The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-01
special 3lot.res.
TO THE JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRATS
OE NEW YORK

OF NEW YORK.
The Protective Tariff Democratic League Of the city
of New York asks assistance in establishing tho
supremacy OF those principles of protection for Anesi
can industries and American labor which were advo.
catc by the founders of the Democratic party Thomas
Jefferson. James Madison. and Andrew Jackson which
nreriled BY the candidacy of Grover Cieve.
land and the declaration of the Chicago platform.
which says:
PLATFORM ADOPTED AT CHICAGO June 80. 1892.
"wo declare it to be . fundamental principle of
tho Democratic party that the Federal Govcrnmen.
has constitutional power impose and collect tariff
duties excep, for the purposes OF revenue only"
This is Practically identical with the clause relating
TO the tariff in tho Constitution Of the Confederate
States and while may be true shat tariff for protec.
ton to American industries and American labor
unconstitutional under the organic law of the Confed.
eracy under tho Constitution Of The United
states.
CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION.
"s,c. VII Congress- shall have power to lay and col
iect taxes duties imports and excuses for revenue
necessary to pay the debts provide for the common
defence. and carry on the Government OF the Confed
crate states but bounty shall be granted from tho
treasury. shall any duty tax on importations
from foreign nations be lad to promote foster any
branch OF industry"
The platform reported by the Committee on Resolu-
,ions Chicago contained these words:
TIE REJECTED DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
"In making reLuc:!o in it is not proposed
in,urc any domestic industries. but rather promote
their healthy growth. From the foundation of this
Governmen, the taxes collected at the Custom, House
have been tic chief Of Federal revenue Such
they continue to DO. Moreover. many industries
have come rely upon legislation for successfu
tnuance. that any change OF law must be at every
step regnrdfu Of tho labor and capital thus involved
The process reform must be subject in the execution
| OF this plan TO the dictates OF Justice"
This pledge would have been satisfactory to Jener.
soniau Democrats But at the demand OF that element
in tho party which fnvors English free trade and the
econ omic theories Of the Golden Club It struck
out For reasons best known to themselves. the
| enty.,wo delegates from New York, disappearing
their constituents voted in the affirmative. The para.
rraph as it now stands substituted. and the inter
ssts OF every manufacturer every business man. and
| every workman III this, the greatest manufacturing
city the continent were betrayed In the interest OF
| free trade England.
On the Ut hand that part of tho platform which
concerns the tarir. which adopted by tho Repub-
lican party at Minneapolis June 9. 1892. which says:
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
I'VE believe tia. all articles which cannot be pro.
duced the United States except Injuries. should be
admitted free of duty. md that on all imports coming
into with the products OF American labor
there should lie levied duties equal to the dfereHce s
tween wagos abroad and at home" is n rubst snt4l
| reirerst:on Of the views Of Jefferson Madison and
JACK son. and should have tho support OF all intelligent
| Democrats
| We ore also opposed 10 the provision In the Demo.
cratic platform which advocates the repeal OF the tax
On banks and proposes to return TO the Of
wildcat money We believe that all money, whether
gold silver paper should be issued by tho Federal
Government And b. full legal tender for all debts.
| public and private As every intelligent Democrat
knows under the old system Ok confederation the Gov
.rnm.nt disinte grating because the Confed.
Grafton possessed no power to extend protection to
American industries The nrst act Of general legs!a.
ton passed under the Constitution OF tho United
stated bill int reduced In the House Of Represen.
| thttves by James Madison.
FIRST LAW ENACTED b CONGRESS-
~ stated in its preamble It WAS enacted for tho
support Of the G0vernmsn for the discharge of the
| debts or the United states and the encouragement
and protect VI manufactures" II became law
the Ah day Of July, 49,. by the signature Of Wash
lng,ou
From 1896 to 1861 this country suffered from tho
crushing effects Of tsrif Tor revenue only. system
established in the interest of those who desired to sell
tho products of slave labor and who wished to buy
those markets where manufacturing labor was cheap
est: who held thai every man who laboTsd with his
hands was "mudsiil" and who would have reduced
ali worlmsn the level OF the slave laborers they
owned With these facts many Of the younger genera
ton who have had the advantage Of living under the
economic system advocated b. Jefferson are unfamil
lar ask those who symTatlze with our objects
who ha We records OF paid in those years
to put Them 1t disposal for educational purposes
were iueu every Dspocra, who 10 In sympathy with
these and who docs not intend to vote for tho
Tsprss.nai Of free trade and wildcat money Grover
| Clsvean 10 send his atIre.sto
| HENRY NICHOLS. Chairman
Protective Tariff Democratic League Post Once box
?i57. or hesdquur,er. Hotel Devonshrs. New York
city
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