New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-05

porous, were her fruits advanced in price? No.
Were feishts reduced and the cost OF transportation
No Was foreign commerce extcnded9 No. Did
trusts become less grinding and apaclous7 No.
Were tire people more prosp,rousi No. Nothing was
done. Ills Administration a nega,ioh. Then as
always since 1860, when In power, Mr.. Cleveland and
his party demonstrated absolute want Of ability to
create. They were wanting In creative genius, but
possessed OF wonderful caracy to tear down, cripple
and destroy
THE TWO PARTIES CONTRAsTED.
Comprehend the vast difference between the cica-
tive genius and the demon destruction. and you will
grappe the character and capacities OF the two parties
and comprehend the wide gulf between them Inc
policy OF tie Republican party favOrs progress. The
National progress OF this must exceed that of the
year before. and that party promises and performs,
too, that the next TO follow must exceed that OF ms
That party favors Improvements lit mechanics, in the
methods OF production, amends laws that o5struct,
and creates which guarantee greater dcvel-
opmeut higher degree OF individual AMI National
prosperity. bpplauscD That party hvors an I'M
proved administration in business that it NAV become
more comprehensive and yet less expensive ZAP
pause The other sOws tie seed of dscoid TO IN
Dame discomfort; ciitCises but never proposes i'm
prOvement; grOwls. but never encourages would tear
down, but never offer TO build up.
Contemplate the last thirty years OF the Democratic
party, and In the one word Construction you nave
its history. sometimes think Providence was kind
TO give the admnisiauO OF Mr.. Cleveland. for II,
was an object lesser to prove that both he and his
party absolutely wanting in capacity to improve
those methods and those laws they arc called upon 10
administer Let examine this matter together as
friends. In tho last thirty years what has the De
mocracy proposed but to obstruct? What was pro-
pos d. since proven Of the highest consequence 10 the
country and the people. the Democracy did not OBJ
ject TO
REPUBLICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
After Mr.. Cleveands retirement the Republican
perry took power and held ii Tor two years Inc
then existing tariff laws amended, the currency
was increased with a guarantee that every klnd OF
money issued should be maintained at an equal value
with gold, dollar for dollar. Laws were passed lor
reciprocal trade with foreign nations that nave eA'
tended our commerce and opened new markets. eS-
pecally for agricultural products Our tarih laws
were amended and adjusted to each ohcr that our
foreign and domestic commerce was increased. Inc
exports OF the fruits agriculture have largely In
creased and their prices have been advanced. Inc
free list was so extended that while foreign trade was
increased home manufacture has been projected ana
stimulated. (Applause) Labor Is better paid inc
cost Of living has grown less, capital feels secure
and the country IS prosperous. Laws by which ali
this has been accomplished were passed In the hiS'
two wears Of President Har1sOn's Admins ration For
nearly two years they have been tested sublec'eu
TO the strain of the conditions that were created
and we now enjoy degree of prosperity uhe4u"i"u
in the last decade applause,
DEMOCRATS EVIL I'M IN l.O>-'
Democracy proposes to arrest this prosperity 10y
maxim, IA change The more venomouS ATTACK -
made ,lpon the tariff law Of 1890 senator liil says
the rates are too high. In one speech he maze ne
has declared tariff for protec ion, as understand IT,
unconstitutional in another he favors Nmi'eu pro
lection. The Democratic platform denouhceS ITO
lection in any degree Cleveland may be understood
TO have mildly modified his views, judging by MS
,e.ter 81 accordance He seems to occupy position
halfway between the platform aud Senator iius
speeches.
The matches administration OF President Harrison
in point OF ability, for integrity and high moran'y
stands unchallenged by orr political adversarcS, ana
they are relegated to the cry that the tarh Is Il
burden: and | ask them how ? and why did not OK
President Cleveland in his letter Of acceptance TEL
MS how the people injured from the coIecuon
of the necessary for the use OF the uoVerh'o
from imported and steel goods rather thah iro"
surar, Their only grievance Is they nave none
cher, that the steel and iron goods are manufactured
here and our wor1men and our capitalists are Dche'
fitted: new industries established ana Ola ones
extended and q better market for labor
In respect to sugar, far as experience has
shown but small portion OF that useiui lood ar''oic
can be made here, and labor and capital are NOT
generally interested In its production hoth are
tho nccessaries of common lfe the one for use III
tho form of implements and machines ana 1or bulu
Ing purposes the other as necessary aTuce Vi io'
whv not make the food free as air or wafer anu
protect the manufacture Of the other by 'e necesSa'9
taxaton upon the foreign importaiiors "ao Is
wronred? What school Of political economy 'eacneS
that II Is or can be made Improbable to the people
Rear in mind 1 have discussed Only necessary 'sAa-
ton.
OTHER EXAMPLE,
The illustration that have already given OF iron
or steel goods ana sugar applies pracuVAhs
goods upon the dltiJblc or upon Tie free A''
enlarged the free list and VIC added 10 IL lhosc
tha+a M
country and / again ask, vho Coaia De i"Ju'oN
s,,,ios should not be collected upon Them DuI uPo"
manufactures OF steel, OF cotton, ana OF lealher' III
respect TO the former the tariff II one were iPos'
N IFS full extent advanced their prices IN respeo
70 the protected goods their production IL s'u'a ,.
and increased increasing the volume upon ,ie ma NJ
and lowering the price here ana ali o'cr u' "o''1
Applause) ~, - o,o ~ tho other
., his speeches would indicate some plan OF ta&atoi
some reimbursement of duties upoE dunaDc sooa ''''
be WINS willing TO father, as proposing hsh'ei o',u,
upon the people. have hoped that BIZ Wv .,
might or that distng ushcd statesman VINO haue .ho
platform by his tann Uih 'or HID P'' "
Mills of Texas. would.
The present House of Representatives 10 Dc""
cratic and we had right 10 expect from 1t 'e"''
on,nions YES a maturcd judgment upon this gfea.
question Were they Incapable OF FORMING onc INV
they hesitate to grasp the situation, or were 'hey UNI
t,i,nc 20 advertise TO the country just what they
would be willing to do did they have The power
They evidently tried that in l5oo, with most CHS.
astrous result to their party and Their cauiua'e' al"
with that experience they think 1t SAFER TO ambush
,,a,r deecns In common fairness they should have
formulated a bill as the Lth Congress diu ana
have given ii to the voters ana maze IL
the issue that you and might examine H. cTiuc'sc
II condemn or approve 1t. They did attempt tan'
legislation and must call your attention 10 H. ihe'
proposed to put wool the free llst and what they
alleged were corresponding reductions upon manu-
features OF wool: and to make war Oh the sheep, re-
moving the protection from their wool. The Re
publican party. true to its professions, with the
courage OF its convictions In 1880 by law advertised
IN ha men CAPITALISTS OF the Jnltcd