The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-27
Effects Before a Cause.


Our Republican contemporaries that
are devoting much space to misrepresent-
ing the position of THE HERALD on the
tariff question are not wise, though they
appear to think they are very cunning.
People who read The HERALD under
stand at glance when they see these at
tempts to place US in false light, that
the resort to that kind of tactics is for the
lack of fair argument.
The HERALD in all it's advocacy OF
tariff reform, its references to the effects
of high tariff on the wool mar
ket, and on the lead market and
its predictions of the probable effects of a
tariff for revenue only, has never pre-
tended or promised that the mere pros
pect of free trade or free anything else
would bring prosperity or work changes
that are desirable in this country.
Every rational person who reflects on
the situation of affairs today, must IN
derstand that in so far as it is affected by
party, by the administration of nation al
affairs, by political influences of any
kind, it is due to causes that have been
and are in operation, and cannot be the
result of something that has not yet been
set in motion. The expectation of what
may be, the fears that are fostered by
demagogues of prospective acts or a
prospective policy, can cut but small
figure comparatively. We are expert
encing the effects of anterior causes. We
are living under the laws, the policy, the
conditions made for us by or under a
Repu blican administration.
There ought 20 be no need to repeat
this plainly evident truth. There would
not be but for the false impressions which
Republican papers are endeavoring to
make on the public mind. Can it be said
with any degree of truth or semblance OF
honesty that the wool market and the
lead market are depressed as conse-
quence of free trade? Because the next
Congress is to be Democratic in both
Houses, are we to charge the effects of Re-
publican legislation ON the party that has
not yet had a chance to make change?
And yet by all kinds of mean little
lodges and pretended contrasts, Repub.
lican papers are endeavoring to make il
appear that present depressions are due te
articles year ago are contrasted with the
prices today, and the former are quoted
as under Republican administration ant
the latter as under Democratic, and with
triumphant 1--WE told you So" they
leave the reader to infer that the change
of prices is the result OF change of par.
ties.
The effects of tariff reform cannot b,
demonstrated until the cause is set in op.
Grafton. We believe that the results at
tending the removal of the tariff from
wool will be fully as beneficial to tn,
country as we portrayed last fall or ;
year ago. But we do not expect any re
results OF any kind until something !;
done to produce them. Nor do we lool
for change to be wrought in day, ever
when reforms have been made in tn
| laws. 1t will take time to bring then
about.
There can be nothing more absurd thai
the position assumed by our tricky con
temporaries, that the conditions til
country is in today under Republica
laws, Republican policy and a protectiv
tariff which has not been changed in an
particular, have been brought about by
| Democratic administration that at pres
ent can only carry on the government O.
the lines of existing legislation. An
there can be nothing more paltry an
contemplate than the sophistry and mis-
representation to which they resort i
their foolery.
All we ask is that people will read VIVA
LIE iihrAi-o hdo Ssiiu on oASSS quSStiol
in contrast with what our Republica
opponents pretend is THE HERALD's posi-
ton. And since we cannot expect tha
the latter will be fair and just in contre
versy we will be content with suggestin
that If they cannot be rational the
should try and not be ridiculous.
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Pierian Draughts.
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