Telegram-herald., 1890-07-24

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ThsEs u aas zstsex sa~s the Demo
csa5ae party s1zn2c yerss sgssns. more
tnan aysafse snss soa that . the tar
!, h~ Of lssl. Ii - alleged 70 % :
var zsasnrs, snd iniquitoas IA the ex-
treEas IA tines 0f peace. IL las besa
sas target Of Democrats loEc(y) snd
Mr.. Cleveland sad Of &, that: TIA
sehs1ae which permits . tsx 70 be lad
On every consumer IA the land for tie
benent Of cur mAnufaetureEs." Now,
what are tue facts ia regard ~ the
Merrill tariff laws Before the passage
OF that law, the t2r.t was the lowest IN
cur national history, and durag that
pesled LAe financial calamity Of 1857
occurred. Universal bankruptcy, de-
pleted national treasury, and an ex-
hausied credit xere the experiences OF
those times. Such Was the exigency
that the Government had 10 borrow
money Al an exhorbitant rate 10 pay
current interest upon the national debt;
and permanent bankruptcy seemed 10
Ne the inevitable consequence Of all
this, when President Buchanan recon-
mended a change IN our revenue laws.
The tariff bail OF 1901 was passed IN
compliance with the recommendation,
for change, and was signed by Mr.
Buchanan. So We see that this tariff
law was not war measure, as claimed
by the Democrats. We admit that the
Southern wing of the Democratic party
was erowding matters toward open
treason and rebellion; but the sill
uation, aside from that, was
such that something had 10 be done 10
relieve the country from the result of a
low tariff and Democratic ineompe-
tency IN administering the the affairs
OF the Government. National and in-
dividual bankruptcy, sn empty treas
ury, no financial basis, with National
debt and no credit. and eliminating
treason and rebellion, were the items
IN the inventory of Democratic affairs
turned over 10 the Republican party
when 1t, as an untried force, assumed
the charge OF governmental affairs.
The Republican party had to restore
the credit of the country. provide for
a sound financial basis, and defend and
restore the Union from treason's at
tack. We say the Republican party
had TO defend and restore the Union,
for, had it not been for that party, the
Union would never have been defend
ed Its efforts were aided by loyal
Democrats as individuals, but opposed
by the Democratic party. The patriot
ism of the people was the chief ele-
ment recognizable in the suppression Of
the rebellion; but, without money and
material, patriotism would have been
of no avail, and these were obtained
because of the revenue law.
A restored and prosperous Union
the Southern portion of which was
never so prosperous under the old
regime of slavery, Democracy and free
/ trade, a credit second TO that of no ma
ton among the family of nations, with
a treasury so full that Mr.. Cleveland
saw great danger therein, and urged, as
the most assured means of reducing the
surplus, to putthe Democratic party into
power again-he justly recognized the
ability and tendency of the party to de-
plete a treasury-all these were the re-
suits of protective tariff, principally
enacted at the request of Mr.. Buchan-
an TO give relief from Democratic IN
competency of management and low
tariff, and characterized by Mr.. Cleve-
land as vicious, inequitable and IL
logical" and scheme" Judged by
their fruits, which is preferable, pro-
tective tariff, or low tariff?