New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-19

and other prominent churches in the neishoor-
hood In fact. the protests represent plopelC
directly concerned to the value OF $i','oo'VVV
Sucb a reinforcement OF widespread ieehns
among the people at large even the Aldermanic
committee cannot afford to ignore
Inventive genius has been making some r rJsss
demonstrations in Chicago. The newspaaper n one NJ
that the other day shoemaker appealeo II, one neme
the park, mounted on no 10 a@ ode right over the
water easily he had ridden over the iaho-'ihc
Buffalo Commercial. 49,
We respectfully suggest to this inventor that
he offer his invention to the National Deio-
cratic Committee For it is rumored IN he
saving circles that the Committee mas aifeauy
begun to feel the need of some device warranted
n keen the Democracy's head above water.
The Detroit Free Press" cannot deny 'hat
the prices of carpets have been greatly reduced
under Protection but it complains that American
carpets are not exported whereas the European
goods are still imported into the United STATES
Why not face the facts as they oreP Since inc
passage OF the Mckinley act the importation OF
carpets has been greatly diminished and the Ameri
can product very largely increased. That Is
yindication of the higher duties when taken M
connection with the reduction In price IL VIII
be time enough to talk Of exporting American
carpets when the home market is fully supplied
with the domestic goods. Nor Is it Just to con-
clude as The Free Press does, that American
carpets are cheaper because they are or INFERIOR
shoddy" quality. The Mckinley act has brought
in the higher grades of manufacture. and new
factories are building is shown in our recent cor
respondence from Amsterdam, for making the most
expensive goods.
The nomination Of ex-senator Spooner for GoV-
ernor Of Wisconsin is certainly the strongest one
which the Republicans Of that State could nave
made lie is not only statesman OF National
| reputation, who has been power In Washlng
| ton, but he is also leader who has never made
| an enemy In his own State, and commands the
respect Of neil Of all parties. lie Is at once
| bigh-minGed and popular candidate, and WILL be
| certain to draw every Republican vote, and to
have strong support outside his PARTY. The Dem
ocratic canvass in Wisconsin has received from
his nomination a tremendous setback
1t is frankly admitted by The Albany Argus
that the Republicans Of this State are petter
organized to-day than the Democrats, so 1ar as
permanent clubs are concerned. Yes, ana our
friends the enemy will look in vain for point
at which the Republican party is not eficiehuy
|
One OF the comcal features Of the tarlh can
voss ia the fact that the English press blurts
ont the yer, truths which free trade editors in
America are loudly challenging. They are shout
inc Themselves hoarse in their denials that the
| protective tariff has affected wages or reduced
nricca. They are convinced that the Republican
party will win II the country can he persuaded
that under higher tariff prices are lower and
wages increased But these two concessions are
frankly and unreservedly made by wel-informed
English journals For example, London Indus
tries in IT'S issue of July %, 1892, admits that
protection has accomplished these two results
| IL says:
The wormen It mus, be confessed have not hitherto
booked 70 he the ia Of N wa vs. but they also hsv. had
al Increasingly high rate for number OF years past
works in the United states during the last twenty
years. Within the same period there ma oesh
general reduction in the prices OF Sh ~axs
and low owl Price 70 The latter there have been notable
and clothing but that has not been sufficient Offset
to the generally higher range q wages IN o SSp s5d
tHH tie United Kin gdom ana the American workman has
%sd IN sppssn Sr % ss wages sA'a as
The home guards are not carpet knights for
street paradcs and armory balls. They are the
protectors Of all aw-abdirg classes OF society,
and in these troublous times they have arduous
seryice and sef-sacrifcng labors TO perform.
| without tho National Guard law and order could
not bc maintained in this commonwealth. The
time bus gone by when anybody with the right
instincts thinks Of ridlcullug the militia regi-
ncnts rs amateur soldiers playing At war. Every
good citizen il bound TO acknowledge his oolga-
tions TO the wcldsciplincd body Of National
Guardsmcn whose prestige and moral force over
| awe law-breakers
4 Democratic journal. demoralized by the cumu
| lotivc evidence Of the effect OF the Mckinley act
IN reducing prices, seeks 10 explain that II has not
been in operation long enough 10 enable any
body TO Judge OF its effects Not two years ex-
pcricncc. but ten, II thinks, will be required In
order that Il may be fairly tested. All conclusions
respecting prices and wages IL pronounces pre-
mature and misleading. Yet we dare saw that two
| years ago, when the act had been In operation
less than a month, the same critical Journal
was lending either its high treble or It's rumbing
bass 10 the loud Democratic chorus OF Mckinley
| Prices"