Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-10-05
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to the fact that the Democrats were
willing to stop tho purchase o 81 Yer.
but wanted free coinage instead, the
purchasing clause of the Shel man law
was repealed by the votes of a ma
jority OF the Herublicans and q MINOR
ity of the Democrats. This allayed
the money panic, but did not stop the
distress. Money became plentiful. but
business was stagnant. Then came
the Wilson bill. "full of free trade and
full of distress for the workingman
and the business man." but people
honcd they soon would knew the worst
and could begin again or surrender.
The struggle following in the Senate
prolonged the agony. The result is
MOI S, bal as expected, but is bad
enough. Some industries will start
up again at reduced wages, while 9th
der the rates of the act of lsaI with
continental and English prices for
labo. in competition. even by reduce
ing WAGES. so the great distress and
disaster OF the last eighteen months
must be lail at the door of the Demo-
cratic par V, and nj sophi-try or spe-
cial pleading u change the plain
facts which fix the true cause OF all
this distress upon the organized Dom.
ocratic party"
senator Allison showed that during
all the thirty years prior 10 1888 tho
policy OF the Republican party was
that adopted by the fathers of the Re.
pubic: the revenue to be collected
chiefly from du les on imports, supple
mented when necessary by excise
taxes on tobacco. distilled spirits, and
malt liquors: that ether internal taxes
should not be resorted to except in
times of great peril or temporarily to
meet great emergencies, and thus dur
In tue val incomes We're taxed
heavily. but this was RENTED as soon
as possible after the close OF the strag-
gle. The policy vas that in 'evying
duties such determinations ought to
lie made and protection given as would
secure employment ut reasonable
possible in the production of articles
| entering into CONSUMPTION which come
into direct competition with foreign
labor engaged in the production oflike
articles. and that u fair advantage
should be given to our own producers
and toilels to al extent suTcient to
stimu. ate and III the largest pro-
duction at home, as also the largest
domestic consumption: that high du-
tics should he levied upon all %luNuries,
and that all necessarics of life which
cannot be produced in our own country
should be admitted at q low rate of
duty, OF Tree. Dul ing all this time
the Democratic party assailed that
policy and insisted that duties sh, uld
be levied for revenue only. Id 1882 they
inscribed this on their banners and nj
one proposed or discussed the plan to
raise wen chiefly from internal
taxation. Now they have passed a law
which makes Il pretense OF giving q
fair measure of protection TO many of
the great industr es of the country,
but it does not sati fly the controlling
influences OF the party nor the Presi-
dent. Therefore instead of having q
season of est and stability Us respects
our great productions, we are told from
every stump that this adjustment and
Encouragement in the Sena' e shall be
u%pturncd and uprooted and a more
radical measure substituted if the
Democrats shall again secure u major
ity of the House. He did not believe
this majority would be contributed to
by Iowa. The State will follow the
example Of Vermont. Maine and Ore.
eon and give an unbroken delegation
to the next House.