The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-12
|lNERICAN IDEAS.
...,rsl Harrison's Letter
Of Acceptance.
,.srE TOUCHED uFos.
...,,. Buu worse in Principle
,,.s N rs o"n Ehse. - on inaa'-
-. Herald Of Free Trade
r.v Exclude rauper Labor
,.,,ss rsuper Manufacturer

IrbfAfAF1iir- StFt- IL
!. n rssee and others, com
hea =. 1890: When your com
5 - ,f',.5 r,e on the 4fh OF July
nzfr 's'',s ,.ssrs.entpd the Official ar
- at'. "a my nomination for
sa':.se.,cv az the United states
= ,pus.-.rbsiean national conyen-
~ .s,as,isei as soon a. prastica-
rco,menicate 10 you a more
y .,~s,s af1ce of the nomination.
-, fkat time the wofk OF ,eeeising
's1 Undressing almost daiiy large
,.....,ssns ol lellow-citizsns has not
& = ~ s..ur;ei aIl Of my time, but has
3 ~ - - ,esasstre rendered il unneces-
2 go - ~ 70 use this letter as me
~ = n =. q Communication of my views
80 ~ I, .nsstions involved IL. the cam
- i appreciate very highly the
u 1890 and respect manifested by
<,ssration, and accept the nomi-
- x;tii feeling of gratitude and
~; "a. sense Of the responsibility which
xoast4nies i. ,., -.
uiss matter Of congTainlation that
1 4. leelarati0n Of the Chicago eonyeu-
3. nson the questions that nov al
~ ~ a. interest OF our people are so
- There i further cause OF con-
...b,satjag IN the fact that the con-
:ss,,on utipfances OF the Democratic
.rx Il any degree uncertain, can
e l. isaged by the executives
- snd message, and by definite
s, ,snosit;ous In legislation. This Is
rvislly trne 0f what Is popularity
lssx:, a the tariff question.
me TAEITF QUESTION.
NE tsxae cannot nov be obseured.
taknet ! conte-t between schedules,
sasjas.apars principle. The foreign
Ismaetitiofls 1f our markets have.
"a, aaiek instinct, seen how oneissue
4 raies. may bring them advantage,
ia or 0aa people are not so duh as
Htris, the grave interests that are in
,syel for them The assault on the
rs,fefiye system Is open and definite.
kxsotion i assailed In Its principle,
< tl.ose who hold such views sincere
4 cannot stop short OF absolute
B |zination from our tariff laws OF the
Spaple Of protection.
4, fgE MILLS BILL A FIRST sfEr.
\ m Mills bill l. only step, but Il I.
Exsfa an object that the leaders oi
< 3 Iemocrary IN thought aud legisla
en have clearly In mind. The i'm
wt1nt question Is not 20 much tht
rg.a Of the step as the direction Of 1t
xsGLisn FaKE TRADE
;inpd By the executive message oi
hanher last. By the Mills bill, by The
bate IN congress and by the st. Loui.
As.orm, the Democratic party will,
npported by the countFy, place
MI lass ON purely revenue basis.
- i practical free trade in the
askh sense. The legend in the
susF may not be free trade; Ii may
s.at more ohsrare motto OF stariii
Ixxn, but neither the banner nor
y inscription u conclusive OF very
zpftsnt. The assault itself l. Inn
fnaht The fact that they teach
eithe dutg upon all foreign goods
! sin our market Is paid b. the con-
a1sf snd that the price OF domestic
axwiiag articles Is enhanced 10 the
z5sht oi the duty on imported ar
xis. that every million of dollars
6@tss for custom duties represents
nly millions more which does not
~ the treasury. bat is paid by our
es,sns as the increased cost OF the
tae,iic product resulting from the
xl5 laws, may nal he intended to dis
z5s 10 the minds OF others our sys-
u o. ieyying duties on foreign pro-
3t. hnt Il is clearly already dis
niiiei their own
TaEE TRADERS AT HEART.
HeeaHnot donbt. without implgn-
tself integrity, THAT ii free 10 act
ieclf osn convictions, they would
rsstse our laSs as ~ iay the burden
msioms revenues on articles tha;
Produced IN this country. and
~ on The free i competing foreign
ssaaciiens. ! do not stop u refate
q Aeorg Is 10 the effect Of our
saes Those who advance il are
fAlsais OF maSims They may he
Esly allowed 10 call the project tariii
saFm. II the people understand that
Y end the argument campeis free
elas N al competing products. This
Ray not be reached abruptly, and
appFozeh mag he accompanied
= expressi9ns 81 sympathy Tor our
ueeted mdnstries and working peot
hat i viii certainly come Il these
w s'eps DO not arouse the people 10
asslise resistance.
sFNFFIrs oF PROTECTION.
The Republican party holds that a
reseense iarid j. constitutional.
sassefne and necessary, We do
v elieY iixs3 schedule. hat a pfia-
We Will revise the schedule,
esslis iae rates, bat always witb as
sskfai pfayi ion as to the effect on
asssis Production and The wages Of
Il aoFHngmen- We believe it % he
sssshF obieat Of tariff legislation
,essffe tae American market fur
-ssseAa products aud to maintain
american scale of wages by adv-
- asserimnatlng duties on foreign
ag PRODUCTS. The effect of
- fAses and larger iapof taiiaHs
psbs reveaBe is cnaiingen;
seeetGl, bat noi 50 the effect
sassges.
sNs RpES AND I.aWEE HAGEs
- serS ani lower wages must be
- as the inevitable result IT the
etering Of foreign goods in
ky way oi recumpensa
- feaqcif1n Ia vases ami loss OF
aaaefsela inarsct, lt Is sus .esie,i
e diminished woskinsmAm'
aa' hsFe an andiminishet pur-
poseF, anal that he wiil be
make up for che }oss of the
sorisa maske, '''''''
~, ,kiagmen have the settle.
q TIE Question la tbeie awn
IaeY noN ult4il higher
saa ave nsoge comfortably than
ssy eihcs country. They Nil.
saniee Of the S3hstan
aassiilaees ihty have Ia
@sd Use dtlaslve promises
sss.is ef tboae thesTlsiag re
fsey wli dessde iag them
a ios the country. Whetacr
YsteSiiGe ~ stem saalI t,s con-
rsE sgEr.tz
So, Q. he fFcssur, sura}as tae
- q Which j var.e l~lv stated
b. g pabit attention to uua.
o. methods by Nhih the
Rs.N nc. .ae may be he-t ruiueeI !
49, q Wiee ana neees ary
4hls condition has becn
es-ftA es thrse shO are hostile
ss.N.sse e,lstG@ duties as an al
49, canse - attack un oar
they have "a Fuitie.l the
ssa.eh they effect b dcprecaie.
VsN- ~ tae psfpose q. cKasSeFat,
-. 10 er-er to ree esnsile the
sns' ne extreme Fsmely they
d. ~. fus~cti0u Of TIE revenue
aeeessitste and saoalA not
aaAhaoament OF the protective