The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-11
IN A DEpLoRABLE CONDITION.

II Mr.. MacVeagh would know how
direful were che effects of that pro.
gresslve free trade bill' let him turn
to the four annual messages of Fresi-
dent Buchanan to Congress. In that
OF December 8. 1857, only nine months
after the passage Of that bill reducing
all import duties 25 per cent. he says
"fhe earth has yielded her fruits
abundantiy, and has beautifully re-
warded the toll OF the husbandman.
| Out great staples have commanded
high prices and up till within brief
J period, our manufacturing. mineral
and mechanical occupations havo
largely partaken of the general pros
! perity.
We have possessed all the elements
OF material wealth in rich abundance,
and yet Notwithstanding all these ad-
vantages, our country, in its monetary
| interests, Is Mt the present time in q
| deplorable condition. In the midst of
| unsurpassed plenty in all the produce
| lions of agricultural, nnd In all the
| elements Of national wealth, we find
our manufactures suspended, our pub
| lie works retarded, our private enter
prises of different kinds abandoned.
aud thousands OF useful workmen
thrown out of employment, and re-
duced to want.
1.-THE revenue of the Government
which is chiefly derived from duties
on imports has been greatly reduced.
| Under these circumstances q loan may
be required before the close OF your
present session, but this although to
be deeply deplored, would prove a
slight misfortune compared with the
suffering and distress prevailing
among our people,"
| fnhuf fariihta rpnditian If affuIpanIII
not Improve during the ncxt twelve
months, and in his message of Dec. .,
| 1858, President Buchanan said:
In the general prostratlon of bust
ness the iron manufacturers in differ
ent states probably suffer more than
any other class, and much restitution il
tho inevitable consequence among the
great number of worknen employed
| In this useful branch of industry The
same consequences have resulted to
many other branches of manufactures.
It is self-evldent that where there is
no ability to purchase manufactured
articles, those cannot be sold, and
| consequently must cease to be pro.
| duced."
In the meantime, q eco, 600, 900 issue
OF Treasury notes had been made to
help meet the expenses OF the Govern
ment and yet, Notwithstanding that,
President Buchanan in his third an-
nual message to Congress Dec. 10, 1850,
was forced dolefully to say:
1T will appear from the report of
the Secretary of the Treasury that il
Is extremely doubtful, to say the
least, whether We shall be able to pas
through the present fiscal year with
out providing additional revenue.
Should such deficiency occur as /
apprehend, would recommend that
the necessary revenue be raised by an
Increase OF our present duties on i'm
ports"
Congress paid no heed to that rec
ommendation, and the receipts OF tho
Government were SO far below its ek-
pendltures economically administer
ed by a Democratic administration.
even with the 10000, 900 loan includ.
ed, that In his fourth annual message,
sent to Congress Dec. 8, 1860, Mr..
Buchanan said;
1T is now quite evident that the
financial necessities of the Govern
ment will require modification OF
the tariff during your present session
for the purpose OF increasing the rev.
enua. and of securing TO our manu-
featuring interests that amount of in
cidental encouragement necessary
Congress needed that cry of distress;
ptAoouN biib hlOllOll =4ulit aClf WHICH
Mr.. Buchanan. progressive free
trade' President. approved March g.
1864, under the compulsion of what he
described 80 pathetically in his second
annual message as universal distress
among the commercial, manufacture
ing and mechanical classes, and the
people reduced to want and under
the Protection afforded since then, our
country has been SO marvelously
prosperous that over twelve millions
OF people have come here from free
trade countries to share in that pros
perIty, and so far as / know not a sim
gle workman has left the United States
In order TO secure better wages in
those countries.
With the facts SO easily accessible,
and with the Democratic convention
of 1892 declaring ii fundamental
principle OF the democratic party that
IL is unconstitutional to levy duties to
protect American worKuen against
the pauper labor of Europe, ask, was
MIR. MacYeagh honest. was he true to
himself In declaring so reckle5sly that
'The cry of Free Trude was false
alarm" Under the circumstances. was
IL not the highest duty OF all who care
for the comfort. prosperity and wei
fare OF the American people to raise
such cry.
Ia there any ono who does not be- |
lieye that in the event of Mr.. Clege- |
lands election, q tariff bill would be |
passed in conformity with the declara-
ton of the Democratic National Con |
vention2
Knowing how stubbornly and unre.
lentingIy Mr.. Cleveland Is committed 1
to"a tariff for revenue only does any |
one imagine for moment that In tho |
event of history repeating itself in |
regard to such u tariff again, CLOSING |
our workshops, throwing work men |
out of employment. and reducing |
them to want Mr.. Cleveland would |
recommend an increase of tariff duties |
in order to encourage and protect our |
manufacturers, us the statesman |
Buchanan did?
Under all the circumstances, is it I
not better for all concerned to let we'll |
enough alone. and as my preceptor. I
Col Mcclure SO wisely observes, quit /
monkeying with a buzz-saw.
JOHN w. FRAZIER.