The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-08-10
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farmer, Icing extensively cnSaSeu ia
that industry, in n rec mt letter
I'VE find, through the whole history
of the Democratic party. Whenever they
have been in power. they lave reduceu
the tariff. In the fall Of 1874 they elect.
ed James K. Polk, aud in ts48 they had
q majority in both houses OF Congress-.
and reduced tho tariff from ID to IA per
cent, Mark what followed. A general
cry of hard times. Farmers in 1919 IN
New York State sold their pork Tor
$3.50 per hundred net; a pnir of steers
weighing $500 only brought 500; tho
best farm hands could get hut - per
month for seven months, and were glad
of an opportunity to work for board dur
ing the winter. a good book-keeper re-
ceivcd only from $50 TO $3.50 per year.
Well do I remember the old Wing cam
paign + of 1913, ga dollar a day, roast
beef, and free schools" So hard were
the times that this WIS supposed t o rep
resent all TINT man could desire. Though
tho Democrats did moi elect their candi-
date in 1913 they had control of Congress
throughout Taylor's aud Fillmore's ad-
ministratiors. In lSl6 buchanah
was elected President. The following
extract ia from the first message to Com
gross If that slrewd Democrat; after
his party had had control Of the govern.
ment for ten years, and had enforced
during that time the low tariff they are
now clanloring after:
We have possessed all the elements OF
material wealth, In rich abundance, ana
yet Notwithstanding all these advantages
our country is ut this moment i'll Il depior-
able condition. In the midst Of unsur.-
agriculture, and in ali the elements OF Ma
tiUnal wealtl, W. find our manufactures
suspended, our public works retarded:
Our private enterprises nband0ned II
thousands uf useful lnDOrcTS thrown 0ut
of employment and reduced to wnnf. me
chiefly derived from duties on imports
from ahroud. is creu;ly reduced. Under
the circumstances, II lunn may be required
before the close Of the present session.
But this, although deeply to he regretted.
would prove to he Onlya slight misfortune
when compared with the suffering ana
distress among the people.
Will some good old Democrat who
has shown that he loves his country bet
ter than amy party or any other country,
arise and explain why he wants to go
back to low tariff and free trade after
thirty years of high tariff. which has
brought prosperity and National growth
unparalleled in the history of the world.
while the tailoring man has had the
benefits of free schools, and has had
higher wages. the ncccssarics os lilc.
and more of its Injuries than working
men have ever had in any country.
understand why the Mugwumps
want to back to go low tariff. They nrc a
class of men who have more money
than they ever expected to have. They
arc afraid of IL free government and ~
prosperous condition of the w%orkingman.
They admit they want a stronger govern
mcnt, and they hope to obtain it by re-
ducing wages IN this country to tho
pauper labor of Europe. For the sake
of having IL free trade man. like Grover
at the head of the government, they will
swallow his civil service prctcnsions and
his onc-tcrm dodge. allow the South to
control the government. and keep from
1000, 600 voters i'm Dakota the right of
franchise which is the very foundation
of a free government. l should like to
have u war Democrat explain how he
can support that party. Nor do see
how a Norwegian. VI n German, or q
liberty loving lrishman, who has made
America his adopted country, can SUD
port the Democratic nominee. lie owes
his position to IL few Mugwumps in New
York, whose wishes he is bound I" re-
spcct. These men are but too anxious
to tuady to the English aristncracy be-
cause they have been dined mt the Cob
den Club and allowed To look ut tho
crown
For one who loves ~ republican form
of government this is the most important
election We have ever had. We STE un-
der IL Democratic administration 1000
900 of voters DISTINGUISHED. We sec the
control of the government banded over
to the %scctionalism of tile solid South.
We see The duty taken of vi wool and
kept on sugar ut the demand of that sec.
ton of the country. IL President elect
under the solemn pledge Of reducing the
surplus. by reducing the tariff an sugar
ii could lie reduced 500. 900. 600. But in
stcd of reducing the surplus what has he
done with il? Eighty millions nrc dc.
posted in Il few favored hunks in New
York. Has Chicago. Cincinnati. ST.
Louis, or any other Western city been
favored with any deposit? No. not ono
dollar! Is there a man on this green
eartll 80 green that lie does % under
stand that these favored banks are to
contribute to the democratic campaign
fund. What II humiliating position for
n free people! A party in power
lcvying tnxcs to increase its surplus and
using the income of that surplus To carry
the next election. Has the marvellous
prosperity which the grand old Republic
. . Gun party with IL high tariff has given us
during the last quarter of a century
dullcd the sense Of justice and lulled to
sleep the patriotism of the American
people? If Grover is elected l shall be-
lievc it has.
The time has come when the young
men of this country should study its
history, that they may learn its develop
mcnt and know its interests and its
needs. that they may become cnthused
with the desire to continue the prosper
ivy their fathers have had, and enjoy the
blessings which its liberty affords. The
young men who will this fall cast their
first Presidential ballot are to determine
the future policy of the government.
1t lies with them TO decide whether VIC
IRE to be controlled by the English Cob.
den Club. and he forbidden ut England's
nod to fish in our own waters. or wheth.
er we are 10 continue IL sclf-govcrning
people.
One of the largest wool-growers in
Australia says that the crop never costs
him v Zig cents u pound i'm the
fleece. ready for the buyer. And it in
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