The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-11
An Ancient Question Revived.

An Ancient Question Revived.
The subjoined letter presents with good
deal OF earnestness and vlgor some ideas
and arguments that were passed upon de-
cisively by the whole people in the Presi-
dental election Of 1899:
Sir. have been reader OF THE suS for over twenty
nve years. and have sdered Its editorial page ahead
OF It's New York contemporaries for both sense and
logic; but as workingman protest against its ad.
vocacy OF what 1t Is pleased to cali constitutions
tariff. know this letter will not be published.
merely write It so that you may know that all work
ingmen not bowling tarin reformers My views on
the tariT question. crudely and briefly stated are
theses am in favor of retaining the MckisLHY law In
tho statute book Not only that but would favor the
placing Of prohibitive duty on every Manufactured
article coming here from foreign countries II the same
articles could DO successfully manufactured hero
Common sense ought to demonstrate to even dull.
wtted the fact that protective tariff is what en-
courages and stimulates manufactures in tho United
States. This market OF ours Is large one. 1t is the
market that the European countries are continually
hankering after; and strange though II may appear
there dudes and Mugwumps living among us that
would down tho barriers of protection and give
absolute froe trade the power to do so rested with
them. am surprised to lind TnE suS taking sides with
dudea Anglomaniacs. and Mugwumps II protection
s unconstitutional has never been thought before
Mr. MEAL discovered It, save by JomS C. CALHOUN and
the cotton and corn growers VI Tho South
A woRkisoxAS.
Our correspondent states familiar con-
siderations. and applies some time-worn cpl
thets. But neither the one nor the other
avail anything against the fact that tho
people have heard the evidence and the ar
guments. and have rendered their decision.
From that decision there is no appeal cx-
cept to the same tribunal: and there will
be no opportunity to move for reversal of
judgment before the Presidential election
OF 1896. Until then the decree must be en-
forced by Congress and the Executive:
We declare 1t to be a fundamental prin-
ciple Of the Democratic party that the Fed
erdl Government has no constitutional po,rer
to impose and collect tariff duties except for
the purpose of revenue only"
The duty OF all patriotic men Is to hasten
the execution of this great. novel. and far
in our history. Meanwhile. our correspond
ents denunciations are simply pucrile.
Monday evening. at 9 o'clock. central
time. was tho twenty-second anniversary Of
the beginning OF the Chicago fire. 1t was COM
memorated at the Worlds Fair. and the enor-
ing to authentic reports. justified the hopes
and rewarded the enthusiasm of the projectors.
The attendance on the opening day Of the Chi
cago Fair was 128.OOl On Decoration Day.
national holiday. 1t was $4,000 On June q.
Spanish Day. so called in honor OF the Infanta
EULALIA. who was present. the attendance was
$4,000. On July Is. German Day the at
tendance was 1876. 00O On July 4. the national
patriotic holiday. designated by tho Fair man.
ayers as American Day. the attendance WAS
283.O0O. On July 20. Swedish Day. 1t was 129.-
900: on Aug. IL. Bohemian Day. 1t was ISL. 900:
on Aug 10. English and Canadian Day. it
was 1888 900: on Aug "a Illinois Day. it rose
to $4,000.
Monday. Chicago Day. the anniversary Of the
fateful and fatal conflagration. which extended
over 1000 acres. destroyed $4,000 buildings.
killed. 200 persons. rendered homeless 100. 900.
and consumed S20O.O00.0O0 OF property. broke
all records in point Of attendance. The high
est number OF paid admissions in one day at
the Philadelphia Centennial of 1876 was 217,-
526: at the Paris Exposition OF 1880 it was
397.150. Until Monday the latter total was
not surpassed. and. indeed. not equalled, in
Chicago. but the Inhabitants, concentrating
their efforts upon single day. procuring from
the railroads leading into the city special
rates for passengers DESTROYS to be present on
that day and stimulating local interest by de-
scriptive advertising appeals. achieved the tri-
umph in numbers which the 100000 mark at |
tests. When it Is considered that the total
population OF Chicago is not much In excess of
100000. and that the great mai ority OF its in
habitants pursued their ordinary yocations,
or were for other reasons unable to be present |
on Monday. 1t Is not unreasonable to estimate |
the 100000 attendance as consisting OF 2OO- |
900 Chicagoese and probably 100000 visiting |
strangers.
The population OF New York. Brooklyn. and |
the tributary metropolitan territory is about
B. 100000. What effect the infusion OF $780,
200 strangers. mostly adults. upon the two
cities would have may be easily imagined. In
Chicago the chief pressure was. OF course on
the $40 acres constituting the Fair grounds.
but tho whole town must necessarily have felt
the effects OF the abnormal. though not unex-
pscted, influx Of Fair visitors.
Monday. Oct. 8. will in all probability ROMAN
10 the close OF the Fair. now very near at
hand. tho red-letter day The people OF
Chicago will rest upon the laurels of this
numerical achievement and will not at
.empt to exceed It This fact, however, need
not be accepted as furnishing any good reason
why New York city should not distinguish
tself on Manhattan Day. even though the at
endance on that occasion should fall matsri-
Ally short Of 100000.
Now that tho Spanish Government has
Eraciously raised it's cholera quarantine az
against Jersey City. there is no reason why
he giant wheels Of commerce should not
Igain revolve.
That Richmond editor. who. when chaI-
eneed last Saturday to fehta duel. sent the
nissive to tho police and thus brought about
he arrest Of tho CHI alleng is q man of courage.
lie was prevented from accepting 1t by his re-
pect for the law. by his religious scruples. and
y. his regard for his own honor. Mr.. BRYAN
lad taken occasion to print In his paper a crit
ciSm OF thu condunt of tina man ,uhn Ill |