The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-19

coat suggested q cheap man. No, the first
position relative to the MCKINLEY tariff
Legislation. viz, that it's purpose was to
raise prices, is now abandoned, and
its originators and supporters are now,
since the people have made it clear that
they are in favor of cheaper goods-fran-
tically claiming for this legislation that 1t
was intended to cheaper goods, that it has
cheapened them. In fact that which it
was not intended to do is now proclaimed
as its chief virtue. The Republicans can
| take their choice; they can adhere to either
the frat or second purpose of this legisla-
ton, and in either event they will be con-
fronted with the fact that their legislation
is chargeable with fraud. If they say they
knew all along it would reduce prices, then
they practiced fraud on the manufacturers,
for they led them to believe that prices
would be raised by this Republican tariff
legislation, and therein consisted it's chief
value to manufacturers
If Republicans held to their original idea
that the purpose OF this legislation was to
raise the price of commodities, and that the
people are suffering from low prices"
then they are trying to deceive the people
now when they tell them that it is the
purpose of their legislation to cheaper
goods. Thus, turn which way she VIII,
the finger of truth, dispite her protesta-
tions, is writing 'Jraud' on the Drows OF
the Republican party.
Republican protection" Is fraud be-
cause it has been brought into existance by
abuse of the taxing power of the govern
ment The constitution authorizes the
government to ''lay and collect taxes,
duties, imports aud excises''-What fora
To foster private interests or promote
private gain! No. but ito pay the debts.
and provide for the common defence and
general welfare Of the United States.'
That taxing power given for the purposes
enumerated above has been employed
by the Repu blicau party-under the plea of
fostering home manufacturing-to build up
private industries; to favor few at the
expense of the general welfare, aud is not
only fraud but an outrage on the people.
Republican protection is fraud, because
wherever 1t creates an industry, aud there
Is showing of prosperity, it is delicious,
and is followed by subsequent depression
in business Trade, commerce and manu-
featuring to be successful must be aevel-
oped on natural lines, and founded on nat
ural advantages and resources. If the
natural advantages and resources exist,
they will be developed, and suitable indus.
tries established that will require no sup
port from the government. Government
aid would but initiate the industries, and
whsre that aid Is Withdrawn the industry
would collapse. Experience has taught
the American people that Whenever their
government has taken the responsibility
of bringing into existence an infant in
dustry, or has consented to become
the wet nurse of one it las taken
upon itself perpetual burden; and it
must forever feed the sqnalling brat or see
it die-if the infants lusty yells are to be
taken into account whenever it is proposed
that it stand alone and feed itself. The idea
that government cen by its aid established
industries aud then when a few years have
passed they will be able to get along is
proven to be q. delusion by the experience
furnished by many experiments in his
country; aud the pretence that all the
favored class want is just q little aid dur
ing the first few years of the struggle in
founding their industry is all q fraud.