Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-10-04
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year. GApplause And yet these gentle
men expect sensible man to believe that
a reduction of the taxatzSA ON the people
wi1Fclose DIP all our manufacturing estab-
lishments and compel people to rely alone
upon foreign products for the necessaries
of life The proposition is too absurd and
preposterous to be argued From 1880 to
1850. when we had our tariff, our manu-
featuring and mechanical industries pros
pered as never before. and not only that.
but the great agricultural interests Of the
country, which we all know is the only
safe and sure foundation for its prosperity
and its purity, prospered along with them.
The farmer, the agricultural laeorer, Is
the man who suffers most under this
system.
Mr.. Frye. Of Maine, a distinguished mem
Der of the United States Senate, particu-
lar friend of Mr.. Blaine, made Q speech in
that body on the 23d Of last January in
which he said that he had reason to be-
Eeve, after making q personal investiga-
ton of this question Of labor and prices Of
commodities, that bacon and pork, beef,
-four, butter and cheese were - cheap in
this country as they were in Europa That
Is to cay, the commodities which the
farmer produces and il compelled % sell,
are as cheap here Is they ere Ia the paupef
labor countries Of Europe. This % tho
testimony OF . Republican Senstof given
in tho United States Senate efter par
sonel visit to Europe. But how 10 it with
the things which the farmer IL compelled
to buyf Are they - cheap here - in
Europes No. You ere subjected npon
every one OF them. il they are imported.
to an average tau OF - lilo per cent, aud
on the rest the manufactures has che OPP
portunity to add the came percentage g
his prices, and in many caseo he does it in
the name OF American labor, pfofessedly
in Che interest OF American industry ano
to promote the good Of the people because
he says that you must encourage those in
dustries and give employment 10 - many
laborers as possible.
Why, my farmer friend, II you should b
returning home from the store With Q wag
on-load of goods purchased Tor the use Of
your family with the proceeds OF the sale
of your crops, and some man met you On
the public highway and declared that he
intended to seize that wagon-loAd OF goods
and burn them on the ground, you might
be likely to protest. and TO want to know
the reason. You would be astonixhed Il
that man should tell you:' 81 am great
public benefactor. intend to do this in
the interests of American labor and manu-
facturers, because if destroy these goods
which your family must have you will be
compelled to employ more labor to produce
more crops to buy these goods over again,
and the manufacturers who made them
will be required to employ more labor to
produce the goods for you. I am here"
says this man, 'to promote the interests
of American labor and American indus
try. am protectionist." [Applause.1
This is a fair illustration OF the princi-
pie which underlieS this system OF taxas
ton. No man objects to a rate of taxation,
whether it be by the general Government,
or State or municipal governments. neces-
sary to raise sufficient amount. of reve
nue. to defray all proper and legitimate ex-
penses Of public administration !; but when
the tax drummer has taken from the peo-
to accomplish this purpose he should take
his hand out OF their pockets. (Cheers.l
That is the Democratic doctrine and the
whole Democratic doctrine. Applause ]
Free tradea 1t comedies the right and
duty Of the Government to raise by taxa
ton, in some form brother, sufficient
amount of money to defray all expenses
and meet all honest obligations, but it con-
cedes likewise that the settled policy Of
the Governments is to raise largo por-
ton Of its revenue by duties on inn
ports; but we protest that the people
shall have cheaper clothing and agricult-
ural Implements before they get cheap
whisky and cheap tobacco [Cheers.]
The Republican platform, on the con-
trary, declares that they win repeal the
whole internal system rather than sur
render any part of the protective system.
Now, the duty upon sugar is a part Of the
protection system The high duty upon
wooden goods and cotton goods, and upon
steel and iron Is q part of the protective
system. The true meaning of the Repub-
ican platform is that it will repeal the tax
on whisky, beer and cigars, and cigarettes
and cheroots, but it will repeal MO part of
the duty upon the articles have men
toned. Are the people ready to indorse
that platform. [Cries of ''NoI'] Would
you rather have cheap clothing and cheap
agricultural implements than cheap whisky
and tobacco Would you rather that your
family and yourself should have cheaper
and better clothing and agricultural i'm
plements and medicine and books, and
cheaper and better cooking utensils and
furniture, and material 80 supply your
homes than cheap whisky or beer or to-
baccoa
Mr. Harrison says they will retain the
entire protection system and do away with
the internal revenue taxes rather than Sac
rifice the protection system or any part of
it. It is very adroit, but the time will
come when the Republican party will be
compelled to choose between the total re-
peal of the internal revenue tax and the re
duction Of duties on imported goods.
MIR. Cleveland fcheersI in his letter Of
acceptance puts the case on this point in
the strongest possible light He asks what
relief this will afford to the plain, common
people of the land. How many of you are
there, gentlemen, who are in the habit Of
purchasing and using in your family ar
ticles of foreign production, the like Of
which are not produced in this countrya
A very few of you.
I said I would not make a speech i
have not kept my word very strictly.
[Cries of ''Go ahead-''l It ois true that
did not attempt to make an argument. but
simply to state some propositions which I
think the people ought to take into consid-
GRAFTON, and which I am sure they will
take into consideration in this campaign
look forward, gentlemen, to the ides Of
November for the achievement Of one Of
the grandest Democratic victories ever
witnessed in this country. IUproarious
cheers and applause1 i know that If the