The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-02
LOGAN.
GRAND DEMoCRAqIc RAILY.

Mr.. Rawlins was introduced by Chair
man Sloan, who in a neat speech recited
the incidents connected with the Demo
cratic convention of 1884, when the guest
Of the evening was the only man who dared
to raise his voice against the EARNED ruff
fans who dared TO deny him Of his rights. !"
As Mr.. Rawlins stepped forward he was
greeted with warm applause.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Citi-
zens:-l feel very much complimented at
the introduction by the chairman Of this
meeting, 1t was not open for me TO dis
cuss the political questions. Utah was di-
Vlced on other issues. 1t was church and
anti-cnurch. | am glad TO bury the past
issues and look only 10 the future. In
my remarks this evening l shall
speak from q Democratic standpoint
and arrive ct political truths. (The
speaker here quoted from Blaine's Twenty
Years in Congress" on the tariff question:
The Democrats are in favor of having q
tariff for revenue only-for the needs of
the government, economically admins
tered, and no more The term american
protection was misleading The tariff is
nothing more than a specific duty; the i'm
porter has to pay for the privilege Of sell
ing his goods. 1t is the claim of the Repub-
lican party that the protection encouraged
infant Industries. II was originally advo-
Gated by Henry Clay, that our country
might be adapted to certain industries, but
the mechanical skill. the necessary capital
and the needed experience were lacking,
aud that it would be legitimate Cor the
government to lend its aid for time until
the necessary skill, capital and experience
had set on foot the new industry. Then the
infant would have grown and the protec
ton no longer needed.
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thigh as compared with similar legisla
Jions}, and continued ii until 1882. when
another raise was given In 1916 the
Democrats assumed the reins of govern
ment and enacted laws that materially
reduced the tariff. The calamities that had
been predicted failed to materiaIize.
not one of the Industries whose failure had
been predicted by these false prophets dis
continued. But more capital was invested,
industries were more diversified until 1857,
when the Democrats proposed still fur
Their reduction in the tariff. The Wings in
Congress were IN favor ct it, as the low
tariff was developing internal resources.
From that time the parties recognized
the beneficence of low tariff. The tariff
had ceased to be an issue. The little panic
OF that time was mere stumble In the
headiong prosperity of the nation. (Here
followed facts and figures from the census
statistics of that time) SLOWING the large
per cent of families having homes before
the war as compared with the number own
ing their own homes after the war and dur
ing the reign OF high tariff imposed under
Republican administration to meet the de-
mands OF the war.
The wealth of the nation increaseG from
1850 to 1860 l2O per cent; in the next de-
cade but 81 per cent; the next ten years
found an increase of but 46 per cent.
Wages increased from 1850 TO 1860 60 per
cent; from 1860 to 1870 but 80 per cent.
Raw material increased So per cent. to
he SO per cent. of the ten years from 1860
to $50
Manufacturing products form 1850 TO
1860, So per cent. to % per cent Of the fol
lowing twenty years.
Blaine, the recognized leader of the Re
publican party, has acknowledged this to
have been period of genuine prosperity.
One OF Yale great professors ian author
on political economies) has called this the
golden era of prosperity" in American
history All classes. all industries ad
vanced alike, financially the growth was
uniform and regular.
Since the high tariff of 1862 operated to
give those in manufactures Chiefly located
in the New England states) monopoly
and gave them the opportunity to charge
much higher price for their goods The
non-protected industries had TO pay more
for their goods. The southern Industries
were impoverished to sustain the New
England factories. The one was enriched
the other impoverished.
Alexander Hamilton's per cent tariff on
iron and steel next received due considera-
ton. The tariff of 1889 was con tinued IN
til 1912, when the Democrats were IN favor
of continuing it for revenue with the IN
derstanding it was to be discontinued after
the war
The speaker then explained the methods
OF iron manufacture at that time and
through Clay's additional tariff the Ameri-
can manufacturer could continue the old
expense of tie consumer. Thus the tariff
did not encourage home industry, bus
rather caused one to be sustained at the
expense Of others.
At the tariff reduction in 1916 the Ameri-
can manufacturers were compelled to use
the more modern methods thereby reduc-
ing the cost of manufacture.
BY the acts of the Mckinley bill Mas
sachusetts factories were compelled to pur-
chase coal from other sources at New
toundland where the cost was much less.
The manufacturers were therefore charg-
ing higher rate for their goods.
America furnished but one-half of the
wool consumed at home. Workers in wool
were compelled to pay 10 cents per pound
more Tor wool that was not furnished by
American wool growers.
Nor was tn question on Wooden cloths
left unanswered. The speaker most thor
oughly punctured the tariff balloons with
Democratic argument 4 tariff imposed
for one industry operates 10 the injury of
another industry and SO on until the cir
cult is complete. Such actions tended TO
make America the poorest market for the
masses.
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dustry. Democratic principle is to live
and let live and TO flourish in the United
States. To say the 100000 voters were
in favor Of wiping of the varied industries
is the height Of absurdity. Not one profit
able industry that has any reason to exist
would cease to operate one moment by the
lowering Of the taeifL.
Next in order was thorough sitting of
the lead question and the principles of the
G. o. p. exploded.
Persons have stated If the legislature
would give bounty enough we would have
refineries in every town in Utah. Ladies
and gentlemen do not be deluded by any
such argument, it is falacious. The gov
eminent cen give nothing except what was
given IL by the people.
Business men could not be induced to
enter an industry that could not make both
ends meet They would say when il be-
comes improbable it ought 10 cease. The
government viii say the same thing; but
the Republicans say you must do this in
order TO give the man more than he pro-
duces. Yet no bounty is given 10 the wage
earner-wages were regulated by supply
and demand. / believe in high wages.
Wages VIII be high as labor is affected, but
TO increase his wages artificially is TO make
him pauper. The government under Re-
publican rule has protected everything
under the sun except the wages of the
laboriag man; has sent broadcast
over the earth welcome to paupers and
by this pauper labor pushed out the free
and intelligent laboring man. The wages
Of the protected and unprotected countries
Of Europe show high percentage in favor