Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-10-04

company IT, lItne burden imposed would
operate TO prevent foreign competition theA
benefit Is Indirect and unobiectionable.
President sHarfison, In his ingenious let-i
ter OF acceptance, endeaYors to place our
party In false attitude by calling to the l
fact that while our platform in 1884, rel
adopted In 1888, contained an express
plank upon this question of the eQuali7a-
uon OF wages, yet 1t was omitted In 1897
lion. 1 beg TO differ with HIM There has;
been no change. 1t 10 not always praotic.S
able TO place In q platform the details OF
proposed legislation. We stand not only
upon our platform OF 1892, but upon thot
Mills Bill, which was the latest general
Democratic Legislation upon the tariff sub /
1ect. The billwas as good IA exposition CT I
our principles as any elaborate platform (
could possibly be.
If were asked TO define as coneisely as
possible the whole Democratic policy, II
should state it substantially as follows;
We favor tariff for revenue only, linz {
tied TO the necessities of the government,
economically administered and 50 adjusted
inits application as far as practicable, as to {,
prevent unequal burdens, encourage pro-
ductive industries at home and afford
JUST CONFIRMATION 10 LABOR,
but not to create or foster monopolies..
These are the cardinal principles upon
. which the details of all tariff legislation
should be based. Our opponents profess
. to be much disturbed because we have in :
our platform denounced Repu bliean pro-
lection as fraud. WHAT else is it'll It Is I,
fraud for these conclusive reasons:
E'irst-It is secured Dy q palpable abuse
OF the taxing power ofsthe governments
Second-It inures TO the benefit of the
! few at the expense of the many.
Phird-It Is based Upon favoritis;n OF the
worst species.
Fourth-It tends to create fictitious pre- ;,
perity TO he followed by subsequent bust
nBss depression.
Fift6.-Itis deceptive in its promises ane
unsatisfactory in it's results.
SSiNth-ItS DrinciIAl beuefioinrieS COnSti.
tute privileged class, and their i.nportu..
mites for governmental aid lead to publia
scandal and decentralization.
President Harrison and all the othe.
great and small advocates of this vicious
system diligently seek 10 crents the i'm
preston that the Democratic party ha
assumed a bolder attitude than formerly
and become an advocate of absolute irea
trade. said in the campaign otlSSS in
my opening speech ut the Academy OF
Music at New York City, that it be-
lieved the Democratic party favored abSo-'
Lutte free trade, should not advocate Its
cause, and repeat the statement here to-
night.
insist that neither the Democratic
party nor have changed our position upon
this question, but that we stand where we,
have ever stood. Tariff reform
DOES NOT aIEAS FREE TRADE,
Our opponents mlsreEresent our position
now as they have ever done since the
famous tariff message of 1887. In that hts.
toric message, our candidate expressly re-
pudlated the suggestion that he was enter
ing upon any crusade of free trade. He did
not demand that our tariff laws should pc!
wiped out Of existence.
He then quoted FROM President Cleye-i
lands message, and took up the Mckinley
bill, and said: tits undoubtedly true that.
the wages paid tho year after its passage !
may have been greater than the aggregate
amount paid the year preceding, but that
does not prove any increase in the rats OF |
i -. 4. kN.aA
isages pslo, and only shows that some new
industries have been established or addi-
tional men employed in others. And it /
does not appear that such increase has
been any more than the usual natural in L
crease occasioned by the steady growth of
the the State. It may possibly also be true J
-35 there nave Len : 4Ca 4e5s 81. =. {
turing tie last two yenrs than during the |
lributed to the moderation OF aud good
iu6S1nentof our labor organizations, rather
than TO the effect of any tarih law. Iknow
this much, that tho Democratic party tSiit !
ihsman whose wages has been Increased
since the passage of tho Mckinley bill TO
vote the Republican ticket, If our oppo-
nents will consent that all those whose
wages have net been Increased shall vote :
the Democratic ticket, and upon thnt b-%-t-
.ye will carry The country
ny a MILIIoN MAJORITY.
Coming to the force bill he says: There
is another issue in this campaign OF equal,
il not greater importance than the tariff,
which effects the rights and liberties OF
every citizen. The Republican party seems
!; to be irrevocaoly committed to the passage
of the federal election bill generally known
as the ',lorce biii'' and although,it must be
evident to the most patriotic and thought
full members of that organization that
1t Is piece of political foolish
mess, only eqralled FY its mendaclty,
there has appeared for them no ESCAPE from
Inc. a IA
the rights AID prerogatives of the STATE,
breaks down all the safeguards which have
existed for a century and places sIl our
elections at the mercy OF federal officials,
who hold their offices for life. Tho bill is
desperate attempt to prop up the falling
fortunes of a once great political party. 1t
was conceived in political animosity, Is
urged from tho narrowest and worst OF
motives and is unworthy place among the
istutltes of the American Republic.
Tho Democratic patty desires free, honest
al d air elections eyery where. 1t desires
them not merely because they would iu-
sure to its benefit. but upon the unselhsh
and high ground that they are essential to
tho preservation of our free Institutions.
Our party has suffered much in the past,
from the corrupt and tyrannicai methods OIL
our adversaries. The Republican party Is
tho party of wealth, plutocracy or cor
poeate influence, ana OF
Protected MoNoPoL4sTs.
Ours is a perty of the plain people, the
HeQ u ulOu6Edlo A4SGubt tA4o DOno GA0 blAoW
Of the country.
The speaker then went into State mat
tiers and closed as follows:
Fellow citizens, need not urge you 70
the performance of your full share in this
icampaign. Kings county was never known.
to falte- in its duty. The interests in
yolved demand the greatest sacrifices and
or highest and best efforts. 1t Is the
welfare of the old Democratic party, which
We III love so we'll which is at stake. I
plead not for individuals, but for the
cause In great contest lfke this mon are
nothing, but principles are every
thing. Our candidates represent our
4 principles, and our principle cannot prevail
without the election Of our candidates.
The contest may be a severe one, but go
much moro glorious will be the victory II
We win. You need have no uaeasiness-
''the old guardn win do its duty. Look
out for the new recruits.
believe that large majority OF the
people of this country are convinced of the.
rightfulne3s of Democratic principles and
want them to prevail. But the election
viii not win itself, and there must be COM
,plete organization. repeat the iniunc-t