The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-30

ence and intelligence. that the protective
tariff operates only sgainst foreign com
tres. There il perfecs free trade between
ali the forty-four states Of this Union, and
/ under this freedom Of trade home CON-
petition fo-ce6 the price Of steel bilIets far
/ below that al which the foreign article
could De imported. This fact Is con-
ci1siYe answer 10 Grover Cleveland's
assertion that the protective tariff is tax
The present price of steel billets puncsu-es
that shallow assumption OF the great Dem
ocratic p4ehyde-m-
CieTeland, in his speech Of acceptance,
said:
Turning cur syes 70 TIE psaia people o, the
LAID. we sse than bz-3eae3 as consumers with
tariff system tas: ucs ExtIy and rele2I2essly
/ dernsnds from them II the purchase d ne
ceeessaries and comforts OF life 81 &-zo1n.
scarcely net b the wages Of hs-1 and steady
to.I.
Il complete answer 70 this biz OF de-na-
gogic falsehood IS found in the fact that
the Mckinley law has reduced the cost of
living 81 per cent, raised the rase Of wages
"a per cent, reduced the annual revenue
$1,000. 90, raised the trade balance TO
J3.o91.0Do. So the Senate committee re-
ports, and its findings. after most careful
investigation, were concurred IN by Hon.
John g. Carlisle. of Kentucky, and the
Hon. Isham G. Harris. Of Tennessee. two
OF the leading Democratic members Of the
Senate.
That committee found, and ex-Speaker
Carlisle agreed 70 the finding. as follows:
The fnsl result announced By tie committee
of tie computation is that the cost Of living o.
family In ordinary circumstances was "a OF
Per cent less September l. ISL, than IL VISA Sep
temher ]. lisa The inquiry wss pursued until
May /, lss2, in the cities o. Fail River. Mass
Chicago, IL, and Dubuque, Ia TIE result Of
this latter inquiry SHOVE a further decline in
the cost Of living IL May. Isa2, a. compared with
September, 1ssl, OF Il per cent, and as con-
pared with 1ss9, o. "a Ter cent This sErpla-
mental inquiry dlscloses tie fact that TIE ten
osncy 20 lower prices and 70 lower cost OF living
still continues
This disposes Of Cleveland's assertion
that the tariff makes unjust and relentless
demands on the consumer in the purchase
Of the necessaries ard comforts Of life.
Mr.. Cleveland further said:
We see the farmer listening 70 q celusive
story that fills his raI.d with visions OF a1ysa-
tags while his pocket is robbed By tbs stealthy
hand 0. high protection.
This assertion is contradicted by the
same report, signed By eI-Speaker Car
lisie, as follows:
In thirteen articles OF agricultural products
OF which very extensive Investigations were
made al over the country, only three articles,
cotton, faxseed and potatoes, showed say par
ticalsr decline in prices. while bseres and
laEnbs showed falling Of OF only Per cent
lie remaining articles, including barley, cora,
osts, wheat poyk, bu.ser AID eggs, showed
large increase, aa1 taxing the cereals and
meats altogether the average increase In the
price OF farm products was nearly u per cent
the year after the Mckinley BIZ took e1fec. over
what Il was the year before
Desiring 20 caiols the workinguasn
Cleveland said:
Our workingnen are Still tod the tale. oft re-
pes.et in spite OF its demonstrated ;alsiTy, TIA,
the existing protective tariff IS q boon % them.
and that under its beae-celt operation their
wages must increase
The same Senate committee report,
signed by e1-Speaker Carlisle, exposes
this labor lie Is follows:
In the fifteen general occupations selected BY
tie COMMITTEES wages were three Uar.ers OF
per cent higher on september !, Is9l, than two
-N--s ScAS.N- --Sr- S--at1--e1s Hc2G t-Nsc "a
bakers, blaeksnitas, brick,sysrs, cabinet
makers, carpenters. conloa lsoo-ers, farm
laoorsrs. racaln-s.s, iron mollers, painters,
plumbers, stonecaste<s, sailors. GBsYzlfas
Wages il nuI1osr Of special industries in
which statistics were secured were 81 o. Per
cent higher.
Again referring 20 the workingnaa Mr.
Cleveland said:
Scenes are enacted IN the very abiding place
OF high protection lEomestea1l TIA, mock the
hopes O. toll ard demonstrate the isls!Iy that
protection IS boon 70 soIls-s
The demsgogic sttenp. 10 picture the
Homestead strike SIS proof that protection
does not protect falls Is. in face OF the
scale Of wages for the year dating from
July /. proposed by the Homestead mills
IL IS as follows: