St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-19
TALKED OF THE TARIFF.
Congressman Mills Turns Himself
loose in the Old Dominion.


Loose in the Old Dominion. i
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. 1S.-SeDt
ator Blackburn, of Kentucky; Hon. K!
o. Mills, of Texas, and Phil ThOmpsons
secretary of the national Democratic
executive committee, arrived in this
city this morning and are the guests OF
Senator Kenna. Large numbers OF pep
pie came to the city to hear Mr.. Nils
arguments on the tariff. [
Mr.. Mills, after the few opening ret
marks. said the labor question was the
paramount issue of this campaign and
referred to the Democratic party as the
friend of the people. He paid his re-
SpectS from Democratic standpoint to
the Republican party, at the close pf
the rebellion, and followed up by rf1
ferrlng to taking the burden of taXhi
ton from wealth and putting pit
upon the shoulder of labor. The quds!.
ton now before the people is from skin
to core and from core to skin as far as
labor is concerned. Statistics showing
the attitude of the Republican party
posing as the friend of labor we're given
also. The speaker touched upon the at
titude of the Republican party on the
Mills tariff bill, and said it was between
''the devil and the deep sea-" He said
the Democratic party
WAS NOT BUYING VOTES
this campaign, but would make them
by principles. He denounced the Re-
publican legislation as being in the in
terest of the wealthy and the present
tariff system as unjust and pernicious,
saying: ''It will finally result in
bankruptcy and ruin to the mass
of the people," that the proposed
reduction is only per cent; that
he represented the greatest wool-grow-
ing state i'll the country, and as to plac-
ing wool on the free list, he spoke from
practical knowledge. that it cheapened
clothing to all, but did not affect the
wool growth in price OF other
wise; that the only benefit
from high tariff on wool is real
lied by combinations of manufacture
ers in the country at the expense of the
people. Take off the tariff and its mann
facture in this country will be largely
increased, and an increase will demand
labor, which is the great producer and
the foundation of wealth. The prOsperi-
ty of the country is based upon the pros
perity of the majority of its people, and
the Democratic party believes in giving
the laborer the benefit of his work, and
not in giving it to the monopolist at the
SADChoC VI IilG HILL WHO SdtllS 1t. 1t Is
absolutely necessary that the producer
reach the consumer. When you pro-
hibit goods from coming into a country
you also prohibit goods from going out,
and commerce with other countries is
NECESSARY FOR OUR PROSPERITY.
The Democratic party proposes to
start the manufactures of the country
and furnish employment for every
workman within its borders by entering
the markets of the world and sending
our products to every nation. The
speaker asked how ton of coal,
costing 81 in England, could be
sent across the water, all costs of
transportation being paid. and then be
sold on this side for less money than a
ton of coal here costing only 80 cents
per ton? He said the American people
need not be afraid Of fforeigncompetiti0n
that we are able to compete with tie
world. The Republican system of tariff
does not protect the labcrer, but the
man that employs the labor. Tile
money goes into the employers pocket
and thed who is going to get it out? The
Democratic party is for the,laborer High
tariff means low wages and the profits
from the tariff comes from the pockets
of the workingmen. The Republican
party has deceived the workingmen for
years by posing as his friend, and tie
Democratic party appeals to the intel
llgence OF the people and ask them to
decide who are their trueSt friends.