Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-20

and 1lstn'a-r 70 tle emp 'Vrrs Ct domestic a.
horas VIII easily compensate for any difereEr-
that ulty exist between She STANDARD ~ Sagcs
m Oh should b. pad 10 our abornE rlen and
/ The rate 1liovei tn other countries. We pro
| pose, too hy extending "a" marSets for our
manufactures % promote the steady eapioy-
| mcut % labor. While. by cheaper ns tn ccst q
the neccssares q ll's. Ne incrcase the pure 49,
/ ne power o. ihe vorsiu- -rnau's wages. aal adj
20 The comforts Of h1~ hsulc
AMI D. -'orr passing from this phase % the
I question am constrained 70 express the onin-
on. that while tie iuterc-ts % labor shoad
b. aiwsys se1uiousiy regarded IN any m 'iificA-
ton % our tar 2 t.w-. an additional and Hiors
q rect and m cat protc tiou 90 those interests
would br Afforded hy the restrictiou AMI prchi-
BIT on OF the MN grafton or import q ou .
lahorers from other countries. who swarm upon
our shores, has NJ no pBrpose or intent ~ be-
l comiu uE our felinw-c{t ans or acqu ring any
/ permanent interest tn our country. but Who
/ crowd every nriI ~ employment wifh unintei.
/ itfert lahu= az wages which ourht not % saf 8
| " those who make ella n 20 American eit.Eea-
| ship.
The piat' rm adopted BY the late National
convention OF our party conta rs the following
| declaration; "Jatxed by Democratic priucl
/ piles the interests o. the people are betrayed
/ whom by unnecessary tSxstion, trusts aad com
binatious are permitted and fosterrd wh.sh.
I while unduIy enrirhing the few that CON btne,
rob the body ot our citizens by dcp-ivtug them.
/ a. purchasers, % tie beneits % natural com
/ petitira-" such combinations have alwavs
| been condemned by the Democrats Earty.
1 The declaration - r. National convention 70
1 sincerely made. and no member of our party
/ VII be found excu~in~ the existence or BELT
Ting the peruici0us res ats % those dev ces 20
wrong the people Under various names they
/ have been punished by the common law for
/ hundreds % wears. and they have lost a. re %
/ their hateful features be ,ause they have
/ sumcd the name % fr1.ts instead o. couspI ~
| cics. We believe that these trusts are the nat
/ urai offspring OF a market artidriallv restrict
1 et; that an tnoriinate'Y h.rh tAri-. besides
/ furn shiur the temptation for their existence,
enia-re- the limit within WI ch they my opsr-
/ ate against the people. and thus iucreases the
/ extent % their pouer FOR wrone-toinx With
/ an unaitcrahc hatred ~ all such schemes. we
| count the chcclSinr % their b1lcfaI operations
/ among the good results prom sod by revenue
/ reform.
While We ean nof avoid partisan rnls-eprc-
sentaft0n. our position upon the question %
/ revenue reform sioufd b. 20 piatnly strtei az
Z % aiu.r o. np N euute-s'and.ug We have
I eatcrrt upon no crusade ~ free trate The
4 reform Vi. seek q. irrt.ru~ate : pied Gated
I ur"a fhr utrle,' care for -stabI shed industries
ant ruffrrrr.rs. a Jealous rrgari for the later
i est- % American labor sEt nrrre ffes - 20
/ relieve The ceautrv from th- Injustice aaa
I Danger of coud ttnH whtch thrcat~ns evil %
/ al The people - the Ind We are dealing
Vlth un ma-uarv dsd-er IT, existence has
/ been rer~-tei,F eonf-s-ei by az ro' teal par
I t--. ana p'ed-.- OF n remedy have b-eu node
On a.i SIDES. fet. uheu .1 the legislative a5.fv.
+ wserr- under the t'fn-t.fuf.r1 hf remedial
measure aprt at q % fai. subject unu>f e-t-ir-
a'r. ire i'~r..rrattc uas .Hvtty we're attempting
W th extreme mos .eraf 1- so redeem o. ufeE--
7 common to toth psFf.-s. thcy werr met by ie-
/ term ned pTo~ taen ans Obstruction ard the
I minority refus ~ 80 eos rerate 90 fhe House "
I Rerrr-eutat ve-- or prop 80 another remedy.
F have rrrrift-d the reasunp'tou 90 their party
F Pie -c o. The doubtful rcwer - tbf S~aste
IT, people vii harcIy 70 decesved hy itetr
ah-Hsisntra % tn Hat4 % legislative acton
+ 70 trrt ~ r1iltf-ai convent on ant pfautiy
declare In ther parts Platform that our con
seFvaffFe arf ear fel egurt % rel ere the sifu.
n On f. destructive fa fse American system Of
pratection- Sor W5ll The People b. misleJ by
E - appel - TFeI e. contained n the absurd
aitezat.o1 t1at we serve the interests Of Eu-
ruHr. wHie thew u5H sgrp1rt the interests Of
! Aucrtca- Th-y r-g pse their platform 70
f thas erruort tte interests 81 our eouu r. by re-
f EzaFfur faH tntaTu & r venue tax from tan7cc0
1 ana g. "a spirits u<sa m the arts aad fer me-
f sssHIeal purro=ss. Thy declare. also. that
tssrs sb1uii bss such rsvts ~ our iariff laNs
+ - sAai. tend 10 cheek the tmportat.u On q
{ sash articies - arr rrgtucsd herr. Thus ia
pr p9- NJ - Increase the d1tie- upon such art
1 ieles 20 nearly or quite uruh bte-y p ut,
thsT confess themselves willing 70 travel hack
Nari i1 ihr read of eIvlifx tl1n and = deprive
. car people % THE usarsets for N ir goods,
{ which can Only b. gained and kept by The SEM
hianee. af i-tst. = an interchange ~ business,
I Whifr tarv abandon our CONSUMERS to the un-
Frsfrlsnel o7press'a On o; the domestic trusts
f aa4 combinations which arc In the same plat
form perfun-t1r ly condemned. They prnuose
further to release entirely from import duties
al ~ ir.cs of foreign production except luxu-
res. the like Of which can no, be produced IN
Ii : coantry. The plain people OF the land
ard the or who scarcely use articles Of any
description prudueed exclusively abroad and
not alred, free will find tt difficult 10 discover
whsre their interests arr regarded IN this prop
os ton They ueet in their homes chesrc
domestic uecessaries. and this seems % be Gu
/ tirelv unprOvited for in this proposed scheme
TO serve ;he country Small compensation for
this neglected need = found in the further pur-
/ Pose here announced and covered by the dc
/ iaration that 4 after the changes already
mentioned there stlil remains a larger revenue
1 than is required for tss wants of tie G1f-rn
/ rueHt. The entire internal taxlt.on should b re-
/ peaie,i ''rather than surrender any part ol cur
protective svstem-"
/ Our people ask relief from the urdue AMI IN
necessary burden Of tariff taxation now resting
| upon them They are offered. instead. fire. To-
/ baccO and free WHISKY. They ask for bread.
and they are given a stone. The implicat o.
Z
perats measures arc Just ief or necessary 70
save from destruction or surrender shat IS
/ termed orr protective system. shoult confuse
M one. The existence q such system is n
tireIy Consistent With the regulation of the ex-
tent 70 Witch IL should De applied and the cor
/ rection % its abuses.
or eou-sr. IN n country A. great as ours. with
| such a WONDERFUL yarety % interests - el
/ Ie1lins IN entirely rerent directions. II j. f-
/ feuIi. II n . impossible 10 settle upon per-
I fect tariff pl-n; but iu accomplishing the re-
| form We have tuterrd upon. the necessity Z
| which = 80 obyion> I believe We should aai -
content with a reduction Of revenue Involving
/ the prohibition ~ frapo-tations. AMI the re-
nnoYai o. tIe iutern1l tx up7n WHISKY. IL
Ezz -rsE -l4 gzE5 s=-a5g 1@s sss-s
the Ines Of granting actual relief 70 the pconIe
| in her urass - ri1- uui % the same uls
! e.v.rr an fTlrries t1 cur toWsstis eat.r.sf.zls
/ ard furtte-if.s ol- Natiaall welfare
/ II u.,rerrcse seatatsa-s % orr pET0c-es crd
I motives are % gain crcicEce ard defeat a1r
I presea; e11Ft- Ia this direction. there s-en-s 20
| he 10 reason Why every c-feay0r IN tEr IA .ats
/ 70 accompl n reveaue reform shoult mob e
/ t1eWIse attacked and with Ike result. AID
| set no thOushtfui man can fail % see Ia tEs
| cont nuanee Of tie present burtsas oftle 80
/ p e, and the abstraction hy the GoVcTuraeu; q
the currency Of the cuuntry, Inevitable distress
| and disaster. Al danger Will be aFevied ~
| timely action. The difficulty q. applying tls
| remedy will never be less. and the blame
should not be lard at the door OF the % no
| cratic party II Il IS applied too late
/ With drm faith IN the iEielliEence and pafri
otism Z our eo1ntrymen. and relying upon the
eonvtrtion that Representation EIll not IA
| fuence them; that prejudice will 40, cloui
| their understanding. and that menace viii not
iutiuidlte Lleul. let Us urge the peoples iufes
| est aud public duty for the vlndica1ion of our