The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-13
a REpuBL1cAN nARGUMENT. ..

The avowed purpose of the Democratic
party is to increase the manufacturing
interests of Sheffield at the expense of the
manufacturing interests of the centers OF
iron and steel in this country. To rob the
New York, the Pennsylvania, the Con-
necticut workman OF his work and give it
to the workmen of a foreign country.
And that is exactly the difference between
Mckinleyism and CIevelandism.
OF course that is from rabid Republic
can paper. And of course it is not true.
When did the Democratic party make any
such avowal? The statement is as pre-
posterous as it is false. What success
would any party have in this country
that had such an ssavowed purpose?'
Even with the word ''avowed'' expunged,
the idea that any party of citizens of this
country should have for its purpose and
intent the increase of the manufacturing
interests of another country to the detri-
ment of its own, is almost inconceiva-
BILE. And to accuse it of an intent to rob
American workmen and give their work
to foreigners is amusing in its absurdity.
What good could come to any party
from such a suicidal policy? Are not
both Democrats and Republicans inter-
ested in the advancement of American
industries? If this country were ruined
as to its manufactures or any branch OF
trade or labor, would the Democracy gain
anything by 1t? Why, then, accuse
them of entertaining any such self
destructive purpose, to say nothing more
about its being avowed?
1t is capable OF demonstration that the
protective policy of the Republican party
has resulted in giving labor to thousands
of foreign cheap workmen, to the detri-
ment and exclusion OF American citizens.
But we would not accuse Republicans of
having any such purpose in view.
The high tariff system has been perpet-
uated for the benefit of the capitalists and
it has resulted in ''robbing'' workmen
and the agricultural classes. TIE high
prices which it has enabled the wealthy
manufacturers to charge for their goods
has been paid by the masses, and it is not
even the workmen who labored to pro-
duce the goods who gained the advantage,
but the capitalists for whose protection
the high duties were specially imposed.
Now we would not accuse the Republi-
can party, with all its s'ways that are
dark and tricks that are vain,'' of inten-
tionally robbing the poor to fatten the
rich, and certainly not with having that
"avowed purpose" 1t has been the
effect of their erroneous policy.
There is always room for fair argu-
ment on the question of high tariff, and
there is no need to resort to utter and
] IL <.I- J.. L. L
q position on either side. No Demo
cratic platform was ever framed which
''avowed" that the purpose of the
party was to rob anybody. Supposine
its theories to be mistaken, and that the
effects of their practice would be in the
direction of encouraging foreign manu-
factures at the expense of home indus.
tries. That would be a very different
thing to having such purpose in view
and avowing it, into the bargain.
1.-THE difference between McKinleyisn
and CleveIandism' is that the former has
the s'avowed purpose" of imposing tariff
duties to protect the manufacturer, anc
the latter proposes to collect rev,
enue by such duties for the neces.
sary expenses of government. On,
is primarily for private benefit
and is class legislation, the other is fol
the public welfare and is general legisla
ton. Neither Mckinley nor Cleveland
or the parties they severally represent
are either so wicked as to have for
purpose" the robbing or injury 0
American workmen for the benefit o
foreigners, nor SO egregiouslr foolish a
to ssavow" it if they ever entertained i
for moment. The statement of our con
temporary is of the lowest class Of dema
gogic Republican claptrap.