Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-15

only. is the limitation. Reciprocity Of course
falls under this deuuncintion, Tor It's oDjcct
and effect are not revenue but sas 81 seb
60 wholly TO our producers. . .
Mr.. Harrison denies that the policy
OF the Democrats to-day was the policy
of Jefferson or Jackson, and character
lies the present doctrine as destructive
and un- american. He says:
the country who does not Know that the en-
actment into law OF the declaration OF the Chi
cago convention on the subject OF the tariff
ness convuIsion such as it has never seen; and
there Is not thoughtful workingman who
does not know that IL Would a. % once Sos N
this country by the increase of importattons
that would follow and necessitate a REDUCTION
one suggests that this radical policy win not
be executed II the Democratic party attains
capable OF thus trifiing with great interests?
The threat OF such legislation would be only
less hurtful than the fact
And now few words In regard to the exist
ing tariff law. We are fortunately able to
judge OF its influence upon production and
prices by the market reports: The a day OF the
Of the trade reporter. An examination into
the effect OF the law upon the prices of pro-
cles as enter into the living OF people OF small
means has been made by q committee COM
posed OF leading Senators OF both parties, with
port, signed by all the members of the COM
mittee, has been given to the public. NO such
wide and careful inquiry has ever been before
made. These facts appear from the report:
l. The cost of articles entering into the use
Of those earning less than 81 900 per annum has
decreased up to May, 1897, "a per cent, while
in farm products there has been an increase In
prices, owing In part to an increased foreign
demand and the opening OF new markets. In
living Increased 10 per cent Tested by their
power to purchase articles OF necessity the
earnings OF our working people have never
2. There has been an average advance In the
rate of wages of .76 of per cent.
all farm products Of 1857 per cent. and Of all
The ninth annual report Of the chief OF the
York, Democratic officer, very recently
issued, strongly corroborates as to that State,
the facts found by the Senate committee.
In view of this showing IL is plain that this
tarih law has not imposed burdens but con-
ferred benefits on the farmer and the working
man.
Some special effects of the act should be no
ticed. IL was courageous attempt to rid our
people OF q long maintained foreign monopoly
on the production of tin plate, pearl buttons,
silk plush, linens, lace, etc. Once or twice in
our history the production of tin plate had
been attempted, and the prices obtained by the
Welsh makers would have enabled our makers
to produce 1t at profit. But the Welsh max
ers at once cut prices to point that drove the
American beginners out OF the business, and
when this was accomplished again made their
own prices. correspondent OF the Industrial
World, the official organ of the Welsh tin-plate
workers, published at Swansea, in the issue of
June 10 1892, advises new trial OF these meth
1T is clearly the interest Of both employer
and workmen) TO produce tin-plates, tariff or
tors from the field"
But In spite OF the doubts raised by the cleo
| tions of 1890, and of the Vaccinations of
foreign producers to maintain their monopoly,
| the ttn-plate industry has been established in
United States alliance DetWeen
| the Welsh producers and the Democratic party
for it's destruction will not succeed.
The President then shows that In this
country the past year there was pro-
dUced over 100000 pounds Of tin and
terne plates. In continuance:
Another industry that has been practically
| created by the Mckinley law is the making OF
pearl buttons. Few articles coming to Us from
abroad were so distinctly the product of star
But, without unduly extending this letter,
| cannot follow in detail the influences OF the
| tariff law of 1890. This tariff law has given
| employment to many thousands of American
men and women, and will each year give en-
ployment to increasing thousands. Its repeal
would throw thousands out or employment
| and give work to Others only at reduced wages
In considering the motives of Dem
ocracy's leaders, the President says:
"The appeals of the free-trader to the
workingman are largely addressed to
his preiudices or to his passions, and
not infrequently are pronouncedly COM
munistic." But of the outcome, he says:
"They will settle the tariff contest in
the calm light of their November fire.
sides, and with sole reference to the
| prosperity of the country Of which they
are citizens and of the homes they have
founded for tteir wives and children"
No intelligent advocate of protective tariff
claims that it is able of itself to maintain
uniform rate of wages without regard to fiuc-
tuations In the supply OF and demand for the
that protective duties strongly tend to hold
up wages, and are the only barrier against q
| reduction to the European scale.
The Southern States have had liberal par
| ticipation In the benefits of the tariff law
| and, though their representatives have gener-
| ally opposed the protection policy, rejoice
that their sugar, rice, coal ores, iron, fruits
| cotton cloths and other products have not
been left to the fate which the votes of their
Representatives would have brought upon
them. In the construction of the Nicaragua
canal, in the new trade with South and Cen
trail America, in the establishment of Ameri-
| can steamship lines these States have also
special interests, and all these interests will
not always consent to be without representa-
shrewdly, but not quite fairly, our adver-
saries speak only of the increased duties i'm
Giles by the Mckinley bill, and omit altogether
| any reference to the great and beneficial en-
largement Of the free list. During the last
| 65.35 per cent. of our total tmportations came
! in free tthe largest percentage In our history
| while in 1889 the per cent. of free importations
was only 34.42 per cent The placing of sugar
| upon the free list has saved to the consumer in
| duties In fifteen months, after paying the
bounties provided for SS7 600, 000 This relief has
been substantially felt in every house hold
upon every Saturdays purchase Of the work
ingman.
One OF the favorfte arguments against pro-
tecttve tarin Is that 1t shuts us out from par
| ticipation in what is called, with swelling en-
phasis ''the markets OF the world" IL this
view is not false one, how does 1t happen that
| our commercial competitors are not able to
| bear with more serenity our supposed surren-
| der to them of the markets of the world, and
! how does IL happen that the partial loss OF our
market closes foreign tin-plate mills and plush
| factories that still have all other markets?
| Our natural advantages, our protective tariff
and the reciprocity policy make 1t possible for
of the world without opening our own to a
| competition that would destroy the comfort
and Independence Of our people.
or bimetallism he says:
The resolution of the convention I'm favor OF
| bimetallism declares think, the true and
necessary conditions of a movement that has
upon these lines, my cordial adherence and
support, am thoroughly convinced that the
free coinage of silver at such a ratio to gold
will maintain the equality In their commercial
uses Of the two coined dollars, would conduce
to the prosperity of all the great producing and
commercial nations of the world. The one es-
sential condition Is that these dollars shall
have and retain an equal acceptability and
value in all commercial transactions.
His further remarks upon this head are
but illustrative.
Concerning regulations Of elections:
In my last annual message to Congress, 1
said; Il must yet entertain the hope that IL Is
ton of such constitutional or statutory
changes as may be necessary to secure the