Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-29

iaclursfs had IN many inhmugca grown
enormously rich, becNuaD OF TIC hl4h
tariff which proceeded them from com.
petition. In q single yror tho aggro.
gate OF Internal Revenue taxes haid
INTO the Treasury Vxctcdei three hun
drrd millions Of doilafa.
Whore arc tho stt,utc8 oppOtiug
this internal revenue war ta1l With
hut few exceptions swept from the
statute hooks while the mutton was vet
rtOnuing under the burden OF cnor.
NOUS debt. Ono Of ihe Reasons given
at That time for tho high protection 10
manufacturers Yves the tcrcDntnro they
were required 10 pay cut " their earn.
ing ~ war tnxgs, nrgragalin iuu tingle
year the sum have nluutiUuel. With
the war closed EcpubliCau Congress
relieved tho manufacturer tom ths
taxation, and aided 10 their profits
aud 10 ,hr burdens OF the people hy
increased duties. ! gran. the uctctritv
OF REVEALING these Internal war taxes
when the cxlgencies Uf war no longer
demanded their continuance. Bu. why
dli not The Republican CDugtrss repeal
the war taEct--laTiil taxes-which
bore 50 heavily up9n tho farmer, uuOn
the mechanic, upon the inDowr upon
the great mass %; our people? Why
was not the war tax reduced upou the
nccussaflcs Of hf,2 Why wholly re-.
move The tax upon corporations aud
allow u 10 Iomain upon the tools ui the
mechanic, tbs implement Of the
farmer, upon tile food and cl0thiHg Of
the pooi? Why remove from tho
manuiaci urcr tho tax VI lcN than o per
cent and leave HIN the power 70 tax
tho consumer u, 60, 50 per cont upon
hg,e, upon shoes, upon blankets, upon
clOthiug2
But tits Ia not all. The protected
clasaes growing year by year stronger
aud more powerful with the protection
afforded them, demanded otthe Fiity.
inst Congress yet higher duties. As
"infaut Industries" tncy had been
FOR the tim1 content with thu moderate
protection given ny Mr.. Clay.
Later, they had demanded the higher
dutie. imposed 10y thu Morrill, tariil,
anu that of later COugsvtEes. In 1850
during the first session Of tGo Filty.
fret Congress tlvir demand was In
substance FOR the prohibitury tgsiii.
The response 60 this dumaud was tho
passage Is a Republican Congress of
the Mckinley bill. Was ,hia logisla.
ton demanded by the peoplt2 Was II
In their INTEREST," Was % not class
legislation " tho most odl0us character
-such legislation rs tnrichCH tho few
az tue expense Of the many The
American people unmisiakably oct
their seal Of condemnation upon this
lin. Slowly but surely they nave DO.
come convinced that "prolectlon does
not prOteCtH thcm.
itiA worse than idle 10 Epeai Of liz
benefits to The american farmer.
What he dumnuds "a b IN "a fore "a and
home market f0f the products OF his
farm. ltia luucsery o. ,gll him lao rs
protected against the Cuin nuu wheat
u the old world, while he Is compelled
TO sell in IN. orun marketa u the
world, he should ho allowed tie poor
privilege of buying what his ncccgsi.
ties require without sying high
tribute TO the projected glasses ol MIA
own country. 10 the nicchnpic
aud laborer no lca5 than 10
tbs farmer protection has proved
drlus,on and snare. In 100 IN.
stance hAs Il opened up TO the farmer
additional market for u pound Of
meat or o bughel VI grain.' has 1t ia
a single instance given 10 the mechan-
ic or latursT ihCTUuagd wages2 The
present nigh tafin aads largely 10 tha
cost OF att4CiU3 necessary b. tue CONF
fort of the wage Garner. How mas he
been buncntet2 Has II Increased MS
wages? Has NJ in any manner beue.
lifted hls condition? Recent events
connected with The most highly pro-
tected tstabl shmuntg o. this country
sadly attest the fact that u high pro-
trctiye tgrlff affords 10 protection 10
those who earn their bread 10y daily
toll. IL was never intended % benent
them. Long enough has the wage.
cafuur been dcluded by the cry that
high tariff mcaus high wages. fariila
have no effect upon wages except 60
diminish their purchasing power.
Tho higher the tariH tho less the pur.
shusing power Of the wages. Wages
are governed by the great law OF
supply and demand. II tie claim OF
the pfotrctiOnist Is well founded, why
have not wages Increased, as tariffs
have lncreaseu? Why constant reIuc.
ton OF wages IN the most highly pro-
| tected establishments IN the land?
THE FoucE BILL.
The Republican party, by 10 cts In
! tho Fiity-tlrst COngress,uld by Its plat,
form IN rs late national convention,
stunds pledged 10 the passage OF the
force bill. That Il will pass this bill
when II has tie power no sane m,ll
may doubt. To all Of tho peOple--aIl
who desire the peace and prosperity Of
our cDuutty--this question IN impOt,
tant. 10 the people OF the sOuiheru
| states Il Is Que OF trausclndent import.
auce--shan they still have poacD an
the protection OF The law; Or shall the
| horrors with winch they are monRced
! find their counterpart culy IN those Of
tho darkest hourp OF the reconstruction
periUlP
Fellow citizens Under the match.
lees leadership uf tho man who gave
! you an honest administration of TIE
governments; who wreated from the
grnsp Of those who had robbed you o.
| your heritage, eighty millions Of aero
aud restored IL 20 tie public domain
wh0se principle In action IL, "a public
tfllce ~ u public trusp'-undtr his
| leAdorship the Democratic party con
| 1denlly submits the momenluOus qupa'
| tious at issue and win abide by the DO
termination OF Tie nnal arbiturs at the
polls.
WIN Rcconstdor.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 2S,--Dl5
| patches were received here today e
the effect that Winnipeg would recon
slider her action OF refusing TO send
delegates to the Grand Forks IN. d.
reciprocity convention, owing TO strong
protests from prominent WINNIPEG