Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1892-09-24


.necA importation. It's purpose so to
increase the rate Of duties, az in manv
instances to. exclude absolutely foreign
gooos from our markets. and thua nv
cutting OF competition, enable the home
manufacturer without let or hindranca
TO tx the prlce of his wares. In a word.
the Mckinley law, by its prohibitory
features gave its benefciaries a prac-
tlcai monopoly, and enabled them in
fact to levy an additional tax upon the
consumer. to the extent that the duty
had been increased. Was this not class
legislation of the most odious character?
he American people unmistakably set
Their seal Of condemnation upon this
bill. Slowly but surely they have be-
come convinced that protection does
not protect" them.
''lt is worse than idle to speak of it.
benefits to the American farmer. 1t is
t to ct tell uha hun hsa he is
the old world While he is compelled
to sell In the open markets of the world
he should be allowed the poor privilege
Of buying what his necessities REQUIRE
without paying high tribute to the pro-
tected classes of his own country. To
the mechanic and laborer no less than to
the farmer, protection has proved de-
lusion and snare. In no instance has
1t opened up to the farmer additional
market for pound of meat or bushel
OF grain. Has it in single instance
given TO the. mechanic or laborer in
creased ~agesf The present high tariff
adds largely to the cost Of articles nee
essary to the comfort Of the age Garner.
How has he been benefted2 Has it in
creased his wages? Has it any manner
benefited his condition?
''Recent events connected with the
most highly protected establishments of
this country sadly attest the fact that a
high protective tariff tfatTords no protection
to those who earn their bread by daily
toll. 1t was never intended to benefit
them. II the claim of the protectionlst
is we'll founded, why have not wages in
creased, as tariffs have ncreased2 Why
constant reduction Of wages in the most
highly protected establishments in the
land?
80 the toiler the Mckinley bill has
'kept the word of promise to the ear,
but broken it to the hope
''My felow-citzens To you the
tariff is the al-important question. The
question is not how much Of your earn
ings shall be given to the support of the
Government, but how much shall under
the forms OF law be seized by the favored
the ''protected' classes. Are your
interests safe in the hands of party
controlled by the protected monopollsts
Of this country? This is the important
question for your determination at the
polls. The Democratic Party believes
that the burdens of taxation should be
equally distributed. We oppose all leg
islation that enriches the few by taxing
the many.
"Shal high tariff, con .inually increas.
ing with the demands of the protected
classes, be the settled policy OF Our Gov
ernment, or shall there be relief to the
people from the burdens Of unjust tax
atior2
TUE FORCE BILL.
"Another issue of great moment in
the penoin2 contest Is the Force BILL
The magnitude Of this issue cannot be
overstatcd. 1t may mean the control Of
the election Of Representatives in Con-
gress by the .bayonet.
"The Repub lican Party, by It's acts in
the Fifty-frst Congress, and by its
platform, in its late National Conven-
ton, stands pledged to the passage Of
the Force bill. that it will pass this
bill, when it rs the power, no sane man
can doubt. To all of the people, all
who desire the peace and>--prosperity of
our common country, this question is
| important. To the people of the South
ern States it is one of transcendent i'm
| portance. Shall they still have peace
and the protection Of the law, or shall
the horrors with which they are menaced
find their counterpart only in those OF
! the darkest hours of the reconstruction
period."