San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-12
TIVE ONLY REAso ON WHY.

me claim tnat tne defeat OF tD
repu blican party Is due to the rascal
ity Of the epublicsn party, as ad
ysnced by one of the democrati
dsilies OF this state, is as far from tn,
truth as is the assertion that iG is du,
to the agitation of the force bill. Tn,
reason, II reason more than q dun
blind, unressoDing desire for chang,
there be, Is to be found In the dis
satisfaction of the country with the
present protective tariff. The battle
was fought on that issue, distinctive.
ly so, and the result must be accept
ed as the verdict Of the country
against that policy. There is nc
doubt that the wealthy classes are
dissatisfied with q tariff that so large.
ly increases the price of imported
fabrics that they have been in the
habit of bringing in for their wear,
and they claim that the duties inn
posed by the Mckinley tariff are
virtually prohibitive, as under it the
importation of the foreign wool and
silk fabrics that they have been &C
customed to buy has been cut off.
The constant cry, that by the increase
of duties on foreign manufactures the
American workman has been COM
PEELED to pay much higher prices for
the necesssries of life, has had it's
effect and the workmen have join
ed with their richer Deighbors
in demanding the repeal of the
duties imposed by the late tariff law.
1t has not availed that the republic
can system of protection has 30 large
~ increased the wages of the labnrer
in proportion to the amount paid for
the necessaries of life that any in
crease in their price is more than
offset thereby; neither has it been
considered that by this protective
system the manufactures of this coun.
try have been so increased that the
number of workmen earning wages
ia them have been doubled, thereby
dou bling the home market for the
sale of these manufactured products,
as we'll as the market for the farmers
OF this country. The constant asser-
ton that the protective policies of the
nation have Only resulted in building
up q wealthy manufacturing class at
the expense of the agricultural and
laboriDg classes has had it's effect In
the public mind, and that effect was
seen last Tu esdsy when the vote OF
the country was cast so overwhem-
ingly against the protective candi-
dates. It is not necessary to look be-
yond this cause for the reason OF the
defeat sustained by the republican
party In the national election. There
never has been in this country more
honest, dignified, able, conscien-
tious and patriotic administration of
affairs than has been given the people
under the administration OF President
Harrison. The statesmen of the dem.
ocratic party freely concede this.
There have been no scandals under
his term of service. The honor of the
flag has been ntained at home and
abroad. The several departments of
the government have been adminis-
tered with signal ability. The de-
fences of the nation have been made
the special care of the administration.
The economy of the service has never
been questioned, save for political eff
feet. The foreign markets have been
more widely opened to American pro-
ducts than ever before. In every way
the administration has satisfied the
just expectation of the people, and the
| discomfort does not arise from the ad.
ministra ton of affairs, but with the
policies of the party in power. AS tor
the force bill, that never was an issue.
That was an election bugaboo, the
unsubstantial creation of the demo-
cratic imagination. The demand was
for change In the tariff policy of the
country. The party committed to
such change will be in power after the
Fourth of next March, and the issue
Is with them. Upon their work the
people will pass their verdict four
years hence.
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