The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-15
THE PRESIDENT AND BROTHER
SPRINGER.

Mr.. Cleveland says in his inaugural that
''the verdict Of our voters condemns the
injury Of maintaining protection for pro-
tection's sake" If Mr.. Cleveland believes
this, then he is bound to destroy protec-
ton, but Democratic Congressman Spring
er, in his letter to the Cleveland banquet
at Providence, r. l.. on the 22d ult., said:
The admission into the United States of ma
terials to be used In manufacturing establish
ments free of duty will % far reduce the cost OF
production OF Manufactured goods that Ameri.
can manufacturers will be able 70 export large
quantities OF their products and successfully
compete In the markets OF the world with their
rivals in trade. Free wool itself will be of In
caiculable benefit. not only to the acufactur.
ers of Rhode Island, but to the consumers of
wooden goods in every part OF tho country.
1t will b the policy of the incoming admins.
the benefits OF free raw materials to the manu-
facturers and to the consumers OF the country.
Here we have Cleveland calling protec-
ton for projections sake robbery of the
majority for the few. while the chairman
OF the ways and means committee prom
Uses free raw materials for the benefit and
protection Of favored manufacturers. Are
We to understand that Mr.. Cleveland be-
lieves with the Chicago platform in the
imposition and collection of duties for rev.
enue only, or does he believe with Brother
Springer in still discriminating. benefiting
and protecting favored manufacturers by
the gift Of free raw materials.
ITO continue protection, or to shift the
incidence Of protection" says the New
X,x,s 10 ~ 70 -
Mr.. Cleveland has really promised nothing
specifically in his inaugural that makes
clear what he would do with ''free silver
act: or what he would do if one-s;ded pro.
lection measure. like the Mills bill. should
be enacted by congress. Talk is cheap; it
takes money to bny land.
In our judgment the people did not take
any very deep interest in the election, and
what good many of them think Of the
tariff Is not manifest. In New York, for
example, Harrison's vote sank from $50. :.
S3S in 1888 to 609. $50 in 1892, but Cleye-
lands rose only from 635, 965 to 654. s6s: in
Ohio Harrison fell from 4l6,O 5a to 405. 1877.
but Cleveland rose only from 396 ass to
4o4, IFS; in Indiana Harrison lost 7.02s, but
Cleveland gained only 1904. In five
Southern states. every one of which is
Republican on a full vote and honest
count and in each one OF which there ia
not the slightest claim of the election be-
ing honestly conducted. Mr.. Cleveland
received $4,000 majority over President
Harrison. or four-fifths Of his entire ma
jority in the whole country. In the South
the tariff was not an issue, so that what
the people OF this country think about pro.
lection will not be kaown until Mr.. Cleva-
land and his Democratic congress keen
the promise of its platform and DESTROY
protection by enacting tariff for reyenus
only.
On the i4th of July Mr.. Cleveland wrote
to Ralph f. Hoyt, of Chicago, that no sin.
cere advocate of an honest tariff could be-
dissatisfied with the principles promul-
gated at Chicago. On the 9th of Sem
TENDER. in his letter of acceptance. he
spoke of tariff for revenue as a time.
honored principle Of Democracy. and
characterized protective duties as "con-
trsry % the spirit OF the constitution
"pernicious." and Objectionable on moral
grounds. And yet Brother Springer /.
likely TO enact 8 one-sided protection
measure which grants free raw material.
to favored manufacturers, and thus dis
eliminates between producer and manu-.
facturer.