Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-02-08

OF the Democratic party had been always
in the South; and the Southern wing Of the
Democratic party controlled 10 to-day %
powerfully and completely % IL did before
the rebellion, whom It compelled the party
into the championship Of slavery. There
was not the slightest doubt as to the attitude
of the South on this question. When the
South vent into rebellion il declared in the
Confederate Constitution that NO bounty
should ever be granted from the Treasury.
nor any Law be enacted to foster or encour-
age any branch Of industry whatever.
That had been the solemn declaration OF
Southern Democrats; and they believed
now as they believed then. These South
ern gentlemen learned very slowly, and
forgot as slowly, and they were blind to.
day to the marvels which were being
wrought in their midst under protective
tariff. The Democratic party had come
into power in the House OF Representa-
tives In the Forty.fo fourth Congress, and
had held power in that House ever since.
except in the Forty seventh Congress; and
it had illustrated its promotion to power
by demanding that the tariff be revised and
the whole business OF the country disturb
ed. The Democratic Chairman Of the Com.
mittee Of WAYS and Means since then had
been Fe rnando Wood with Randolph
Tucker as an assistAnt) and William II.
Morrison al three 0f them cut-and.eut
free.traders; and to-day III. Mills, o3
Texas, was Chairman Of that Committee
and Mr.. Mills was ever crank in his de.
votion to the principles Of free trade, and
indorsed the message OF the President
The distinguished Speaker of the House
(for whom he had profound estcem), In
his devotion to The principles Of free trade,
hoA a IA ,,.f fhn Ia ~ IN
to himself almost despotic powers, and to
declare, from his high place, that he
would recognize no member Of the House
to make any motion 10 cut down the sur.
plus unless it was first submitted TO the
Democratic caucus.
The Democratic Secretary Of the Treas
ury had also joined in the choral song OF
the free-traders, apparently, with all his
heart. In fine, he was satisfied that all
the Democratic leaders agreed with the
President, except that they had not the
Presidents bo duess or honesty. II, how
ever, by cheating the people in the next
elections rs to their position, they could get
q new lease of power and obtain control Of
the United States Senate, then the people
might bid farewell to every principle Of
protection. The Republicans took up the
Presidents gauntlet Of free trade, with
q
Democrats. The Republicans declared
that instead Of the tariff heing vicious, il
logical. and inequitable, it increased mar.
velously tho prosperity of this country; and
that instead Of duty being 81 tax paid BY
the consumer, no instance could be found
in which the duty had not decreased TO the
consumer the cost of the article consu med.
The Republicans further declared that the
future prosperity of this country. for twen-
ty-fve years, at any rate, depended abso-
lutely on tho benign influences Of q pro-
tective tariff. He admitted that this coun-
try possessed many advantages over COM
peting nations. but he declared that, with
all those advantages, it could not compete
in manufactures with the European nations.
because it was Handicapped in the matter
tional point that the price of all manufac-
tured articles had diminished under the
protective system Mr.. Frye supported his
argument with numerous illustrations,
many of them drawn from his own observa-
tions in Europe.
As to the surplus Il was Democratic inca
pacity, he said which caused it; and now
the country had to look out to see that the
same Democratic incapacity, in admins.
tering medicine, did not give poison and
kill the patient. He was as much against
the surplus as the President, but he was
not frightened at 1t. He would rather have
surplus than deficit IL there was any
honest purpose to get rid Of the surplus. It
could be done without the slightest din.
Guilty. In the first place, some OF It ought
to be expended wisely in coast defenses, in
increasing the navy, in building up the
merchant marine, and in educating the peo-
Pile as proposed in the bill Of the Senator
from New Hampehire tRlair)
The Senator from North Carolina tVance)
had indicated way to prevent surplus,
and the Senator from Georgia tBrown) bad
proposed way which would do il beyond
all manner Of question. That was . re-
peal Of all internal revenue laws. But his
Democratic friends and their allies. the
distillers and brewers and saloon keepers,
had recently developed wonderful regard
for temperance, and had become great
temperance champions, protesting against
whisky being made cheaper. But he told
them that the temperance sentiment Of the
country was rapidly crystallizina into the
opinion that the sooner the tax on ". isky
| was repealed tho better and quicker the
prin ciples of temperance would be SUBJ
| served. He could see, however, one OF
| two objections TO its repeal. and one OF
| them was that 90 much revenue could mol
| be spared.
As to the duty on sugar he declared him
| self in favor OF taking 1t of; but he would
| not kill the sugar industry OF this country,
feeble as it was. He wonld give . bounty
equal to the present duty on sugar. But,
| il the purpose of the Democratic party wal
to destroy the tariff and to cripple m my,
and absolutely destroy some, Of the in
dustries Of the county. the Presidept'a
method could, OF course, do that. American
workingmen could be reduced to the degra-
dation almost Of the workingmen and
women Of Europe. But here Was splen.
did country, perfectly marvellous in il
possibilities. Why, he asked, should no
this country lead the whole world in pure
lovely civilization. in religion, in educa
| ton, in temperance, in the arts, in litera
ture, and in material progress? Who doubt.
ed that il would do 10, il men only re-
| membered that they wers Americans
Who doubted that il would do 30 il, in thu
| administration Of its affairs and in its leg
islation, they undertook, in honest pur
pose. to provide in the best possible man
ner for their own peoples
|
Voorhees, and Sherman.
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