Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-10

to the comforts of his home. And before passing from this phase of the question l am constrained to express the opinion that while the interests of labor should be always sedu- lously regarded 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 pro hibition of the immigration or importation of laborers from other countries who swarm our shores, having no purpose or intent of becoming our fellow citizens or acquiring any permanent interest in our country, but who rrowd every field of employment with unin- telhgent labor at wages which ought not to satisfy those who make claim to American citizenship.
 The platform adopted by the late national convention of our party contains the follow ing declarations:
 Judged by Democratic principles the in- terestS of the people are betrayed when by unnecessary taxation trusts and combina- tions are permitted and fostered, which, while unduly enriching the few that com bine, rob the body of our citizens by depriv- ing them, as purchasers, of the benefits of natural competition.
 Such combinations have always been con- demned by the Democratic party. The dec laration of its national convention is sin cerely made, and no member of our party will be found excusing the existence or beht- ting the pernicious results of these devices to wrong the people Under various names they have been punished 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 instead of conSpiracies.
 We believe that these trusts are the natu- raj offspring of a market artiticially re stricted; that an inordinately high tariff, be side furnishing the temptation for their ex l istence, enlarges the limit within which they may operate against the people, and thus ill creaseS the extent of their power for wrong | doing"
 1 With an unalterable hatred of all such schemes we count the checking of their bale full operations among the good results prom ised by revenue reform While we cannot avoid partisan misrepresentation, 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 of free
 trade. The reform seek to inaugurate IS
 predicated upon the utmost care for estab-
 lished industries and enterprises, a jealous
 regard for the interests of American labor.
 and sincere desire to relieve the country
 from the injustice and danger of a condition
 which threatens evil to all people of the land.
 We are dealing with no imaginary danger,
 Its existence has been repeatedly confessed by
 all political parties, and pledges of 8 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 majority were attempting with
 extreme moderation to redeem the pledge com
 mon to both parties, they were met by deter
 mined opposition and obstruction, and the
 minority, refusing to cooperate i'll the house
 of representatives 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 theil
 abandonment of legislative action to meet il
 political convention and hippantly declare il
 their party platform that our conservative
 and careful effort to relieve the situation i.
 destructive to the American system of pro
 lection. Nor will the people be misled by the
 appeal to prejudice contained in the absurd
 allegation that we serve the interests o } Europe while they will support the interests } of America.
 They propose in their platform to thus sup
 port the interests of our country by removing
 the internal revenue tax from tobacco anC from spirits used in the arts and for mechan ical purposes. They declare also that ther, } should be such revision of our tariff laws a
 
 ! articles as are produced here. Thus, ill pro posing to increase the duties upon such arti
 cles to nearly or quite prohibitory point they confess themselves willing to trave backward in the road of civilization, and t
 deprive our people of markets for their goods which can only be gained and kept by tn $ semblance, at least, of an interchange of busi ness, while they abandon our consumers t, the unrestrained oppression of the domesti trusts and combinations which are ill tn same platform perfunctoriy condemned.
 They propose further to release entirel, from import duties all articles of foreigl production except luxuries), the like of Yhicl cannot be produced in this country Tn plain people of the land and the poor, wh scarcely use articles of any description pro duced exclusively abroad, and not alread, free will find it difficult to discover wher their interests are regarded in this propos tion They need in their homes cheape
 domestic necessaries, and this seems to b
 entirely unprovided for in this propose u scheme to serve the country.
 U Small compensation for this neglected nee u is found in the further purpose here ar E nounced and covered by the declaration tha t if after the changes already mentioned ther u still remains larger revenue than is requisit
 for the wants of the government, the entir l : than to surrender any part of our protectiv $ system"
 e Our people ask relief from the undue an 1. unnecessary burden of tariff taxation no, r. resting upon them. They are offered instea r. free tobacco and free whisky. They ask fo bread and they are given stone Of course in a country as great as our, Il with such wonderful variety of interest. 1T often leading in entirely different direction! it is difficult if not impossible to settle upon
 perfect tariff plan But in accomplishing th T. reform we have entered upon, the necessit IT of which is so obvious, I believe we shoul y not be content with reduction of revenu 1T involving the prohibition of importations an o the removal of the internal tax upon whisky " It can be better and more safely done withi 'e the lines of granting actual relief to tf 'e people in their means of living, and at tf u same time giving an impetus to our domesti IS enterprises and furthering our national we IL fare.
 h. If misrepresentations of our purposes an