New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04

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| gentleman from kentucky dong continued H'"E"'
and a sPp% Vs continued i do not think . make" Ss
unvarylng and answering hcstnY TO S,ve onlv 10
robbery ana i"" hat RI when Cleveland
WAS elected President GrGa' appaG we were in the
midst H o. se hes Of great nernscne arn contra and
vey The party scented 70 be Ip" Wne In The Plat
qds am sTd hoT 5e o. bent ne
t tyc members of the committee, myself among ON
1--WE no ronld obtan as common ground to ,i"na on
was The platform OF 1894 since 'he men ossarc NJ The
Sscon H in Iss7 cappause and the great ~
Of education in 1895 60 that cannot hcP ' %c Rave
mysci .c nv ,o " ,o1G plank 10 the sradde OF
Confusion owo and Chairman o w dss
finally ordered the sergean'-atarns 10 ''"'
Suddenly the band struck mp .iiail GTn4Oa TO- take
recognized Mr. Mubow Of MsssspP 9S. , SG blank
Of the platform back TO The Committee on ,n "0 gra
@Vocferous cries of NO. No ana Ii'r ~ Tho ,oII
howl h went mp fo M 'f The Star psn hn
the music had effect to hush tn nscatorI ' rs we'll
as deer,teS The secretary finally made an anmp
to proceed Win the rocall Of The STATE ana no GU, soc
! suddenly develop,d curiosity came hiNh' Inc ~
retsrv continued and the motion to strike ont ana III
scrt Inc substitute resulted Yeas ao4 may; - Tho
| When the chairman announced me result 81 VIC
total vote. there was umultnous applause TIC New
York DELEGATES climbed into tneT GoI Tnr. called for
three S cheers for wacrso1 Which We're given win f7 TSt
entnTsni@ U t 9T pcIn;ccr nj fs"'"''
| Nv President Tho attempt Of the manipulators
md fa led. The convention of thc Democratic party
wanted two things. Grover Cleveland as It's candidate
for PRECEDENT and the un-Amcrican doctrine wmch
he for eight years. I'm season and out OF season. pro
claimed that protection is robbery. BY vo" OF
5G4 70 345 representing the full convention. The
Dcr,ocnti, marty turned down the American aforer.
turnsd down the American manufacturer. and adopted
n platform nearer to free trade than anything wMch
has been offered IL the American people since the
absolutely freetrade constitution established by tle
Confcderacy In 1861.
II IS interesting to note the vote By which this
was done The free,rsde south wns again In the
udde, and nearly all Of TIE states which had taken
part IN making the frec-trde constitution OF the
Contedcracy, vote Soldly for the adoption Of The
tariff for-revenue plank. which had emanatcd from the
free-Inde state of Kentucky.
THE Ncw-YOrk SUM- in Its Issue Immediately fol
rowing the convention, in which it reluctantly bows
in acQuicsrcnce TO the result. calls attention 10
this part OF the platform and the substitution Of the
tarfforrevcnuc plank in place OF the plank which
proposed le1 station recognizing the difference In ialor
and the existence OF domestic industries already
bldt up in the following article, which quote
"TIIE CLEVELAND PRoTECTIoNtTs.
For historical purposes We now place side by
sde the Republican dcrarahOn Of lo"2 concerning
the tariff and the resolution reported al Chicago by
the llatform Committee:
Republican, Dcmocric
we believe that all alti- wien Custom House
clc> wnch caunOl De piU- taxation !, levied upon
duccd In the United state, arlics OF any mnd lNV-
admitted f Of e n1T and the dncrrncc between M
that on all imports coming cost Of labor here and
INTO competition with he alqoad, when such differ
products Of American Ia encc cXste; fnliy measures
Dor there should be d1tics any IOss bic benefit 70
levied equal 10 the differ labor. In mahng rcduc-
ence between wages at lions IN taXc, II IS not
home and abroad proposed 70 lnnrc any do
nestle industries bat
.ather 10 promote Their
Wealthy growth
the Rerubi can plank and the p.oRosod Demo Demo.
he slme thing. The principle Of protection +.
recognized and affirmed in both. Far The Democrat
resolution recognizing and Affirming protection. the
convention substituted another resolution dcnoundng
declaring that the Federal Government has no con
-titutiona power 10 enforce and collect taTf duties,
eXcep; for the purpose Of revenue only
1t goes Oh also TO show that the great Northern
producing and manufacturing states of California.
Connecticut, Kansas. Maine. Minnesota. NcwIam-
shire, wJer>ey, PENNSYLVANIA, Rhode Island. Yer
mont and Wisconsin voted soldly against the plank
which tie free trade south forced upon the con
ventOI.
Mr.. President however hot the conflict may be
which the American people are TO engage in In max
ing up the issues everything Is plain sailing. The
Presidential candidate Of the Democratic party and is
platform are all Of piece Let no Democratic hena-
tor here. after this recital OF the deliberate net 81
his party AT Chicago claim that the difference Of
dbT H'Tc ana dWbd' anu Wv 'NAibllNHU III ~
American industries based upon the protective system.
I'm any way recognized by his side ia this conflict
As stated by the advOcntcS Of the tariff for
only plank. which was voted In by the convention.
all other legislation Is not only robbery, but +
constitutional In itself. The whole system. under
which Il prosperity uneXampod in history has been
shown The world, is make mp OF lawlcssncss and
fraud. Every lnbOhng man. with incidental prJtcc-
hon to his labor struck ont. Is to be put upon the
basis Of undcrpad and foreign panp"r labor. Every
great industry established In thu United states is mott
fled that It's downfall approaches. The protective
system, with the legislation that has grown out OF IT,
which in the lat three years, and especially IN the
year, has produced such Astonishing results IN
trade and commerce, is 10 90 BY The board.
THE RtPrBIICAX RECORD.
As showing Of the results OF n Republican
Administration under Republican policy. give GER
tain official figures. The excess OF our exports over
Imports In the three years ending March ~, 1892
aggregated S2sl .l97 .3G7 yearly averg" excess
Of $685. 732456. For the three years ending March
81, 1889, the excess Of exports Imports was
only 800 $40. showing balance Of trade, during
the three years Of President larrisons Admnlstra
ton, Of than $3.50 900 900 In Of the three
years preceding that Administration. But the cond
don OF trade and the balance In our favor is sun more
startling when the figures given for the last year
ending April 80, 1899, which are as follows
During the twelve months ending Apr1l 30 1882,
the exports Of merchandise from the United States at
talned the remarkable and unprecedented value Of
II Ol jO5,279 far surprising the aggregate value OF
exports in prior twelve months In the history OF
American commerce. The immense Increase will DO
better appreciated when compared with the value Of
exports Of corresponding prior periods:
For twelve months ending April 10, 1891 s7039l 047
For twelve months ending April 20, $50 o47 CO2jG
For twelve nOnths ending April 80, 1880. 736sl ,72j
For twelve n'onths ending April 20. sss 900 44 727
For twelve months ending April 30. Hs7 734 O16O3l
For twelve months ending April 80 1856 667 oil 1858
Or average value OF 800, 100000 during the six
prior periods.
will be observed that the value OF the exports OF
merchandise for tho last twelve months ending April
80 1892 exceeded the value Of the exports Of
merchandise for the prior six periods by The large sum
| Of 1901 ,504,370