The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-04
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wnA1 WILL N DONE WITH Tus
TARISss
The sssolnsioss Il The Tacoma Chambss
q Conmsscs. passsd on the LIT inst. In
eisdad The following:
.Rsssised, That The senate and house Of
representative Of the United states b re-
quesssd - Adops joint fssolution 70 the
efEect that no lsgisiation shall. during the
nsxs four yssrs, b enacted upon the sub
5ecs Of Of ID any manner affecting the
duties IeyIod upon the tmporfs OF mss-
ah4pdiss. excspting that these articles,
Including silver, which are nov npon the
gsessessd iist, shall hsvs equitable presso-
Il Il not surprising that the Tacoma
Chamber Of Commsfes passed this rssolu.
sion: nor would ~ b surprised to learn
tia. some Dsmocsstic business men voted
ser IL. We are confronted BY . condition.
not theory. just st prsssnt, and many .
sussnsss Democrat Who theoretically
thinks free trade good thing knows per.
fscsiy veil thst Ne cannot adjust the In
eustriss Of . nation to protection al
srosn6 70 both producers and manufac-
snrsrs for over thirty ysass and then sud-
denly enact revolutionary legislation with
oslt producing commercial proetration. II
ma daaneiA paFaiysia. A Dsmocsstic
,asuufactnrsr In the current number Of the
st~nm warns his party against the danger
that lies In hassy tariff revision. We
qfsot<:
"Whlis there may b small number
beth Of merchants and Of manufacturer
sho could stand large losses. such -
would necessarily. follow . violent change
sss ss ssieS ss 5! sas through
ss.neress for political purposes. great
saany business mon would b. osriously
crippled, perhaps totally wrecked. Such .
result surely 10 not desired BY either polit-
teal party. for such disastsr would ssri-
essly damage any party"
This Democratic manufacturer. Rafael
u. woln. warns his party that IL cannot
afford 10 enact tariH that will impsril
iasssted capital or compel reduction IN
the high wages Of our workingmsn. We
quote:
1T 10 fair to assume that wages. salaries
anil other expenses in producing finished
ssssds from raw material range al the way
from 80 to 10 per cent Of the On tire cost,
according 70 the class and nature Of the
goods produced: and three-quarters or
iaaee OF this goes to wages and salaries Of
staployes. Does u seem possible, con.
salsring the meaesr pronts At which manu-
fheiureFs havo now to market their goods.
Tesla very low or mere revenue tariff,
Niaich should cause . violent change Of
sssaes. would mot more disastrousiy affect
the ware-earners than any other class?
Manufacturer cannot reduce their present
margin Of profit. fail. therefore. to see
how 20 reduce the present cost Of produc-
tisa. unless u BE- taken off the wages and
salaries Of employees"
II have no doubt that. IL the American
manufacturers could be assured that their
wuFkmen would accept tho wages OF tho
European workmeu. they would unhess.
setLasiy prefer to be placed on an equality
with European manufacturer as far a.
the tariff Is concerned. But the manu-.
feesuycr knows that this cannot be done.
taat the workmen Of this country would
rsae in body to resist such an attempt.
ana that IL might bring on q struggle more
hlaody and fearful than the country has
eess witnessed"
fsis is the voice Of Democratic manu-
faesnrer and tariff reiormer.
Imports from all parts of the country
sae present dlssrust is the anxiety lest the
nwgnoeratie party will be true 70 its Plat,
iorn and adopt n revenue policy which
will carry oas shs idea that protection Ia
Unconstitutional. IL il absurd for the
leEioesstic party 10 pretend that the pres
sat troubles are due "a Republican iegisla,
ten. for the Democratic party in the earYs.
pa3sn las, fail proclaimed every xherc thai
Il iSe people would remove the Repuh
'iesss from power there would coms
~ The inauguration OF Mr.. Cieye
iana better times, greater prosperity
a13 shst the workmea would get !,
f&feer share OF the increase OF wealth
lassssa Of that. distress began smmel \
assly after clevcian DIS election. The frs,
tnsi'elai Harry Of the series took place 10
Wal street during the Christmas hol,i
dass, and. instead Of better times cor.
dltiqns continued 10 grow worse until III,
sssleaoes Of widespread panic compelle 8
NJ. Cleveland 10 call IN August the Coz.
ersss together thai he .hoald have az
ssna.9es In April. Tae Democratic rartp
in foe campaign Of las; year joined han /,
Win tne ASf0ssstS OF the W est TO rs..
snAae the waee-csrners every here III ~
prosperity did not exist: that they were
really being robbed by 'plu;oerats as,g
sasaer hsroas." sad tha. unlexs ",
Cisselsna wss elected and = Democrat
esn gross With him she trade OF the cot
trs soald be rsraiysed and vorkinsmess
he tssxins bread The hand Of sympail, =
vas extended by the Democracy to ris,.
ssssehism and disorder from ri;,ssu 3.
ard Batfa.e 10 Csnur a'Alens.
tsrily these Democratic demaxcsues AMI
their dapes have their reward today in tl;,.
pssssat situation. The prcseu, sudden
created conditions of industrial ard fsnaA-
eta sos are not due 10 Republican legs,
lss4aa on behalf of protection 10 America
iabet and Industry: ID, the dis.rgs, ~
tbs pleaaid Democracy. Of this polite Il
csass between tho old Bourbon Democrat il
hssN~s mare and the Wild fopul:st snsS.
tang. has done much 10 breed ccua.,sows
shs. have resulted in national dissrcs.
ari sound business rnea among DEM.
essss 40 well rs Republicans begin 10 see Il.
snss confess IL This Popalis:. Democrats