Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-10-13
The Daily InteIligencer.
LANCASTER, OCTOBER Is. isss.
PrOfcs sion and Practice.

The consular reports, officially made by
thoroughly reliable men, who In many
cases are Republicans, are often Of value
As Democratic campaign documents, be.
cause the right can never suffer by the
truth. Not long ago we called attention
to the Canadian branches of American
manufacturing establishments described
by our consul at Halifax; and now
another consul shows that the Disstons,
OF Philadelphia, are not the only pro.
tected manufacturers who sell their
goods cheaper abroad than at home, and
that in country where the tariff is
really as high as anywhere excepting in
this country and Russia. The United
States consul TO London, Ontario, who
reports to the department of state
on the subject of American agri-
cultural implements in Canada, is a
Republican. He has held his position
over ten years, and it is said is to be a
descendant of George Washington.
We note that the logic of facts will not
bs controlled by political prejudice and
that the business sagacity OF men often
declines to run harmoniously with the ir
political opinions. Hamilton Disston,
though Philadelphia chieftain of the
Republican party that bases its
life upon a high tariff, sells
his manufactures abroad at less price
than he asks at home; or, admitting his
statement that he gets more money in
the aggregate for his foreign sales to be
true in its broadest sense the conceded
fact that he is able to sell his manufac.
lures abroad signifies that he, at least,
has no need for protection from the
tariff fact which wholly demoralizes
the doctrine Of his party, and shows Mr..
Disston, as a politician, to be running on
different lines from the business firm of
which he is the head.
The same may be said of the wool goods
manufacturers in Philadelphia who
supports the Republican party, though
their business interests clearly demand
the free wool that the Democratic party
offers them. Thomas Doan is reported
to have given Chairman Quay ten thous.
and dollars for the Republican party, that
proposes a tariff tax upon wool, which is
the raw material of his carpet manufac-
ture.
And John Wanamaker is now exposed
by a suit against the government, just
decided in his favor in Philadelphia, i,s
resisting duty charged upon imported
ribbons though his Republican faith
obliges him to declare his political
opinion to be that the highest tariff Is the
best tariff for the nation.
When these men of large wealth and
influence thus exhibit themselves, with
political opinions opposed to their busi-
ness conduct, what reliance can they
hope that the people will place upon their
declarations OF national policy If Wana-
maker and Disston and Dolan think a
high tariff is good for other people 1t
ought to be good for them. Wanamaker,
in resisting high ribbon duty,is evident
ly sedulous for shekels the others might
claim credit for magnanimity in demand
iag the high tariff they show that they
Monet need, If they would take the ground
that 1t was good for the people but not for
themselves; but as they pretend that
their own interest demands it, in contra
diction of plain facts, they can only he
credited with an excess of partisan preju.
dice.