The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
THIRD EDITION.
President Harrison Sent His Message TO
Congress To-day, AS Follows;

To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE- |
sENTArIvEs:-ln submitting my annual |
message to Congress | have great sat
isfaction In being abl9 to say that tho |
general conditions affecting the com
mercial and industrial interests OF the |
United States are In the highest degree |
favorable. A comparison OF the exist |
Ing conditions with those of the most |
favored period in the history OF the |
country will. l bellovo. show that SO
high degree OF prosperity aud 30
general ii diffusion OF tho comforts OF
lie were never beIoro enjoyed by our
people.
The president then quotes number
OF statistical rspoI Is to bear out this
statement. After making use OF great
mnsses of figures the presidents con
clusion as to the effect of the tariff
follows. There never has been time
In our history wien work was so
abundant or when wages we're SO high |
WEATHER measured by the currency in !
which they are paid or by their power
TO supply the Uecessaries and com
forts OF life. 1t Is true that the mar
ket priee5 of cotton and wheat have.
been low. II is one of the uufav orablt
Incidents OF agriculture that the farm
or cannot produce upon orders. They
must reap, Tut while the fact have
state is true as to the crops mention
cd, the general average of prices has
been such Rs to give to agriculture Il
lair participation In the general pros
perlty. III any are DISCONTINUED with
thor state here, IL any believe that
wages or prices, the returns Tor homes;
toll, are Inadequate. thsy should not
fail to remember that there ia no other
country in the world where the condi.
to q that seem to them hard would
not be accepted as highly prosperous.
Tho English agricultural would Ice
& lad to exchange the returns OF his
those American
AMI the Manchester workmGn their
wages for those or their fellows at
Fall River. l believe that the protec-
tive system which has now for some
thing more than thirty years continu.
Gus prevailed in our Legislation has
leen Ii mighty instrument for the de
veIogiuent OF our national wealth ami
must Powerful agency III protecting
the Tones Of Our worklnEmen from
The invasion of wantI have felt Il most
solicitOuS Interest to preserve to our
WORKING people ratios OF wages that
would not only give daily bread, bat
supply a comfortable mansion for
those home attractions anu family
hIiUrts and enloymeuts without
which life is neither hopeful! nor swee,
They are American citizens. Il part oi
the great people for whom our con
stltUlpu and government w.'re framed
and Instituted. nnd 1t cannot Oe Ii FER
version OF that constitution to so leg
Is Il - as to preserve in their homes the
cruifort, Independence, loyalty ami
sense OF interest III the government
VIII h arc osseuiiu to good citizenship
IN y ace, which Will bling tins
stalwart throng, us in 1861, To the de
FEM oil the flag when it is assaiIed. 1t
Is not my purpose to renew here the
argument IN favor OF n protective ar
ih. Ile result OF the recent election
must he accoptsd as having intro.
ducEd a new policy.
Wsinust assume that thcpresent tariff
eonStructei upon the lives OF prOtec-
tioA Is to be repealed AMI that there Is
10 be substituted for IL a tariff law
constructed solely with reference to
revenue that no duty il to DO higher
because the increase will keep open an
American mill or keep up the wage s
OF an American workman but that in
syery case such rate OF duty is to DO
imposed as Will bring to the treasury
Of the L. ). the largest returns of revs-
nue.. Tins contests has not boon be
tween schedules, bat between princi-
pos. and IL would lie offensive to sug-
gest that the prevailing party will not
carry into legislation tho principles
advocated by IT and the pledges given
to the peoplesthat tariff bills passed by
TIE House OF Representatives at the
last session were, as l suppose even
IN the opinion OF their promoter In.
anequate and justified only by the
Representatives. were not III accOr-
dance, that general revision could not,
therefore, be undertaken. l recon-
mend that the whole subject of tATlf
revision be left to tho lnco ming Con
gTess.
1t is a matter OF regret that this
work must he DELAYED Tor at least
three months for tho threat of Kreat
tariff changes, introduced SO much un-
Certainty that an amolnt, not easily
est.in ated OF business lnaction and OF
q mIi-lsLed production Will necps-
sag4ly result. IL l. possible also that
this uncertainty may result In deetuas.
eH revenues from custom duties for
our merchants will make cautious
orders for foreign goods In view OF
the prospect oil tariff reductions aud
the uncertainty as to when they Will
take effect. Those WHO have advo.
Gated q protective taTiff can well afford
t. !.ayg thetrdlsustc ferrous forecasts of n
Change OF policy Disappointed
i! a system Of customs duties can
be framed that Will set the ia vince 5
ard looms OF Europe iii motion and
crowd our warehouses with foreign.
mede goods. ami ut che same timc
kHeP our own mills b'i-T thut will give
us AZ increased participation IN tina
mErh As pf the world OF greater ytIup
thtn the home market we sIfreIld .i.
Ih4t viii giFo decreased wori. TO Tor
eisfu "UrkmeH upon products 10 lie
consumed H& our people without iii.
IL II s.uuE TIN amount OF Work to hA
~ here, Il at VIII enal5ls tie Ameri
cal manufacturer To pay TO his WORK,
Kill 10 TO lu1 per cont more IN wa .
tina IS paid in the tui DIR II IatIl. ANA
yet iurnfnp"tn IN our market and for
CO. mlritht7 with the pruIuet.s thlt
VII Further red nee the cost Ut articles
eI hf--r a'd TODD w;tlIB . . red !s.zifss La.
"asss Of tttHsu wIu produce Iaum
thai cNu he ce sehrtted atlpr lis effects
h BteH fe5ltHHd. n Ito expaetltiuu
has hr'" in European Es We'd H. IL
A34r,l IN cltlrs the hur5 and urn
~ el- ii it Will be entitled to ia,
Li-E.o7. prajae. We have hrd Ia Oul
h1stt'i =osera experiences ri tie CON
tl4-lcI elects OF Il revenue am of {
pre- c"itvo tariff tat ths generation
has gao. len tGrm, and Tie eNuarlruc,
81 . generation IS not highly In
So rjaH to The nest.
IL s l4gAds nf the protective 7Vstau
Wit u.I!mlut-llsd confidence in rh
pr. g,H= ta"y uJEs HI,u,srstsi. wi.
RN-.l. . results 9t tho low vxleri
meIt he strained AMI t5o- oltri
Dis r@"I relations rNtet ~ Bptlycri
III" 'HlpIpEe aud tho employers IN nu
go manufacturing e-iapa= mt
Hdt ct Hestl favorable iuu gal.u con
stri-=tf,a -fr bt. ttls wtss- raffttf Of TIN
ElItr. upun wages Of the pIatrrtty,
stun HE facts ibuL his wig"
-
in lts7 world AMI that "a iul5ateuanr,
OF TINS ~ttte oi wages Ia tho uDsruc,
ot i. hieottve duties upon the BrudllcI
ot H.a aJ1r was lRup8sslUls Wart Oh
SUI" 5y tie passion WOO hed IN tuas
con. ldn.s. He may now DratlIn to r.,
view nc question i'll the light Of hn
pefsHnnl eAperieaco under the opera
lion st Il tariff for revenue only I
that rz crtsnce shGltdamunstratG tina
pteseHt rIteS OF wages arr. thsrsht
malita.l.e3 Increased, rai hag abs ,lltt
" ia rhsr purchasing power nm,
thai ll.s aggregate volume Of woii
to bs lvnr In this country ia inrraae 4
Of eYen maintained 50 that thare ar
more ~ IS many working year a
rs EoOi or better wages Tor tho Amer
can workman as has been the Ca
under TIE protective system every On
will r. ice
geH"izl process Of wage reduction
Cannot lie contemplated by any patr
cite citizen without the gtavost appre
h+nslon may he, indeed | believe
anu possible Tor the American mani