The Forrest City times., 1888-09-29
POLITICAL TOPICS.
some Very Plain Truth..

some Very Plain Trutb..
 While Mir. Blaine often rns,,o, ,aai,,. unreliable statements sometinss h. .a'i,e us. on the head" exactly. In a recent .pueen ne said; Capital eau take care a, fl. ", ana needs no protection.n For the mas, ,sen.y years and more it has tcmons,rstpl
 a0i''tY 10 not only take care of p.elf bn, " assume the guardianship of labor. Work- ''gnen, From some cause have been r.s,,.,, uneasy complaining, dlseontented insug,' 'a''ug strikes for higher wages seemlng ,o T a1o''ion the sincerity Of capitalists when o' assure The toilers that their only motive ,O' AuVocating high tariff Is to protect them rom competition with the pauper labor of me oid world. Their mot tive for erowd,ng ,ha ioooies or congress with their paid s,,orn.y. and agents Is to shield the dersp.s,s.. ha.s.
 american toilers Philanthropy, pa- e'o'sn' love of mankind imuel them to mAAe great personal sacr inces to obtain for esnp'oyes fair, just and liberal compenss- uon Tor their labor For this tender sol,ei- 'uue Tor their welfare workiugmen who will uot vote 10 sustain the republican marty and poncy are blind 10 theIr own bes, juterest. Sbnu nave no sentiment of gratitude sThe r4umed hnight' issues the following procla. ans.lIn. say here that the wages of the amerIssn a laoorer can not be reduced except mitn tne consent and vote of the Amerlcan iaoorer himself" We ask the worklnomeT, ~ consiuer tnls utterance in connection with sne history of the last twenty years. Have you consented and voted for the repeated re- uus'on or your wages which has been made unus, tne highest tariff schedule ever fotmu. IAtedi In a few instances, by protrseted suiAes and persistent resistance, You have Raineo temporary victory over your emnIov. e's, "no nave piled up their millions through
 nlquitous tariff taxes, but you have often been compelled by Pnkerton,s ue'ec''ses 1e ss,, and by state bayonets as capitalists prescribed. You have cos,sntsd when You could not do otherwise. When. where and how have the miners, the iron workers the factory operators voted for the ssuue.Ion nl oI ther wages ten, twenty or thirty Pe, csntf lhelr protection by the tariff is a ueiusion, snare, a fradulent and false pre- tense. IT American workingmen have moi oeeh inerclessly robbed by tariff created mo- nopolles, they owe their deliyerance to the saohg and compact labor organIzations which .ne necessities and emergencies of the bour nave oroueht into existence Thousands of ,ben would be in the almshouses. and thous- ands more at the threshold. if they had had no better protection than the tariff The story VIII be told iu November whether A pa. ueht IonR-suffering people will vote for an snnuai tax upon tbe!r earnings of sl2O, GOO. OV0 In excess of the needs of the government, and three times that amount to enrich great monopolies and trusts, which have been cre- ated and fostered by class legislation. If in any case labor has received an increase of wages by reason of the tariff it has been doubly discounted by the taxes 1t has jmpos- eu upon them In obtaining the necessities of
 fl0hfp "A per cent on their shoddy clothing, 100 per sent on their cotton thread, 55 per cent on their cups, saucers, plates and other pottery, and so through the whole list, even to the tin bucket In which they carry their dinner and the salt to season their tough steak or boiled seg, reduces their wages below what their co. taOorers receive in oyercrOwded England, If common laborer gets Sl day for his toll, ana hfty cents of the amount Is taxed into the oniteu States treasury or into the overflow lng pockets Of some monopoly or trust the poor fellow Is left without any surDiles Many prudent, saving toller has wondered why he lld not get along any better. Even when re- ceiving what be thought was generous pay he found when he balanced his accounts that not . nickel was left for a "nest eggn
 "eiI and truthfully may the tuner owned KID say that capital can take care of itself, and 1t has been doing 1t most effectually under the pretense of protecting labor The
 
 treasury belongs of right to the workingmen and should be surplus in their now empty pockets The thousands of millions which corporations, monopoiies and trusts have ac- cumuiated In tdktng care of tiemselUs s'' have been surreptitiously snatched from their rfghtful owners.
 It is not proposed by the democratic party 10 relieve labor from all tariff, for the gov ernment must have revenue from this source, put to revise and readiust the schedule in such way ss to leave the surplus earnings of labor In the pockets of the wage workers. Ihis IS 70 be done by reducing the taxes upon sugar and other articles largely consumed in the homes of the toilers and by placing others upon the free list To foster and encourage domestic manufactures it is proposed to re- iieve raw materials from tax burdens so that they may successfully compete with foreign manufacturers In our own and all other markets Of the world. In many cases our manufacturers pay duties upon raw material largely in excess of their payroll 10 their operatives, which compel them to reduce the wages Of their operatives, and cut them of from connecting with foreigners In neutral markets The democratic policy Is to levy taxes only for the support of government, and as far as practicable to place them upon the luxuries of the rich and not, as now, upon the necessities oI the poor. It utterly repudiates the doctrine and policy Of the repub blican party to tax money out or one mans pocket to enrich another, and by this class legislation to build up monopolies The republicans distinctly declare that if the revenues of the govern. ment are too large, better far 10 keep the duty on salt and sugar and lumber and tin, and repeal taxes oU whisky and tobacco. What we desire Is that the voting masses may compre bend the real issues iu the pend ing canvass It is manifest that the repub lican leaders are detrmined that the voters shall not understand the issues, but hope to mislead and deceive them by howlng free trade" when that Is not advocated by ihe democracy. Our noble standard bearer, President Cleveland, defines in plain lam guage. and fin good English that every laborer can understand, the position of the party. He says "lt is not proposed 10 entirely re- leve ihe country of tariff taxation. It must be extensively continued as the source of the governments income; and in N readjuslment of our tariff the interests Of American labor engaged in manufacture should be carefully considered, as well as the preservation of our tnanufaetures It may be called protection, {, or by any other name, but relief from the hardshlps and dangers of our present tar fl laws should be devised with especial precau- ton against imperling the existence of our manufacturing interests" We wish ever y workingman would cut out this passage from President Clevelands message and paste 1t in his hat and when he hears a republic an on the stump denounelng Cleveland as ire c trader, and the party he represents as free trade party, ask min to read 1t to his admir- ing Ilstners -( (iuci1uaH EHOuirer,