The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-12-08
TIfE FUTURE or THE DEMO- fT'Te
pARI'Y.

IdRTY.
Tie flltureaf tlla Democratic party is
latgaiy dependent apan tho action Of
eeagness ID this, ita first regular session.
Two yeaps sefore tbs election of the pres
sat congress, THE MeIEiniy tariff was
condemned BY q most phenon1ina major
IN. This too, after the fullest agimost
exhaustive discussion of the question.
Tlse prateetionists then said to wait un-
lii tlls next election anI this verdict
woail ia reversed; TINT the people had
not had tinae to judge Of the practical
workings 81 Che Last. Two years passed
qniokly and the people again reiterated
their demand for substantial tariff RE-
tiuetion. The evils, tae bur,leas, the in
insfiee of the law had grown no less and
tlle present congress WAS elected under a
solemn pledge to proceed without mn
necessary delay to revise tbs tariif along
tic lines laid down ia Democratic plat-
forms for many years past. There seems
Il BsE discrimination to fulfill tho prom
ise made aatl we have every reason to be-
lisve that the expectation BIZ the country
viii u realized.
AL the protection papers are iiiled with
dire forabaiings 81 commercial disaster
10 follow q aasty revision 81 the tariff
The claim y made that manufacturers
are many Of them making nothing on
their investment and others running On
half time oF shi1t down altogether. Now
If this istle state Of Affairs certainly no
tiEae slloald % lost ID changing sys-
tenn productive Of such doleful results.
The theory Of the tariff refoFmers Is that
manufacturers are handicapped by high
duties on raw material and that ain era Of
prosperity win date iis beginning from
the repeal 81 oil sHeh duties. One would
suppose, If tariff taxes were ever needed,
both for revenue and for protection, they
were needed thirty yeara ago, and that d
dnty that was sufficient then would De-
sufficient now. Tho nrstectionists do
not think 20, huthaye mere than doubled
tho duty sn many things, some being
risN material If during trial extend.
ing over thirty yeats with periodical il.
ereases ID tho duty onf manufacturers or
ina iananisline condition. II Il certainly
time 10 Try some other plan.
let As look Ut the history of wool ii
connection with the taFia. Not only NV
lie dpty increased the cost IT cloth
III many millions Of dollars annually.
tlse burden being for the most nars
bapn Nv liz poor. bat Tie priee If Wool
has varied il an allnlost inverse ratio
Win tic ,lafg 81 foreign WOOL. n other
words, tl,a higher sbe tIuty tl,e lower TIL
price of American weol. Tbe raason fot
tllis 4 Obvious AID bas I,een explained
many times bnt alsya,s X dear ears. a.
~ tl.e psotectionists afe concerned
me wool grown II this country must
IL latxetl MI, tI,e tii,erau, coarser Kvools
~ Other countries before II ean u used
IL al advantage ly III aacsories Il Till
country homes ~ see tl,a. anti ia ,la,,,.
agea the yery industry II was aaaicat,l
fe loster The d,,ty 81 wes,l i,ecsssitstef
Z, eosnpensatopy silty 1t wooden rood
II TINT analer tI.e afcEinlv h,ll tl,s CO.
~ elothing. especially tise e.,sreer e,aile
Il ssarlg doubled.
Tie theory 81 III gsstaoafa8ie marty j,
that. Win tbe ANTI ialsep Wi fgan va
entirels and soa woolen qoo.s reduced
10Th ti,e WOO Grower nm TN ,,,a,,,,.
9sactNrers womb M nsns,sted ma I'M ,,r.
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