The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-30
THEY OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED.

A great many industries in this and
other countries have suffered from the
general depression of the present year.
have been reduced in a number of in
stances. This is not more conspicuous in
manufactures, perhaps not so much, as
in mining and railroading. That being
true and undeniable, and the depression
being as great at least in other countries
as in the United States, where is the
reasonable excuse for connecting as cause
and effect these reductions in wages with
the entrance into power of the Demo-
cratic party?
1t is considered by certain class of
politicians that all is fair in political war.
They stick at nothing that seems to serve
their purpose. But in Utah, among per-
sons and papers supposed to be actuated
by higher motives, it is amazing as well
as despicable to resort to such deception
as some of them are indulging in.
The price of wool declined as soon as
the Mckinley law went into operation.
1t is down lower than ever this year,
under the operations of the same protec-
tive tariff which has not been changed
one iota. We do not claim that the de-
cline in prices is directly chargeable to
that law, but the logic of the argument is
certainly more in favor of that PROPOSE
ton than the idiotic aud continually re-
peated statement, that wool has fallen be-
cause of free trade policy which mas not
been inaugurated and cannot be, if de-
termined on, for some time to come.
The Provo Wooden mills found it neces-
sary to make special terms so as to be
able TO run, paying the hands in mill
produce and other materials instead of
cash. It was wise on the part of the
employees to accede tc these terms. 1t is
an old system revived and its renewal is
no doubt justified by the circumstances.
But when partizan peoples and papers
make the prevalence OF Democracy
responsible for this condition of affairs
they render themselves contemplate in
their impudent falsehood.
Does the low price of wool make things
worse for the home wooden factory? Does
any pretended Republican mean to say
that cheap wool cripples the manufacture
of woolen goods? Must wooden mills run
at less profit because they get their ma
terial at less cost? Shame on the liars
who tell the people that the Democratic
tariff policy, not yet in force, has caused
the Provo factory to pay its hands in
produce instead of CASH.
The mines began to close down before
the Democracy was inaugurated. Wages
ware reduced because the price OF silver
declined. The Democratic party had
nothing to do with that. We do not say
that the Republican party shut down the
mines and tried to ruin tho silver interest.
But we do say that it was under the
operation of laws originating with and
framed by Republicans, that the price OF
silver declined and the mines closed, as
under similar laws the price OF wool has
gone down.
Did Democracy cause the fall in wheat?
If so, how? What caused the remarkabl BILE
slump in pork? The Democracy? Just as
reasonably answer sYes'' to these ques-
tions, which would be dense ignorance
or sheer idiocy, as to say the Democracy
is responsible for the decline in other
things and in the wages OF the Iaborer,
before Democratic Congress has passed
a single law or changed a single rate OF
duty.
When party or cause is compelled to
resort to that kind OF trickery in order to
make point or score victory, it shows
that it has no solid ground to stead up