Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-10


are not contemplated ore intended. Blu
we know the cost of our domestic manu-
factured products is increased and thei
price to the consumer enhanced by th'
duty imposed upon the raw material use(
in their manufacture. We know tina
this increased cost prevents the sale o
our productions at foreign markets
in competition with those coun
tries which have the advantage
of free raw material. We know that con
fined to the home market our manufac
turing operations are curtailed, the de
mand for labor irregular and the rates o.
wages paid uncertain. We propose there
fore to stimulate our domestic industria
enterprises by freeing from duty imported
raw materials, which, by the employ
ment of labor, are used in our home man
ufacturies, thus extending the markets
for their sale and permitting an increased
and steady production, with an allow
ance of abundant profits.
PROPER PROTECTION FOR LABOR.
True to the undertaking course of the
Democratic party we will not neglect the
interests Of labor and our workingmen. In
all our efforts to remedy the existing
evils, we will furnish no excuse for the
loss of employment of the reduction of
the wages of honest toll. On the contrary
we propose in the adjustment
of our revenue laws, to con-
cede such encouragement and advan-
tage to the employers of domestic labor,
as will easily compensate for any differ
ence that may exist between the stand
ard wages which should be paid to our
laboring men, and the rate allowed in
other countries. We propose, too, by ex-
tending the markets for our manufac-
turers, to promote the steady employ
ment of labor, while by cheapening the
necessaries of life we increase the pur
chasing power of the workingman's
wages, and add to the comforts Of his
home.
And before passing from this phase
of the question 1 am constrained to
express the opinion that while the in
terests of labor should be always sedu-
lously regarded in any modification of
our tariff laws, additional and more
direct and efficient protection to these
interests would be afforded by the re-
striction and prohibition of immigration,
or the importation of laborers from other
countries, who swarm upon our shores,
having no purpose or intent of becoming
fellow-citizens or acquiring any perma-
nent trust in our country, but who crowd
every field of employment with unintel-
ligent labor, at wages which ought not to
satify those who make a claim to Ameri-
can citizenship.
NO EXCUSES FOR TRUSTS.
The platform adopted by the National
Convention of our party contains the
following declaration: Judged by DEM
ocratic principles, the interests Of the
people are betrayed by unnecessary taxa
ton trusts, and combinations are per-
mitted and fostered, which, while un-
duly enriching the few that COM
bine, rob the body of our citi-
zens by depriving them, as pur-
chasers, of the benefits of national
Such combinations have
always been condemned by the Demo
cratic party. The declaration of its
National Convention is sincerely made,
and no member of the party will be
found excusing the existence or belittl-
ing the pernicious results Of those de-
vices to wrong the people, under the
various names they have been
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dreds of years, and they have lost none
of their features because they have as
sumed the name of trusts" instead of
conspiracies. We believe that these
trusts are the natural offspring of the
market, artifcially restricted; that an in
ordinately high tariff, besides furnishing
a temptation for their existence, enlarges
the limit within which they may operate
against the people, AID thus increase the
extent of their power for wrong.doing
With unutterable hatred of all such
schemes we count on checking their hate
full operations among the good results
promised by revenue reform.
THE PEOPLE WILL NOT BE MTsLED.
While we cannot avoid partisan mis-
our position upon the
question of revenue reform should be SO
plainly stated as to admit of no misun-
derstanding. We have entered upon no
crusade on free-trade platform. The
reform we seek to inaugurate is founded
upon the utmost care for the established
industries and enterprises, jealous re-
gard for the interests OF American labor.
and q sincere desire to deliver the
country from the injustice and danger Of
the 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 the
political parties, and pledges of remedy
have been made by all. Yet when in
the legislative body, where under the
Constitution all remedial measures ap-
plicable to this subject must originate,
the Democratic majority were attempting
with extreme moderation to redeem the
pledge common to both parties, they
we're met by determined opposition and
obstruction; and the minority refusing
to cooperate in the House of Represen-
tatives, or propose another remedy, have
remitted the redemption of their party
pledges to the doubtful power of the Sen.
ate. The people will hardly be deceived
by their abandonment of the fields of
legislative action, to meet in a political
convention and f1ippantly 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 mis-
led by an appeal to the prejudice con
tanned in the absurd allegation that we
have the interests of Europe in view
while they will support the interests OF
America.
THE FREE WHISKY FALLACY.
They propose in their platform to
support the interests of our country by
removing the revenue tax on tobacco,
and from spirits used in the arts and for
mechanical purposes. They. declare also