Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-08-09


vite our readers 10 read IL and see for themselves
that, though in public the high tariff men claim
that that monEtrous system Of taxes benefits la
bor, in private aud under the head Of "conh-
dental" they themselves admit that manu-,
taetnrers alone derive the benefit from the or
ganized piracy.
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE REPuBLIGAN)
LBAGUR OF THE UNTrRD STkrKs,
NKw YORK, May "a. 1885, }
NY DEAR SIR: The Republican league OF
the United States desires to bring you face to.
face with the startling fact that the coming
presidential election is not 10 be fought on the
old party lines which have heretofois divided
Democrats and Republicans, but upon the di-'
rect issue Of free trade versus protection.
1t may not be OF your personal knowledge,
but IL is . fact nevertheless, that the manufac.
turers of the UaftsN States who are most bene.
fited by our tarif' laws, have been the least
willing 70 contribute to the snccess OF the party
which gave them protection, and which 10 about
to engage ina life and death struggle with free
trade.
A Republican United States senator from
state (Vermont) which never had Democratic
representative in either house OF congress or Q
Democratic state officer, In speaking Of the
well known disposition OF the manufacturing In
terests to lock up its money, fold it's hands,
and look on while somebody else fights for its
success, SAYS:
"The campaign which We are about to enter
will concern mere than anybody else the manu-.
facturers of this country. They have hereto.
fore been laggard ia their contributions
to tho Republican cause. In fact, il could
punish them without punishing the cause of pro-
lection itself, would consign them to the hot
test place could think Of on account of their
crayenai parsmony. II this class Of people do
not care to contribute to the success ef the Re.
publican party they are welcome 10 try their
chances under q Democratic administration; II
can stand it a long as they can. was solicited
to contribute to q protective tariff league and
replied that il the manufacturers OF the United
States in their associated capacity were an
eieemosynary institution would vote to give
them pension, but that did not propose my
self to contribute money TO advance the intsrests
Of men who were getting practically the sole
benefit, or at least the most directly important
benefits Of the tariff laws / aln in favor of
protection; not precisely the kind we
are having, but l might be willing to
keep even that rather than not to have
tany, but am sure i can get along without any
of it fully as well az the manufacturers can, and
If they think the Republican party Is going to
maintain high protective corps for their BEN
eft, and the men who do the work in that party
are going to keep up the expenses of o CAM
paign out of their own pockets, leaving them to
reap the fruits Of Q tariff policy without any de.
duction fer the political expenses, they are
greatly mistaken. understand that ina gem
eral way the manufacturers of New England
have been more liberal in their contribution
than those of Pennsylvania.
"In fact, have from the best possible source
that the manufacturers of Pennsylvania, whs
are mere highly protected than anybody else
and who make large fortunes every year when
| times are prosperous. practically give nothing
towards the maintenance Of the ascendency Of the
Republican party. OF course shall not violate
what / consider to be a proper principle of
action; but, IL had my way about ii 1 would
put the manufacturers Of Pennsylvania under
the FIRE and fry all the fat out of them. II the
Mills tariff bill comes TO the senate there will
! be some votes cast there which will open the
eyes of some of these people who have, while
gathering their millions, treated the Republican
party as their humble servant"
These are strong words, and bitter, but they
are true; and it now remains with you and
Jour associates to determine whether they ara
to be reiterated after the campaign is over and
protection has, through your apathy, been
struck its deathblow. If you give us the means
to win the victory we wiildo it. Are you will.
ingf Yours trnly,
JAMES p. FosTER, President.