Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-23
MISLEADING REPUBLICANS.

MISLEADING REPUBLICANS.
Misrepresentation Concerning Tariff Re-
FORM Made by Protectionists>
IN the course of an interview touch
ing the political reversals of this off
year, ex-President Harrison saws: 81
can readily see how a man can advo-
cate free trade without any impeach-
ment OF his intelligence or motives. but
cannot see how men of intellipence
can teach that we may pass from such
q policy as is embodied in the McKin-
ley law to such one as was foreshad-
owed IN the Chicago platform without
the greatest disaster and hardship"
Many democrats of clear INSIGHT in
business affairs. of earnest purpose to
bring tariff legislation to a thoroughly
revenue basis. have long been of the
opinion which Mr.. Harrison expresses.
any sudden. radical change from sys-
TEN long existing, though that system
ieseit IS Quilt upon q false foundation.
cannot out be attended with more or
less loss and confusion. Mr.. McKin-
ieys opponent in Ohio was the author
OF the radical tariff plank of the
Cnlcago convention. 1t was not the
purpose OF the committee on reso-
buttons to bring in SO pronounced
declaration, and it was upon the floor
that the words which Neal proposed
were incorporated in the platform by
the convention itself. Giving those
words the Interpretation of radical
1ree-trade purpose upon the part of the
democratic party Mr.. Neal led the DEM
ocratic columns in Ohio and was signal
ly defeated.
The Neal portion of the platform
read: I'VE denounce republican pro-
oectlon as fraud-a robbery of the
great majority of the American people
Tor the benefit Of the few We declare
1T to be fundamental principle of the
democratic party that the federal gov
eminent has no constitutional power
TO impose and collect tariff dues, except
1or itheopurpose of revenue only, and
we demand that the collection of such
taxes shall be limited to the necessities
OF the government when honestly and
economically administered"
IT the committee on ways and means
OF the house had reported bill before
the Ohio election occurred. and that
bill showed, as undoubtedly it will
show when at the regular session it
reaches the house. that there is no pur-
pose upon the part of the democratic
party suddenly to derange the whole tar
iii system in order to reach the extreme
point proclaimed by Neal-a point log
ically sound, but to be attained as cir
cumstances are by gradations, not at a
single jump-it is not probable that
Mr. Mall
Ohio, but his defeat would not have
been as signal as it was.
Grover Cleveland's message of 1887
presented the practical view of the
question, and had proper legislation
followed upon this recommendation
the country would have been in far
better condition to-day. The sugges-
ton was to increase the free list as re.
lated to raw materials, an act in itself
which is promotive of manufactures,
and to reduce the schedules upon other
articles subject to taxation as a rule,
but not in single bill could it be
enacted to wipe out a system which had
existed since the foundation of the gov
ernment
In this celebrated message the presi-
dent said: 1T is not proposed to en-
tirely relieve the country of this taxa
ton. 1t must be extensively contin-
ed as the source of the governments
income, and in a readjustment of our
tariff the interests of American labor
engaged in manufacture should be
carefully considered, as well as the
preservation of our manufacturers 1t
may be called protection or by any 9th
er name, but relief from the hardships
~and dangers of our present tariff flaws
Ahould be devised with especial precau-
ton against imperiling the existence of
our manufacturing interests. But this
existence should not mean a condition
which, without regard to the public
welfare or national exigency, must
always insure the realization of i'm
mense profits instead of moderately
profitable returns. AS the volume and
diversity of our national activities in
crease new recruits are added to those
who desire a continuation of the ad-
vantages which they conceive the pres
emit system of tariff taxation directly
affords them. So stubbornly have all
efforts to reform the present condi-
ton of affairs been resisted by those OF
our fellow citizens thus engaged that
they can hardly complain ofathe suspi-
cion entertained to certain extent
that there exists an organized combina-
ton all along the line to maintain
their advantage"
When bill from the democratic COM
mittee on ways and means is submit
ted to a democratic congress and re-
ceives the signature of Grover Cleve-
land it will be bill which. making in
the direction of tariff for revenue
only. will set at rest all apprehension
MS to democratic policy regarding the
tariff and will relieve the party in the
elections of next year from the specious
MISREPRESENTATION made by Mckinley
ties in Ohio for the purpose of advanc-
ing the political interests of their lead
er.-Chicago Times.
Got Things Changed.
A republican organ which is sc
anxious that times .shall not grow bet
ter that it ridicules reports of its eX.
changes that times are growing better
remarks that the free trade organs
..sav tina. the reason the country has
not at once leaped into prosperity is
because the protectionist papers are
prophesying hard times and dull bust
ness because of prospective changes in
the tariff, and because the protection