The new North-west., 1888-10-05

solved, That we reaftirm the declaration of
our platform of 1856, saying that the time
has come for the people Of the United States
| to declare themselves in favor of progressive
free trade throughout the world.
In 1864 there was no reference to tariff.
Democratic National Platform, 1865: Re-
solved that we are in favor Of tariff for
revenue upon foreign imports, and such
equal taxation under the internal revenue
| laws as will afford incidental protection to
domestic manufactures.
Democratic National Platform, 1872: Re-
| solved. recognizing that there are irreconcil-
able differences of opinion with regard to the
respective systems Of protection and free
trade, we remit the discussion of the subject
to the people in their congressional districts,
and to the decision of Congress thereon,
wholly free from executive interference or
dictation.
Democratic National Platform, 1876: Re-
solved, That we demand that all Custom
House taxation shall be for reuen.ue only.
Democratic National Platform, 1880: We
denounce the abuses of the existing tariff
and demand that Federal taxation shall be
exclusively for public purposes, and shall not
exceed the needs Of the government. Re.
solved, That the system Of direct taxation,
known as intern al revenue, is a scar tdr.
Democratic National Platform, 1884: Re-
solved, in making the reduction of taxes it Is
not proposed 10 injure any domestic indus.
tries, but rather to promote their healthy
growth.
The National Platform for 1883 is the
Presidents message and the Mills bill, and
establishes free trade In vast products here
after manufactured.
It will be seen from the above that in 1856
and 1860 the Democratic party did declare
for progressive free trades" that in 1868
only did 1t declare in favor of "incidental
protection" and that by some hocus pocus
was to be "under the internal reuenue
laws" that in 1872, with the .protec-
zionist, Horace Greeley, for its candidate for
President it decreed to remit the whole
question back to the congressional districts,
and wrested it entirely from s'executive in
reference or dictation;" while in 1888 the
entire party gets down on its marrow bones
At the dictatioE of free trade Cleveland. In
1S76-1s80 it went squarely over to the Eng
lish system that "Custom House taxation
shall be for revenue only" and declared
against the internal revenue taxes the last
Of which the Republican party, except on
whiskey used IS q beverage, now proposes
to abolish and which the Democrats oppose;
in 1884 it crept into power with a glittering
sophistry on its banner, and now in 1883 it is
"free trade'' again. This is denied as !
matter of policy bv some Democrats, but
Henry George says, ~ support Cleveland
because he favors free trade;" Watterson
says the movement means free trade, and SEN
ator Geo. G.Vest says, "Mr. Cleveland, by his
message, for which sincerely honor him,
has challenged the protected industries of
the country to fight of determination. The
fight is to the DEATH"
If these avowed principles are not proof
that the Democratic party is free trade
party, We cite the Mills bill, which has put
on the free list wool, Of which we grow 3oo,-
000, 900 pounds, valued At sex, ,O00, 900, annu-
ally. Does not that industry need "inciden-
tai protection" Mr.. Clark?
It has put salt on the free list, of which
we produce $4,000, 900 worth annuslly, and
30 per cent. of that, except At Salt Lake, is
paid out for wages, while foreign vessels
carry it in ballast almost free. Does that
not need incidental protection?
It puts lumber, Of which the United States
produces $250,000,000 worth annually, em.
ploying 200, 900 men, on the free list. Does
not that need incidental protection?
It puts fay, hemp, and other fbres, Of
which we produce SIS ,0o0, 600 worth annual
~, on the free list. Do they not need "inci- |
dental protection
It puts 35 articles In the chemical list, Of |
which we produce S., 900 worth annual
ly, on the free list. Do not they need pro.
lection?
puts tin plates and cotton ties, of which !
We consume 0,000 tons annually, on the |
free list. These cotton ties, used exclusively |
in the South, are made under an American |
patent In England, Of English iron, and
shipped to this country free to the exclusion
Of our product and because labor is cheaper
there. The ties are shipped back to England
and sold as part of the weight of the cotton.
The tin plates are over 90 per cent. sheet
iron, which by making them free allows less
than 10 per cent of block tin to be used
herewith and the whole imported free to
The United States. Altogether the Mills
bill abolishes the tariff and establishes free
trade on articles which we could or do pro-
luce at home, and which we consume to the
value of $460, 900 900 worth annually, thus
throwing American labor to that extent into
direct competition with foreign, low paid
abor. It reduces the tariff on $500, ,O00, 900
worth more Of galvanized iron and steel i'm
,orts from 20 to SO per cent; it reduces the
arlf on woolen goods II to 50 per cent, on
cad 25 per cent, on paper and paper goods
70 to 100 per cent, and altogether virtually
'ubjects to the competition of free trade and
ow paid labor American products aggregat-
ng 81, 900 ,000, 900 annual ly and giving EN-.
,loyment to 100000 men. Is this giving
incidental protection" to industries needing
is protecting csrep
Mr.. CLARK says an average tariff duty Of
'ver AZ per cent. still remains. Yes; be-
ause while the Mills bill makes wool, lum-
'er and salt free and ruinously reduces the .
ariff on other northern products, it still re. +,
aims . tariff Of 68 per cent. on sugar and
early 100 per cent. on rice, produced in {
lrge quantities In the South. That Is what
eeps up the general average. The North,
nth the one State of New York producing
products Of greater value than I
II the thirteen Southern, and paying out for c
ages in its industries three times as much 4
,oney IS all of them pay to men in similar t
10 slaughtered by the discrimi- .
ations of the Mills bill, while the Southern .
tates, that vote the Democratic ticket solid Y
very time, are protected by the Mills bill p