Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-11-24
GOLDSBoRO. N. c.. NOV. "A. IS 2.
THE TARIFF BUSINESS.

Ae the Philadelphia times well
and times says, the public will take
little note of the disappointed
partisans who threaten to stop
their mills aud factories because
the people have revoked against
the MCKINLEY tariff. Snch threats
must come from three classes Of
business men-frst, the few who
have been enl.cted by tariff taxes
and paid out their money as usual
to buy continued control OF tariff
legislation; second, the violent
partitans who learn nothing and
forget nothing; ard, third, the
bankrupt business men who are
seeking some excuse for proclaim
ing their want of business skill and
success.
There has been no Presidential
contest during the last score of
years that has not been speedily
followed by reductions of wages in
many of our protected industries.
The protected employers are ale
ways averee to reduced wages or
stopping mills during national
campaigns, as they want to con-
troll the votes of their workmen in
favor of high tariff candidates; but
when the election is over and pol
itical necessities perish, wage re-
duct,ons and stoppages of mills
follow regardless of the decision Of
the people.
The national CONTEXT Of 1888 was
fought on the tariff issue, and in.
creased prosperity and wages were
promised on every side. If HAIR
R'snN WOO; but within one year
after his election, wages had been
reduced in hundreds OF protected
industries every where and over n
hundred oil II protected estabiish~
ments were closed. What follow
ed the election CT HARRISON may
follow the election If CLEVELAND
for a season; bnt in neither case
did the verdict of the people in the
choice of a President decide the
reduction of work or wages.
The man engaged in any in
dustrial pursuit that has legitimate
foundation, who now decides to
stop his b%unisness Or reduce the
wages of labor, either does not
understand his business or be seeks
an excuse to rob his workmcn. No
tariff bill will become a law DUR
ing the CLEVELAND administration
that reduces tariff taxes on any of
our general products below the
point of the full difference between
the cost of well paid labor here
and abroad in the same calling;
and the man who cannot continue
his business on that basis eff sound
and honest perfection, should stop
at once. The people will not longer
consent to be taxed simply to en-
able a few individuals to amass
unearned fortunes.
Ii protected manufacturers are
wise they will take pause as cal.
amity prophets aud accept the les
soa SO clearly taught by the people
The many will consent to be taxed
for the extent of attaining " the
greatest good for the greatest
NUMBER but just there they will
call a halt. They will not consent
that the many hall be taxed fol
the benefit of a favored few. No
only will the CLEVELAND admin.
istration refuse assent to such .
policy, but no party power of the
future, whether Democratic or Re
publican, will ever assent to il
again. It is dead-dead beyond
the reach of the resurrection trump
The late election was a revolution
AID revolutions take on steps back
ward.
No one can say that money cleo
ted Cleveland. The Democrat,