The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-24
Easy TO DECIDE

Already the PosT-IsygLLtsEycrR has
more than onee alluded To tas oontsntson
Of Mr.. Griffitts. Democratic candidate FOX
congress, that the difference beiEeen the
Mills bali ard the senate t2rifs 81: was a
mere matter 81 differing schedules, and did
MOI a. all Involve or atect The ass1e be-
tween free trade and protection More
THAI once tie PozT-isrEILgsEsCER has in
sisted that the issEs betssen protection
and free trade was involved, and the otJer-
sEes in schedules wAs merely a result Of
the differing xaisnus q tns a2fliofs % the
respective bills.
But Mr.. ogiffitts either from. lack OF time
or lack Of ability 70 prepare another, keeps
right along repeating that same speech,
without 70 Eaueh a. crossing or dotting
az J. Admitting that be and his party are
In tsyor Of regarding revenue as the object
aud protection as only an incident in draw
ing a tariff bill. and that The Republican
party regards protection as the object aud
revenue as the incident. he stiil insists tina.
tween the parties on the tariff as broad
question OF public policy, vitality affecting
the public welfare.
There IL little ground for fear tha. the
voters Of Washington viii be hoodwinked
by these declarations. There are abundant
evidences that they have studied the ques-
ton and understand where their interests
lie II Is pretty certain that, through re.
gard for their own and the public interest,
they have studied these matters quite as
profoundly. and have comprehended the
question At issue quite as clearly as ar.
Grif.itts has
But for fear that here or there some hon
est and well-disposed citizen may be misled
or confused. the PosT-lsrKlLIGrsCER will
venture q few illustrations. A body OF
men, aetuated by the principle which cos
trolled q majority OF the Mills committee
revenue the object. protection the incident
would. let It be supposed. take up the
two articles. sugar and coal.
Sugar is an article of universal eonsump-
ton. and its annual cost to every family in
the country is considerable. TO many even
q slight addition to its cost Is n serious mat
ter. La It's production only the cheapest
Kind Of labor IS employed. and the relations
between employer and employed are such
that no possible advantage can come to the
latter by reason Of any enhance naent Of
price
Coal. on the contrary, is produced By the
voluntary aid OF intelligent labofers, capable
and accustomed to sc; in an Organized ca
fa<tfV 4rsA h.. ~ IN -.
ity or depression If the business There
il little. IL any. protection for independent,
American labor in tariff on xugnr bat IL
Is. ON the contrary. oppressive to a large
proportion of the poorer classes of Amer.
lean citizens. The benefit from the tariff on
coal. on tie contrary, almost wholly in
ures 20 The benefit OF the miners and other
operatives, and affects bat IIaperoepubly
II a. all, the consumers
Bal To say nothing ol auv sectional ron.
s'degstioa--isnosing the fact that sugar i.
produced primo paiiy in the South aud coal
io the NoFth-tAe oppressive protection of
sugar viii produce more revenue than aiu
miideT protection Of cosi, aud that con.
olndrs the question with the trainers and
indoFsers % the Mills hsl.
ga the ogher hand, the protes ton of
the coal miner ard the Tei.et % thc POOR
people who consume sugar were para
mount With the majority who framed tbe
Senate bll. are paramount with The psrtv
O. whom those senator's we're represents.
tive. AMI the result Is decision IN favor
at protecting coal aHd It's producers hv =
nsosierate tariff duty GA that commodity
While relieving every household IN the lana
By making sugar free The Republican
schedule Is schedule Of prossc lion TO
Amoricsn laaor
The hemocrasie schedule disdains to give
that thought any consideraaan.