Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-29


policy OK the party was 70 be under the appar-
entity free trade resolutions adopted at Cal
cego. After . great deal OF talk, after tho
most eRresrl consideration, tho candidate OF
our party told then the. tho Demo-
cratic party was not to dck,roy industries;
that II should place fair d l;y upon dutiGblo
articles, q revenue duty; ih. the bill which
had met approval was tho s'jils bill, md on
the line Of the Mills bill the d. mo ,sa;ic party
would act. THE Mills bill gave n,ieGua O pro-
tcction TO rugar.l Tho junior teaa;or from
New Jersey (Mr. Smith, the junior senator
giving our time, and our money. and every
thing that men can givo for the SUCCESS OF tho
party.
Secret BarEain with Louisiana
We conferred with all those distinguished
gentlemen. We were not ut the conference
with the candidate, but had from both sides
what had occurred. They wanted TO know II
tho Democratic organization, of which we
were part, put the samo construction upon
II, and would be in favor of that line OF pro-
ccSiure thereafter. They said to us frankly:
I'VE wart TO tell our people the truth. We do
not want to piess you to give single fraction
OF n cent to Louisiana, bat We only want to
know the truth" AZ that solemn conclavc we
all said: Yes, II 10 \ dutiabls article.
You hhall have It," No man, NO living being,
has ever charged me with perndy No soul
can say that have ever made q promise about
public or private mattors that did not carry
out II | had the power to do 1t. These two
senators and myself. carrying out our pledge,
have stood hero and bson ribbeted ns three
men who we're in the Sugar Trust
There is the plain story told in simple
terms, in open senate, in public debate, by
Senator German, one of the most proni
nent members of his party in the country.
What commentary upon Democratic
political methods!
An agreement ns to the action of a po-
litical party upon a great public question
male in private: made with two senators
and the candidate for president himself;
made to secure the electoral vote of the
state OF Louisiana; made n absolute secret;
that sugar should he take2 from the free
list, where the Republican party had put
1t, and bv taxed for the benefit of the Sugar
Trust, which tax should be borne by the
American consumer.
suppose the Bargaiu Mad Been Open.
Suppose President Cleveland and Sem
ators German and Brioe had issued an
address to the country announcing that
they ha SO far modified the Democratic
platform as to provide for taxed sugar,
what do you think would have been the
effectt Does anybody believe that IL this
agreement had been thoroughly under
stood that MIR. Cleveland would have car
ried the country No Democratic orator
or editor, certainly in the north ever 80
much AZ hinted that the boon of free
sugar Was to be taken from the people
The great public was not taken into this
conference. They were not advised of it.
1t was not in the Democratic platform. 1t
was not announced in any Democratic
newspaper. II vas not talked of upon the
stump. IL was private arrangement
with the campaign managers and the
presidential candidate to barter away the
platform OF their party for the vote of a
state. II was deception, bAs, and rank. 1t
was fraud upon every voter, north and
south, snd the Louisiana planters who re-
lied upon 1t now declare that they have
been grossly betrayed and deceived.
The president himself, il Senator { =
man bt rlEh;, vas . part, to this contract,
and he, too, ::,ach as bs loathed the hill,
was not unwilling 10 have ths snEa.. :
gain carried into effect Perhaps, t,o,
this is one of the hidden reasons why he
did not veto the hidcous offspring Of
party perndy and party dishonOrW
Whsrs Is the Improvement?
After most bitterly denouncing the bill
they have just passed, Democratic leaders
and press console themselves by declaring
that the new law, after all. In better than
the act Of 1890 Better for whomy Better
for whit: better in which particular,
Better for Ohio. Better for our great
glass factories. Better for our tinplate
works, BETTER for our diversified manufac-
lures! Better for merchandising and
trade! Better for aSriculturet Better for
having closed foreign market for our
farm products by treaties of reciprocityi
Certainly not better in it's free list. Not
better in its Iut.nble liat. Not better for
its substitution OF al valorem for specific
duties. Not hcttur for the United States
Not better for American industries. Not
better for American labor. Not better for
the American farmer.
Where has it given hope' Whose facto-
res will it set to work. Ii has improved,
eonfessedly improved, no American inter-
ests whatever unless it he the Sugar and
Whisky Trusts II will not stnrt a single
new factory Mt home. 1t will not light a
solitary new fire at home. II will not in
crease the demand for labor mt home.
Whatever hope it brings is to the alien and
the stranger. Whatever industry it quick
ems lies beyond the sens: it is not located
beneath our flag, and yields it no allegiance
or support
Better than the law OF 1890! A law under
the operation OF which every man in this
country was employed at good wages!
Every factory was running Mt its full c,,.
pacity. and thelconsumcr was securing the
necessaries of life cheaper than he had
ever received them before! Does any
thoughtful man believe that the law OF
1894 will ever restore these happy qOndi.
tions here in the United States!
Pertinent Questions for Workingmen.
How many industries In the United
States are paying the wages that were
paid in 1922 Tell me, workingmen OF
Ohio, how many of you are idle now who
had rcmunerntive employment in 1891
And how many of you, fortunate enough
to have employment now. have escaped Il
reduction OF your wages! And woat nr,
your prospects for the future, IL you con
tinue to vote the Democratic ticket anc
sustain the tariff policy of the party now
In power. These are all practical ques
tions which every workingman can b,ot
answer for himself.