New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
SILVER PROBLEM.

cratic force combined 10 defeat the Republican party
! in 1892. We nothing to labor unions. That
| force Is controlled In action and bartered In
politics by It's harangung walking delegates Is never
| reliable; Is always twice sold and often then not
delivered II this force be antagonized by party
Its better element will clcave TO us as a net gain,
while It's purchasabe element has never been ours TO
! rely upon. and cannot be figured loss because IT'S
! opposition would incline army OF the more IN
tegcnt Of other parties who, like ourselves. con-
slider socialism n menace TO republican INSTITUTIONS.
benjamin Harrison been OF the most worthy
OF Presidents. Clean In relation. patriotic above
parsanshlp and possessing conceded abilities OF the
highest order-these eminent qualities may make him
our standard bearer In 1896, but. much as admire
| the man, hope not. for ] believe the time has
passed when any man should be twice President OF
seventy millions OF people Had Harrison never been
President Cleveland would not have been reelected
SO now whether Mr.. Harrison stand as our nominee
again or not he is from his station primacy and fit
ness and almost compelled by stress of needed supple
mentary issues for progressive party now rightly
expected to cnunclatc economic and patriotic prnc
| pies which by forfylng protection reciprocity and
equal rights shall may make ms invncble IN loo"
Remember the impetus given the forces Hooking to
Cleveland by his special message on Free Wool and
Tariff Reform.
Had the ear OF our good President would urge
upon him by special message TO Congress 10 present
TO our country as issues for party the follow
Ing:
For wears I have not locked upon the immigration
oncson rs have Others and after three years OF close
observation ] am confirmed in my earlier views j
considered the Contract Labor law piece OF cheap.
mean politics. prejudical TO both our highest develop
mcnt and the elevation Of standard Of manhool' :
enacted as n sop labor unionsts In contempt OF
the broad law Of supply and demand. and an Insult
and fetcr TO those voring 10 build new enter
priscs in our land would repeal that law ana enact
in IFS stead n dual provision:
First. That in labor was contracted for abroad
II sboud be- paid tho wages current in the trade and
place In America where ii Is TO be employed
second That sncl labor should not be contracted
for n shorter period than one year. nor Tor Iohgoi
period than three years.
such an ut,erance would carry conviction. inspire
the tired skill OF Europ"s labor and rcuvcnate our
grand party; and need IT and need 1t now. IL
would in my opinion, afford these advantages
First We should get the cream, not the dregs. OF
Industrial Europe.
Second There would be no lowering OF the United
States standard OF wages.
Third. Manufactures. especially new enterprises,
would be aided by thus securing certain skill needed
Fourth The question OF immigrants becoming a
public charge would be- eliminated.
Fifth. The Immigrant knowing that employment is
assured would enter the United states with his family
10 STAY and TO become a citizen.
sixth. There would be no more birds Of passage"
for even unskilled labor thus engaged would cmgratc
with family. etc.
Repeal foolish. vicious and unpaHoc law.
and If my fabric plush or tin mandatory In Europe
has been casscd by the Mckinley b and You wish
to establish like works in Ncw-York. come to
Select nv best men and women. such as recon-
Skill sobriety. honesty. health and morality.
and take the United States the cream OF Europe.
No el-headed business left free 10 select and
hire would pay the freight the nasty carcassc Of
one half the cmigrsnts leaving Europe. II Is
lal.n suuder The tics in hin and
friendship and tear ones self ont by the roots from
ones native land. With an American wage contract
magnet this labor would b" easier.
am amazed that such a law could be craccd by
patriotic Americans continue 10 have place upon
statute books for IT rejects the labor need and
accepts the dangerous and incapable; IT leaves for
Europe those there most priced and relieves her Of
the elements most descriptive and most likely 10 be
public charge: IT has caused the evacuation
Of Europe's poorhouses, asylums and prisons, and
the elevation OF her standard OF citizenship willis
multiplying paup-rs and criminals and lowering
our stoDdard Of citizenship.
The evils cried against I'm the Congress press
and pulpit all born Of this unwi,e law and much
OF relief and general good wond come from H.
repeal. Had this law never been enacted we would
not today be- discussing restrictive measures. for We
never get "too much OF good thing" Vile campaign
sophistres told our too crcdulous people that i'm
ported labor duty free" etc. We do-that OF the
independent and OF stable value to body polite |
and II sickens 10 contemplate the nnrrown.ss Of
such campaig ming and the fact that our people were
fools enough to hcarkrn.
II We admit the million Of operatives now employed
In Europe making goods for our market they |
displacc no present working force In America and al
once become consumers OF food, shoes, clothing
carpets and OF all the ncccssares and many Of the
Injuries OF life. thus stimulating many branches Of
industry. They scatter their wages In our land not
in Europe. They pay taxes I'm the United States
not in Europe In case Of war they owe allegiance |
10 and defend our Government, not that Of some
hostile power While n they remain In Europe and
We import the goods made by their labor they lIy, |
almost entirely on the products Of European farms
and factories, scatter all wages there, pay faxes
there, owe allegiance 10 Europe. and get no |
benefit. Every article made by them In Europe for
our dlsplaces American labor. sends TO Europe
our gold and rcards the coming 10 shores OF the
skilled and better classes.
Then "pay the freight" transport these men
and women to shores. and here manufacture our
wool and cotton, and here consume our grain and
meat and thus the tens OF millions Of dol.
lars now thrown away In ocean and other frcighs
by the saving Of these tens Of Millions and their
division between consumer. producer aud artisan. the
producer ana manufacturer would get better prices
and the artisan better wage. while at the same
time the consumer would obtain his goods at "A less
Let declare that for our halfdeveoped country
the first cardinal principle i'll political ecOnomy-but
never cnmnciatcd by the Golden lul-is Trans
Icrtation when carried beyond The limits Of necessity
become. q waste And the second follows that, !
Free trade carried 10 its uliimatum is communism
Am not correct Let 90 Il few steps further:
First. Repeal the Homestead bin. II enacted
lS IL magnet 10 increase population and develop
DIR productive abilities. Let the remainder of the
public land be only for citizens Of the United states
he sold for the help OF our Treasury. The
line has passed when our population demands tho
bill as bid 10 its increase and when orr agricultural
development needs II. The bill has caused overprD
iuc,ion and depressed farming. which defeated our
party. It's repeal would better develop present
ARMS. increase their value. insure n market foi prod
nets and win farmers back 10 standard.
second. Amend the Naturalization laws 20 that 70
me may become a citizen except "a pledg, 10 learn
md and have his offspring learn and use the
English language 10 the exclusion Of their mother
Onguc. License no man 10 preach except In the
English language This question lost the North
vest In '02 and my plan would soon take the nIea.