The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-11
Manufacturers Who Wanted Cheaper Labor.
Democratic Lies and the Homestead Strike,
He Says. Caused the Republican Defeat.
Mckinley Law Notin Force Long Enough
to Disprove Its Enemies Charges.
Views Of Gen. Lew Wallace, Hon. Jno. c. New
and 0thers-cleveland Will Not Issue an
Address-Foreigners chary of Talk.
WILL BE NO CHANGE OF ISSUES.

Republicans VIII Continue TO Advocate Pro-
misunderstanding Charles Fosters Views.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-"No. there will
be no change of issue between the two par
ties in the presidential election Of four
years hence said Secretary Charles Foster.
OF the Treasury Departments, this after
noon. The lines will be just as sharply
drawn then between protection and
free trade as they have been
this year. The Republican party
will not abandon this Issue. The tariff
question will be an absorbing one in this
country for many years yet. The Demo-
Gratis will tinker with the present law, oil
though have no idea that they Will pro-
coed to the length to which their
platform pledges them. Parenthetcally
may add the people have not taken the
Democrats at their word and have elected
the candidates of that party because they
felt assured that they would not keep their
word ms given at Chicago. What nonsense
II would be. therefore. for the Republicans
TO abandon in any degree their present
policy. Why, four years hence the Demo-
Gratis will not be heard Of"
ITO what do you attribute, Mr.. Score
tary. the overwhelming Democratic VIC
foryf"
There are three reasons he said.
(which operated TO bring about the result.
manufacturers Tor free trade. A good many
manufacturers have come 60 me and told mo
that they bad been having SO much trou-
BILE with their employees that they proposed
TO vote for Cleveland and free trade SO SO
their men and thus have better con-
troll over them. The trouble has
been, according TO these manufacturers,
that some of the workmen. earning
such high wages as they do. get into disso-
Lutte habits and spend their money at the
saloons. Why. in my own town of FostO-
ria. o., q member of the Glass blowers
Union came TO me with statement. show
ing that in one year the sum of
men In the saloons of that place.
and he desired me TO speak TO them on the
subject. and show them how many houses
and homes could have been secured for
that amount of money. Now the manu-
facturers' idea Is that if the worknen get
less money than they do now. as will surely
be the case under q Democratic tarltf law,
they will not have so much 10 spend on
drink, and will become moro tractable.
Tho second reason for the Democratic
victory was that the workmen believed
what the Democrats have been telling
them-tnat they did not SET fair
protective system. They saw Carnegie
ard others rolling up their
millions, and they thought that
they were not getting their share. As q
matter of fact there never has boon even
a distribution of tariff benefits as was
afforded by the Mckinley bill. The work.
men sent their own representatives here tn
arrange the schedule on iron. brass. steei.
etc.. and had more 10 say III the shaping OF
this legislation than bad the manufactur-
ers themselves. Now, they 60 and vote
against their own handiwork.
The third cause that contributed to our
defeat was oubtedly the trouble at
Homestead. W hich was worked to its fullest
extent by tho Democrats. This undoubt-
eddy had q large effect in reducing the ma
jorities In Ohio and elsewhere