Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-09-29

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and only shows that some new in
dustries have peen established or
additional men employed in others.
And it does not appear that;such
increase has been any more than the
usual natural increase occasionod
by the steady growth Of the State.
1t may possibly also be true that
there have been a few less strikes
during the past two years than dur
ing the preceding two years, but
this may be attributed TO the mod
GRAFTON and good judgment Of our
labor organizations rather than to
the effect of any tariff law.
| know this much, that the DEM
ocratic party will be entirely content
to permit every workingman whose
wages have been increased since the
passage Of the Mckinley bill to vote
the republican ticket il orr oppo-
nents will consent that all those
whose wages have not been increased
shall vote the democratic ticket, Ind
upon that basis we will carry the
country by million majority. We
should not, however, permit our
position to be misunderstood. We
are not seeking power upon the
calamity" issue, but with all good
citizens we rejoice in the prosperity
Of the country and trust that it may
continue, but we insist that the
country has been prosperous not be-
cause Of the Mckinley law, but in
spite Of it..
Tho People Cannot Be Deceived.
The people cannot longer be de-
ceiyed on this question by the OPP
position. Public sentiment has
made rapid strides during the past
few years and greatly cleared the
political atmosphere, as we'll as
brushed aside many plausible but
untenable cobwebs which have here
tofore obscured the discussion. No
one need now enter into an argu-
ment to establish the fact that the
tariff is a tax, as the people have
learned the fact to their sorrow from
the operations Of the Mckinley bill.
Five years ago the cry that ''the
tariff ii tax" was received with de-
rision and laughter by our republi
can friends, but now they are en-
deayoring to convince us how much
they have relieved us from taxation
by the abolition Of the sugar duty.
Pray tell us also what has become
Of the republican claim, 50 indus
triouslJ persisted in, that "the for
eignsr pays the tax" The claim
has been most thoroughly and ef-
fectually exploded, and it is, there
fore, evident that the campaign Of
education has borne its fruits. The
plain truth is that this policy Of
protection cannotmuch longer stand
against the tremendous pressure Of
public sentiment for its abandon
ment. The cause Of industrial o
Emancipation is marching on.
The Force Bill.
There is another issue in this
campaign Of equal, if not greater,
important than the tariff, which
affects the rights and liberties Of
every citizen. The republican party
seems to be irreyocably committed
to the passage Of the federal cleo
tions bill, generally known as the
''force BILL" and although it must
be evident to the most patriotic and
thoughtful members Of that organ
ization that it is q piece Of political
foolishness, only equaled by its
mendacity, there has appeared for
them no escape from it's advocacy.
It is an impeachment of the good
sense Of the republican leaders that
they should press the consideration
OF SO offensive and unwise a measure
at this or any other time, especially
in view Of the fact, now apparent to
every one, that it absolutely pre-
vents their party from receiving .
single electoral vote in a third Of
the States Of the Union; and all
though as partisans we may rejoice
at their folly, yet as citizens VIC de-
plore their threatened attack upon
the free institutions Of our country,
never before SO imperiled.
A Menace to Liberty.
The Force Bill has been we'll des-
cribea as a menace to liberty
the liberty Of the North as we'll as
the South, the liberty Of the black
as we'll as the white, the liberty Of