The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-19
party, that these trusts are nrivate

to interfere. Why, my FRIEND
larceny is a private affair, a We
: private atfair-and yet it is not su
posed improper to interfere with it
law. Blaine has not been occupying
very good position from which to vie
the interests of the American woI.
lngmen, farmer or consumer. The &c
OF Carnegle's coach as it bowled alon
with It's liVeried outriders over IL
mus OF Scotland is not
good place from which to loo
at the interest of America. Had b
come here to his own countrv an
mingled with the farmers. with tn
consumers, with the Iaboring men q
: the land, he would have far bette
opportunity to know what they de
sired than he could possibly have il
qlnlng with the aristocracy of Europe
II is SAID that even it it does impos
an enormous burden on the consum
ers OF the country the wages of on
taporers must be maintained. There
fore, high rates of taxation must h,
continued. If | had time I think
could show to the satisfaction of every
intelligent and candid man within tht
sound of my voice, that the wage:
of the laboring man are no more
ehected by the rate of duties on i'm
ported goods, than the yield of corr
to the acre on your farm is effected by
1t; and one of the chief benefits OF the
system in the estimation of Mr., Har-
rlson, is the fact that the people do not
know how much they are paving
When mans money is taken ayay
from him without his knowledge, some
malicious people
CALL IT STEALING,
viii say that it is the most dangerous
form of taxation that could be
devised, because it makes the people
less vigilant of the expendi-
lures Of public money, and
lulls them to sleep while their
substance is taken away. 1 have said
that the system of taxation is con-
tnued on the grounds that it increases
the rates Of wages of American labor
ers. There are two or three facts
which show conclusively that this argu-
ment Is not sound. In the first place.
it is conceded fact that there is much
difference between the rates of wages
paid in this country to laborers en-
gagged IN the same occupation in differ
ent parts of the country, and there is
difference in the average wages
paid here and in European countries.
and yet, the same tariff law
prevails throughout the whole United
States, while the greatest difference be-
tween the rates paid here and the rates
paid in European countries, is found in
those occupations which nobody pre-.
tends can be protected under the tariff |
laws. For instance, there is a far
greater difference between the rates |
OF wages paid here to carpenters, |
piasterers, painters. stone and brick
teamsters, railroad EMPLOYEES,
steamboat employees, and the rates of |
wages paid the same classes Of work
Ingmen in Europe than there is !
between the rate OF wages in
our mills and cotton factories
ana the rates of wages paid in
Inc same industries in Europe. The
-ates OF wages paid in this country too.
4 n 60 unprotected industries and the
Inference between them in one case
Ind those paid in Europe in the other
,ase is still palmer. They saw. if Won
educe the duties this country will be
overwhelmed with foreign goods and
III our manufacturing and mercantile
Industries
WILL BE RUINED.
Why, gentlemen, if all the
hips ,ines the world were
mployed Continuously in BRINGING
GODS from Liverpool to New York. II
Tould take them two years to bring as
1uch as single railroad in this
ountry carries in one year. If all the ]
,unard vessels, plying between this
ountry and European ports were to be
mployed it would require them ]
twenty-five years to bring to this {
ountry as much goods as the Penn
ylVanla Railway carries in one
ear and yet, these gentlemen S
xpect sensible men to believe that c
ne reduction of taxation on the peopIe g
II! close up all our manufacturing es-
lbiishments and compel the people to
'ly alone upon foreign products for the \
ecessaries of life. The proposition is 2
20 absurd and preposterous to be ar a
led. We propose that the people b
lall have cheaper clothing and agri- 1
lltural implements before they get S
leap whisky and cheap tobacco. The S
epubllcan platform, on the contrary. C
'elares that they will repeal the whole a
ternal revenue system rather u
an surrender any part of g
q protectlYe system. High duty II
'on WOODEN goods, cotton, and
ION steel and iron is a part of the II
elective system. The true meaning "
the Republican platform is that if b.
III repeal the tax on whisky. beer 81
CARS and cigarettes aad cheroots, but at
Will repeal no part of the duty upon tt
g articles L have mentioned. Are q d.
ople ready to endorse that docu- o.
sntr How many of you are there tr
10 are in the habit of purchasing th
ID using in your family, articles m
foreign production the like of which Ca
not produced in this country ? Verv vi
" and yet these are the articles wi
On which the Republican party plat Bl
m pledges to take Oft the tariff. / VII
oW that if the intelligent and honest pu
n OF this country will take this cues
OF Federal taxation unbiased bv on
ltlcal prejudice, unawed by political
yer, they will give a just and right
Is decision, and Cleveland and
arman will &c elected by a majority
CD larger than that which secnred HI
presidency for Us in 1884. +" po