Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20

tive promises and forecasts az thcs.
thtonzing reformers. They will deoid q
for themselves end for the copntrv
whether the protection system shall be
continued or DESTROYED.
THE FACT OF TREASURY SURPLUS.
the amount OF which IS variously stated,
mas directed public attention to e. CON
slderatlon of the methods by which the
national lEcome may be reduced to the
level OF wise and accessory expepd.
iture. This condition has been secured
upon those who are hostile to protective
custom duties as an advantageous base of
attack upon our tariff laws. They nave
magnifed and nursed the surplus which
they affect TO deprecate. seemingly for
the purpose of exaggerating the
evil in order to reconcile the
people to the extreme remedy they
! propose proper reduction OF the rev
enue does not neoessitate, and should not
suggest the abandonment or impairment
OF the protective system. The methods
suggested by our convention will OF have
to be exhausted in order to affect the
necessary reduction. We are not likely
to be called upon, / think, to make a
| present choice between the surrender of
our protective system and the entire re-
peal of the internal taxes. Such con
tingency, in view of the present re-
lation of expenditures TO the
revenues is remote. The inspection and
regulation of the manufacture aud sale
of Oleomargarine "a important, and the
revenue derived from 1t is not so great
that the repeal of the law need not euter
into any plan of revenue reduction. The
sCrPlps nov in the treasury shopld be
used in
TIRE PURCHASE OF BONDS.
The law authorizes this use of it, and if
1t Ia not needed for current or deficiency
appropriations, the people and not the
banks in which it has been deposited
should have the advantage of its use by
stopping the interest upon the public
debt. At least those who needlessly
eeard it should not be allowed to use the
far of monetary stringeDoy, thus pro-
duced, to coerce public sentimt mt upon
other questions. Closely connected with
the subject of the tariff is that of the
IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN 1ABoRERs
under contracts of service to be perform
ed here. The Law now in force prohibi-
blhA bONh NNnbIhClh received my
cordial support In the senate, and such
amendments as may be found necessary
to effectively deliver our workingmen and
women from this most inequitable form
of the competition will have my sincere
advocacy. The legislation prohibiting
the importation of laborers under con
contracts TO serve here will, however, af-
ford very inadequate relief to our work
ing people If the system of protective
duties is broken down. If the products
of American shops must compete in the
American market without favoring duties
with the products of cheap foreign labor,
the effect will be different, if at ali, only
in degree whether the cheap labor il
across the street or over the see. Such
competition vill sonr reduce wages
here to the level of tno- abroad, and
when that condition ia reached
will not need any laws forbiddiDg the im-
portation of laborers under contract;
they will have no inducement to come,
and the employer no inducement to send
for them. In The earlier years of our
history, public agencies to promote i'm
migration were common. The pioneer
wanted a neighbor with more friendly
scarce and fully employed. But the
day of the immigration bureau has gone
by. While our doors will continue open
ed to proper immigration, we do not
need to issue special invitations to the
inhabitants of other countries to come to
our shores or to share our citizenship.
Indeed, the necessity of some
inspection snd limitation is obvious.
We should resolutely reuse to
permit fcreiGr govsrpm snts to
send their paupers a. criminals to our
ports. We are also cieavly rider duty
to defend our civil position by excluding
alien races whose ultimate assimilation
with our people is neither possible nor
desirable. The family has been the
nucleus of our best immigration, and the
home the most potent assimilating force
III our civilization.
THE OBJECTIONS TO CHINESE IMMIGRATION
are distinctive and conclusive, ard are
now so generally accepted as such, that
the question has passed entirely around
the stage of arguments. The laws re-
lating to this subject would IL / should
be engaged with their enforcement be
faithfully executed. Such amendments or
further legislation as may be necessary
ard proper TO prevent evasions of the
law and TO stop further Chinese immigra
ton would also meet my approval. The
expression of the convention upon
this subiect e in entire harmony with my
vnFs.
TFE y HrgIca RDEU) GHOST.
Or oiTl compaot Sc j government by
mai, 'if5os e1T The 'GT loses its sanction
ana tue -egis'-e'e our respect when
this com psce r. t-r'- IN. The evil results
of election frGu1- 40 not expend them
selves upon the voters who are robbed of
their rightful influence in public affairs.
The individual, or community, or party,
that practices or cOnnives at election
frauds has suffered irreparsble injury
and will sooner or later rValz-, that %
exchange the American system a
sjority rule for minority control is
not only unlawful and un- -tnotio but
very unsafe for those who promote it.
The disfranchisemen of single
legal elector by fraud or in
is crime too grave
to be regarded lightly. The right
of every qualified voter to cast one free
ballot and TO have it honestly counted
rnust not he oueatfOned Every couEti-