Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-11-03

safely say, that the suit bought in the United
States is worth for wearing at least 26 per
cent more than the fore GU article When
we como to consider the expenses Of the fnm-
lies Of those following the smaller indus
trial pursuits or daily labor, the same Is
true. Such people in the United States,
whether their income be from wages or
small Industries, receive more comfort from
the return OF their labor than the toers III
other countries who follow the same voca-
tons The contrast is enormous. it can
scarcely be stated too strongly, inasmuoh as
the wages aud profits of labor are only val
ue1 as a means Of acquiring comforts and
promoting the happiness of men and their
families aud it should he obvious to every
industrious American OF whatever party,
who studies bis real interest, that the policy
to be desired is tho enc that leads to the
greatest happinoss'of the srentest number.
BUSINESS PREJUDIcEs.
at is perfectly true that the importer is
naturally a FREQ trador, for he knows per
fscily well that an increase OF tatiN duties
will necessarily diminish his profits, and
that it is not the consumer who finally buys
his importations, who bears the burdsn OF
the impoat to any considerable degrees, but
that it is the foreign producer or manutac-
turer, the trausierrer across tle seas, the
importer and the wholesale dealer here upon
whom this burden, or tax, or whatever you
may call it, falls.
us sELF-PREsERvATION UNo oNsTiTUTIoN
ALY'
"And tine democratic party In this cam
paign has solemrly declared that it is un-
constitutional for Congress to endeavor to
encourage, protect or defend American in-
dustries and American labor by any I'D Just
meut Of its tsrR system, and that every
dollar of customs raised must be purely n
revenue tax.
CLEvEIAND'S BOGUS TACTICS.
f'This declaration was so monstrous aad
SO contrary to the opinions OF the founders
Of the government, that Mr.. Cleveland, in his
letter Of acceptance, could not himself accept
it, and so he very iugeuiouSly set up q new
platform for himself to stand on, in which,
il / rightly recoIleot the phrase in his letter
Of acceptance referring TO She ject of tho
tariff, ne sold that no would make no ex-
terminating warfare against American in
Gustries aud American labor. He appAr-
emily rightly thought that the democratic
platform, it carried iuto execution, as it
viii be with or without his copssut If the
democrats win, would insure the destruction
of the lsboring industries of the United
States.
THE TENDER-HEAETED CLEVELAND.
"Mr. Cleveland Is too tender-hcartei to
look with compassion on such hearto-s
daughter, and he Gays chat tho warfare
that is to be wagei by mis- party upon the
industries and Ia Dor OF the United States, Is
not TO be au extermnRtng warfare, but
only one of Glow repression and destruction,
leaving the smaller industries and the man
/ Of smaller capital to be frozen out by their
more powerful competitors, that the free
trade end should be accomplished and should
| be brought about by what one OF the great
est leaders and exponsnts of this same dem
ocrstic party called unfriendly legislation,
when some patriotic menbe OF Congress
were endeavoring to restrict the extension
OF slavery. This, think is what the tariff
issue is.