The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-15
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, TUESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1888.


of me bsenn to learn and finally b..
came thoroughly educated IL the tariff
que tions. They learned that q protec-
tive tariff of such stamp as the McKin-
ley bill called for meant protection for
the ever avAricious monopolist. while at
the same time IL meant oppression for
the working classes. they soon learned
that their increase of wages promised
them by the ever 'thougltfut' Repub-
lican party meaut that they would be
cot PEELED To pay this increase out ~ II
tax on the neressaries OF life. What was
the result? Why, Mr.. e litor. In 1890 at
the Novemb Der election the voters OF these
United States rose III and declared
against a protective tariff and elected a
Democratic House OF Representatives
with about $50 majority, and by o total
majority OF the people nf 800. 600. Was
that all? No. again In 1892 the peopls
only Increased their faith III Mr.. Cleve-
land. the Democratic party and tariff
reform by electtng Mr.. Cleveland Prssi-
Jent and making both Houses OF Con-
gress Democratic. and horribly defeating
Mr.. Harrison aud his protection policies
Are these facts or not? l do not doubt
for Que instant b u the Republican
promises OF 1883 were fully kept. They
were, and the whole country az the
present time is feeling he effects OF
them.
woRKINGME& WERE NOT BENEFITED.
1 will admit That business was good.
hut with no credit to Mckiuiey,s prutec-
siop, and that profits were fair, buG will
not admit tina the highest rales of
wages were maintained by the working
classes, for | can cite Instances where
W orkinRmen lind their wages reduced TO
ten per cent. after McKtnley's bill won't
Into operation, aud again there has ne, or
been anyone, and there never will be
any one, vine can prove where any of the
working classes had their wages In
creased owing to McKIn1ey's high pro-
tectire tariff. But granting that a high
protective Tariff promotes prosperity,
why did not tlss good times you speak OF
CONTINUED? The Republicaa party in
formed the people that under a protective
tariff. rnis would be the most prosperous
country on tho face of the earth, and
that there would be an everlasting con-
tin of prosperity. Why then this
awful calamityf Surely Mr.. Cleveland and
his Democratic administration have not
lone one lola to change the tariff. The
Mckinley bill still exists without any
alteration, aud still the country is expe-
riencing the hardest time In its existence.
All the Democrats can be called to ac-
the infamous Mckinley bill, aud give the
people a tariff reform. Why, then,
should the commercial and financial
markets. become embarrassed Promises
never amour to anything in a business
point of view; il is facts chat business
men are Invariably looking for. Then
again, Mr.. Editor, there were thousands
of our leading merchants aud fnanciers
who voted for Mr.. Cleveland and tariff
reform, and in doing SO also supported
the Democratic National Platform. These
merchants aud fnanc1ers knew what they
were doing. aud then you tell me that
they were frightened at any threats made
by the Democratic party. All these
Democratic threats You speak Of were
published broadcast throughout the
country months previous to tho Presi-
dental election. Why did they not scare
the mill owners, business men, farmers
aud all classes of w~orkingmen then?
Why was not Mr.. Cleveland and the
Democratic party very near wiped out OF
existence. as Mr.. Harrison aud his party
were? No, nobody has been frightened.
Gully the selected few who had the Nc
Kinley bill drafted and made a law for
their special purpose. These selected
few are the avaricious monopolist whose
delight is to drive the working classes to
the wall OF perdition. Yes, Mr.. Editor,
when the Democratic Congress repeals
both the Sherman silver law. and Nc
Klnley's protective tariff. and also reno
Yates other dirty things left by the
'honest' Republican party, both
the financial and commercial condi-
ton of our country will be fl~ourishing
in every respect. I Will on1y add that
the whole Republican party at the
present time is in a great plight. when
the great victory of last November looms
up before them. They jump and stare
like one with the delirium tremens; then
they rally for awhile, and try to gather
excuses, why they lost the battle, and also
faults with the Democratic party, which
has come to stay. The Republicans know
full we'll that two-thirds of the bottom
of their 'sship" dropped out last Novem-
Der. They know that the Democratic
party have ample time to restore conf
dence (if any has been lost); they know
the people demanded n change of the
tariff: they knoM the people Will get it.
and hat the people will not care to go
back to any high protective war tariff
agaia: lastly, they know that the other
third of the bottom of their Ship will
fail out in 1855, o. probably before it, and
that their '-gsand old honest party" is
doomed TO destruction.
CHAS. C. MCCULLOUGH.