New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11


poyDS EXTRACT CO, &c Fifn Are. M~ YORK
will favor the laboring man He don't know where
ne stands except upon question. lie sun saws III
spite OF all teInptn. lon, he is a Democrat u-aue
And 50 that greater prophet, Grover 'ieNe'H''
where does he stand on this question Nr'eS Vi Nv
where.J / have read his letter OF acceptance WIN
an he Care that "A Yankee could read 1t laighterJ
and | could not find anything In ii about THIS uoo-
/ trine And yet, he Is the nominee OF party ul"'
openly proclaimed this doctrine-not IN secret hOl ny
accident not by chance not through an organ OF 9oo
o, these papers In the city of NcwIork under Eng
ush influence who are always on the English side
| applause but openly and boldly In Dehoci""o
convention composed of American representatives, from
every part of United States, ana there "heh INC
| ordinary resolution which had been adopted Ill
Democratic convention was offered III FAVOR OF SUNNI
Kind Of protection. they boldly struck tha' ouI d'u
inserted instead the words that nave uttered ''a.
| all protective duties unconstitutional iIaud
,non the laboring man. and for the benefit OF Il few
Now want our Democratic friends as they have made
ths issue TO stand up t. the rack 1T Is not often
that We get them committed to any doctrine what
ever Q.aughterJ And we have got them there
they should stand up 10 1t.
WHAT Is GOOD ABOUT 1T.
! So far as the Democratic party is concerned the
name Of that party Is good enough-that Is all tlere
Z IL.
/ crat" means q Government OF the people. We call
ourselves Republicans The meaning Of that word
IL Government by the Representatives V u'c
people therefore. 1t is little better name because
il correctly described our form Of Government,
Government for the greatest good OF the greatest
number, but parties are not TO be judged oy WHAT
they call themselves. They must be judged by Their
acts (applause), and now they have taken their po
sition on this tariff question and they must staLd
there ON the other hand. what has been the course
OF the Republican party since lis LIBERALIZATION III
1861 1t has always been the side OF the people
No measure proposed by it has not been ior 'e
benefit Of the people. (ipplause). The Homestead
law the first act which secured the passage OF II
had been vetoed by two successive Democratic iresi
dents and that Homestead law has opened the West
and has now extended our population from ocean
TO ocean, giving millions of people farms and homes
which they could not have had Otherwise tApp"useJ
GETTING TARIFF ACT
The first tariff act that we finally accomplished was
the passage OF the Morrill, Tariff bill, and that was III
the expiring days OF the expiring Buchanan QauSht@r
when the great mass and controlling element Of the
democratic party went out from Congress, casting tneir
allegiance lchnd them and went down and organized
rebellion against the best government in the world
tApplausc.) We took advantage OF the dlsappeaiaicc
of those men and passed the Morrill, Tarih Dill ana
,Lat contains the elements III subs lance OF all the t
bills that have been proposed to the people OF inc
ciples which guided in framing that bill The first
was to get for the support OF the Govern
ment-taxes on foreign goods and not taxes on home
goods but levied this tax on foreign @oocs th"t
If would tend to diversity and increase and encourage
our home productions Of every kind IN this country
all foreign productions that come her" TO compete win
ours. Thnr discrimination that enabled our
people IA this country to bulla up all kinds 81 lHd"
tries aud enabled them to give TO our laborinS men
higher wages.
PROTECT THE wORKINGMEN.
TIE fundamental proposition and basis Of Or
doctrine Protection is that the laborns men Of the
United stat, will not, ought not and shall not sub
nit to the wages received in EnrC pcan ans Other
countries tipp.auseJ Thi, discrimination should
bc sufficient to enable our people to establish uielr
/ manufactures and give to The laborng man That
! discrimination necessary TO make American GuI'n-
ship. We in this Republic dare not, II we could IT,.
dute ,hc aborcr the condition that exists IN every
( Eropoan country. (Appau-el 40 Republic could
/ ryisi UPON that cordilion. We must give 10 our
IaG9ns mr nco INA" DfS Sh ID ' to elevate ITEM
selves in life, TO take their position higher ana htHr
/ ny counlfymcn institutions are based upon ne
Iai o. Of or Ieopic tAppauseD Tie poor DoN ,"HV
{ rdmcatcd Al the public expense has equal chance
for he highest position In our Government win IA"
! 10 give 10 our people the opportunity ior advan'"-
meut ana TO givt them chance III ne, ana "' Fay
other reason for This protective doctrine. except that
We are to give this discrimination IN iaN"r % or
ihcic IS another principle that grow out Of that,
which oar Democratic friends always forget. ana thit
Is that when levy duties on articles mat We ous.
10 produce this country for when we nave inc ~"
materials Of production. at the sam" umc MAKE
free all article, from time to time. ~ we can NAT
We cannot produce in this country Why. II we can
npori them are a tax levied upon the consumer. and
therefore by The operation Of our revenue Ia r
larged the free list and admitted duty Tree ait'o
after article, until now there j. no article Whatever
oui,i IA mi
In our climate and in these United states OF America
articles of luxury consumed by the rich, who arg
hat we can produce ought 70 produce and in good
line thank God. viii produce applause That is
the logic of the tariff policy. Applausel
FAIR COMPETITION INVITED.
There IS another thing. Wherever a duty IS so
high as 10 give to our own producers a monopoly OF
the article We constantly reduce j, and In the bill
that | will discuss in a moment have. In many
cases. as with regard TO steel and iron and many
other articles, where Il was found that the duty was
higher than was necessary TO protect our people. We
have reduced those arcle and that has been always
hIch as 10 give TO anybody monopoly In the arcl.,
but invite foreign competition on the right OF far
wages 10 honest woikng'nen tApPau,eJ ChueI
thal principle we have extended the rule Of protection
not 0Gly 10 the manufactures, but 10 ai P'EuuC %
Of American citizens. We have extended II 10 ulI
farmer. tAppauscJ We give protection to the wool
Of e farmers where Necessary to pTo'eG, , 1ro n com"
benefit a. we'll And with mining. We have cA-
tended this principle 10 mines unlll no" u" mln'9
OF our county have developed to such an extent that
they more valuable Than all NE Mlhe3 vi an,
other country IN the world. Applausc.) Iron ana
copper zine coal. silver-everyibIng me AImlgn,y
God has planted under our soil. By protecting iroh
and copper We have caused a development OF those
articles until now the duty Is comparatively unii'
pOrtant, and produce now more from Inc iIlh
Of our country than any other two countries IN all
the civilized world. tAppauseD . .
And apply this same principle o. iro'ecu ,1 70
every other article Of manufacture. Why should W.
seek go TO foreign countries for articles necessary
to our use when according 10 the opinion % ys'so
we have the materials In our own SOIL Her.
we have cotton. wool. flax. hemp-anylhing out 81
which goods be made except SILK. Therefore, We
will protect these industries. so with metals. We
can produce any kind ever found In mother earth
All have do is 10 dig II out OF the bowels ~ The
earth The result has been the development that
have stated.
New York, that II Is commercial city. why. IL Is
crnni nnnmlnclnrl CITY. LIS mhnmfncmrcs arc