The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-19
THE TARIFF.
Speaker Carlisle Says II
Doesn't Affect Wages.
HOME MARKET ALWAYS SAFE.
wspen Workers Who Have Tciled
I'm Europe DO Not Agree With
Him Gen. Harrison Appeals To
CarIisie's State to Remember
Henry Clay.

AAcasT %aAt
CIscISEaTI, Sept. ls.-The Demo
cratic convention of the Sixth Ken
tucky district to-day nominated Johr
g. Carlisle for congress. The nonaina
ton was made with great enthusiasm
and upon Carlisle's appearance Their
was an outburst OF applause lasting
several minutes.
Speaker Carlisle said Twelve year.
ago | was nominated for congress il
this hall, and since then the Democ
racy OF this district has chosen me sis
times in succession 10 represent them
No man could be insenSihle tC
such devotion on the part OF hi.
friends. aud assure you that fee
most profoundly my sense of gratitude
and obligation to yea and the people
whom YOU represent / accept your
nomination, and endorse 10 the fullest
extent the resolutions YOU have inst
adopted, except that part of them
which relates 70 me personally.
The great question before the coun-
try IS the question oi federal taxation.
Ii Is OF overwhelming importance to
the people that the next house oi
representatives should be Democratic,
and that the next president should be
q Democrat also. The two political
parties have nominated their candi-
dates, and made o formal decia-
ration of their principles. The
Republican party has chosen as It's
standard-bearer Mr. Harrison. re-
spectacle lawyer, for president. and
for vice-president, Levi Z. Morton, a
very rich banker. The Democratic
party has selected the true and tried in
corruptible president, who now nils the
chair; a man who has brought the adj
ministration back to the ways OF the
and given u this people a
conservative and faithful administra-
ton OF the law. With him they have
associated Mr.. Thurman, who
for many long years has been
the best and truest representative OF
our Western Democracy. II is not
my psrpose to make n speech, but |
want TO call your attention to the over
importance of the great
ques ion which is now presented for
the decision OF the people. 1t is de
clared in the Democratic platform that
unnecessary taxation is unjust tax
alton, and by that declaration the
Democratic party will stand or fail in
this contest.
When President Cleveland was in
on the ith OF March, lSs5
"a
passed by Republican congress un-
der which there was being annually
collected from the people nearly Sl0e,-
o90,0 ,0C0 in excess OF the actual necessi-
ties OF the government. He found a
large surplus accumulated IN the
vaults of the treasury, and that
all the public debts in the con
troll of the government, except about
SI95 900, ,0a0 OF 3 per cent bonds, had
been paid. What was to be d0ne2 We
were not responsible for the existence
of these laws, but we felt, as repre-
sentatives of the American people,
that the responsibility rested upon us,
in some measure at least. to see if it
could not be remedied. We failed.
Money went on accommodating
in the treasury at the rate
Of $4,000 .000 per month and is stili
accommodating at that rate. At the rate
of several hundred thousand dollars
every day and night, the money of the
people is being poured into the public
trea- ury, where it is not needed.
To relieve the treasury of this enor-
nous amount, and to prevent disaster
to the business Of the country, the Sd
is compelled TO purchase
the outstanding bonds of the govern
ment at an enormous premium. Har-
rison, in his recent letter OF acceptance,
saws that this process should go
on and the money should con
tinue 10 be paid to the bond
holder. Sherman, former secretary
Of the treasury, takes the same ground
and criticizes in a harsh manner the
action OF the present administration
in depositing part of this money in
national banks so that it can he loaned
10 the people and go thus into the
channels OF trade.
Now. the great question you are to
decide IS. whether this system OF tax
alton is to be continued indefinitely,
or whether the country will returh TO
the methods OF taxation which pre-
vailed in this country before the war.
For the first time in the history of
this country, so far as ] know, the
party has substantially de-
clared in lis platform in favor OF re-
lncing revenue by increasing taxes.
1t declares that it is necessary
10 reduce the revenue by checking the
imports of such articles as can be
made here. and If that Is not suiii-
,ient il will repeal the whole internal
revenue tax on whisky or rather than
surrender any part OF the protective
,ystem. This proposition il put forth
ipon the idea that the people
Il this country can be benefited
and collectively by i'm
posing taxes on themselves. it might
aS well be said that man can make
himself rich by picking his pocket a.
10 say he can increase his wealth by
IMPOSING taxes on himself
| see that Blaine. who seems t. be
he mouthpicce oi the Republican
party, has given quasi Endorsement
NJ least 10 these monorolies, be-
Iieve that when a man attends his own
funeral ne oaght 20 be allowed to go at
the head Of the procession. But Il
.eems Mr.. Harrison is not 20
enjoy this privilege. Blaine i
the great central figure in this cam
naign. and he tells the people. in the
face Of the platform Of his party that
these trusts are private affair, 81
which the president or anyboay. else
has not any particular right 10 inter
iere. Why. ray friends, larceny y a
private affair. 4 very private affair,
and vet il is not supposed i'm
proper to interfere with it hy
iaw. Blaine has not been occupy ing
very good position from which To vieS
the Interests OF the American working
man, farmer or consumer. The top OF
coach. a. il bounded along
With lis liveried outriders, over tue
hills Of Scotland. = not
good place from which %
Iook AZ the interests OF America. Had
be come here 90 his own country and
mingled with the farmers. aith the
Consumer. with the iab0ring men of
the land. he would have had far bet
ter opportunity 10 know what they de-
sired than be could possibly have din
ing ard wineing with the aTistocrscy OF
Europe.
III said that even il il does impose
an enormous burden on the consumers
Of the country. the wages of orr laaor-
ers must be n8aiatained. and therefore
high rates Of taxation must be contiu-
ued. II I had tine think | could
how ~ the sati faction 0f every intel
lieent and candid man within the
sound OF nay voice, tina; the
wages o. labor are not more
asssrtfa.9 by the rate cf aufes upoz iaa-
poete-d goods than the yield 81 corn 20
the ncre on your farm j. aisessies! by l.
And one 81 tie eAiez iseneilts u the