New-York tribune., 1888-08-25
BOURBOyS TO TIE FRONL.

The cold Romann has entered the arena
For some reason the event causes no eAci'c-
ment; his friends are not thrilled nor MS ioes
made pallid with fear The "old Roman
skins over the surface of things in garruious'
ncrfunctory way betting worthy gentleman
whom President Cleveland considered 100 olo
for Cabinet duties four years ago. ouO no Is
careful not to 90 below the surface. MS 'd'N
Of tariff is about on a level with Nir. Oio'o
lands and that is quite the worst thing thao
can have been truthfully said OF ex-senator
Thurmans speeches for good many years
Ignorantly assuming, as Mr.. CleVelanu uoo'
that the tariff is tax, the OLD geh'icli'an pio,
Goods IN object to unnecessary taXauon as IL
be were actually discussing question Delore
tho neonlc. and had not carefully dodged IL
ont;ro,v in his first assumption. 1t would be
exceedingly funny if this resurrectea rene oi
Bourbon Democracy could be brough' u opon
debate with any live man of this gehera.ioh'
who knows little of the present state Oh inc
ouestion. The discussion might be epitohiizeo
thus:
Old Roman-The tariff is tax
ponlv-Not unless it enhances the cost OF
products. 81
OId Roman-But it must they are imported
and the duties are paid.
Ronlv-Yes: the foreigners pay the duty Tor
uo ,,riv;loce Of selling in the worlds best
market. Wall.
Old Roman-That cannot be; Robert J' walk
or said it was not so forty years ago. ana you
have no proof of that
Rcply-Gct your spectacles, read your daiiS
manor. and see how every foreign product Is
boisted in price the instant an American uu'S
;s lowered or removed. Examples by the nun
dred could be given. Even when reduction
or repeal of duties is merely hoped 1or' 'nc
foreign price goes up; witness wool and WOOL
Ions after President Clevcland's message, and
tin after the Mills bill passed the House. -,
Old Roman-This is amazing certaihiy II
was not so fifty years ago. Besides the o"'S
makes home products more costly
Ronlv-But it does not; they have been fal
inc in price ever since protective duties were
imposed in 1861. >,
Old Roman-Don't tell me, young man; j
must be. What do they want duty lor'
not to make things higher?
Reply-Just for this to guard their industry
AGAINST raids which might break it down.
tbcv can sell to big market they can sci
cheaply any corner grocery can tell You INA
IL Won have to be content with small sales yo'
must get big profits on what you do sell
Old Roman-But things are dearer here thai
in other countries Look at woollens; m.
friend, President Cleveland, says woollens cos
twice rs much here as elsewhere.
Reply-Parsee Moore stuffed him. and ne MAJ
not sense enough to look at any prlce-hst 0
nouire in any store His own free-trade agent
Schoenhof, has reported that there is little
any. difference in the cost of woollens on IN
whole between this country and Germany pu
Cleveland is a Bourbon like you, and repeats
true now story which was true twenty year
, ago when our currency was inflated
+ Old Roman-Anyhow, the tariif musc DO
E tax, and it makes things more costly mere an
we cannot produce as cheapy.
, Reply-On the contrary, four years ago Ni
Cleveland's present Chief of the Bureau
Labor Statistics reported that the cost OF llvln
in Massachusetts was only per cent hlgh'
than in Great Britain, exclusive OF rents an
, prices here are lower now.
Old Roman-See here, young man, you al
disturbing the harmony of this meeting, an
7 want to talk about the duties OF lron-Doun
- hrass- mounted Democracy.