Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-22

hhC lIsl VI IL
Republican tyranny; Pendleton of West
Virginia, elected by plurality of 100;
Jackson of West Virginia, elected By
plurality of twenty-three; Compton OF
Virginia, elected by plurality
OF ISL; Wise of Virginia, elected
by plurality of 36l; Breck-
inridge of Arkansas, elected By s
plurality OF SIG; Venable OF Virginia,
elected by plurality OF 642; Cute OF
Arkansas, elected by q plurality of 1873;
Elliott of South Carolina, elected by
plurality of 1855; Turpin of Alabama,
elected by plurality of 1915.
Three other Democratic members
whose pluralities were 1910, 100 and s4l9
respectively, are awaiting decaptation
at the hands of these political assassInS
ut the next session OF congress. Is 1t
any wonder that, having accomplished
this czar-like purpose, Speaker Reed ex-
claims: ''Thauk God, the house of rep
resentatives is no longer deliDsrRtiye
body
After discussing the tariff so far as IL
relates TO the interests OF the farmers the
governor continued as follows: But not
only has the Republican congress
stopped 10 the shsrper's tricks to
hoodwlnk the American farmer il
the matter of tariffs on his products,
but it has mads his living even more eX-
pensiye than it has hitherto been. 1t has
heavily taxed nearly every article
of wear, many of bis agricultural
implements. his building materials and
his household furniture. Protection OF
the Mckinley sort means the taxation of
THE GREAT BODY OF CONSUMERS
to enrich few manufacturers. Its bur-
den falls particularly Upon the poor
people. The people are TO be taxed
$50 200 900 for three years in order that
IL few manufacturers may experiment
in this country with the tin plate i'll
dustry. If you think this is partisan
statement. read what a member OF Har-
rison s cabinet saws about 1t in q recent
advertisement: ''Tiuware is advance
ing in cost, and very soon the
manufacturers will have it their
own way, and you and me
will have TO pay very much more. In
view OF this statement OF things, We
made some time since large purchase of
kitchen tinware ut what was a low price
then, and would be far lower now in the
face of Two advances in the makers price
lists.
Signed JOHN WANAaAKER.
All over the country the effect of such
legislation has already been
TO INCREASE THE PRICES
of dry goods and other household neces-
stiles. The Mckinley bill has defined
sharply the issue upon which the two
parties are divided. In its enactment
the Republican party has demonstrated
more clearly than ever that the sympe-
thies OF its leaders are not with the great
mass of the people, but with certain
favored classes. 1 feel morh-
fed ct such humiliating con-
fession as the Mckinley act
implies and Mt such a narrow policy as
that to which We have been committed
by its enactment. AZ time when our
Industries are languishing from over
production and our agricultural products
are finding competition in foreign mar
kets, We
SHRINK WITHIN OUR SHELLS
and declare a policy of intercourse
with all nations. The time has como
whom the demands of manufacturers ana
producers are for wider markets,
market not limited TO the bor-
ders of our country or OF our
own continent, but as wide as the world.
Are we afraid TO compete with other
nations for the commerce of the
world? Shall we be satisfied
with such policy that will
brighten foreign nations to retaliate
against our products? Our foreign trade
last year was valued at 81, 500 600 900.
Can We afford to jeop8rdiZe that immense
SOURCE OF NATURAL WEALTH
BY erecting legislative barriers to our
commerce. l want 10 see the American
people busy supplying the markets of the
world with food and clothing. 1 want
to see the American ships carrying
our produce over every sea.
went to see the wealth of Europe and
Asia and Canada aud South America
pour into this country to increase the
wages of every lab rer and enrich every
citizen, but do not expect to behold
such results under an economic system
which Is based on the idea that American
markets
SHOULD BE ALL SUFFICIENT
for Americans, and TINT the fostering of
q few American Industries and the en-
richment of favored few iudivid-
uals are going 10 bring general
prosperity aud wealth. One party,
and unfortunately the party In power,
says that the home market Is good
enough. 1t builds q Chinese wall OF
duties along our borders, and from the
turrets shouts TO foreign producers,
here, no matter whether We
produce similar ones or not.
We want nothing to do with you. The
other party holds that the home market
is already over supplied. 1t sees that
high protective duties have produced an
unhealthy competition, resulting in
over production, the closing OF
our mills and reduction in wages. 1t
finds the great industries languishing
because of highly taxed raw materials
and limited markets. 1t suggests the
removal of all unnecessary barriers TO
commercial interest.
In conclusion he spoke of the contest in
this, the Sixteenth congressional dis
trict, urging every democrat to vote for
John G. Warwick, the Democratic can
didate