Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-09-09
mestic Industries. But under

mestic industries. But under q
more courageous leadership the
Democratic patty has now practically
declarpd that, if given power, it will
enact a tariff law without due re-
gard to its effect upon wages or up
on the capital invested in our gaeat
Industries. A Democratic Congress
holding this view cannot enact, nor
Democratic President approve any
tariff schedule, the purpose or effect
of which is to limit importations, or
to give any advantage to an Ameri~
can workman or producer.
A bounty might, judge, be given
to the importer, under this view of
the constitution, in order to increase
importation, and get the revenue
for "revenuc only" The limita-
ton reciprocity, of course, falls un-
der this denunciation for it's object
and effect are not revenue but the
the promotion Of commercial ex-
changes, the profits OF which are
wholly to our producers. This dc
structive, un-American doctrine
was not held or taught by the his
torical Democratic statesman, whose
fame as American patriots has
reached this generation-certainly
not by Jefferson or Jackson. This
mad crusade against American shops,
the bitter epithets applied to Ameri-
can manufacturers, the persistent
disbelief of every report of a tin
plate mill, or Of an increase OF our
foreign trade by reciprocity, are as
aspiring as they are discreditable.
There is not thoughtful business
man in this country who does not
know that the enactment into law of
the declaration of the Chicago con-
vention upon the subject of tariff
would plunge the country into a
business convulsion such as 1t has
never seen. There is not thought
full working man who does not know
that it would at once enormously
reduce the amount of work to be
done in this country.
THE TARIFF REVIEW ED.
The President reviews the opera
tions Of the existing tariff law by
means of the data furnished by the
Senate committee appointed to make
an inquiry into the subject. He
finds that the list of various articles
Of necessity has decreased under the
tariff, that there has been an adj
vance in wages and an advance in
the price of farm products, and he
says it is plain that the tariff law
has not impcired business but has
conferred benefits on both labor and
workingmen.
In regard to the tin plate industry
the' President says: In spite of
doubts raised by the elections of
1890 and of the Vaccinations of
foreign produces to maintain their
monopoly, the tin plate industry mas
been established in tie United
States, and the alliance between the
Welch producers and the Demo
cratic party for its destruction will
not succeed. This tariff law has
given employment - many thou
sands Of American men and women
and will each year give employment
to increasing thousands. I regret
that all employers of labor are not
just and considerate and that capital
sometimes takes too large share Of
the profits. But I do not see that
these views will be ameliorated by q
tariff policy.
In the injustice Of his employer
tempts the workman to strike back,
he should be very sure that his blow
does not fall upon his own head and
upon his wife and children.
ON OTHER TOPICS.
The President refers to the pas.
sage in his last annual message to
Congress, in which he states his be-
lief that it is possible to secure a
calm, patriotic consideration of such
constitutional or statutory changes
as may be necessary to arouse the
choice of the officers of the govern
ment to the people for fair appor>
tonment and free elections. In
reference to this he says 1t SEEM
ed to me that an appeal to our peo-
pie to consider the question of read
justing our legislation upon ab-
solutely non-partisan lines might
find some effective response.
The necessity of careful discrim-
ination among the emigrants seeking
our shores becomes every day more
apparent. We do not want and
should not receive them who by
reason of bad character or habit are
not wanted at home. President
pronounces the general condition
of the country one of great pros
perity, and concludes by saying that
a change in the personnel of q Ma
tional administration is compare
lively of little moment il those exer-
cising public functions are able.
honest, diligent and faithful-ethers
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