New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-19

are In favor Of tariff for rcvenue upon foreign I'm,
ports and such equal sxsGn ncSsn asI no 10
domestic manufactures tDcrisvc laughter,
A FEEBLE SQUEAK FROM TIE NORTHERN WING.
Then the Northern wing OF the Democratic party
In control and began 10 express seii' pu' " was
IN feeble tones. In ls72-yon Iomcnocr 1ha' cam
paicn, some of you-they nominated one OF INC great
est Protectionsts In this country-comng 10 INC Nc
publican marty for him. too-snd here Is what they SAID
about IL then: Resolved recognising that there arc
rcconcablo differences of opinion With rcgala 70 ,ec
r% Es susSs to ,h the a psSpS n
,crcsco or dciaiion' They nominated a h n.bi Sc
conIs for President and then i9r ies scy nc decided 10
leave tho question Congress, but after ,y'ng a hS
hands Of The Executive by rgS0T onoa suRe
'! The people did think that tn that , WAS
Later tory on ap0" when General Hancock some people
thought made grea, discovery when nc ho,rs tha,
he had originated something whom in reality INC man
had only copied from the platform OF lsI2; wac wac
nothing very strarge and 1t ought not 10 ha'e h"''
In 1876 let us see what they said Resolved , Th h
demand that all Custom HOUSE MAIN ard exact
language That Is free trade a. they understood ~
and the world understands It as E fnr sSc main am
tains tariff for revenue only. applause 80,
In 1850 they said We denounce the abuses OF snG
be exclusively for tutc p oypesnne su Resolved
cesa she that The system Of irct taxation
Internal revenue, is war tax O'ersiNc iausher'
CHANGE OF FRONT ON INTERNAL TAXES.
Now they do not want 10 dispense with The intcfhai
revenue They tell that the tariff is the war taN'
and that that should CO. In 1854 they seemco " o'
learning little something OF tho sentiment OF the
Deon,c If tbe North and they resolved, In making
the reduction of taxes It is not proposed TO in}urc
env domestic industries but rather 10 promote thcIf
healthy d sfo 70 isss And there The platform of the
democratic party IS of no consequence t n ode
fhe President IN his message In pccempe, as. MAJ
that platform, and has been inierpe,cd pS se rho
PRODUCTION and passage OF the NILS o,ii ntous ~,
House OF epresen tatives, and IL rs upon ma.
and that issue alone that the Democratic party ASKS
for the judgment Of the American people "cA' '''o'
say, and repeat It, that the Democratic parry ,hS
in its older days from the time of Van bnrcn 10 ,no
nc Tss nas 'I pa y. Every
attack that has come upon our poS Nary through its
wing In other words e ,s s sTssm ia this
Norih Now let us see il right great sh 9Sis
ing) and let us sec II we cannot hhu ou' ""''0
pGfe win 60 back 10 further than to the days Of Cal
hon when this cOun HGcS Si had Sssn
author Of +, our S %SsS haS BEEN passed
Csihoun in the state Of south n. and Il al
tempted TO nuy the tariff laws they then exlsted S
You know the history wc-how the state OF SCUM a
cSTSp soWcd that Sns II. laws Of the
collection Of the revenue OF that siae snonu I ne
S, and @ad hrS ss the officers Of Federal
Government The collection Of head ssa IT Ss se Gov
ernment and he determined that such constitution snst
hOnd be carried out and rs wis Of that a. contest was
the passage what was known as INC compro1m arsG
bin Of 1889 and 1899 60 the NORM sor tbs sake Of
compromise 1t surrendered Its protective tsrin vn s
and consented s to the year az to O az at the
of per cent. until an uu' h we,u until all pro.
what was known as i N, oa and It Should be
tariff for revenue only. .,,
THE FIRST GREAT ASSAULT ON THE SYSTEM.
That was the first great attack made upon the
svstem and II came from the South You remember.
however that the protection party under me icauIi
srp u, Of protection was restored by renacmcnt
Of our tariff laws In the ensuing campaign s; ino
Se Deonie f this country, and particularly Of the
North that If was put IN power 1t woa quo Mhen II
bas pcaed that election and had taken control Of
the south again rs ea%e 90 tariff laws
Of the party IN violation yr Of an u
m m%er to the tie s1R6S Of Se
proceeded repeal that law 1t forced Da VI Son no
% Sv snf the casns vote in the Of
the United states for the repeal OF the pro,ec'xo
tariff laws: Ills vote returned us 10 'a''h '''
He went on under that system until 1850, wnen
the Ra s
have read here: .,. ~, rim
Resolved That the has come for the people OF .ne
United States declare themselves In favor OF proso'
free trade throughout the world 40,
That declaration was made in 5e In -! they SUI
further reduced our tariff system stn BURNER Dr0A'
When they left the Government in 81 they let
bankrupt with empty treasury and withou, civu,.
aa sGss ah e Ren wRen the
longer able to control The to destroy IT,
ovd cot nm for themselves Government In which they
would make slavery and free trade the TWO great
THIS ATTACK COMES FROM THE SAME OLD
SOURCE.
Now, to-day in 1888. find the first serious al
tempt TO break down protective tariff system AGAIN.
And from whence does it proceed? Does 1t come iiOn
the Democrats of the NORTH Not at ALL not az all
Since the war closed for the past eighteen OF "c",
wears. an honored Democrat has sat in the House OF
atives holding the party by nc tnroa,.
prsvobtlDS IT, from year TO year, from aohe anJ
doing any damage 20 The people Oh ,n'S s council,
Of his party watched his course for years wnsn
in the House With him and mes. saw n, how evil forees
Of his party he controlled and s Kept from me
southern leaders until at last ha IaS n,S Of the party
coming the south has simply risen IN ~, of
the North and has taken charge of the Government
1hs Present "gse Congress Mr. Randall clesrs,
stood there with spartan band (cheersl-nrwn aa
We believed to be spartan band-0f Northern Dtiho
Gratis who would follow him In the protection
of our industries and the maintenance Of our iar!h
system But behold the leader OF the House. M
Nils Of Texas (hsses carrying out the views of tho
President of the United States brings IN "hs is known
rs the Mills bill. ] Will not stop here 10 discuss IT.
You all know what IT s-a measure which puts upon
the free list about 100 different items OF products OF
his country thereby breaking down those Industries
and destroying them, and reducing the duties upon
some of tho products of the leading manufacturing in
dustrcs of the country TO point so low that either
those Industries must be crushed out. or the iaborng
men who are employed In them must consent TO re-
cetye very much lower wages than they are now re-
ceiylng. (ApDiause.l . =.
When thai bin came up for its final passage what
did we behold Mr.. Randall, stricken down by sick
ness was confined TO his house but he SON thrilling
letter 10 the House. warning the Democratic party OF
The danger 10 which II exposed the country and an
nouncng that II he were able to be In the House. he
would give his vote against II. Applausc.) But what
had became OF that Spartan band Of thirty-fve or
Northern Democrats, who had been elected