The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-30

for funding the greenhaek bonds in
coin bonds. In 1870 Republicans voted
10 increase the national bank circula-
ton S5A.O00,000, while the Democrats
voted az substitute to issue $500, O0O.-
900 or greenbacks. End take up the ma
tional bank notes. in 1870 the Demo-
Gratis voted to pay the $50 bonds in
greenbaciSs. according to the contract:
the Republicans voted the proposition
oown In 1873 Republicans demone-
tized silver In 1874 Republicans voted
70 continue the national banks: the
Democrats voted against them. Dem
ocrats voted against the resumption
/ act. IN 1878 Democrats voted for free
silver and the bill was emascuiated by
4 the~ Republican Senate. Republican
votes repealed the Sherman law, and
in 1898 Republicans voted against free
silver at any ratio.
A FEW WORDS ON THE TARIFF
Not only have the people suffered
from Republican financial legislation.
but, at the same time. they have been
ground down and burdened by excess
sive tariff taxation. l am not intend
/ ing to discuss this question at length
at this hour. l simply refer to it as
another factor producing the hard
times of the past two years The ia
vorite argument Of Republicans has
! been that the tariff is not a tax. but
this fall the party which demands
that its candidate for Congress shall
I be "in accord with the Republicans of
the east" is hemoaning the tax upon
sugar. They say that it is a burden
upon the people. Why this change of
front! Why don't they say, in hon
esty, tnat the free sugar bill. the free
iron Dill, and the free coal bill, passed
the Democratic House of Representa-
tive5, and their consideration in the
Senate was prevented by Republicans
ana a quartette of recalcitrant Demo-
erals? But all will come in good
time. The new tariff law deserves a
fair trial, and there is no danger of
our going back to higher tariff law
for at least two years 10 come.
In the meantime the people will be-
come convinced that the Democrats
were right two years ago, when they
oectaTed that with reduction
OF taxation there would come
| industrial and commercial relief. The
present tariff bill does not please every
one and l do not think that one could
De framed which would But it recog-
nlzes the principle for which thesDemo-
crallc party has commended, and that
IS, Iree raw material The greatest
mistake made by the champions of
/ o1-A iA4OliOpOileS. WIS Wnen thew
permitted wool to be placed on the
free list. Before election comes the
sheap-growers will learn that the Re-
publican cry that free wool would ruin
the sheep industry was false. The
price Of wool is climbing upward. 7 care
not what may be said by agents of
concerns interested in keeping the price
down. / care not what may be said bv
the Republican press which lust now is
batting against the tide and striving
20 secure continuance of hard times
Tor partisan purposes. Wool is ad
Vancing in price, and in the east if is
several cents per pound higher than n
| was under the Mckinley law. NV
judgment is, that free wool will NOT
only help the wool grower, but ii will
be OF incalculable benefit to wooden
manufacturers. So far as material is
concerned, they are placed upon an
equal roofing with the foreign manu-
facturer. The extra expense for labor
IS compensated by a tariff of 30 par
cent. They can purchase the product
needed to mix with American wool in
It's manufacture at the same price as
| their foreign rivals. AS a consequence
our makers Of cloths, carpets and