The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02

men Of industry ana talent Of whatever
kind, and that is the sole reason OF ono
difficulty. Let tho mechanics and labor
ers give over the delusions OF sham free
trade and slavery economics, which they
have supported at the fat Of their south.
ern masters, and we shall see the pres
ent difficulties and distresses incontin-
emily passing away and the prosperity
Of succeeding years assured on . scien'
tific and permanent basis
TRIUMPHANT M'KiNLEY TARIFF.
Maligned and Misrspresentad. It Has Vim.
dioated Itself within . Ysar-Chesp Sugar
and Increased Employment Mako the
New Measure Popular.
Most Of the provisions OF the so-called
Mckinley tariff law have now been in
force for year. The principal excep-
tons are the transfer Of raw sugars to
the free list, in force April I, and tho
increase of duty on tin plates, in force
July l, 1891. Short "a has been the life
Of this measure, and temporary as its
influence must necessarily have been, it
has already secured niche in the
country's history vouchsafed to few
congressional enactments
Under mortgage to q faction OF
political theorists demanding as the
price of their support removal OF all
protective duties, or failing this, the
nearest possible approach thereto that
could command the necessary votes for
its passage, the representatives Of what
some delight to call 'the party of the
people" yielded to the lash in the hand
of king caucus, and voted solidly
against every provision of the bill
against free sugar, rs well as against
lowering the tariff on steel rails, and
every suggested provision for the effect
i've collection of impost duties.
Passed in the face of such opposition,
the law went into effect under an
avalanche of invective and misl epresen-
tation, calculated and designed to blind
public sentiment to the wisdom OF it's
provisions, and to- e1nbarrass those otn-
cialscharged with it's enforcement Yet
within the short period Of its existence
= in face OF all impediments - the law
has wrought out viudication that at
once brings confusion TO its opponents
and confirmation for the strongest pre-
dictions Of its supporter
None Of the necessariesof life affected
BY tariff are higher now than one year
ago More men can now find employ
ment at wages as high as were then
paid No industry has been impaired,
unless it be that of the importer of for.
eign goods, while number of foreign
capitalists, recognizing the futility OF
further efforts at revenue reform" in
the direction of free foreign trade, are
moving their plants to this country,
when employees will be Of cur own peo.
ple,. supplying all their varied wants
from the stores of this country, instead
of the one-tenth now sent abroad to
feed those who make foreign goods
Under the fostering provisions Of the
tin plate clause-thoughl only three
months in effect-that important indus
try has already made such progress that
invoices Of homemade plates, in which
| all labor and materials are. American,
are now on the market. And better
still, prices have not been So apprecia-
bly, advanced as to affectretail buyers
The good housewife now saves more on
her sugar bill in month than will be
added t0 her bill for tinware. in a year,
and with stated sum buys more goods
for the comfort and adornmunt of home
than at any previous date in the worlds
history.
This, is the condition of affairs that
has SO overwhelmed the. theories of
those who all along have prated about
the 'blighting influence of protective
policy" For the thousandth time, and
never'more forcibly, hasa. tariff framed
with the avowed object of fostering do
nestle industries while providing reve-
nue. for support of government, worked
its vindicatlon by securing at the same
time. home competition that mini
mizes the prices of products, provides,
steady employment for every man who
is willing to work, and thun insures the
happiness and independence of all de-
serving citizens.
| "The sun" ON Cleveland and Mills.
This well-satisfed and thriving coun.-
try the Corsicana Golden and the
Claiman have undertaken to persuade
that IL has been ruinsdas,d still is being
ruined by protective tariff. These two
singular compounds of mountebank and
crank want the democratic party to
TO shut it's eyes, stand on it's head, and
say to the farmers, whose barns are
bullying with grain: Your granaries
are empty on account Of the tariff to
the jobbers and country storekeepers,
whose stocks are. being sold as fast ~
they are ordered, 'sYoa are prevented
from doing business by the tariff to
the laborers, whose services are in
greater demand than ever, ''You can
find no work, on account of the tariff"
TO the we'll dressed You are naked, on