Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS
His Letter of Acceptance at
Last Made Public.
" MAKES TEN THOUSAND WORDS
A Summary of Its Leading
Declarations.
Great Attention Paid 10 the !Turin oues-
tion, Reciprocity, and the Free List--
A Subdued Reference to Force Dili
I,eEislation--Ciyii Service and the For-
eign Policy.


eign Policy.
President Harrison's letter accepting
4 denomination at the hands of the Re,
publican party was made public rnes-
day. 1t is Il paper Of about 10000
words, a summary Of which is rs iol.
lows;
RECIPROCITY AND THE TARIFF.
Another related measure, as furnishing
Rli increased ocean traffic for oGr SHIPS,
and of great and permanent heneit 70 the
farmers and manufacturers rs we'll Is the
rcClpruGity policy declared by section Of
the tariff act If lsm and now III practical
operation with five Of tho nations Of Cen
trII and south America San Domingo
thnSianish and british West India Islands,
and with Germany and Austria, under
special trade arrangements With each.
he removal Of the duty upon sugar and
| tie continuance OF coffee and tea upon the
free list, while giving great relief 10 orr
people, ~ choapeAinS articles used i'll
Crrasuglg in every household, was also Of
such enormous advantage 10 the countries
| exporting these articles as to suggest that
u consideration thereof reciprocal favor
fhauld be shown in their tariffs 10 articles
exported lty w to their markets.
Great credit is due 10 Mr. blaine for tho
| yigur with which he pressed this view
| upon tho country, We have only begun to
realize tilg benefit Of these trade arrange
neuts. IhC work of creating now agencies
and Of adapting our goods to new markets
has necessarily taken time but tie results
already attained are such, am sure, rs 10
| establish in popular favor the policy u re.
| cprocal trade, based upon the free ilnpurta-
4 ton Of such articles as dp moi injuriuusy
| compete with the products uf cur own
farms mines on factories IN exchange for
| the free or favored introduction OF our
| products into other countries.
| Thu Democratic platform promises n ro-
| peal Of the tariif law containing his pro.
! vision and special icnnuncts AZ 4 'sham
I reciprocity" that section al the law under
| which these ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS haze been
| made. 1T M other issue were involved IN
! the Camnalgu this alone would give it mo.
! meutuus Importance. Are the farmers of
the great grNn.gruwing states willing to
surrender these new large and increasing
| markets for their surplus Are wt To have
| nothing in exchange for the free ;mlnurta.
ton Of sugar and coffee and at the same
time to destroy the sugar planters of the
south and the beet sugar industry Of tho
northwest and Pacific coast, or are we to
| have the taxed sugar and coffee, which a
tariff for revenue only necessarily in
wolves, with the ADDED loss of the new
markets which have been opened? As
have shown, our commercial rivals in
Europe do not regard this reciprocity
| policy as Il SHAN, but as serious threat
to a trade supremacy they have long en-
joyed. They would reiOiue-and, ii pru-
dcnce did not restrain, would illuminate
their depressed manufacturing cities-oyer
the news that the United States had aban-
doned its system of protection and rec-
| pruCity they see very clearly that re-
strietlon Of American production and
trade and q corresponding increase Of
European production and trade would fol-
low, and will not believe that what is SO
plain to them can be hidden from our own
people.
And now few words in regard to the
existing tariff law. We are fortunately
able to judge of its influence upon pro-
dnction and prices by the market reports
The day OF the prophet of calamity has
been succeeded by that of the trade 70,
porter. An examination into the effect OF
the law upon the prices of protected
products and of the cost Of such articles rs
enter into the living Of people OF small
means, has been made by Senate com,
mittee composed Of leading senators OF
both parties with the aid OF the hest
staiisticiuns, and the report, signed by all
the members II .he committee, has been
gwen % the public. No such wide and
careful inquiry has ever before been made
First. The cost OF articles entering into
the use Of those earning less than uu,
thousand dollars per anHum has decreases
IN to May, isa2, "a per cent, while il
farm products there has been an increase
IN prices, owing in part TO an nrreasrc
foreign demand and the opening al new
markets. In England uringt The same peroC
the cost Of living increased Ia per cent
Tested by their power to purchase articles
Of necessity the earnings of our WORKING
people hays never been rs great Us they Urt
now
second. There has been an ayerae,
advance in the rate ut wages of rs Of on,
per cent.
Third. There has been an advance il
the price Of all farm products OF 1867 pei
cent and Of all cereals %, ~ Der cent
: ME ninth annual report of the chic
If the bureau Of labor statistics d
Z tile state Of New YORK, Democratic
officer, very recently sSued strongly corrc
} horatfs a that state, the facts found hy
I the Senate committee. Ibis extended in
5 4ulry shows tt!at IN The y, IL inmedlutcll
Z following the passage Of ue tariff act o
I 1880 the aggregate sum paid in wages i.
Z. that state was H37li!i4d 10 excess aud tia
! aggregate production SCI 80, 1870 in e&eea
] q the preceding year.
THE TAnlFF nENEpIT.
! In view OF this showing Of an incrct 3
! in wages, Of d rctucjiUl in the cost o
i articles " common necessity aud Of
!, inArkel nt,anrs IA tile prico8 If agri
: rI.tuul products it Il PLAIN that this tar t
i, iaW has not iml ,sei burdens. but has con
ipFrel benefits uppn thr farmer and tn
WpTklnginan, some special effects of t Il
!. aci should be noticed u was 4 cotlrageuB
2 attempt To rid pur rcppe Of 4 long
aimed foreign monopoly in The prod Il
4 ton Of tn.Hatc, pearl buttons six plush
0 IL, tuH. t44.. 4.N . ,.tt
y history Tie pruduatiou Of tn.platc la
4 been attempted aud prices obtained by III
I. Welsh makers wUld have enabled on
makers 70 produce ttat 4 pfoht. But III
- Welsh mahurs ~ once niIt prices TO poi.
l. that drUEr thu American beginners ont {
tlta business and, when this was uceDn
Illshcd again male their avn prices
4 correspondent ri tie hmias'rtai World I'll
=" Official organ Of the WcisA tIn-plat
lr workers. published at swansea, III I'll
ID ISSUE pf luuU tom 1859 advises a ne
;rial ut these methods, lie saws
= % not be deceived. Thevletory Of II
Y, Republicans At he polls means tile r
tenti0n Of the Mckinley bill and meal
the rapidly aFcrlling loss Of the ~ per Cei
4, ~ the export american trade, Had the
- been no Democratic victory i'll 1850 ii
re spread Of the tin-piute manufacture in i
Tinted States wsuid have been both rap
and bona tide, Ii is not ton late to 4
5HmGlhllg 70 reduce tnh price al pate
Ft theu down 10 II cents per hoy OF Il
20 l4X-O, full weight basis, Let the WORKING
4. take half nay for q ieN months and tui
NJ. ,tl more. Then let tho masters FnrGs
i, profiJ3 for the same me-
4 And again the paper says; "itis clear
- The interest OF both employer and wnr
% mem 70 produce tin plates, tarin "
Is, tariff, 1t 4 price that will drive all col
ly retitUrs from the field
TINE INDUSTRY stCuEss.
It, But In spite ii the doubts raised BY Il