Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-18

denying his editorials in the Louisville
Courier Journal I challenge them to
bring on their brightest men, to bring on
the honorable speaker of the house OF rep
ressntatives, the Hon. John G. Carlisle,
and l will prove to him that the Democrat
ic party has always been in favor OF
free trade. They declared in their plat
form in 1856 that ''The time has arrived
when the people of the United States
should declare in favor of free seas AID
progressive free trade" They have not &c
this day denied it but have constantly de
clared in favor of tariff for revenue only.
Cleveland in his message proclaimed that
they only meant to levy sufh-
Gent tax on imported goods tc
carry on the government. to pay It's
expenses economically administered. "
The Mills bill simply reduces the tariff to
revenue basis, for the support OF the gov
eminent.
From 1916 TO 1924 they had free trade
and the worst years known since the Dec
laration OF Independence. In 1881, again
the manufacturing institutions OF the
country were broken down From
that time until 1913 there was
another period of free trade depression.
From 1857 to 1861 the same thing oc-
Cured. There are hundreds OF men within
the sound OF my voice who remember the
panic OF 1877, and the depression occa-
stoned by the repeal of the tariff laws. In
1861 the Morrill, tariff law was adopted
Since that time we Lave lived with tariff
for protection, levied so that it should do
the most benefit TO the greatest number.
And in that time has any nation on earth
ever prospered as has ours: lCries OF No,
No."l
During the x years Of the Morrill, tarlH,
hundreds and thousands OF men have
sought homes in the west, have prospered
and become sovereigns. Through their
brains they have developed great coun-
try. They have built their homes around
the manufacturing establishments OF the
east aud are happy and contented. This
was not the case before we had protect
i've tariff.
The Democratic party now propose TO
flood this country with the goods manu-
factGred by foreign pauper labor. That
is their proposition in a nut shell. The
theory is 10 purchase in an open market.
1t is very beautiful in theory but worth
nothing in practice 1t is taught by col
lege professors.
During the time that the Mills bill has
been pending there has bsen no petition,
there has been no prayer. there has been
no application from any laboring men
asking congress to pass that bill On the
other hand, never before in the history OF
congress has there been laid on the desk OF
the president of the senate, On the desk OF
the speaker of the house, or that OF
the committee OF ways and means
such mass of petitions on any subject
as has been fled in those places by the
workingmen of this country protesting
against the passage OF that bill.
The Democrats say that the tariff COM
pels the consumer to pay more for goods
than if there were no tariff. They look at
you when they say that, just ike they
thought they had given you sumner.
Their Democratic orators and edl-
tors had better read the reports
of our consuls to foreign ports, which
show that the retail prices of goods are
about the same as in America, while we
can beat them % to 80 per cent on foods.
Now as to wages paid in this country,
want to call their attention to the Official
report of one of these consuls, showing
the W ages paid in Great Britain. / com
pare the same trades in Chicago, it being
considerably west. They run as follows: