The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-08-28
pEmAcoey will, NOT WIN.

that placed him before the people OF that
state for that Office. But he Is under no
obligation to his party to resort TO the
tricks OF the demAgogue to gain votes. In
his speech at Niles opening his campaign
he said;
IA revenue tariff such as the democrat
lc party advocates can benefit and encour-
age and build up no domestic Industry.
II does upteneourage labor save IN foreign
countries. II supplies work for foreign
labor and takes Il from American labor.
Il was well conceived to benefit every
other nation but this. A revenue tariff
would tail TO supply the revenue wants Of
the government, and the failure Of the
government to secure sufficient revenue,
would result In direct taxatlou, Not alone
would this result, but the Industries OF
this country would be destroyed and la
borers forced to farm and become farmers
competitors. A protective tariff is one
which keeps the treasury full Of money,
builds up industries In this country and
furnishes employment for labor and at
better wages than can be secured any
where else or under any other system.
Under protective tariff the public debt
has been reduced nearly two-thirds, and
state debts have also been reduced. The
tariff has not increased mortgages. II has
nothing whatever to do with the question.
More than this, the protective system is q
preserver Of the home market for the pco-
pie al home. Reciprocity Is q provision
which In no way encroaches upon the
protective principle, nor can II In any way
destroy or undermine the protective tariff.
The statement that the sugar bounty Is
more burdensome than the tax Is virtue.
The bounty will encourage the production
of sugar here instead of destroying the In.
duStry. There has been much criticism
about the duty on tinplate and fully as
much Misrepresentation as criticism.
"a revenue tariff does not benefit and
encourage and build up any domestic In
dustry" says Mckinley. Well, It Is not
one of the duties OF the general govern
ment 10 promote and build up men in their
business calllngs. II I: be the duty of the
government, In legislatlng, to encourage
and build up one industry, then Il should
build up the industry and calling Of every
citizen In the land, for each citizen Is en-
titled to all the privileges and immunlties
vouchsafed to all other citizens.
The statement may be safely made that
now here Ia the constitution of the United
States can be found the shadow OF warrant
authorizing congress TO SO legislatc, by
placing restrictions on trade and COM
merce, as to foster and build up one mans
business at the expense of another. This
scheme called protection Is violatve OF
the very basic principle Of the constitu-
ton, the equality Of all men before the
law. Mckinley presumes to say that no
domestic industry In this country could
thrive unless surrounded by a Chinese
wall Of protection. To every true Amer
ican, born with the spirit Of American
manhood In sim, and having faith In
American pluck, skill, energy, ard inde-
pendence Of character, such presumption
10 the sheerest nonsense. II is not true
that "a revenue tariff would fall to supply
the revenue wants OF the government"
for, unlike 4 protective tarin Il would be
30 adjusted as TO result in a healthy trade
with a consequent sufEiciency of revenue.
Revenue would be the chief concern in
stead Of protection, hence this statement
i' not supported by a single reason. "a
protective tariff Is one which keeps the
treasury full Of money" says this apostle
of protection. Indeed, such arrant non
seAse Is unworthy a sIx,een-year.old school
boy. MeKinley's protective tariff bill
found over one hundred millionT surplus
money In the treasury, accumulated there
through the rigid economy of the demo
cratic administration OF Grover Cleveland,
but in less than six months after the pas
sage OF MeKinley's ideal protective tariff
bill this surplus was swept away and today
Charley Foster is In Almost perplexing
quandary TO know how he will pay even
the small sum Of S3o,ooo,ooo to redeem
bonGs to become due the second OF next
month. 1t would be impossible to keep
the treasury full of money with any but a
tariff for revenue so long as the country
is sujected to the rule of billion doli1r
congress led by Reed and Mckinley,
"MoIe thaA this, the protective system IL a
oreserver Of the home market for the Peo-
pie at home" says Ibis defender of the
system tina. robs Peter to pay Paul. But
the truth is that importations are larger
since the passage OF the Mckinley bill
than before, so this protective tariff has
not preserved the home market for home
people, for II 1t had, importations would
not have been increased.
Reciprocity Is provision which in nc
way encroaches upon the protective prin-
ciple, nor can it In any way destroy or un
mine the protective tariff" This is true
II Mckinley Is speaking of the reciprocity
provided for In his bill. for II Mr. Blain,
should exercise the full extent of his au
tbority under the reciprocity provided To-
in the Mckinley bill he could not frmIl .
.i1gis GyfirIe Of import fO6e brought into Li
cOEHtry free of dS,y Hdt is not already on III.
free list, nor could he sfiPHLafe hhal a redaefiO,
in duty GIoEld b. made on any article If i'm.
tOrt nS1V on tns dHha6le Hsi. The only au-
thority which he has Is TO impose a dutl
on coffee, sugar, molasscs, tea and hides
Mckinley is right. Reciprocity as practiceC
by Blaine In making treaties Is like th'
handle of a jug--all on one side. IL Is
sham, delusion, snare. The only effrc
of any treaty made under II Is to bcnefi
the great mass Of consumers of the foreign
country making Il, and our Own man
ufacture.s. "rhe statement that tn,
sugar bounty Is more burdensome thar
than the tax Is untrue says Nc
Kinley. Here, ther, is an open, un.
qualified ackno wledgement that the tariff
on sugar was tax. Verify the campaigf
Of education Is banishing the clouds from
even McKinIey's mind. But, now, wha
does Mckinley say about the tin tax
Heie II Is: "There has been much criti.
cism about the duty on tin plate and full,
as much Misrepresentation as criticism.
How lightly he touches it. He handles
In just the wav one would who knows tha
such burden on the people Is absolutel
indefensible. Demsgogy may meet will
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