The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-26


their success I'D continuance, are not contem-
plated or intende I.
But we know the cost of our domestic
manufactured products is increased, and
their price to the consumer enhanced by the
duty imposed upon the raw material ed in
their maaufacture. We know that this in
creased cost prevents the sale of our pro
ductions at foreign markers in competition
with those countries which have the ndvanr-
age OF free raw material We know that
confined TO a home market our mauufactcr-
ing operations are curtailed, their demand
for labor Irregular and the rate of wages
paid uncertain. We propose, therefore, &c
stimulate our domestic Industrial enterprises
by freeing from duty the imported raw
materials which blythe employment of labor
are used in our home manufactures, thus ex
tending the markets for their sale and per
mitting an Increased and steady production
with the allowance of abundant profits
True to the undeviating course OF the
Democratic party we Will not neglect the
interests of labor and our worzingrnen. In
all efforts TO rerue1y existing evils we will
or the reduction of the wage of honest toll.
On the contrary, we prop Sc in any ADJUST
lnenG of our revenue laws TO concede such
encouragent and advantage TO the employ
ers of domestic labor as will easily conpen-
safe for any difference TINT may exist be-
tween the standard OF wages which SHOULD
be paid to our laboring men and the rate
allowed in other countries.
I'VE propose, too, by extending the mar
kets for our own manufacturers Co promote
the steady employment of labor, while by
cheapening the cost of the neceSsaries of life
we increase the purchasing power of the
workingman's wages and add to the COM
forts of his home And before passing from
this phase OF the question 1 am Constrained
to express the opinion, that while the inter
ests of labor should be always sedulonsly re-
garded in any modification OF Our tariff
laws, an additional and more direct and
Efficient protection to those interests would
be afforded by the restriction and prohibition
of the immigration or importation of labor
ers from other Countries, VINO swarm upon
our Shores having no purpose or inrent of
becoming our fellow citizens, or acquiring
any permanent interest in country, but
who crowd every field of employment with
unintelligeat labor at wages which ought not
to satisfy those who make claim to American
citizenship
''The platform adopted by the late Ma
tional convention of our party contains the
following declal alton: : tJud sed by Democratic
principles the interests of the people ara be-
trayed when by unnecessary taxation trusts
and combinations are permitted aud fosterei.
which, while unduly enriching the few chat
combine, rob the body of cur citizens by de-
priving them as purchasers of the benefits
of natural competion.'
'Such combinations have always been
condemned by the Democratic party. The
declaration of its National convention is sin.
cerely made, and no member of our party
will be found excnsing tie existencs or be-
littlins the pernicieus results of those devices
to wrong the people. Under various names
they have been punished by the common law
for hundreds of years; AMI they have lost
none of their hateful features because they
have assumed the name OF trusts instead of
con p;racies. We believe that these trusts are
the nasucal offspring Of marlss artifi;ially
restricted; that an inordiDately high tariff,
beside furnishing the TEMPTATION for their
existence, enlarges the limit within which
they .mny operate against the people, and this
increases the extent of their power for
wrong doing. With an unalterable hatred
of all such schemes we counJ the checking OF
their b,tleful operations among the good re-
suits promised by revenue reform.
"While we cannot avoid partisan misrep
reSentation 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 InauSurate Is
predicated upon the utmost care for estab-
iished industries and enterprises, jealous
regard for the interests of American labor
and a sincere desire to relieve the country
from the injustice and danger of u 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 political parties, and pledges
of remedy have been made on all Sides
Yet, when in the legislative body, where
under The constitution all remedial measures
applicable TO this subject must originate, the
Democratic naiori6y were attempting with
extreme moderation TO relaan Une pledge
common to both paroles, they were mat by
determined opposition and obstruction; and,
the minority refusing to cooperate i'll tha
house of repre- sentatives, or propose another
remedy, have remitted the redemption of
their party pledge to the doubtful power of
the senate
''The people will hardly be deceived by
their abandonment of the field of legislative
action to meet in political convention and
hippantly declare in their party platform
that our conservative and careful effort TO
relieve the situation is destructive TO the
American system of protection. Nor will
the people be misle1 by the appeal to preju
die. contained in the absurd allegation thar
we serve the interests of Europe, while they
will support the interests OF America They
propose in their platform to thus support thc
interests of our country by removing the IL.
ternal revenue tax from tobacco and from
spirits used in the arts and for mechanical
purposes. They declare also that there
should be such revision of our tariff laws
as shall tend to check the importation OF
such articles are produced hero. Thus, in
proposing to increase the duties upon such
articles to nearly or quite a prohibitory
point, they confess themselves willing to
travel baclcwa IN the road of civilization
and TO deprive our people of the markets for
their goods, which can only be gained and
kept by the seniblance, at least, of an inter
change of business, while they abandon our
consumers to the unrestrained oppression of
the domestic trusts and combinations which
are in the same platform perfunctorily con-
denlned.
They propose further to release entirely
from import duties all articles of foreign
production Except Iuxuries) the like of which
cannot be produced in this country The
plain people of the land and the poor, who
scarcely use articles of any description pro-
duced exclusively abroad and not already
free, viii tind it difficult to discover where
their interests ara regarded in this PROPOSE
tion. They need in their homes cheaper
domestic necexsaries; and this seems to be
entirely unprovidsd for in this proposed
| scheme to serve the country. Small com
pensation for this neglected need is found in
the further purpose here announced and
covered by the declaration, that If, after the
changes already mentioned, there still re-
mains larger revenue than is requisite for