The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-06
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want, yet greatly reduces our tariff bur
dens."
There may be some differences of opinion
on this point. The workinemen of the
country, whose opportunities for labor have
been narrowed and whose wages have
been reduced rs per cent, don't see where
the reduction of burdens comes in. II
The masses of the people who have been
buying 20 to 22 lbs. of granulated sugar for
Sl.Ob under the protective tariff of 1891,
which puts raw sugar on the free list-when
sugar is as important an article of food dis
flour, and when the fact that nearly all our
sugar is imported and very little produced
here makes the duty a tax-now that the
imposition of 40 per cent duty on raw sugar
by the new tariff will soon give them not
over 16 pounds for dollar, don't see where
the reduction OF burdens comes in
In the face of such obvious increase OF
burdens by the new tariff, to be told that
the average duty" on dutiable iml orts
alone Is reduced IL per cent by the new
tariff. sugars no coffee and supplies no work
or wages-es especially when this apparent re-
ductlon is mainly made by reducing the
duties and revenue on liquors, Havana
cigars, china ware. silks, kid gloves. laees
and fine woolens and cottons used by the
of large taxation.
I Imagine the joy that will come 10 the poor
mans household when he learns that under
the Lew tariff the duty on imported brandy
has been reduced 70 cents per galloni
So far as reductions of duty have been
made on imported articles coming in compe-
tition with our own products, such reduc-
tions mean increased burdens to the masses
through reduced wages.
One of the serious evils resulting from the
enactment of this new Democratic tariff
bill, is the fact that it destroys all of, our
reciprocal treaties with South American
countries. Cuba and Puerto Rico. by placing
on the dutiable list the sugar imported from
these countries, and used as basis for the
reciprocal agreements. Thus at one blow
the increased markets for our agricultural
products and manufactures opened iE Cuba,
Puerto Rico and Brazil by these treaties, are
destroyed.
But more serious still, the Democratic
leaders announce that they propose to re-
new their fight for further free trade tariff
legislation. Chairman Wilson, in his speech
at Martinsburg, announced that the Demo-
cratic party controlled as 1t is now by the
southern Bourbons-proroses to continue to
SHELL that is the expressive word which
he uses-to continue to .shell' our pro-
tected Industries, which he stlyes monopo-
lies
Not based by the destruction to our in.
dustIies which they have caused in the
past fifteen months, they teel ag1 1ieyed that
any Industries have been saved out of the
disasters, and declare that the war must 90
on.
1t is evident already that even the passage
of this tariff bill, after a years yupleayl of
the business of the country, is not regarded
BY the Democratic leaders as finality. II
remains for the people of this country in
the election of representatives to CONGRESS-
in the coming autumn. and in the resi-
DENTAL election two years hence. not only
to pI onounce their verdict against the un-
called-for Democratic war upon our inous-
tries which has re suited N sue h disasters
during the past year, but also to put out OF
power at once and for the future a party
which has proved itself SO incapable and so
| mischievous under its Sout hern control
FOR FREE SHIPS.
Indeed, the Democratic majority of the
House committee have already reported Il
bill to permit the free Importation ,nd
American registry of completed foreign
bnilt steamships and sailing vessels. which
they propose to pass l.ext winter: nn't i
notice that the Demoor ratio candidate for
Congress from this district has got faI
enough along to endorse it. 1t must, indeed
be comforting to workers in Maine ship
yards to find the Democratic party favorint
the building of our ships ON thea Clyde ana
Tyne instead of here-for notwith hsta an0ing
this bill limits free ships TO the foreign
trade, when this bill shall be passed it will
prove an entering wedge for free ships TOR
all trades.
No wonder that Mr.. Harold NJ Sewall of
Bath, who was Cievleand's consul at Samoa
has felt called upon to denouce this policy
of the Democratic party and especially the
attempt TO reinstate a savage Queen ON the
Hawaiian throne and to declare that hence-
forth he will act with the Republican party.
l cannot close this disc ussion without
directing attention to three additional facts
which enable the people to compare Repub-
lican and Democratic control of the nation.
On the 4th of March, 1898, when President
Harrison went out, The gold in the treasury
was los millions; two weeks ago it had
dropped to 52 millions.
The people can now compare the results
of Republican and Democratic control.
s Next Monday the people of Maine will
have their fist opportunity to express their
Judgment on the performances of the last
Gig hteen MONTHS The people of Vermont
spoke yesterday. Ifyou like the change
If You are so pleased with the results that
you want more OF it, then OF course you will
90 to the polls and vote the Democratic
ticket. If. on the other hand, you prefer
the prosperity of ls9.to the adversely of 1894,
soalsw II go to the polls anu vote for our
able and successful Governor, Henry B.
Cleaves, TO, your distinguished candidate
for representative TO Congress, Thomas B.
Reed,. for a Republican legislature which
will Yre-electl our distinguished senator,
William P. FIye, and Tor the whole Republi-
can ticket.