Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-28

was attended 10y many Congressman
and officials, and the enthusiasm was
something marvellous.
Governor Hflrs nomination by the
New York Democrats gives much
satisfaction to the Democrats in Con-
gress. They remember that it was
Cleveland and Hill who carried New
York by 10000 majority Dem.
Who Are the "Frce Traders:
LET THE RECORD SHOW HOW THE PARTY
HAS CHANGED FRONT.
A few months ago the necessity of
revision of the tariff and reduction
OF the rate on many articles of prime
necessity was universally conceded,
except 10y those manufacturers who
were rolling up their millions through
the monopolies it created, and their
satellites, who favored corporations as
the political "soap" factories at all
times available for furnishing the
means of running campaigns on a
hard cash basis. 1t was not until Mr..
Cleveland made modification of these
rates prominent object of his admin
istration that it became true party
issue. The Republicans were driven
to II negative position from necessity,
and had to abandon ground many of the
leaders had occupied to assume an
other position where the "forlorn
hope" might find some means of en-
trenchment. The first object was to
obtain standing-ground for opposition,
and the next was to enlist capital in
raising corruption fund, which has
always been an essential factor in the
management of Republican cam
paigns.
The following extracts will show
where the leaders. stood Il short time
ago:
EUGENE HALE.-Salt. / believe this
article should go upon the free list;
that the monopoly which has obtained
heretofore for the Onondaga Salt
Works ought to cease.
SENATOR MoRRILL.-It is mistake
OF the friends Of sound tariff to in
sist upon the extreme rates imposed
during the war.-IS7O.
JAMES q. BLAINE.-During the en-
tire war, when We we're seeking every
thing on earth, out of which taxation
could be wrung, il never entered into
the conception of Congress to tax
breadstuifs-never. Neither
breadstuffs nCr lumber ever became
| the subject of one penny OF taxation.
l-IS6S. Undoubtedly the inequalities
in the wages OF English and American
operatives are more than equalized by
the greater efficiency of the latter and
their longer hours of labor.-1SSI.
GENERAL JOHN A. LoGAN.-When a
gentleman stands upon this floor and
tells me that this high, this extraOrdi-
narily high tariff is for the protection of
the labOring man, tell him that / do
not understand hO,s he can possibly sub
stantiate such heory.-Apra Is, 1870.
JUSTICE MILLER, of the United States
Supreme Court-To lay with one hand
the power of the Government on the
property of the citizen, and with the
other to bestow it.upon favored indi-
viduals to aid private enterprises and
build up private fortunes, is none the
less a robbery because it is done under
the forms of law and is called taxation.
LEVI p. MoRToN.-"Mr. Morton's
record as Free Trader offsets his ca
blegram as prOtectionist." ALBANY
Evening Journal (Republican), Jan. 9,
1885. When Mr.. Townsend, of Illi-
nois, moved to pass the bill to place
salt and other articles on the FREE
LIST, April 5, 1880, Mr.. Levi p. Morton
voted aye.
JAMES A. GARFIELD.-I am for pro-
lection that leads 10 ultimate Free
Trade.-AprH 1, 1870. For nearly
two years the wholesale price of Amer
ican salt in Toronto, Canada, was a
dollar lower per barrel than the same
salt was selling for on the New York
side of the lake. = Certainly,
gentlemen will not want a duty con-
tinued that enables that thing to be
done.-May Is, 1872.
BENJAMIN HARRIsON.-The creation
Of the Tariff Commission cos a COM tes-
sion that the tariff needs rerision. If
the report comes in, it should be
promptly acted upOn.-Norember !2S,
1889.
HUGH McCULLOCH, Secretary Of the
Treasury under Presidents Lincoln and
Arthu.-The existing duties upon raw
materials which are to be used in man.
ufacture should be removed.-Annuai
Report, 1854. Mr.. Cleveland has
marked out course uhich can safely
be followed.-Dec., 1887.
PRESIDENT GRANT.-Many duties
now collected might be remit
ted. would mention those ar
ticles which enter into manufactures
of all sorts. These duties not
only come from the consumers at
home, but act AS protection to foreign
nufactures.-Amnuui Message, De-
cen,ber, 1875.
JOHN SHERMAN-Such excessive
protection not only ceases to diversity
production, but forces labor into pro-
tected employments.-1S72. The tariff
ought to be carefully revised with a
view to correct any inequalities or in
congruities that have grown out of the
change of values since the passage of
the act of 1SS3.-January, 1888.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.-The free list
might be enlarged without affecting in
juriously single American interest,"
1882.
WARNER MILLER-The sooner We
have that (tariff) revision, the better it
will be for all industries.-1SS2.
HENRY L. DAwEs.-The duty must
be levied on the raw material or on the
manufactured article. If you iery 1t on
the raW material, you discriminate
against american labor.
| WILLIAM ID. KELLEY.-Let the raw
material (,rooD come in. Let us make
blankets that will drive out English
blankets.-July %, 1886.
WILLIAM B. ALLIsON.-I will say
with regard to the duty on wool and
wOOlens, that regard it not as an in