Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-19
81 ant of the Democratic Party
Mr. Cleyeland's Free trade
Nonsense.
.i.pers should Not Be Given the
Privilege ofour Markets for a
Nominal Figure.
Whatan ron-Worker Says.

..,, of the great works OF the Joliet
IN Campauy's plant, which employ ?
~. D 00O m n an tulj, The Inter Ocean
tentative met A. f. Carpenter, for
"a. engineer, AID formerly con
.sedl with the Bridgeport rolling
IN. He was Vice President of the
,-,r,smated Association Of Iron anG
Workers under j ohu Jarrett, and one
,tbe most intelligent representatives
..se working class IN the State. He Is
" Ionger connected with the industry,
N, was greeting his msuy friends among
~ ,oling mill employees who consider
Nm 40 apostle of protection and who
,oJos his belief to a man. He will come
.srs before the campaign ends and de-
Ire, speech to the men at their invita-.
ian He was formerly a Democrat, and
s,ip7 OF its free trade tendencies, became
,Gfsepbsoker and in this camp aign he
Jaims 70 be for3ed into the Republican
,rks by Cleveland's letter and the ST.
Louis platform.
aYon ask my views" said he, con the
a,,F Question: "Well, first and last |
matariff man. am a tariff man be-
mn.s desire the American workingman
70 obtain the highest possible reward for
Ma skill and labor that the conditions of
NE market at home and abroad can be
forced to contribute. am tariff man
because believe in making every man
tot citizen of this government, not
snaaabIe to its Laws or subject to ITS com
naBds in time of danger, pay for every
privilege he enjoys 1T the hands of our
people am tariff man because | am
h favor of the proposition that if profit
an be made in the manufacture OF any
commodity sold to the American people,
4 snd which we have an abundance of raw
material 70 make, that profit shall go TO
our American manufacturer. Every dol
Br added to his wealth only serves as an
cd to the workingman in lettering his
condition in life. But how it is going to
sid Us in permitting TO go abroad what
We can keep at home is something | can.
not comprehend. 1t may be that the
average intellect of Cleveland Demo
ust is superior to mine, but doubt It,
Eesre told that reduction of tariff
duties /, demanded by conditions CON
/ ii0ating Us, and when we ask the con
ti.ons 20 be named we have the surplus
10 our treasury pointed out, and are
| TOD that tariff reduction must be made
| 70 'op the increase. Well, there are Just
to ways by which that can be done with
tariff cs The means of dong it, One is
| lbsoG-c free trade and the other making
'ls tariff so high that no foreigner will
a'smpt 10 enter our markets. If they
don seIl anything there revenue will
CEASE to dow into the treasury, and if We
f,'hem free then revenue ceases. II il
'hs sI.3est sort Of nonsence to suppose
,aa' reducing the duties from the present
024oves figure is going to reduce he
revenue The very reverse to this will be
b. effect"
'Hog is thEtg"
Why 1t is as simple as that twice one is
VIZ. lake steel rails, bar iron or pins
ila needles for example. At present the
a7d aud the market leave a margin for
lons manufacturers, and Edgiish manu-.
a''lrer' make but comparatively few
, 10 this country. Now, suppose we
al'as the tariff on these articles by two,
Ae result will be that foreign manufac.
4't's VIII sell five times what they low
% ana the government must collect the
INCREASED revenue resulting therefrom
1l1 'ae surplus will pile up faster than
''i so That the only way the revenue can
y' aHecied IN the way Democrats say they
van 10 zone, Is either by free trade, or By
Increasing import duties to prOhibitory
I'hN Happily, think, for the country,
~ nave t9o very clear interpretations of
-oefsiic purposes. One Is defined in
..s,'oent Cleveland's message, that we
-a' Isl'e revenue for carrying on the
s.,s'unent by depending upon the col
.''0N from internal revenue. That il
H. IT,. 'Ds American shall pay for the priv
~ oI enloy'ng his own market, while the
N'Suer has the market free. The other
Iof'h IN the Mills bill, when pro
- d less radical and more cunning way
pPle American Industry and harden
- tof American wurkmen by permit
Iofelsn manufacturers and foreign
sapply our mechanical needs. As
sou u the Mills bill is in direct an
s'u 70 the expressed view of Presi
~ eeVsland. One would have no tariff
~ -0'l'ot our revenue at home, and the
s...,..N ol'd have just enough tariff to
-. Ill our revenue from foreigners,
am wiling for every article which
ina Dot me raw material to manufac-
g,- ..on 10 adopt tue Mills IDEA, that Is,
h.. shers the privilege of orr mar
80 nominal figure, or if necessary
.ao'e our own people to make advau-
a.. ,Achanges give them free priv
~. 3l' never privilege thar will de-
ra oNe American of single day OF
y chance to toll, or that can result
using the measure Of his reward.
49, 10y mol protection duties enhance the
'o'1 things We consumer"
FIN ..-4 instances, / will admit for a
~. u! 49, But there is more of this
'--.. 10 Immigration than reality.
~ ezra cost on any article carries
ss,.. 1u'auiRges which leaves IA the
Il o! paving It. The result with rs
1.,.ss mat protection has decreased
s-..- AT ~ enhancing tho prizes OF the
give an illustration % hat
s-'.oosr '''' a -ioH u tnat
ss.5 s'bsps the most striking ipns.
r. : fact ! know OF is in cruci.
"aeu England supplied a.
r.. 4 'noply " it and they taxed
saE Per pound. A duty was Ieid
a. p Commenced to manufac.
sss 81. aen our second or third plant
,z-. 'peration the price went down
ger pound and when the fifth
,4.sv ftADt vas ont in r~rribie -..g