New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-19

The Democrats declare the hcklIcy HVI V"i'
unconstitutional. but "the eliminating stroeity OF
class legislation" We'll, you have seen how II WORKS
In the establishment Of industries, In the new a.
traction for foreign capital IN The better demand lot
your products and even In the prices OF whht you
havo 10 buy, you can measure the height and depth
and breadth OF its strocity. But lot me Eve ycu
few unpublished statements from official source IN
field have lately left CIR. Oscar +. WuanS'
United States Consul at Havre, has Just written an
analysis Of the trade from France to the United states
passing through that port. which. SIS you know 10 me
chief port FOR general French expectations TO u.s.
over e5 per cent, he says, Of all merchandise eA'
ported from Iavre TO United States ports entered ree
OF duty
The values Of exports on which the duty had been
reduced BY the Mckinley tartf were over half the
total values exported and nearly nvesixths OF THIS
reduction was on articles not produced in the United
States, and therefore not in competition with Amer
lean labor American manufacturers.
But these wicked Mckinley duties were actually so
levied to discriminate nst our rivals In certain
other articles. so as TO protect our own producers
Accordingly the Democratic platform denounces the
Mckinley tarin the eliminating atroity OF class
legislation since It legislates for the producers Mt
homo instead Of the producers abroad. Ask the
people what they think about that.
We have 10 thank the Democratic Convention Tor
equal candor on another important matter. They
denounce the sham reciprocity which our State De-
partment has been busy in introducing, Now, this
sham reciprocity consists In allowing the foreign pro-
ducers OF sugar. molasses, coffee. tea and Mdes 10
send us these products free Of duty, provided they
admit fairly equivalent quantity OF our products
to their ports either free at specified reductions
In duties. As the Democrats consider this a sham
Of course they Will. II In power, abolish IT, what
thenf VIII they simply throw away the advantages
gained by this Administration for the admission of
scores of our products to foreign markets. and yet
tho In hell
free, Or II ashamed Of a folly like that. Will they
dare to put back the old duties sugar, tea coffee
and the rest, and put up the price again TO the
whole body OF population Ask the people II they
either the the other horn OF that beautiful
dilemma.
Our sham reciprocity has been In effect but short
time. with Of the important countries only
four months less down to the end OF the fiscal year
on June 80; in most OF them less than year. But
the increase IN exports 10 those countries In the
articles affected by our agreements, down 10 June 30.
over ten million one hundred and fifteen thou
sand dollars In OF the countries the increase
five hundred per cent and the articles
affected largely agricut,ral-cOrn. wheat, nour.
pork. butter, etc. In other countries the increase
extended also to our cotton. iron and wooden manu-
features. Ask the people II they want to throw away
policy that In the first few months brings such re-
SUITS because the Democratic Convention chooses 10
call II sham
The Democratic platform declares that Is the only
party that has given the country a vigorous foreign
policy. Well. its vigorous foreign policy did not re-
move the invidious and uniricndly discrimination
against us by large number Of European countries,
which positively prohibited the importation OF our
pork the uDtrutbl pretext that It was dangerous
To health. The foNcn policy OF the present Repnb
ncan Administration did and in spite Of high duties
and all the difficulties attending the sudden revival
OF n long prohibited trade In officially slandered
cle which the people had been taught to believe
dangerous In the few months that have elapsed this
market for the Western farmers hsd amounted 10
over two millions OF dollars. up 10 June 80 last. Per
haps that is why the Democratic Convention annually
remarked In It's platform that Republican policy-tha
policy under which the country has grown steadily
greater and more prosperous for thirty years-fosers
no industry much that OF The Sheriff
Next 10 WashinGton's unconstitutional tariff. and
this Administrators sham reciprocity, Salmon
p. Chases National banking system That too. must
be abolished and the Democratic platform declares
for the renewal OF wildcat banking. by the abolition
of the org and wisely maintained tax State bank
Issues. such proposal calls for the return Of the
good old times when every farmer had 10 consult
rhompsonS Banknote Reporter before he dared
take one dollar bill for more thnn Gity cents. when
d Springfield bill would pass only at discount In
Chicago, and a Chicago bin only at discount In
sprsng ned; when the country was hooded with
iredecniabie shin plastcrs, when every transaction
represented a loss on the money yon got or on the
mones you paid out and the trade Of the noteshaver
was the best one going Does not snch u currency
which often could not circulate at par q hundred
miles from its place Of Issue. belong to semi bar
bsrous periodi Why should people who are not
emi.blrbarans propose TO return to iti Ask the
voters what they think about that
Eut l fOG1ear. one might pursue such themes
Ill he drlfted into campaign speech have told
YOU l proposed to make 10 campaign speeches this
year Besides. should be most imprudeut can
dIdate IL kept on talking when you are waiting 70
hear Burrows and Dolliver.
Our enemies have made our campaign for us. Hold
them TO their own deliberately nvowed principles. We
60 to the people claiming that the Republicans have
given the country cenn, honorable, businesslke and
highly successful Administration. that change without
business injury to citizen. and that there
= occasion for change. The DEMOCRATS want This
country TO have an immediate and absolute change
They 10 repeal the Mckinley tariff al They
denouncc protective tariff OF any sort or description
refuse let tarh legislation have the slightest ref
10 the defence Of American workngmen's wages
declare that Washington and Madison and Andrew
Jackson didn't understand the Constitution and that
nobody but themselves and Jefferson Davis ever did
denounce anything but pure arir for only
want 10 get rid " RECIPROCITY
and demand Il return 10 wildcat banking Hold them
TO their doctrine Never have they rushed so plainly
and palpaby upon their fate since the memorable week
Ia 1894. when their taunt In Chicago that the foi
the Jnicn failure was Instantly answered BY the
victorious thunders OF Sherman's guns from Atlanta
and the triumphant cheers VI Sleridan's troopers IN
the Valley. Let US rise up and 60 forward. They
have been blinded again to Their destruction and
are delivered into hands. ..
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Reid's speech. Governor
Fifcr arose and called cx-Governor Oglcsby to the
platform, Govcrnar Fiier and Mr.. Reid going
below, where crowds Of people were waiting 10
get glimpse Of the candidate for the Vice
Presidency. Ex-Governor Og.csby then addressed
the convention lie said that lie had come to
Springfield to-day in order to see and form lis
OPINION Of the abilities of the Republican candi-
date by exercising the great American privilege
Of scrutiny" Tie Ex-Governor said