Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-15


The rejoicing 10 England was great
over the nsws Of Clevelsnd's election.
England looks at the situation this
wsy: The goods that have hereto
fore been manufactured BY Ameri-
cans for Americans will hereafter be
manufactured for rs by England.
Englands statesmen have an eve
open for the benefit Of her own peo-
pie, and We admire them for It, but
Americans who contribute to that OBJ
ject TO the detriment OF America
make mistake. Many Of them un-
doubtedIy believe that . low tariff
without regard 70 protection will ben
eft America, but history has proven
to the contrary. The Democratic
theory has been that tariff for rev.
enue, arranged 50 as TO protect in
dustries that cannot be carried on
without . certain degree Of protec
IN, is unconstitutional, notwithstsnd-
ing that the second bill passed under
the constitution was q tariff bill, and
that the tariff was levied with the
protective idea in view, and advoca-
ted and passed as such, and a MAORI
ty OF those voting for i: were trainers
of the constitution. Decisions Of the
Supreme Court have sustained the
constitutionality Of tariff levied for
protection. Two tariff planks were
submitted to the last Democratic con-
vention. One was for a tariff for
revenue, SO arranged as to give pro-
lection where necessary. This was
voted down and the plank declaring
the Republican policy of protection
to be fraud adopted with grea,
hurrah. The latter is the Democratic
position, which Henry Watterson de-
clares means free trade, and that
|
| Americans, by big majority, have
endorsed it. Half the articles in the
Mckinley tariff are admitted free
These are articles that do not come
in competition with either raw ma
terials or manufactured articles pro-
duced or manufactured in the United
J States. Under the Democratic idea
tariff is to be placed on these arti
/; cles, for the protection theory is no
to be considered. The theory is one
for revenue, simply that and nothing
more. Now, on such articles as art
not produced in this country, tariff
, raises the price to exactly the rate o
the tariff. Not so on articles pro
duced or manufactured in our owt
country, for the reason that competi
ton keeps prices down, and in man.
instances, by protection afforded
Americans have secured this marke
and actually reduced prices belos
foreign figures. History has provel
that under a low tariff and the de
structlon of American manufacture:
10 prices of foreign goods that hav
4 taken the place of the American hav
been raised in price. Under hig
tariff millions of European money hav
10 been invested in American factories
g and by building up such industrie
billions of dollars have remained her
that would have gone to Europ
. The Democrats are expected to carr
X out their tariff theory for revenu
20 minus the protection consideration
II they don't do it goodbye Demo-
10 racy. II they do it is goodbye an,
:. way. Those who predict that Il
- principles advocated and carried o'
by the Republican party are des
forever, will in very few years, v
he predict, find they are not inspire
Nv prophets. sIt is our candid opinion
ms as a good thing for the Democrat
ne party that while Cleveland oooupl'
the Presidential chair before, the X
publicans controlled the Senate.
~n I" saved their bacon" No Democrs
rs ic policies could then be enacted In
er. law. This fact insured them anoth
mt, victory at the polls. Now the sitr
er, ton is different. They have tr
rate chance to swamp themsel'
completely. They will soon bee
of to produce results from practical
ing Grafton of their theories, and tn
his will enter upon the work with II
re- and trembling, and with much du
San business as to the results being 81
ac- as they have predicted with SO mt
courageous bombast. we VIII SC
see what the harvest will be.
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