The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-13

sumner IS enhanced by the duty i'm
posed upon the raw material used in
their manufacture. We know that
this increased cost prevents the sale of
our productions at foreign markets ia
competition with those countries which
have the advantage OF free raw mater
| lal. We know that. confined to home
market, our manufacturing operations
/ are curtailed; their demand for labor
| Irregular and the rate of wages paid
uncertain. We propose therefore to
stimulate our domestic industrial EN-
| terprises by freeing from duty the i'm
ported raw materials which by the en-
ployment of labor are used in our
home manufactures, thus extending
| the markets for their sale and permit
ting an increased and steady produc-
ton with the allowance of abundant
| profits.
True to the undertaking course Of
the democratic party we will not ne
3leet the interests of labor and our
WOrkingmen. In all efforts TO remedy
existing evils we Will furnish no excuse
for the loss of employment OF the re-
| auction OF the wages of honest toll.
| On the contrary, we propose in any adj
JuStment OF our revenue laws to concede
such encouragement and advantage to
the employers OF democratic labor as
Will easily compensate for any differ
eDce that may exist between the stand
ard of wages which should be paid to
our labor1ng men and the rate allowed
| IN other countries. We .propore, too,
by extending the markets of our manu-
tActurers to promote the steady en-
ployment of labor, while cheapening
the cost Of neceSSaries of life we in
crease the purchasing power of the
/ working mans wages and add to the
comforts of his home.
AMI before passing from this phase
OF the question am constrained to ex-
| press the opinion that while the inter-
estS of labor should be always sedu-
| ouSly regarded in any modification of
our tariff laws an additional and more
direct and efficient protection to those
interests would be afforded by the re-
strictiOn and prohibition of the immi-
grafton or Importation of labOrers from
other countries, who swarm upon our
shores, having no purpose or intent of
becoming our fellow citizen, or acquiT-
ing any permanent interest in our
country, but who crowd every field of
employment with unintelligent labor at
wages which ought not to satisfy those
who make claim to American citizen
ship.
''The platform adopted by the late
national convention of our party con-
tains the following declaration:
Judged by democratic principles the
interest OF the people are betrayed
when by unnecessary taxation trusts
and combinations are permitted and
fOStered which, while unduly enriching
the few that combine, rob the body Of
our citizens by depriving them as pur-
chasers OF the benefits of national COM
petition Such combinations have
always been condemned by the demo
cratic party. The declaration of its
national convention is sincerely made
and no member of our party will he
found eXcusing the existence or belit-
Ting the perniciOus results of those
devices to wrong the people. Under
various names they have been punish
ed by the common law for hundreds
of years, and they have lost none of
their hateful features because they
have assumed the name of trusts in
stead of conSpiTacieS. We believe that
these trusts are the national offspring
of "A market artificially restricted, that
an Unfortunately high tariff, beside
furnishing the temptation for their
existence, enlarges the limit within
which they may operate against the
people, and thus increases the extent
Of their power for wrong doing. With
an unalterable hatred of all such
schemes, we count the checking of
their baieful operations among the
good results promised by revenue re-
form.
while we cannot avoid partisan
misrepresentation our position upon
the question of revenue reform should
be SO plainly stated as To admit of no
Misunderstanding. We have entered
upon no crusade of free trade. The
reform we seek to inaugurate is pre-
dictated upon the utmost care for eS-
tablished Industries and enterprises, a
jealous regard for the interests of
American labor, and a sincere desiI e
to realieve the country from the in
justice and damages of condition
which threatens evil TO all the people
of the land. We are dealing with no
imaginary danger. Its existence has
been repeatedly confessed by all poiit-
Cal parties and pledges of a remedy
have been made on all sides. Yet
when in the Legislative body where I'M
der the constitution all remedial
measures applicable to this subject
| must originate the democratic major
ity were attempting with extreme mod
GRAFTON to redeem the pledge common
to both parties they were met
by determined opposition and
| obstruction, and the minority
refusing to cooperate in the house of
representatives, or propose another
remedy, have RENTED the redemption
OF their party pledge to the power
L
be deceived by tier abandonment of
the field of legislative action to meet in
political convention and flippantly de-
| clare in their party platform that our
| conservative and careful effort to re-
| lieVe the situation is destructive to the
| American system of protection. Nor
will the people be miSled by the appeal
to prejudice contained in the abSured
allegation that we serve the interests
of Europe while they will support the
interests of America. They propose in
their platform to thus support the i ;
| terests of our country by removing tie
| internal revenue tax from tobacco and
| spirits used in the arts and for me-
chanical purposes. They declare also
that there should be such revision of
our tariff laws as shall tend to check
| the Importation of such articles as are
produced here
THUS in proposing to increase the
duties upon such articles to nearly or
quite q prOhibitory point they confess
themselves willing to travel backward
| in the road of civilization and to de-
prive the people of the markets for their
/ goods, which can only be gained and
kept by the semblance at least of an in
L terchange of business, while they aban-
oppression of the domestic trusts and
| combinations which are in the same
platform perfunctorily condemned.
They propose further to release en-
tirely from imported duties all articles
OF foreign production Except luxuriesl
the like of which can not be produced
| in this country. The plain people of
the land and the poor, who scarcely use
articles of any description produced ex-
clusively abroad and not already free.
will not find it difficult to discover
whether their interests are regarded in
| this proposition. They need in their
homes cheaper domestic necessaries
and this seems to be entirely unprovid-
ed for in this proposed scheme to serve
the country.
''Small compensation for this neglect
ed need Is found in the further purpose,
here announced and covered by the
declaration that if, after the changes
already mentioned, there still remains
larger revenue than is requisite for
the wants of the government the on