Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-07-05


business the labor and the farming interests Of the
country, and heartily indorSe the consistent and
the patriotic action Of the Republican Representa-
tires in opposing its passage.
WE CONDEMN THE PROPOSITION OF THE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY To PLACE WOOL ON THE FREE
LIST, AND WE INSIST THAT THE DUTIES THERE
on SHALL BE ADJUSTED AND MAINTAINED so
AS TO FURNISH FULL AND ADEQUATE PROTEc
TIoN TO THAT Republican Platform.
MEN of Belmont County, the platform
of the so-caIled Democratic party, adopt
ed at st. Louis on the 9TH of June, an
nounces-
The Democratic party Of the United States ia,
National Contention assembled, renetcs the pledge
Of it, fidelity to Democratic faith, and red6i,ms the
platform adopted by its representatives Ia the Con-
uentiOn of 1884, AND ENDORSES THE VIEWS EN-
PRESSED BY PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IN HIS
LAST ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CoSGRESs As THE
CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THAT PLAT
FORM UPON THE QUESTION OF TARIFF REDUC-
TIoN, and also ENDORSES THE EFFoRTs OF
OUR DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES, IN Cox
GREss TO SECURE REDUCTION OF EXCESSIVE
TAXATION.
The Presidents Message, which is en-
dorsed in express terms, attacked Pro
tectiye Tariff as 'vicious, illogical, and
inequitable."
1t sneered at our great manufacturing
industries, to which in large degree the
country owes its wonderful power and
prosperity, and the tillers of the field the
fact that they have the best home mar
kets of any people under the sun, and
insinuated that the manufacturers and
their employees are conspirators and pub
lie enemies, because they object to put
ting the labor of the country on level
with that of Europe.
1t asserted that the benefits claimed
for Protection are " "illusory."
1t insisted that the only way to lessen
the redundant revenues was to cut down
the duties upon imports to point that
would put the labor and business of this
country upon level with Europe, and
objected to any interference with the
odious internal revenue taxes, notwith-
standing their repeal would relieve the
country from over-taXation, and relieve
the people from unnecessary burdens.
1t proposed no reduction of the unne-
cessary tax upon sugar-from which the
treasury yearly receives $6O,OOO,OOO, or
one dollar for each man, woman and child
in the country-a tax upon an article of
which we produce but small fraction of
the quantity consumed, and which the
people of the country are compelled to
pay for the benefit of few sugar plant
ers of Louisiana.
1t threatened financial cOnvulsion and
collapse unless the Protective Tariff is
stricken down.
1t demanded that wool and other raw
materials be placed upon the free list.
The President and his party oppose
disturbing in any measure the internal
taxes repeal of which would relieve
the treasury of its surplus, and relieve
the people of unnecessary burdens and
favor the reduction of import duties to a
point that would beggar and wreck the
manufactures of the country-reduce the
wages of the working people to COM
parative level with those of Europe
close large numbers of factories, and
compel men employed in them to seek
work upon farms, and thus overcrOwd
that field and reduce wages there.
The women employed in cotton facto-
ries at Manchester, England, receive less
than $50 a year-or about 10 cents day.
Factory workmen in Germany average
$115 year-or a fraction over SO cents
a day.
Belgian steel and iron workers average
80 cents day-other factory men but 43
cents, and women D cents.
Marble and granite cutters in Italy are
paid 40 and 80 cents a day, according to
skill-operatives in cotton factories &c
cents.
Only the most skilled of the glass blow
ers of Europe receive as high as 81 a day
These poor people live miserably, COM
pared with people following similar avo
cations in this country-not nearly 81
well as the day laborer in America.
The Republicans are opposed to de
grading the labor of America to the leve
of that of Em ope.
President Cleveland and his party ia
vor the European standard.
WITH the exception of Lincoln at hi.