New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-31
AN ERRATIC RECORD.
TARIFF PLANKS IN DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORMS

IhE MAkEkS Vi THE tONSIflCi
IN THE PROTECTION AND ENCoU RAGEMENr
OF THOSE INDUSTRIES AGAINST "hiCh
THE DEMOCRATS OF TO DAY WISH
TO WAGE WAR TO
THE DEATH"
fFtom "Frratic Platforms Of Democracy" ov the ho
Justin : Morrill, United States Snatoi rom %
copyright 1897 by Lloyd Bryce in inc '. >o'V"
lean Review" for September. by psrmissioh)
In every age where liberty and human ss p,oe ime
have made notable advances there comes ui ~,
when brooS Of stiagglers in the rear APPEAR 10
denounce the progress MADE as nV prhsons with ali
10 demand the restoration OF the boHVo, ~
~ tSe conditions which once restricted the grea.er
mart of mankind to less OF freedom 70 is9s VI @ ,,
10 Is Of ufe and less OF intellectual mo oT
Against such prosrcs, the United states ns "eit
iofore had its recslctrants. It's sNer'sieS' "
tepperhsaAs AND now its Mugwuinps. oo.,o,s
Denied all protection by our ni a M, Of Inde
nasncs surrcuaer.d 70 the nation the sole power
~ project domestic industries by tarln On lnpoie
Of tsrsn a Of c sa Se July a. Ieo
President Washington, a. follows ...u
Whereas it Is necessary for the support Of cover"
nsnt for the discharge debts Of the United STATES
aud the encouragement aud protection Oh .sN
duties he laid good. wares and Merchandise .hpo'e
This tariff act, the earliest of our ia,ner'. 40
uit,eA not only teas but all imported mercIlaidiSe
AZ a less rate Of duty if imported In SLIPS Du
and owned by citizens OF the Ihtsu otae ec, ,o,
also imposed specific ana piotec snt6orneo uounes
to be paid on dried pcked fish and on sailed
Wa, in Which the gifted trainers Of the constts' ION
practically Administered II. The Whole soope ~ ,I
snnounced AM American policy, and determined liiat
eur country should not become the mere pA'''"e'
The Republican platform adop ed by the Cong res
sionai caucus in lsooand the D. qoGraG parry s.
cIains that IL then bore the name kcPuohc"n-'o"'
FAMED as one OF its panks the folio 'hs'
Encouragement OF science and the ale ~ieii
branches to the end that the American people may
tons, and influences. II, r,
Democratic Mr. Dallas. the Secretary OF the II S;
ury in his report the protective iarlm VI az
stated wha, was true then ana eqD'iS "ue '0"''''
that 49,, :, 49,, ,,.,,
There ore few any governments which 20 no. 'eFso
The establishment domestic manufactures as ccl Oh
jeet Of public policy The United states nave ''"'''
regarded it. ,.
The tarif received every vote IN the senate except
five and three Of the i've were from New England IL,
Inc House Of the G @' oGsht not to
give in to the contracted idea that taxes Were 80 mn
money Proceeding from taxes money put our to
the best possible interest for the people lhi
tracted IDEAS of Mir. Cleveland certainly hee' lsi"N
hon n not the birch rod Of the schoolu;oier 80.
The protective tarh bin presented Margn o. ihc
Syomnitfe. ON Manufactures. accompanied by Il
report written by that eminent democrat, >af -;
H., hon.cs ~ Concress was Democratic, contained
specific compound square yard ana minimum u"t ~
sef the tte1h of Free traders edge. received III te
senate the votes OF such distinguishes Jaoh ,,.i
Democrats as James X. Polk, Dutee j. teaicei MARIN
Van Buren,. James Buchanan, nllas "Iiem' ~ , -
Yancy, Thomas H. Benton ana hlclalu vi 1mntI
Three Of these diSingi. he'd men We're subsequently,
elected TO the Presidency by the Democratic pdIN.
Assuredly Van Burcn, buchanan MriSht anu nenIo'
we're not dcnsey Ignorant OF practical pohlcal eco,
my nor of the constitutional doctrines Of their party
but today they would have to relre as IlSetes u
Give place 10 those known rs Democrats ohly Decac
fney saw so and subscribe 10 the latest chicago pat
FORM .., >,,io,o, ,latform So,
forth ...,.. ,,,.oo .,.. ,e,.o,.,
That the Constitution does not confer upon tie genera
Government power commence and carry Oh genera"
system of internal improvements $500 , 49,
The immense subsidies OF land to me LIMOS Lead
tral and other railroads were granted under . u
OF Mr.. Douglas few wears later dntf he fo re-,
tolerated differences OF opinion. ana Iherg a M
solved not to nominate any one for Nice-piesoene vi
the ticket with Mr.. Van Buren, but there "aS h''
"oTu 1SX4 their platform favored the reoccupaton
Of oregon and the apnexaton oi leAas' "i'n no'""e
From i7ss to 1928 Democrats and Federasts how
ever widely apart on other questions, piSg.i
csly agreed on the protection OF home products. MN
ouch southern statesmen long In the LEAD as Jere
son and Madison. Jackson and Behtoh Cy anu tor
r n"un Wss authoriativey fixed the paramount
and permanent American policy Inc t'nlou,i q" tha
recession and notification finally eoistIahea tne
,emocric party 10 adopt the partisan arii OF lo1o;
mis- tariff put the rate OF ddty on pig iron ana
scrap iron as upon manufactures Of Iron steel; eo,S
ar Silver: the same upon wool as upon Turkey and
Wilton carpets and more upon hiewV1u' T r re
only specimen bricks of the Walker tariff when.
after being horizontally amended in 1a3 fal ar n, he
give either protection or revenue suhcie"' ioi INV
ordinary support Of the Government. ia.
The tariff Of 1s0i was largely s lFsiTs
Snd IarSev increased the number Of articles
se a fTee ISL This tariff il may be much to
say contained the vertebrae npSn which NAVE oee
eu For I neariS sixty Years Of the Republic tariff for
T shs 10 peTeed by our fathers and
peSa the Democratic arty that no MURINE SH thur
"Suliiders- Of South Carolina, the chief Of whom
pssn, Sss % spssS anS @ from
ancient opinions and principles that II j. now reaoy
70 accept the doctrine Of ne Ese ca the de
and trckery OF Tammany pettlfegeer, only only. the
vos baed with the promise OF the s IN, n %
is unfounded criticism IT NAV be vel 70 further
Of hess t Sa pa b we'll f fo
anv old and time honored Democrat either to shun
them or to hold his nose
In 1852 their platform announced;
That the Democratic party will faithfully abide by
and uphold the principles in the Kentucky Gnu VIZ
ginia resolution OF 1898 and 1893
Some sly objections also against protection began
10 peep out. and weIS presented a. follows:
Taa, justice and sound policy forbid the Federal
Government to fo,tsr one branch Of industry ~ "e
aetrfment OF other.
There Is no instance where any such deriment has
been done BY protective tariff On the contrary ,Ss
cannot fail t. benefit all branches Of industry, and
especially Of arault9rc by the GRAFTON OF more con
In 1856 their platform once more abldcd by the
resolutions OF 1893, and II was resolved
That IL is time declare for free s~as ana Tor pro
xres.ive free trade throughout the world
Progressive free trade Is throughout the world st
barren theory everywhere practically on ne retro,
prads with many grumbers even In It's Brtsn ana
only home and not favored by any progressive Euro
pean Democrat, but In 1855 the Democratic platform
makers here possibly when half seas over, INDUCED
I'm the foregoing brief and silly Irritation with free
trade. =, =, n,,,, -,
Douglas wings OF the party repeated the tanf reso-
luton Of 1885, and favored aid 10 Pacific railroad
The party has twice been In favor OF large land
grants to railroads and twice against them. Both
wings OF the party topped together In 15GO on the
following resolution
That the Democratic party are in favor Of the ac-
suisition OF Cuba such terms as shall be hoaorabe
10 ourselves and Just TO Spain"