New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
A MECHANICS VIEW OF TIE SITUATION.
REPUBLICANIsM AND DEMOCRACY AS SEEN BY
AN INTELLIGENT AMERICAN NORWEGIAN.

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AN INTELLIGENT AMERICAN NORWEGIAN.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir In view of the fact that the great political
parties concndilG for supremacy In this country are
trying to educate the wor!iingmen rank and file OF
the two parties and that these same men VIII decide
that question themselves next November think they
should mnglc their voices with the multitude rs well
rs the politician. therefore ask the privilege of
| having my humble say. Being an American work
man, | am naturally a Republican, ana being born
about the time the Democracy fired on the American
flag, could no love that party than child
could love the who shot his father. When i
such men Benjamin Harrison at the head OF ths
great republic, one whose name gives honor 10 his
country by being traced back through all the wars and
trOublous times which this country has seen since
England tried to give us taxation without rep
resentaton." the name Of Harrison is seen foremost
upon lis Ioll' of defenders cur own harrison "a'
| shown himself the worthy defender Of the Government
! his forefathcrs helped TO build cur nag winch WIS
! trampled in the dust and insucd by every na''h
that saw fit during the four years OF Grover CIcVc-
lands rule, now sails every sea commanding respect
alike from all. Little CHI and biz England alhc
received due notice that this country now has man
NJ its head who will uphold the dignity 1t should have
as the leading nation of the earth
The Democracy boasts Of the good times we en-
| loved under Cleveland's Administrations NO kdplD-
| lean denies 1t, for the Government was 'hch 'nc
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lican party, AMI We had TO have good liihc' ana
will continue 10 as long rs that party commands the
shin ~ siate Notwithstanding those good tne',
made sure los Republican legislation, Grover Cleveland
sent his celebrated message TO Congress RECOMMENDING
a complete change in those same laws. IL was 'icl
that the people OF this country arose and relegaei
Grover TO private life, where he will remain TIL those
same people can be made 10 believe that biAch Is
| white.
The Democrats propose to start now right where
they left in 81, their present platform beng re-
production of the las, one they stood on before 'n'S
were hurled from power at that time h"t ''e oN''"
learned from the Free Trade OF - and the Demo
cratic idea of National finances have not Deeh Io'
gotten. and repetition Of them now VIII not DC
tolerated II IS easy enough for every hDorihs
man I'm thi, country 10 acquain; himself with 'he
history Of the great questions at ISSUE ana hv' NC
deceived by spouting stump orators. We All h''o"
that every great enterprise for the advancement "i'
American Interests has been set In motion ana COM
Melted BY the Republican party and the same has )9'
az surely been opposed by the Democratic party
Their action has been the dog In the naheef "''
every time Just they shouted al the '"o"
armies from ,6l 10 'G5 You can't suppress inc ~,
beIionp they have tried To cry down every lo'"'''
movement OF te party that had ideas and the e1t 10
npsh ahead When the Republican party took cohtrol
- ,bo Covernment--or what was LETT Of 1t after
long Democratic misrule-thcy changed II from
slavery Shacklcd plutOcracy TO country "h're cNcH
man stands equal before the law, changed II from
povcrtv stricken trade country 10 one ol pro
lection and unlimited rsorccs for the malhten'',''
~ IL, millions OF toers and those who hock here ny
the thousands every day from the frec-tradc co"h'
30 Furopc Changed II from the rotten hnanciai
idea Of state banks currency as sohd as lis mis-
Throu;h reciprocity we can widen our maihe'S wiz"
ever We IT going to be an auN"n'hec !" w.
When we get return for the privileges w
give them It will be time enough 70 open our ports
and hat *
Tho democratic cry that We can't Sell II we doh't
bnv Is like most Of their windy arguments ue' ~
Grues for since the tarS law OF 1890 took "hc't our
,mport5 have decreased while our exports have III
creased over onethird. The Democratic poh'y S''S
| to ms vorNngmen You will be better OF II yoh
sit down and allow the goods used In this country |" Dc
cant here from another and the money when Soh
shoud receive for manufacturing those goods be sent
there 10 pay foreign worknen. That Is inc "iop
subject In a nutshel
The Democratic opposition 20 new and advancing
ideas IS shown in their opposition 10 the nome mani"
tactnre Of tin, made possible by the new tanh INV.
II has been clearly shown that we have the ma'efaI
IN make orr own Tin thus saving millions OF dollars
which are sent abroad for that article 1helr l"c' I'll
trade Is that We should Jet 1t IN ee ana 'iiA pro
hibli The starting OF another great lhdu>'T!' VIM"
vould be a gIea, factor among the other eigihu' III
dustnes which have now solid BASIS ana 'i'I"'i"s
home worlmen through protective iarih' ana "h'on
coud never have gained footing here Only III
being protected against the half paid WORK oil ou''i
countries Manufacturers can't spend large sums "'
money in erecting mills and bnylnS machinery pay
American wages and sell their goH'' III Hu'P''"
nrces If The protective taun Is liftcd from ionsh-
made goods according 10 the platform which Grover
cleveland stands on and which will b" put mo erect
u he Is elected there would not be another factory
built In the United States In ten years
II 4. o,.iIv seen that the man with the money ana
tho mechanic the butcher, the grocer ana al "''r
y, business men linked together hke mug o'h'
ch link hing necessary I'm the support OF the o'r'
=, ,n maths NJ capital and labor run 80 clo'e 10
IT, &, L. not strange that they bubble over III
zach others way once in a WHILE lha' j. lhcN'''0o'
u * like the provcrbial family quarrel Inc "''
who ntcrfcres j. likely 10 got inc "h"'c '"' "
him The Democracy, as last ic7"r'' !" "rP
,nr Wild and idotic dream Of free trade ci"im ''''
Ana ,-orlxnpn Of other countries are rs "ci P''" q"
-, -rch an assertion can only deceive the most
IGNORANT for in great many T"ueN '"' ,,t
,orlnan has more money left ai'ei paying "' "',"7
expeuses than his foreign bro'ieT rc''ic' va
y,holc poy There are more homes o"ic' !" ''o '''
:, nun.vIv,n,a alone than In all Great Bri'"lh anu
rurope combined. In the city Of Phlladeppia
,.i.,,,or ovn their own homes, "hllc III lNc"S'
v,,,ard q city OF about the same sizc 'he 9'"uS''
dnn, show a single one owned bE II ""'hin7'" '
stu democratic papers and stump aPch"o'9 WI, P n
"a pcnnsy,vania when they want 10 S"o" ''' WV
Of protective u'i'I' ,u ,,o pcnulJcan
We never hau s'u"u "''N' -, rnoo stlrcr
-. ,. q IN Ms When the Bland Free Silver
hu WINS introduced in Congress, winch 'h''"'''e'
the finances of the country with deS'ruc''on, Wv
-. o,ve majority Of 40 for the bill ana
49, panu,,,caps covc n majority Of 80 ngiihst IL,
inns again showing their dclerInnnon -, when
u'' - ON a Souud basis where tlc> pun ~. VIZ"
a. isi,s Jchn sherman, then secretary Oh inc ~ ia
i III 70 resume specie payments nat SAM ore
prop r.I, yveni forth against MN buI nc
Sp, right on IN his ana NOT h''h Ur e,,c
KEEP, L III ~" dov And 80 IL goes through the "ple
gnu VI " -, RenuhIicon tiiumphs. Thcy nave mn
ca'eso, iHend with that old parrotikc cry, lou cant
40 ~ l., fsyoite cry OF the Democracy lIat ~"
perub,ican party is the party OF m,nry MIC nIn we
lelup r,tnns That sounds rather queer Wncn W., va
So tuet seen "A Democratic National 'plV'Ii'pn'
nv standard OH and railroad millionarce ,nn,
a corporation lawyer Tor me gcai vond was nomi-