Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-31


tDis bill. slowly DuS suruay Sssy nave 90
come convinced that 'prosscstoo doss not
protect them.
1t is worss than kiie 10 spesh a Ne
benefits TO the AmerioaA farmer. What
he demands h both q foreign a0d . hotne
market for the products of hk farm. 10 b
mockery W tell him he IL protected against
,he corn and wheat products Of tbe Oh
World While be II compelled 70 SOL ~
the Open markets Of the world he should
be allowed the pooS privilege q buytng
what bis necessities require wtthous pay.
ing high tribute 10 the protected clAsss a
his own country. To she mechanic and
laboror no lees tAau TO the farmer protoo-
tion las proved . delusion spd . snAra
In no instance has = oponod ~ % The
farmer additional market tor . pouna q
meat r bushel of gra<n.'
Has IL Ia a single instance given 20 phs
mechanic or laborer increassd waResi The
present high tariff sdds largely to the
cost II articles necessary 10 tho comfort u
tic wage Garner. How has he been bene
ltedS fIss it increased his wa3es' Has b
H. any manuer benefited his condition.
Recent evrfs connected with tho mose
highly protc tccted establish meuts q this
country sadly attest the faos that high
protective tariff sfYorfs no protectiou 10
those who eavn their bread by daily toii
IL Wa never intended to beDefs thsm.
Long enough has tho wage eaxncs bsun d.
luded by tho cry thaf high tariff measas
high wages Tariffs have no ofneot upop
wages, except 70 dimintsh theiy purchss
Ing power The higher the tariff the kea
the purchasing power Of the wages Wages
are governed by the grest law Of supply
10 f.s. - q L.
tionist Is well founded, why not have
wages increased, "A tariffs have increaasdt
Why constant reduction q wages In the
most highly protsct1d estAhushmeuts IN
the lapdi
ITO the tHkr the Mckinley bin has
kept the word Of promte 70 the eas. but
broken 10 to the hope
The Democratic house of representative
" the present congpcsz has passed tsll
removing the ipcrcarod duty imposed by
the Mckinley hill upon TIN pssoe. md pro
vidlnG that within a no ysnss 10 shail 10
upon the free list. Il has sAso passed the
free wool and cheap clothing AlL by
which wool is admitted FREQ q dnty and a
ee reduction sought to be effected In the
tariff upon woolen goods a al Descriptions
IL has also removed the tariff upon bind
ing twine. But for the hosttlssT a Re-
publican senate tisnse measures 30 tust, 81
beneficial To the people. woph now b.
npon our aatute books. Our present
tariff laws need careful revision Their
Finring Inconsistencies shonh be covvecAcd
IL il TO the interest," of manufactuyer and
corslIner alike that In the main raw ms
terial be admitted free Of duty. Working
the rnw material into tho finished product
would give employment 10 oos skillei
workman. The reduction of tariff Saxap 10
the minimum upon the necessariss of Me
II iuportant TO all OF our people; 10 wu4l
prove 81 incstimable value TO tho millions
who earn their bread by daily toll
MY fellow citizens. Co you the tariff Il
the all important question. The question
Is not how much ~ your earnines shall be
g.,en 10 the support u the Rovornment,
but how much shall under the forms OF
law bo seized by the favored--the pro
tected' classes.
When the tariff bill u 1881, increasing
the average Of tariff taxes from % 10 80
per cent, was under ca,side ration, Mr.
Merrill. the Republican author q the blll,
said, 1t was nos designed NJ q permanent
system, but only AZ temporary meoSuss
As already shown, this war tax, instead "
being reduced whep tho war bad closed,
was by successive Republican congresses
increased toan average u q per cent. The
Republican party responded 10 the de-
mand of the people for reduced taxation
by the passage Of the Mckinley tariff bill
Ct 1890, thus heavily increasing war taxes
upon the people twenty a We years after the
war had closed.
Are your ipto~ests safe IN the hands Of
aparty controlled by the projected monop
oists Of this oountryt This is the impor.
tant question for your determination ut the
polls. the renocrntio party wages no
warfare on any business interest, II m
vors no legislation hostile 10 the true In.
terests of sDy business enterprise We he
lieve that the burdens of taxation should
be equally distributed. We oppose all leg
isla ion thas nrches the few by taxing
The lnuny
The contest upon which W. have now
entered Is ~ deep significance TO the Amer
lean people Shall high tariff, continually
increasing with the demands of tho pvo.
tected classes, be the settled policy ok our
government. or shall th~re DO relief to the
people from the burdens Of unjust taxa
tiony"