Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-10-04
POLITICAL QUESTIONS
Ably Discussed From a Repub-
lican Standpoint.
Free Materials.

IFee MuteFIulSs
President Cleveland has tried to confuse
the issue before the people by his letter OF
acceptance, and vet once more, because OF
his own ignorance, no has made II still clear
eL Abundant proof OF his intention Ia found
IN his professions Of anxiety 10 promote in-
dustry aud 10 maintain the wages OF labor.
Yet he makes the issue even palmer than II
was beforc by distinctly avowing for himself
and his party the intention to free from
duty the Imported raw materials" generally,
without distinction or Discrimination. Mr.
Cleveland does not appear to know that this
includes all the ores aud all the pig metals,
as well as the wool aud lumber used as ma.
terials; that II includes every direct product
OF the farms or the mines which Is afterward
manufactured, ground, prepared, packed or
otherwise TN ished into forms for use. The
avowal Of purpose 50 revolutionary would
have been carefully avoided, by the leader OF
party which did not DIRE even 10 reduce
the duty on iron ore, II Mr. Cleveland had
but moderately understood the problem with
which he has to deal Yet the untlre argu.
ment oil hts letter OF acceptance Is n plea for
tho absolute removal ot duty from all ma.
to ials OF industry aud II applies TO all rs
much as II applies To any,
THIS Ia the Tree trade theory, which has
been indnsrously preached by the Golden
Tiee trade league, and bv every free trade
nrator aud writer Ia Great Britain for many
icars II IL prcclseiy the theory which tho
tree trade league OF this country Rsslduously
preached for years, before It's ndhcrcuts sto0p-
Sd to call themselves tariff reformers." Me
Cleveland would like 10 reject The n anne free
trader. Hut he does not know enough OF the
question he discusses 10 avoid the declaration
II free trade theories aud the use OF free
,rado arguments without disguise or rrserya'
ION,
Ito aflirms OF himself aud his party; I'VE
propose 10 stimulate our domestic Industrial
enterprises BY freeing from duty the imported
Jaw material" That Ia the very essence OF
.ha free trade theory, that FREQ materials viii
stimulate industry, Mr., Cleveland 81 believes,
aud On that belief the republicans Join Issue
They maintain that manufacturing industries
are best protected by securing through do.
tensivo duties permanent, ample and cheap
supply OF materials; that wooi aud ores aud
Dig metal will be produced In greater quantity
and ut less cast, 10 the producing industries
are fully projected, This they prove by CON.
pairing the enormous increase IN production
here with the Increase IN Great Britain, where
ho home production Ia distinctly checked by
Iroc trade, II Is wop that tho president has
vowed bis belief SO plainlr, aud the more
non credit his sincerity, the more the mill
O0ns Of workers who produce wool and ores
aud pig iron aud other raw materials viii
Tread The triumph OF his ideas aud his parry.
Repeatedly the president declares that ho
and his party win not neglect tho interests
81 labor aud eur workingmen.h Ia this the
lmpudeut dishonesty Of n mere dcmng Oguc,
who PROPOSES IN the same breath to turn out
u work the great army engaged In producing
Rw materials, aud also to defend their inter.
islsi Or Is IL sinplt tho amazing ignorance
II one who knows 50 little Of industries, that
hn Is not aware that moro persons nro en-
ploycd IN producing the materials than IN
'.-shioning them into manufactured articles;
more In growing wool than Ia wool mnnufac.
IRE; more IN mining aud smelling ores than
10 their manufacture; anl 80 Ia almost every
department OF Industry Mr. Ccyclands
friends VIII Interpret his course as they please.
but tho fact remnIna and IL known To the
yo,ers that the wages OF all labor must newt
ably be affected by turning out Of cup oY mcut
any considerable part OF the laboroIs, and
that tho number who now ind support In
plDing, IN smelling ores, Ia chopplng and
mwing lumber, In growing wool, aud In pro.
iuctiOn OF other raw materials, IL So great
aud 80 important that II cannot DO deprived
)f employment nor seriously locked IN wages
without causing n complete revolution in tho
condition OF NIL American labor, --New York
Tribune