The Holt County sentinel., 1893-07-28
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market. and the added uncertainty in
the business world make manifest the
startling truth, either that the business;
In"n Of ti:s country expect no remedial
tinaucial legislation at the approaching
extra session, or, that they fear that
.Eateser good might result from suct,
legislation VIII be more than Offset 10y
ths depressing results Of tariff tinker
ing. |. is beginning 10 i.e understood
that the great manufacturing indus
tries of this land. constituting a far
more important factor in It's wealth
than the banking Interests. are q. the
/ mercy of q Democratic congress and !;
Democratic president, elected on a plat
form Which. IN so many words, declared
that protection to American industries
! and 10 the american wage Gamer Is
"-Gncons'ftational.
! l. is true that conservative business
mon IN the Democratic party who real.
i2e the frighffu! results that will foi!cu
:he abolition of all protective duties, now
/ a,,clar. th Il the Democratic platform
( regarding the matter does cot express
} the Democratic intent or purpose
, Nevertheless, that platform stands a
I ,ha expression oi the party, now for the
! lirst time since the opening Of the wal
I in full control OF this government. II
/ ms been publicly Endorsed by the party
! at every Democratic convention held
/ thus year, ani not rcpudia.ed in word CT
! letter ljy slngi. one. turtisrrmorc
! the southern element Of the party and
The free tr5.>tn element in the east GnJ
south ore ipp"r;ed the free trade
( ;lcciIsa'iu. : The Chicago platform ard
/ Insist That it nInst be vigorously carried
! out.
Bearing in inind that the margin oi
! ujiirion"a between profit AMI loss in all
OF. inllstcti enterprises is less Than
tea r,c cent: bearing IN mind that any
tariff reduction worth the naIHe must
obviously be more than this percentage
He car rad!,;e the vide 81 read cur;ter
nation. ainc. ntlng almost to a panic
anon, cur manufacturers which has
been occasioned by the deliberate men.
age Of such 4 reduction.
/ l. this danger, vastly greater than
. 49,. ~ q, .;.,,.,,..l ,t---a,.., YG.o. o,p.
! fronts the enormous manufacturing IL.
: dastr.as o: the Uaitcd States and ;ha
millions ol bread winners who depend
/ upon the Industries for surp1rt. L. is
ct!pp:!ng tie merchant, reducing the
price OF agricultural products, frishten.
/ ing ;ha investors away from new invest
ilents. destroying trade and parlyz:ns
commerce..
The REPEAL of the silver purchasing
clause Of the so-caitcd Sherman bill!
! wuuiG exercise n beneficial influence
bat it would not relieve the strain. That
can only be relieved .y an abandonment
10y the Democratic party Of lis declara,
tion At Chicago in favor OF a war of ey-
termination against the protected indus
tries OF the United States.
Therefore many thousands of imeri-
cHI homes are waiting anI.ously for
MT. Cleveland 10 speak the words that
Tcuid set every lathe, spindle and loom
~ operation again, that would give new
life To enterprises recently abandoned,
tiat would bring gladness and comfort
20 numerous families already IN the
shadow of poverty; that, IN word.
would assure tho maintenance OF wise
iopublic an legislation and check The
Democratic onslaught on american in
lus' ries and on the wages aad employ
mcnt OF American labor.
The exigcncies of the situ2tinn de
mand that President Cievelf.ai sh ilI
speak frankly anu couraCeuualy in favor
OF huDest money, and, further, that in
emphatic terms he shall declare that ;la
Chief Executive Of this nation and the
head Of the Democratic party, he repu
dates the fTee trade declaration OF the
Chicago platform.
VII. Mr.. Cleveland speai:?