Telegram-herald., 1888-09-12
HANRISON'S LETTER
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sls.Lsd als sa sAs Fsurl5 ~ Ia.g .asi aaa
presented Tas aheisi snaoaacsllsn- ai laf
asallaAilan tos tzs 3 resi.lsaeg ~ lls ai-at
states - ths Espao.caa lonssptl.a. Z
prosa ssd 90 sosa - srset-eas-s 70 eo-a-
maaasls mY isFmsi aocsPiaacs ~ tas
aaminauou. aes tsat uns las -erz of rs-
carving aud al.l1essius almost day lAfss
s.ls.s..sns u mg ielIos citizens has aOt
only occupied a. af ny tlms. oat has IA
so1as ~ -aslrs ssadsrs,i e Unnecessary Tor
ns % suls letter ~ msilam 9i com
naa .eat.nx 10 ihs pa8ila my views oi the
questions Involved 10 tas campaign. sp-
sr.ei.s. y@rv alshlY tss coahaencs sut
f-.osat manifested ~ lns convention. and
.acsgt - nomination vita i-ellss oi
sraalads snl . illl secas "a -aa rzsgeasl-
siulss sbleh acconga4Y il.
ffsa ua.tsr ~ COMPUTATION t1at the
s~elsra .sus ~ the Chicago con Feutlon "a pon
tns aassil10s t84s aos attract tie intsf est
OF or ps8Dls als 80 Claar and eU DaAtic.
There . further cause "a coaErAfl.islioa Ia
ths fact s3as ias convention er,-rAaces ot
ne Dsrcocrslc party 81 iu saF desrss IN
e~rtaln 0g coulfadictorY. esn nos - laas-d
and Interpreted 3y sxeculivs alts and mes-
.asss aud ~ de.nlts efop1siu9ns ga lsxis-
Iauon fhls . especially Lliss Ut nlat % 10
Oopa srly ka0Hg - lhs art question
1ns issus canu0t nos - 0osc1re4. lt -
nota coalsst o=tsssn seized aies. Dul De-
tassn slls apart priacipIe5- tCreiSa con-
psil.ors i9r car narxet have. - "a quick
insLct sssu aor one issue Of tnis contsit
fu.T erluk them sdesnlAgs All 0ur own
pespis tee not 80 dall "a ~ niias or neSlsct
"a grave inlsrssis that sfs involved Tor
ta.n. Ias assault apon our protective
ssstem - open AMI defiant
Protsctian - ASA "a as unconstitutional IN
az or a. vicious IN principle. ana taose
rho nOld suca views sincerely cannot stop
snort OF an aDsoills slimInslion from our
t4nh avs 0i ia. puncipls IT protection.
The Nils oill . only s-sp, bat 10 $ toward
90 object thai the leaders Of DsnOcrsflc
tnougat and isg .slAuon asvs clearly in
mind The important question i not 80
much the sngth Of the s-sS as TIE direction
OF it. Judged oy The Erecutlys Message Of
Dscsmtsr .ast. oy ths Mills bill. 5y debates
Ira Congress and oY ths 81. Louis platform.
"a. Dsmocrstic party viii. "a supported 0y
ths couutry. place ne tsrtd laNs upon =
Dursiy revsnus basis. Ihis IS practical free
trsde-frss trade Ia ths Engiish sense. The
legsGd upon he banner may not os Free
Trade lii may % ths mors o0scurs motto
Tariff Reform. bat usithsr the banner nor
The inscription - concl ussTe or. indeed, very
important The assault Itself Is the impor-
LAns act.
Thsse Who teach that the unjust duty
upon foreign Eoods sod in ou- uArkst is
psid oy the consumer. and that The prlcs oi
domestic com petlBg articles Is enhanced 10
the amount Of the duty ca the I'm ported
article. that every million OF dollars collect
81 Tor customs duties represents many mil
h0ns more ~aich do not reach the treasury.
out are pald 0y ocr citizens as an Increased
cost Of domestic productions resulting iroIa
unf iaws-may not intend to discredit. IN
tAs minds Of others. our systesn Of levying
duties on com pstlnx foreign products, bat
it q clearly already disefsditsd IN their En.
We cannot doubt, sifAOut impugalng their
integrity. that IL free 20 at upon
their convictions they would 50
revise our avs a. % lay tas bur
den 0l customs revenue sPon articles
tbat krs noE produced IN this country and
% place upon ths Tres list a. competing
foreign products. ! do not stop 10 refale
this t1sory as % ia effect OF our tariff
duties. Thoss vho advance it are students
of msxims snd not o. markets. They msy
% saisiy allowed % cal their project
'rsr6 Reform II people understand. t8at
IN ths end The argument compsls tree trade
IN AL com pstiug products.
The Republican party holds that = pro-
t.cuys tari1 is constitutional. wholesome
an necessary Ne 10 not offer a nxed
schsduls 0ill ss a principis. We will revise
the scnsdus. modify rates. bat always VITA
an ntrit E5ut provision as 20 tae effect up
on iorassuc production aud the wages Of
sur working people. We % eve it 20 0s
ons 81 he worthy objects Of tarif leEisla-
ton % preserve an American market for
American production. and to maintain an
Am-rczn soais OF Esx-s oy adeqgats dis-
Grim mating aulies apon foreign COM pstiu z
products az effect of lower rates anu
lsF<-r importsfions upon public rsvsnus is
conungens sad d0uoffui. out not 50 tne
ef'sct upon American production and
Auisrcan wage. Less work and lower
vsxss su asf b. accepted ~ tne inevitable
result OF Increased lIisrng of i1rsIgn goods
IN cur msrkst BY TzT Of rscompsnse
far thls re- lCa0n tu BIS ga1es
snd loss OF American markets
n = suxgsstei hat tas wages Of ths Narx-
tuHman rave a. uudiminisnrd pur-
snz-ing power. and -hat be slii Be aols 80
naka 40 ior tar .cs- 81 honr ussrxst ~
an snls rrsd 'orslzo market cur rsrkiBz.
men have the settlement of he questions n
their a~n hands They noW obtain higher
rsges snd ave ruors comlorfsnIF taan
those 81 sny ofhsr couutrF. f1sv vii
saszse choics between tae 81 ubstanfisl al
.sorsxes tsey asvs I'm hand a1d
dec-pnFe promises sad forecasts 0i
these theorlzinx rs.oruers. IasY riIl DE-
ssds i1r taemsei - and FOR tas country
-hetner protective system saail be con-
auaed or destroyed.
Th@ lsct ef treasury surplus. the amount
Of -b.ch - vsriousT stated. hss directed
pubhc sitenuon to consideration ol
mel hods ~ NHirh 80 nations. uCQms mar
49, - reduced 20 ths lsrsl ol
~is- and nscsssarv sxpenditurs
This crnaillon aas been ~ tef apou
81 thoss vao a. hostile ca
prsteciiv- custom iunrs e. sn sfrsntszeaas
szss 81 attack up0a our tsflf avs. raer
hav. msEniiea sni anr~-3 fhe surp e.
zach Ia-v afecf to derrscafs se~ni n '
ar ne purpose Of sxszgs1sting tse svil =
orfer to reccncis the reorls "a t8s sx-
sr-un= remedy her propose A proper -
dgpucn ef raTsna aes toes not ns-es-i-sts snr
snonlf nnt ssEEesr the aban
dsnnne0t Dr impairment 81 ne
protective system The methods
sr7xresfed ~ ear convsnr1n wnl nef ned
- - srrsnstrd IN srlisr CD effect tse oecr--
..rv redscro1- Nssrs nct ftsly 70 5e
~li@i 9Rcn snink - make rrssent ehaice
h~t~eer = surrender 81 f1e ofstecfier -.
trrn sni the ENTIRE rsrea. of infsrnsi tsx-s.
F0ch .annrEerrV ~ Tiew ef tne p~-ssat
rslstiou al expenditures t1 revenasS "a 70
nare The surplus n0r n 80 Treasury
shrnia ~ 1sef n fae rurr1ase cf eorf.
TIE ~ sufhcrts< this So ef it. sad if q :
7aetfef f,r current or isfefenrv snprrrrl-
srcns Ia rsoris. ard net tfe osnks In
whfeh ft AS zen tsresifsi saou.a aev-
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