New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-18

men. Webster, second only to Hamilton In hn"ncia
wisdom, said ,,.
"A disoIdcred currency fatal TO industry, frugaly
extravaganza II is the most efectual Of Inventions
TO fertllzo the rich mans fields with the sweat Vi '
The public credit and sound finance must be pre-,
served and every scheme to destroy IT mus ~ the
with courage ard intelligence, and epeheu % "'
setter risk defeat which only be temporary ua 9
capltuac with the demagogue, or sarrendeI.o az us
honesty. The misguided citizen never forgyes the
mis- guided party. The man who IS mslYdIhohSes ~
wrong even though for temporary advantage IT agrees
with him He docs not excuse his party, se ot ~
have had He respects his party for dong Ileh. eVo
as against his Judgment, but he has no further use
for it, If following his Judgment harm ana Injury ooA0
10 state and country aud business ,.,,,o hv
The Republican party never won q h DALI aD 1S
trucking it lost when It was honest anH
meaning have the largest battaons when they muster
The platform endorses protective tariff which has
been the policy OF the Goyerhnen. re- ~ a1d Which
has brought to the nation great streams OF revenue
to national demand and t. the people n o
pployment. It has for its support the wisdom and
practice OF the men VIII? founded the Regn6lc' ana
sacacity | win not stop 10 discuss it now at any
length washington spoke true words in his farewell
That 10 have revenue there must be taxes that no
taxes can be devised which are not more or less IN
convenient and unpleasant that the intrinsic enuaI
rassment nseparble from the selection Of the proper
objects (Which is always choice Of dircutesl Ongnt
to be a decisive motive for candid construction oi
the conduct Of the Government In making IT,
CHALLENGING INVESTIGATION OF THE TARIFF
We welcome the closest analysis OF the suDJecls
which the new tariff law singled out for taxation ana
the duties imposed thereon, and we ask "a candid
construction" of legislation at the hands OF the
people, We have put the duties upon foreign products
which come into the United states in competition with
the products Of our own land and labor Is not that
right2 What better there OF raising heeueu
revenues Are these not proper objects for taXauoh
We have protected American products and American a
labor We have looked after our own Ihat Is yilU
sum of our oilencen can understand why the foreign
producer does not like it, but never could understands
SO long US foreign products be found t. tax wh
compete with our In our markets we popoSc 10
tax them rather than own, and where VIC nlu
foreign products which do not compete with nome
products except Injuries and those whcn encou t
vice. we propose to permit them u come III ire wlo
ont tax or tariff We prefer to tax the importer rdvne
than the domestic product me DelnGcfuIb PHI re
prefers 10 tax the domestic product rather IMAM th
Imported 1t prefers 10 tax a Ioresh c and the
like OF which We cannot produce at NOME, anu ~! w
american consumer a tax which benefits 40 american
Interest and which Is paid wholly 10y tne rt tbn
like of which we do produce at home, although sum
q tax Is benefit to American interests ana Al ad
labor and is not necessarily or even seheray pau "
the American consumer. . - ., ~,
That is the difference between the two parties on
this question. Their principle of taxation would lil
most heavily upon our own people and lnure to tHe
benefit of competing foreign countries ana r9SuC ~
III every country but our own. Ours would benefit our
own without being unjust to any other We follow III
Iton and Clay and Webster aud Lincoln and Garfield
They pursue the tllacies of Golden and Bright and Cal
houn, and the statesmen of the late southern Con
federacy. They are pledged now to impede, II they
can the prosperity Of the country until after the next
bnsness disaster and reverse are the ladder of their
hopes Prosperity and contentment among the people
bring them political defeat. Idle furnaces, dis
mantled factories. silent mines, unempoy cd w0rkme9
xc4 hey
through their press and orators, everywhere and every
Of Industrial I advancement in the Tinted States They
at every attempt TO establish new factories ana
and fr6wn which have been exhibited toward In
dusria enterprises since 1861. But In spite OF them,
S %e n0T a6d o we woT W IN pr inc aw
in spite Of their false omens and discouragng prophe-
They insist that we cannot make tn-pla:e-so they
said about steel rails, so they said about
when YOU take them to the factory and show them
that we are making n-plate, they assert with intense
tneb9t how much CHI should we be- makingEthat we are
making any is the surprise for the protective duty
on tin has not yet gone into effect and Will not until
They determined that new fires shall be
started field for the employment of labor
shall be opened up. no increased market for agriculture
secured if they can prevent it, They are welded
any calamity should happen that would rob protec-
ton of its fruits and its blessings They would rather
have adversely and "hard times than to witness
any further demonstration OF the benefits Of prOtec-
tiOn They value their opinions more thar the
general good Thus speak Of the leaders Of the
Democratic party, the rank and file are not with them
in sympathy and purpose, and will not help them
with their votes.
POPULAR ENTERPRISE IN LINE WITH PRO
LECTION.
Reflect for moment-thcre is no section of the
country, North or South, which is not seeking by
every manner Of inducement to get manufactures
established in their midst. They arc giving donations
fhava off N
are taxing themselves and burdenng their property
for tho sake of securing industries which Will employ
labor and enlarge their neighborhood markets In
the South, the great centre Of free trade, they
Offering freedom from taxation for ten and twenty
years to those who will bring their capital and invest
In productive enterprises and this by authority OF
state law And while all this IS going on the leaders
Of the Democratic party are proposing TO tear down
foreign-cOmpetng products to dsplace those which
these very manufactures propose " make and which
The people looKing after business and not politics
are trying TO build up and diversity industries IN their
free trade Democratic leaders are endeavorlng to
undermine by unrcstained competition from abroad
opposition to the inauguration OF new enterprises.
The people will come TO see and understand this II
their material interests Ne They Will not spend their
money to build up and give their votes TO pull down
and among free trade theorists at home about the in,
creased duties under the new tariff law II was
framed OH the principle l have ALREADY announcer.
bear heavily upon the farmers. Let US If the
criticism Is supported by the facts. Thirty three
and onethid per cent Of the advanced duties for
the better protection of the American farmer.
TWenty-eght in number Of the advanced duties are
upon wine and spirits. which VIII hardly burden the
farmer Five Of the advanced duties upon tobacco
and agricultural products.
In the framing of the law most careful consideration
was given to agriculture No like recognition of this
industry can be found i'll any previous tariff egsla-
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increa sed protection, the law provides reciprocity
cuse which Is intended to extend his foreign market
"a mon terms more favorable than those accorded
~ Competing agricultural countries. The bill was
drafted after the fullest consultation with the farmers
Of the Unified states.
u II was made to meet their Just demands and rca-
soneble requirements. and with a single exception
Their requests were granted.
The law while protecting the farmers products
tuIv and adequately has reducedt the duties other
33rcts where il could he done with safety 10 home
p'as and the home market. 1t Is significant fact
tha4 the articles which the farmer most frequently