The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-21


Mr.. Watterson, of the Louisville C0wrier.
Journal. by his eloqrebce, forcel the sub
stitution of . free trade plslek BY the
National Democratic sonventicf, foe the
semi-protective proposition Of tn majority
of tho committee ON. resolutions Mr..
Watserson, now that the Demf:ratie ad-
ministration is in power. begir1b to feel .
natural solicitude for the fate oil this ''free
trade" plank whose sdoptionS he com.
PEELED at Chicago. Hs begins!so suspect
that the Democratic minority whom he
defeated and denounced - msf-s protec-
tionists in the natl oral conv.?.tion, are
today voiced by President Cleves and; that
they control his cabines and VIII WELD all
the influence of bis a.iministrss ion TO de-
feat the enactment OF : tariff sr revenue
only. So Mr.. Watterson, in his siewspaper
OF April 7, recites the tariff pl3nk Of the
Democratic platform Of 1892. 90 points
out that It was . step In sdv;eacs Of the
Mills bill Of 1857, since:the MiliS bill Vas
tentative measure, . modification OF the
iniquity Of protection, but in u sense An
attempt to uproot projection, while the
Democratic tariff plank Of 1897 on which
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated 81 elected,
reads a. follows:
We declare II to b . fund tal5principls OF
the Democratic party that the Fed4al govern.
ment has 40 constitutional power to- impose and
collect tariff duties exceat for th4 purpose OF
revenue only, and we DEMAND thaS the collec.
ton Of such taxes shall ~ limited \, the ueces.
stiles OF the government, when htnestly and
economically administered
In his Madison squaSe speechlln in his
letter Of acceptance, Mr.. Cleteland in.
dorsed this tariff plani in expree sions that
are not capable Of double mesks ing. Mr..
Watterson bluntly tails Mr.. cleveland
today that "he 10 no ,nore hissown plat
form than he il his own party. He stands
where his party placed himSon . free
trade platform" Wasterson f4rther tells
Mr.. Cleveland that tho Demoe..atic party
today IL in control Of the exe3utivs and
legislative departments; that "it must
substitute revenue fos protective duties:
that the time for compromise 9as passed.
Every duty laid must DO for re1enue only.
and where revenue begins protection
ends"
This 10 plain warning from sthe author
Of the tariff for revenue only y ank Of the
Democratic platform that be Expects the
Democratic administration AL congress
to enact, not the Mills bill; MT free raw
materials and protectet manu- ctures, but
. tariff for revenue only. or British free
trade. The San FRANCISCO y saminsv 10
another Democratic newspaper that ID
growing impatient fer the ersictment Of
the tariff pledge Of the Deliberate na-
tional platform. Il would ik3 to have IA
extra session Of congress calle.s in Septem-
Der. It says that "NcKinls$ ism IL not
entitled to one days graces from the
Democracy" This i< the WeAtern notice
served on President Cleveland that he and
his administration will b sxE :ctsd 70 use
their influence to enact the pl SIform creed
Of the party into deedA
On the other hand the Extern manu-.
facturers who voted fer free 10 and free
wool and free coal BEGIN to fSov uneasy
1t this vigorous cry from the aYest for the
redemption OF the pledge q the party
platform BY the enactment bf tariff for
revenue only. or stree; trade kll around"
These Eastern manufacturers who voted
for Cleveland are perfectly wiling to see
free wool enacted. which ruAs oar wool
growers. who cannot eompets with Aus
tralia, but they shuddsr at th5s demand Of
Watterson and the West fo:fthe removal
Of duties on WOODEN. iro,e and steel
manufactures. because diey know
that means rum 10 thentsives. since
without protection they eau4,ot compete
with Gsrmany'and England. fThese East
ern manufacturers believed Z, free wool.
free iron and coal, but thsk were fools
enough to expect tLat Democratic ad-
ministration which m ode thek aw material
free would continue Srotec.e,n to manu-
featured goods. These Easts4n manufac-
turers are just beginning toesuspect that
the farmers Of the country wi II never vote
for any member OF Congress liat votes for
free wool and protected woolst rs; that iron
and coal miners will neverkrote for any
man who in congress votes fct free ore and
free coal and then votes for Ilxed mining
tools. These Eastern raanufaf turers voted
for Cleveland because they believed that
the Democratic party. would never dare
enact its tariff for revenue lnly plank Of
1892. but would be COED Ugh to enact
the one-sided protection Mills bill of 1857.
These shortsighted folks siSldder today
whan they hear the West insisting on free
goods as we'll as free raw MATERIALS. Free
goods means closed :shopse or reduced
wages At the East; while ice raw mate
rails and protected goods Moan reduced
business and lower wages az {.e West.
The Democracy is soon 10 te brought 10
book on the question .of III redemption
of the tariff pledge of its pss Wat.
terson demands the enactnS,nt of tariff
for revenue only into law; athat is. free
goods and free raw rasterits, while thu
Eastern Manufacturers who soted for free
wool. free ore and free coas shudder at
the prospect Of free goods, to-. Out of this
situation the country is suiy 10 return To
Observation-Disclosures projection; tina.
is. protection all AROUND TO Producer and
manufacture.
Gen. Clsrkson's psnsr. nj Eo,sn Nnte