Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-07

Sold by A. p. GOULD, Augusts
ously prevailed in our legislation has been
mighty instrument for the development OF Inc
national wealth.
Our Workmcn.
have felt most soiieitous interest 10 pre-
serve to our working people rates OF waves
that would mol only give daily bread. hat sup
ply a comfortable margin for those horne ,;t-
fractions and family comforts and ep'pt-
ments, without which life is neither horcfal
nor sweet. They are Aiaericah citizens, a ps,H
of the great people from whom our con-titH-
tion and government were framed and inst
tnied and it caanot he pcrNcrsion of thai
constitution To lcsiSlate as Ia preserve in their
homes the comfort. Independence, Loyalty anu
sense of interest in the government which are
essential 10 good citizenship In pcSrc aild
which will bring This stalwart ilirong, ~ in
ISL, TO the deteuse of the flag when II Is as
sailed.
The TariG.
Ii is not my purpose 10 renew here the
argument ia favotO IA protective tarln. The
result af the recent election must be accepted
as having introduced new policy. We most
assume that the present tariff. constructed
upon the lines of protection, is To be repealed.
and thai there Is 10 he substituted for 4 u
tariff law constructed solely with reference !"
revenue; that no dnty Is 10 he higher berAnsg
the increase viii keep open an American mil
or Keep up the wages Of an American work-
man. hut that in every clsc such rate 81
duty Is in he imposed ms will bring 60 tho
treasury Of the United States the largest re-
turns ot revenue,
The contention has not been between sched-
ules,
Hut Between Principles,
and II would be offensive 10 suggest that the
prevailing party will not carry into legislation
the principles advocated by it aud the pledges
given to the people. The rariff bills passed by
the house of representatives at the last Sos
sion, were,as suppose even in the opinion of
their promoters inadequate. and Justified
only by the fact that the senate aud house of
representatives were noi in accord. aud that "a
general revision could not therefore be under
taken. recommend that the whole subject
oi tariff revision be loft 10 the incoming con.
gress.
II ism matter of regret that this work must
he delayed For at least three months, for tho
threat Of great tariff changes introduces 50
much uncertainty that an amount not easily
estimated of business in action and Of diiniH-
ished production will necessarily result. II Is
possible also that this uncertainty may result
In decreased avenues from custom duties, FOR
our merchants will make continuous orders
for foreign goods " view of the prospect Of
tariff reductions and the uncertainty of when
they will take effect Those who have adyo-
Gated u protective tariff can we'll afford To
have their disastrous forecast of change Of
policy disappointed.
If "A system OF customs can he framed That
will set the idle wheels and looms nf Europe
In motion and crowd our warehouses with
fore ign-made goods, and NJ the same time
keep our own mills busy; thai will give ~ an
increased participation In the markets Of be
world" of greater value than the home mar
ket we surrender; that will give increased
work TO foreign workmcn, upon products 10
consumed bS our people. without diminishing
tlIe mount Of work TO bo done here; that will
enable the American manufacturer to pay 10
his wnrkmcD from 80 to itD per cent. more in
wages than is paid in the foreign niil rfli
yet 10 compete in our market and IN foreign
markets with foreign producers; that will fur
ther reduce the cost of articles Of wear and
food without reducing the wages of tbosc who
produce them; that can be celebrated after its
effects have been realized, as its expectation
has been. in European well as American
cities, the authors aud promntefs Of ii VIII DC
entitled 10 The highest praise.
We have had in our history several cxperi-
ences Of the contIssted effects of revenue
and of Ii protective tariff. but this generation
has not felt them, and the experience OF one
generation Is not highly instructive 10 the
next. The friends of the protective sysieu.
with undiminisbed confidence in the princi-
pies they have advocated. will await the result
of the new experiment. The strained and 100
often disturbed relations existing between the
manuf.ctt,r;ne es,ahiish,rap,s haze ,a, tscy,
f,ynrahI h j, calro ,.a,,eidar.,;, IL, ~, No.,
earner ~ .ha .tf..,.t u,,o, ,va,,.s ~ ,ho W.
toc,I,. .,,.tsn, rhs f.sta ,,,a, l;s .,,,s. 80,
The HIGHEST I,aid inliLe ealing IN ~. ,ynri,
and that a maintainance of this rate of wages
In the absence Of protective duties upon the
scnrrd n, the nassion eyot,d h,, theae ,a,,,o.,s
He may now bs abIe 10 review tbs onesti,,r IN
the llubt of his ner-n mai cxnerien ,,nder ~.
or,raf;nn ~ /.
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its frequent and threatening paraies in m,
streets of foreign cities. should sfpf Be alIawea
"a acquire American eionliefle. Tie reports ~
the heads Of the several executive eepar,-
uepts. which are herewith submitted. have