Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-28

TG. APRIL ss, 1883.
Sssthssiand's seasenspGAes heen eou-
mated fue tDpetnuo0a01 foe hfe.
HAIloHAs RsensA1soa.
= vsooaous psBaxs a I'M fAar1y
ouoI1no-
Ws0mo1oa. Apea s1.-Nr. Daas
tteO ~ eo00i1oee % merchant. ~
~ - 1aheRiss fepsstsa "a the
oooee aeooeed reeolustoes ealiing a
- eoesoensy of The tseasasy for infoe.
.assee reSoetss te Tie ssal Ashsfies IN
Afss. . sAset dissusssoa 90 10 vhssAes
q - se0os1sas fes sAs houes 70 pro-
eood ee0ay % ~ eunstdesatieo Of pei-
vons ess1seoR she ks9a veal into q
eom0lfteo e ~ vhels - the taxi4
bdl 1he he0oo com0;ttee On Invalid
poodeos yin Fspoft . bill psoyidlne
eAae ~ pefsuos vho ase q VAo may b.
eooe totally heipaess from injastes 10
oesved OF 0teoooee e9atfaoeo0 while n
The military - naval services Of the
Uniseo 0ea.es, stall Fseeive Z psnsisn
ee "a ~ meath.
Ar. BssOss. ef Miehieaa. daddy
welcomed the issue presented By the
poedin9 0easaEe. In tiDss pasa the
Demsseatie party had soaehs 10 svads
The iasoe. 10 its platform Of 1884 10
had Declared fos psossetios, free trade.
tnot6eotal peoeectioo, fos faxi6 for rev
euus only and fog tarid only for rsvs-
nes - that the voter could csnsssue the
platform 70 suit his own eouvictions.
In ksuiuaky Ne psatfofm meant free
trade. In Psansytvania, New York,
0o0necsteat end Us0 Jersey the gen
tle0An ffoa ReonsyivAniA (Randnlll
vas able - make the veeess believe it
meat peoeeeeioo. By reason Of the
fraud and Intimidation p.aetieed In
one section Of ths eounssy and BY
means of ths 0eeepsioa pRastiesd b
The Dsmoogafic loAdegs il anoshes eee-
ttcn The Oomocfaeto oan0tdA1e fos the
peea1deooy had been elected. For
three yoaro Of the Democratic admins
tfaetoo the Democsasio party IN the
house had playe1 fast ard iooee on the
great tAri0 question until the nccooof-
t,eo of the eevesnmens hAd compelled
the admlnissRstiou 70 take some deed
ed pooatiou asd he houosed the pfeoi
dent for having forced The party 20
stoEptue iio douhle dealing and de6ue
its att1sode. He then advocated the
pfcteoeive system - one voico tended
70 increase lhe vaGos Of labor and In
support Of HE propoeitieu be etteo
various stailsttoo petpafed By OoOmis
sionef Wright. He vas especially earn
est in hia oppoetsion TO The free WOOL
elsuse which. he said, would ruin a1 in
dustsy which Waa national in teo i'm
pofsanee. He coutfassed the csndition
Of the country under free trade and
protection. TIE former, b said, had
bfouRht the government 20 state Of
bAnaReptoy while the lasterlha0 render
ID the country prospefeos and Rlo-
sious.
Mf. Ford, Of Miehieas, said the
question presented nov Wss one Of tar
II Rsdaction, noe abolition. Congress
nsd no right 70 take the part Of few
manufaetusess aaains1 Q great body Of
eonsanars, bat lhas vas jost chat hAs
bsea dooe. The Yer tara declared for
high prices fos the producer Of iron,
iov prices for the pfo6ucer OF corn,
high prices for The producer Of Rlaso.
loW psieeo 70. the pso6uosfe OF wheat.
He ridteulod the posltioo taken b. the
pe0tecstontsls thai high taTi4 increased
The vagoo Of the American workman.
No inoUs1siss, b. eaid. showed moro
poverty, more destitusion and moro
ssTikes amo0g thetr vorkiuRmen than
the % called protected ones. There
ms net . hod carrier In the United
Heateo but Who eaSaed more wages than
the average person employed in the in
dustRies benefited by the vas taTid.
Referring to the claim that the hone
market vas the best mafket b said the
result OF Shis market sVindle IL that the
farmer vas most beautifully deluded.
The high tast4 pasty aess hie vote, nigh
tsusoe and 0o0epolleee Res hts money
and the farmer eees the bot end Of The
NJ. 0oG, Of wsst Virgins, said shst
soetoa on the tsStd issue shcuid b
msde b ths friends Of the protective
sys1em and noe By ~ avoved enemies.
President Oieveland's GOLD blooded In
diiRossooe 10 the beneiits Of t.e people
Vas entitled 10 precedence over al
emanatioue from the executive man.
zion in eli our history. From such .
spirit O Psssident Cleveland exhibited.
the Dominating almost without Q single
,mpulee Of the Democratic side Of the
house, he (0od) would save eur indns-
trieo and our homes. The Mills bill.
conceived BY mtnds impFeRnsted wish
economic vieisusnsss. lss pass,Re
would bs Q death knell to protection.
II they succeedsd nov they pfoposed
next year 70 take another step and
gradually bot surely the people vsfe TO
b. marched into the camp Of those
Who eontended for tAsin for rsve-
uus ouly. That system % far
g labor vas involvsd and industries
concerned vas - bad - free
trade. George Washineton Vas gran
II right when hs saaesssed aad appsov-
Cd the first saslA provisions. Grover
Cievolsnd (Vho, b hoped, would Be
our last free ssads prse'dent) vss
shamefully wrong wheo hs sosgeeted
and used the power ef bis great onios
to seeuse the destruction Of the prosec-
tive system. The people had been de-
eeived In the last presidential cain.
paign By the declaration that Cleveland
vas peoiectiouist. Tos hand Of Esau
soold be offered again but the peepls
would not again be deceived. he did
OOt Oeilcve IN tIoo tnW m1tcftais Aocfo
vas no soch thing - raw
material In the sense 10
which ID vss Used in this
disoussioo. Oosl unmined wAs raw
material, bat when 10 vas mined it Vas
The uiness' finished psoduot and en-
tilled 70 Vsoeectiou the ssme - iron
ore. Il Vss % much entitled TO protec-
tion @ the sics neids Of the sooth and
the sugar plautatious Of the Aiasissippi
valley. Wool c!ipped from the sheep
vas not rAv material. IL vas tie farm.
er's finished labor. aud the farmers had
nsde ppfhetr minds that IL had 10 Be
protected. The duty Of 1867 shonId bs
fest red, and IN industry % ESSENTIAL
TO the prosperity Of our people and our
ipderepdeuce - o nation should Be
ssiuulated. In bis discussion be said
the protective system enabled the Rsv-
esnmeps to perfect system Of finance
which vas The marvel Of the aga. Il
bad fosaered tndustsies, hulit up manu-
factories and opened up vIldsrnesses
Il bad diRni6sd labor and edocated
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