South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-10-07

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md not IN protection with Incidental rev
enue. In 80 far IS the tSrin Is necessary 20
moot the necessities OF the government. IL
may be imposed. and any other benefit
which may be iegitmatsly derived from
It's imposition may and does necessarily &C
company It. IL the burden Imposed would
operate 10 prevent foreign competition thu
benefit Is Indirect and urobiectlouable.
President Harrison, in his ingenious let
ter OF acceptance, endeavOrs 70 place our
party IL fAise attitude i1g calling 70 the
fact that while our platform in 1854. re-
adopted in ISIS, contained an express
plank upon thls question Of the equaliza-
ton OF wages, yet II was omitted In lc32,
sad asserts that wo have changed our posi-
ton beg 70 differ with him There has
been no change. II Is not always practic-
able 20 place In 3 platform the details OF
| proposed legislation. We stand not only
I upon our platform Of 1S92, but upon the
Mills Bill which was the latest general
: Democratic legislation upon the tariff sub
lect- The Dill was as good an exposition OF
our principles as any elaborate platform
| could possibly DO.
IL were asked to define as conc:sely as
possible the whole Democratic policy, 1
should state IL substantially as follows:
We favor tariff for revenue only. linn
tied 10 the necessities OF tho government.
economically administered and so adjusted
In IT'S application as far as practicable, "a 20
prevent unequal burdens, encourage pro-
JEST COMPENSATION TO LAEoR.
out not TO create or foster mouopolies.
These are the cardinal principles upon
which the details OF all tariff legislation
should DO based. Our opponents profess
. to De much disturbed because we have in
our platform denounced Republican pro-
lection as fraud. What else is it'll IL In
fraud for these conclusive reasons:
! Flrst-It il secured Dy a palpable abuse
or the taxing power of the government
OeCOud-lt lntlroR fla ~ he
Few nc the expense OF tue many.
Thira-lti Is based upon favoritism OF the
worst species.
Fourth-It tends to create delicious pros.
ness depression.
Fifth-It is deceptive In its promises and
unsatisfactory in It's results.
Sixth-Its principal oenefciaries consti-
trte privileged ciass, aud their importu-
mites FOR governmental aid lead to public
scandal and Decentralization.
. President Harrison and all the othev
great and small advocates OF this vicious
system diligently seek to create the i'm
preston that the Democratic party ha,
assumed holder attitude than formerly
and become an advocate OF absolute free
trade. l said Ia the campaign OF 1885 in /
my opening speech at the Academy OF
Music at New York City, that il be-
heved the Democratic party favored abso-
lutte free trade, should not advocate its
cause, and l repeat the statement here to-
night.
/ insist that neither the Democratic
party nor have changed our position upon
THIS question, but that we stand where we )
have ever stood Tariff reform
DOES NOT MEAN FREE TRADE
Our opponents mIsrepresent our position
now as they have ever done since tho
famous tar1n message Of 1887. In that his,
torlc peSsage, our candidate expressly re-
pudiated the suggestion that he was enter
Ing upon any crusade Of free trade He did
not demand that our tariff laws should be
wiped ont of existence.
He then quoted from President Cleve- /
lands message, and took up the MCKINLEY
pill, and said: Il is undoubtedly true that
In this State tho aggregate amount of all
the wages paid tho year after its passage
may have been greater than the aggregate
amount paid the year preceding, but that
does not prove any increase in the rate or
trdSeS paid, and only shows that some new
industries have been established or addi-
tional men employed In others. And il
does not appear that such increase has
been any more than the usual natural in
crease occasioned by the steady growth of
the state. IL may possibly also be true ]
taaL there nave scen = lew ie.s stiisrs
during cue last two years than during the
preceding two years, but this may be at
Irtbuted 10 the moderation of aud good
judgment OF cur labor organizations, rather
lban 20 the eject OF Eny tariff law. know
this much, that the Democratic party will
be entirely content TO permit every work
tngmnn whose wages has been increased
since the passage Of the Mckinley bill 10 ,
vote the Republican ticket, IL our opp0-
nents will consent that all those whose
wages nave not been increased shall vota
tho Democratic ticket aud upon that Is--ia
eve Win carry the country