Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-20

tlons.
Tue people Of tbs state gave tais
party Of MAGNIFICENT promises chance. /
Wat have the results beea9
Early "a the session. bill Was intro !
cuced fofbdd.ng members 70 accept
free railroad passes not because these
passes influenced tns yotes or the
tuembeFs IA favor OF these corpora
tons, bsCa Gss = member slth pass
Ia hls pOckst generally stands ar
50 straight that he leans back
ward, tut because & wOa Ia shorten the
session, for as long a. member has
Tres pass ia his pocket II - impossible
10 keep alm IA Lansing from and after
Friday until the next tuesday. Al
though the democrats had majority
Of twO-thIrds IA the house and bad
stolen 8 majority OF two Ia the senate,
they deliberately refused 90 pass tins
Dill and continued their legislative ses-
son far into tue dog DAYS. Beneath
tnIs promise may DO written "1Rfui-
niled.'
Did the democratic party reduce the
appropriations for tho running expenses
OF our state government It did not.
The reports OF democratic officials
are misleading. IL Is true that the
total amount of money appropriated 10y
the legislature to TO raised by taxation
WAS less than that appropriated oy the
previous legislature, but our demo
crate brethren forget 10 tell Us that
s420, 900, MlchIgsn's share OF the direct
war Tax, was placed IN the state treas
ury to the credit of the general fund,
and has been used boy the democratic
administration. When this amount is
added TO the total amount approprl-
ated by the legislature, 1t Will be found
that the appropriation IS IN excess OF
the amount appropriated by the last re-
publican legislature. Underneath tins
promise can De written "unfulllled."
Democratic misrepresentation.
Two years ago the republican party
suffered defeat because the Mckinley
ball Was misrepresented and misunder-
stood. The democratic party claimed:
/. That it would increase the prices
of all protected articles.
2. That It would build a Chinese wall
about our country; that the nations
would not accept our exports, and
would not trade with US because the
Mckinley bill levied duties upon their
products.
3. That surplus would be boarded
IN the treasury.
A. That 1t would not establish the
contemplated new industries in tin,
pearl, laces, pushes, etc.
5. That it would not affect the wages
of the American laborer.
The Mckinley bill now does its own
talking. The experience of the last
fiscal year demonstrates that the re-
publican party was right in every In
FRET in, tho his
tory OF our nation our exports have
exceeded a billion dollars, and our I'M
ports have been larger than they were
during any similar period of the ma
tons history. The balance of trade in
favor of our country was S203, 900, 900,
the largest ever known. Whenever q
farmer annually sells more than he
buys and places the surplus in bank,
he is growing richer. So, whenever a
nation annually sells 203. 000, 900 more
than 1t buys in a foreign market, it Is
fast growing wealthy. What has be-
come of the democratic Chinese wall?
The prices of goods have decreased.
Tie prophecies of calamity howlers
have not been fulfilled. The total
amount of value received will be about
$50 900, 900 less than during the fiscal
year. thus admirably meeting the needs
of the country without creating sur
plus.
You may ask, would these industries
not have been established but for the
protective tariff? We answer, No.
Allow me to cite you to an example.
In the year 1872. tin plate factories
were established in this country. Tin,
at that time, sold for SIP box. AS
soon as the product of our factories
was placed in the market, the price of
foreign tn vas reduced 20 81 per box.
This WAS less than the actual cost of
production. and our factories closed
their doors. Thereupon, the price
raised until our factories were again
opened, and then the importers adver-
tlsed that they would sell foreign tin
twenty-five per cent cheaper than
American tin could be bought for.
Our factories again closed and were
not opened until the dcKinley bill
provided sufficient protection against
such foreign competition.
Many similar illustrations might be
given. In fact, the history of our
country during the last thirty years is
one continuous illustration to prove
this proposition.
Americas Great Tin Plate Industry.
The new industries promised by the
republican party have been established.
During the last year we have already
made IL, 900, 900 pounds Of TIN. and over
5000. 900 pounds were made during the
las. quarter. The government esti-
mates are that during the next wear we
will manufacture at least 10000, 900
pounds. This industry alone will soon
employ 80 900 labOIers and sill supply
the entire American market with
cheaper and better TN than we for
merry bought from Wales.
Pearl button factories have been es-
tsblished in different parts of the cOun-
try and give employment to well paid
American labor. even ia our own state.
The report of Commissioner Peck
shows that IN the state of New York
| alone SO, 800. 900 more money was rad
for labor during y year under the Nc
kinley bill than during the previous
year. and that the total product Of the
factories was s3l 900. 900 larger than
during the previous year.
The democratic party says that Mr..
Peck Is liar. but his testimony IS cor
robOrsted by good democratic author
lty. The senate committee appointed
90 invest gate these matters All com
posed % such eminent repub icans aud
democrats as Allison. Aldricn aud
Carlisle, brought in unan NOUS re-
port. in which they state that the aver
age cost of 2lf protected articles enter
lng into she use Of a family eKpendIng
about 8 900 year has been reduced
over per cent, while in England it has
increased one aud nine tenths per cent
that the prics pail for labor has in
creased from seventy-fvs oue-hun-