I'VE imported
a considerable portion Of it from
France Then, said Washington.
Il will have none of it, An Ameri,
can coat, made of American cloth,
fabricated from American wool IN
American looms, by American
spinners, Is good enough for the
commander of the American army.
Would it not be refreshing to have
a little of that kind of patriotism
now?
"This market is the prize of the
worlds manufactures, and they
can afford to pour into the lap of
the pro.BritIsh party Of the United
States untold millions TO carry this
election, and 1t would be money in
their pockets. But they say we
must lower the tariff to reduce the
revenue. Why the more you lower
the tariff the more revenue you will
have. There are only two ways to
lower the income of the govern
ment. One is to put your articles
on the free list and the other is to
increase the duties. The thing to
do, therefore, this year, IS to vote
for the party headed by Ben HarrI.
son and Levi 2. Morton and en-
phssize your devotion to a system
that has made this country the
greatest manufacturing country in
the world; that has given to us
our matchless prosperity; that has
given dignity to labor-vote for
that ticket on November 9th and
you will never hear Of the Mills bill
any more.