The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-17

Five per cent. for freight and charges added
to the cost in Europe to make cost to land
here.
But will the working-men believe
that Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Carnegie and
the manufacturers of the East are
sustaining the tariff because it bene-
fits the laborer7 Are these men 30
disinterested as to sacrifice themselves
on the altar simply for the benefit of
the laborerp
- Carnegie's usual policy is to sum-
mon the Pinkerton detectives when he
wants to reduce wages; has any
change been wrought in his hearth
Four years ago, when Blaine was a
candidate, he rallied the capitalists of
the East 10 his support. and they all
sat down to regular Belshazzar feast
in New York. Did Mr.. Blaine tell
these men that capital needs no pro-
tectionp
Chairman Quay has appointed Ham,
ilton Disston to the head of the COM
mittee to raise one, hundred thousand
dollars from tho. manufacturers of
Philadelphia for campaign purposes.
1t is to sustain the tariff. Do working
men believe Disston and his associates
would put up money to sustain tariff
which does not protect capitalP
Working-men. read what Mr.. Blaine
says about capital not needing pro-
lection. and then read these extracts
from letter by James P. Foster.
president of the Republican League,
demanding money from the manu-
facturers for campaign purposes.
Foster reports Senator. probably
Plumb, of Kansas, or Edmunds, of
Vermont. as saying:
" The campaign which We ars about to enter
~ii coRcsrn. more khoN any body else, the manu-
frcfsrrs Of the cownfrv. They have heretofore
boeu very laggard In their contributions to the
Republican cause. In fact II I could punish
them without Furnishing the cause OF projection
Itself I would coasign them 70 the hottest
place could think Of On account of their era
venal parsimohy.
"Iwss solicited 70 contribute 70 protective
snrfR league, and replied that II the manu-
facturers Of the United States IN their associ-
ated capacity were IN elsmosynary institu-
zion, would vote 70 give them . pension, but
that did mot propese myself to contribute
money to odssses tAs intsrssfs of nssn trho spsrs
getting practically fAs cole bensa, or at least the
most directly i.porfans osn<fts Of the torlf laos
am In favor Of protection. not precisely
The kind We are having, bus I might be willing
70 keep even that rather than not to have any,
but am sure can get along without any Of
% fully - well - the maapfacturers can, and
n thsy think the Republican party IL going to
maintain . h1gh protective corps for their
benefit ana men who do not work in that party
ere going 70 keep mp the sxpensee Of . cam
paign out Of their own pockets, Navtpg them
- resp the fruioe Of ths starih policy WITHOUT
any deduction for peliszeai sxpenses. they are
very greatly installer g
I'm fpes havs . nm - bset posslbls
source that Tie ssdaa1setuve9M Tes1sytposiss
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fam&s m pvospsrouA gractoally<giRs nothing
toward TIE mainte6anoe 81 shelaecsndency Of
ne Rspubliean parg. -
sof sosrss sAall ~ v,passs vhe& consider
70 be proper pe1nsip)e of neff0s ~ 4 I had
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DE 6snass thqre VA - eeo1 oest sAere
which wtuepoa 91eeDoe = s4 = 49, 80
Das Who hsys 49, S.<1e<.. 80 IiIleoes.
TAs esssasr . f r.