The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1893-12-16
The People Against m Wilson Fill.


Public opposition to the fraudulent
and reasonable Wilson bill is grow
ing in strength and intensity every
dav. The sweeping Republican MT
i~orities in New York, New Jersey,
Massachusetts. Ohio. Pennsylvania
and Iowa constituted an emphatic
protest against the Bourbon attempt
to strike down American industries
and paupcrize the workingmen of Il g
nation. The wage Of the
United States, whose prosperity has
been destroyed by the threat CT free
trade, and whose right 10 earn All
honest livelihood is je~opardized by
the Wilson hill, are now making thH r
protest against ruin and beggary n
/ another manner
The great mass meeting in the once
busy industrial center OF Amsterdam :,
n. Y, which was reported in the
Press of Yesterday, consisted almost
entirely OF workingmen who had
been robbed Of employment by the
Democratic attack Oh manufacturing
interests. At this meeting the un-
patriotic tariff policy OF the Demo-
cratic leaders was unSparingly de-
nounced by Democratic speakers, srd
resolutions calling upon Senator Iii ],
Senator Murphy and Representa- C
Schermerhorn TO oppose the Wilson
bill were unanimously adopted. More
than 1909 names in a population Of
about 10000 have been attached to a
petition urging New York Iepresen-
tatives in Congress to fight the meas
ure whose mere shadow has REDUCED
Amsterdam. together with scores of
formerly flourishing manufact Iring
towns, TO stagnation and poverty. The
warkingmen of Newark, n. j., have
formed a non-partisan organization
for the purpose Of bringing influence
to bear on New jersey Congressman
to induce them to resist the passage
of the measure which would deal a
fatal blow to New Jersey industries;
and similar steps are in contemplation
in umeron localities where wage
carriers are confronted with the pros
pect of misery and idleness if the
Wilson bill becom,s a law.
Within the next few days a ire
mendous pressure will be brought to
bear on Democratic Representatives
and Senators by their constituents, i'll
the form of protests against the aboli-
ton of protective duties on Amcri-
eau products. Although Northern
industries are the chief sufferers
under the new tariff scheme, the pro-
tests will be by no means confined 10
the North. The sugar planters, the
iron workers and the iron ore and
coal miners of the South will demand
! that their interests shall be rescued
from the general slaughter; and the
Congressman representing industrial
districts, whether in the North or the
South, who allow themselves to be
bullied or bribed with patronage into
voting for the wrecker's measure will
find their political career cut short by
the constituents whose interests they
have BETRAYED.
The nation is against the Wilson
bin; against the inquiry aud imbecili-
" VI AICC Aa" lai, WIN
a the Impeachment of half a
million sturdy workingmen; against
the fraud promoting and fraud con-
cealiug al valorem methods; against
Q traitorous surrender of American
Industrial Independence. Whatever
Democrats may do, Republicans in
/ both branches of Congress should be
irne to Republican principles and
raiiiiops; true to The interests OF the
| Republic; true TO the welfare of the
| six millions of industrial toilers whom
the Wilson bill threetcnswit disaster
AID degradation. Compromise would
ID co lyarJica. Surrender to tie
enemies OF American industry weu.d
be criminal folly. Fight the wreck
er's bill with Republican determines
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