Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-21
CAMPAIGN TEXTS.

NEW YORK, Oct 3.-One of the most
interesting publications of the campaign
has made its appearance in the form OF
the Republican Campaign Text Book"
II is the result of much careful labor
on the part of people thoroughly ia
miliar with the political history OF the
country and of the two great parties,
and as il is prepared forthe use OF cam
paign speakers and Writers great care
has been taken to make its statements
absolutely accurate and reliable. There
fore the information which it gives is
the more interesting. Mr.. L. II. Mckee,
of 30 West Thirteenth street, has charge
of its distribution, and, although it is
book of nearly 800 pages, mails it at six
teen cents per copy. Here are some OF
the things which it shows:
It shows that the manufacture Of
wooden goods has prospered under the
new and higher tariff rs it never pros
pered before, and that the wool growers
have been so greatly encouraged that
they increased the number of their sheep
1000, 900 in the first year under the Nc
Kinley tariff.
1t shows that the prices of wooden
goods were lower under the Mckinley
tariff than before, and that no loss has
resulted to consumers from the new
duty.
1t shows that forty-two tin plate
manufactures have been established
since the passage of the Mckinley law,
making tin of quality superior to that
made abroad, at higher rates Of wages
and reduced price, the selling price
being actually lower now than under
the old tariff.
1t shows that the aggregate Of domes-
tic exports in the 101 years under the
constitution have been sci ,692, 739, S44
of which sum $l5, 639, S1S, 791 occurred
during the thirty years of protection,
the total exports during the seventy-one
years being but 81, 052, 921 ,052.
1t shows that under twenty-five years
of protection Al, 1852, 100000 pounds Of
cotton were sent abroad against 80, 10s,-
100000 pounds in the preceding sixty
| years. Both these stateme ats show the
| fallacy of the Democratic claim that
| SAOoSo hiiC hSto VA
other parts of the world to America.
1t shows that the product Of the farms
of the country has been greatly IN
| creased under protection. In twenty
years under protection we have ex-
ported $3,147 100000 worth of bread
stuffs against 81 $50, 900 in the preced-
ing fifty years. The exports Of meat
products under twenty-five years of pro-
lection have been 1891 100000 pounds
against 400 OO0, 900 pounds in eighty
one years of low tariff preceding.
1t shows that under reciprocity there
has been an increase Of many millions
of dollars in our exports to Central and
South American countries, and that in
many articles the increase has amounted
to from so to $50 per cent.
1t shows that the Republican party
has been the author and finisher Of al
the pension legislation enacted in behalf
of the old soldiers. Nearly every pen
sion bill before congress was voted
against by more than half of the Demo
Gratis in congress. A tabulation of the
votes cast on the important pension bills
enacted since the war shows sol Demo
cratic votes for the bills, 900 Democrat,
votes against them, 1921 Republica,
votes for the bills and two Republican
votes against them.
| II shows that the so called force bill /.
nothing more than an extension to al
parts Of the country Of the eminently
Just federal election laws now in fore,
in all the great cities, and which Mr.
Cleveland and his subordidates made us,
Of while he was president in their effort
to reflect him.
It shows Mr.. Cleveland's veto recort
AZ startling evidence OF his hostility (,
the working people and the masses. Hi
vetoes while governor included the me
chanics' lein law, the bill making EN-
ployers responsible for accidents from
imperfect machinery. Of inferior con
struction of buildings, the hill forbid
ding the manufacture of cigars in tene
ment houses. the bill making ten hour
days work FOR street railroad compa
MES, the bill prohibiting elevated rail
roads from charging moro than FIVE cent
fare, the bin requiring all state printin.
TO be done by union workmen. tai
bill sbolishing convict labor in prisons
the child labor bin. and while presiden
be vetoed the anticonvict labor bin il
1885 and again in 1883.
It shows that Cleveland recommends
in his message on Dec. s. 1886, the EN-
| ployment Of federal c0nvicts in msnr
featuring pursuits and the use by III
government Of the products Of thei
labor
Il shows THAI the average rate o
wages in the United States Is fully dou
be that IN Great Britain. Taking lis
Of nineteen occupations, such as manu-
f8cture Of boots and shoes, cotton goods
carpet wssvers, printers, mil hands
etc. the average rate q wages IN ~
United States - 3 g per day and II
Great Britain 81 %
| L shows that in Democratic states n
average rate 4 wages for farm hands i
siehty-three cents day, and N Repub
lioan states e Il g..
| Il shows TIE volume - Business d0ni
through TIE banks n Democratic state