Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-20

5iuiiy eVaded without ADEQUATE I'm
| pie. part Oh tne peo-
:. N,ne,tner by reason Of these difiepl.
ues IL Is even practicable To obtnin a
ueermlnation OF the constit,tionaii,s
ol revenue law, ostensibly framed fcr
the purpose Of raising revenue. nm IN
laot intended for other purposes. II was
competent Tor the nati0nni oonventior
70 ueclare thepositlon of the party mon
the subject, that protection does moi
eonstltutlonally exist, but Is iinnosed
upon the people by fraud. false
Pretehse, evasion aud gross abuse OF
the taxing power. All so-callod nro-
lection for which our opponents have
ciamored and which they have or
ulned IN recent years, has been se-
cured not by constitutional sanction
but by abuse OF the conceded TAXING
power of the government
argument and said:
In the light of the authorities and
under the argument presented. fair
minded ~ will arrive al the conclu.
SION U o o. 'ocratic party was right
when SLs Hhs Ne taxation for pri-
9TH. "cs d. Ss&,o. w nil the
arguments = Ha"ce two very
ABLE APoslS oty ,rrcr,oN
Governor .McKinle, Senator All-
rich, but fail to discoyv. that they pre-
senta single tonable ground upon which
protection pure ana simple can be CON
stilutionally defended. Incidental pro-
lection on the other hand Is I'M
objectionable. Tariffs should be
imposed Tor the express purpose
revenue not for any private purposes.
we believe in revenue with incidental
protection and not in protection with
Incidental revenue. Insofar as trait,
is necessary 10 meet the necessities Of
government it may be imposed and any
other benefit which may be Legitimate
| ~ derived from its imposition may &C.
company IT, II the burden imposed
would operate to prevent foreign COM
petition the benefit is indirect and UNI
Objectionable.
President Harrison IN his ingenious
letter OF acceptance endeayors To place
our party in false attitude by calling
attention TO the fact that while our
platform In "a re-adopted in 'Ss, CON
tanned an express plank upon this
question OF equalization OF wages, vet IL
was omitted In ~ and asserts We huvo
| changed our position. j bog 10 differ
with him, there has been no change.
ut is not always practicable 70 place
in platforms details Of proposed logisla-
ton. The platforms OF 1854 and 1883
were elaborate and lengthy and it was
desirable to simplify them. General
principles were stated IN 1897 rather
than particulars in 1884. There is no
conflict between them. There was no
necessity for repetition Of the plank,
a. the party's position upon II had boon
evidenced by the Mills bill, which had
not been introduced before the national
conventions OF 1884 and 1883 were held,
Parties are to be judged as much by
their records as their platforms. We
stand not only
UPON OUR PLATFORM
OF '02, but upon the Mills bill, which
was the latest general Democratic leg
islution upon the tariff subject That
bill was as good an exposition OF our
principles US any elaborate platform
could possibly be,
"If ! were asked TO define as concisely
as possible the whole Democratic policy
/ Should state it substantially as fol-
lows:
ave favor tariff for revenue only,
limited to the necessities Of govern
ment, economically administered, and
so adjusted in its application as far Us
practicable as TO prevent unequal bur
dens. encourage productive industries
at home and afford just compensation
10 labor. but not TO create or foster mo-
nopolies.'
"Those are the fundamental principles
upon which details OF all tariff legisla-
tfon should be based. Our opponents
profess to be much disturbed because
we, have IN our platform denounced
Republican protec ion as fraud.
What else Is II? 1t is a fraud for these
conclusive reasons;
''Frst-lt Is secured by the paipable
taxing power d, lnc government.
"Second-It benefits the few at the
expense Of the many.
"Third-It Is based upon layoritlsm OF
the worst species.
'Fourth-It tends to create fictitious
prosperity 10 be followed By subsequent
business depression.
"Fifth--lt is deep in It's promises and
unsatisfactory in It's results
@Sixth-lts principal beneheiaries
constitute privileged class and their
opportunities for governmental aid
lead to public scandal and demo1l'
izatiOn.
"President Harrison and all other
Great and small advocates Of this
vicious system diligently seek to
create the impression the Democratic
marty has assumed a holder attitude
man iormerly and become an
advocate Of absolute free trade
/ sajd in the campaign Of - In
nv opening speech at the Academy Of
| Music. New York city, that il 1 be-
| lieyed the Democrats favored absolute
/ free trade. should not now advocate
H. cause. / repeat the statement here
to-night. / insist that neither the
4 Democratic party nor ! have changed
! oninion uuon this question, but we
st1nd where we have ever stood. 49,
DrAR1 F REFORM DOES NOT
mean free trade. Our opponents mis-
renresent our position now as they nave
ey.. dome since the famous tarin mes
moo M ~. In that historic message
on1 candidate expressly repuaiateu tae
s,,ggesfiou that he was entering upon
sry crusade Of free trade. be ana MOI
dsmnpd fhat our tariff laws be wlpea
out of existence ~,
SIr. IIill then quoted from EN-fresi-
- i-i,,sta5iffs message and then TOOK
~. AicE{nlav bill % which he said
IVY mart. "It Is undoubtedly true NAV
| In tbis state the aggregate amount o.
III $500 Maid q year after its passage
- 49,. i,,an greater than the aeHfs-