The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-01

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me't rats Of trd2rs "a he phO,c purpo'e Of
projection after ,pc hare got beyond he stage
TO cstabltaiI Our inirutriul independence"
Wo have emphasized most remark.
ablo admission by Mr.. Lodge In tho
above paragraph. 1t Is tho key noto OF
ma a6Io speech, md the key noto for
Republican policy In milking q now 70.
vision OF tho tarli, now that tho people
have condemned tho Mckinley tariI;
now that the Democratic party has
failcd In It's tariff REFORM" Our man.
utacturers have had too much "protec.
iion." Tho "infanta" Of fifty years ago
have grown to DO stalwart men and
necd very little protection. With tho
opening OF tho markets on tho Amorl.
can. continent by tho adoption Of Mr..
Blalne's reciprocity, tho American
mRnulaciuror can proclaim his "inde.
pendouce' and be content to share with
the farmer and laboror such incidental
protection as may DO proper, under q
properly revised tariff. Ito then will
favor q Customs union" which will
bring "ireo lrado and FREQ BiIyor to the
ireo Americas"
A tariff for revenue so scheduled as
to give incidental protection" to ''pro.
tee" our "infant industries" ind to
protect tho American farmer and tho
American laborer Is tho demand Of tho
hour. Why cannot the Republicans
anu tho Populists unite aud bring to
the country this much needed tariff
reform" Tho Democratic party not
only has failed here. but has failed In
every other promise 1t made at Chica-
60. In the language OF Mr.. Lodge, hero
Is tho Opportunity OF tho Republican
party" and-of the Popullsts. They
are practically agreed upon the restora.
ton OF bl-metalism. When bi-metalisp
Is restored tho "frco Americas eau
meot and adopt Mr.. Blaine's suggestion
embodied In tho net OF Congress-, which
no formulated, called tho american
International Conference" Tho follow
Ing is the clause 10 which wo allude:
Tho adoption OF common silver coin,
TO DO Issued by each government, tho
same to be legal tender In all CONNER
cial transactions between tho citizens OF
oil tho American states"
Wo have criticised Mr.. Lodge in the
claims he makes as to the succession Of
tho Republican party from the old
Wing party.
The Democrats claim that tho Domo-
cratic party Is tho successor Of tho JET
fcrsOnian Republican party. Both OF
these claims are true, only in tho sense
that the law OF evolution and develop
ment brings forward into each now
cycle OF experience tho gathered re-
mains Of what preceded. As wo havo
shown or tried 10 show, the Republican
party, in its origin. took up into itself
tho best elements OF all preceding par
ties-notably tho old Jacksonian Demo-
cratic party; and until recent years it
gave full expression to all that has gone
before in our evolutionary life. The
divergence into tho teaching OF tho old
Wing party commenced after the de-
feat OF NJ. Blaine, In tho enactment Of
tariffs in the exclusive interest Of the
manufacturer-leaving out oil provision
for the skilled laborer and tho farmer.
The adoption OF tho Mckinley tariff
brought tho condemnation and defeat
OF the Republican party because Of its
departure from the precedents OF tho
fathers OF the republic and OF the great
leaders OF tho Republican party. limit
ing itself to the claims OF the old Wing
party.
As tho readers Of the INTELLIdEScEE
well know, protection, as taught by
Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
Jackson and other great men OF all
parties simply meant the encourage
ment and development Of American
industry. This was regarded as tenn.
porary expedicnt to evolve our own
manufacturing interests and to hello
them to achieve their industrial indu-
pendence. Thil was oil there was to
this policy.
Tariffs are primarily tariffs for rev.
enue. 1t is their makeup that makes
the determination In favor OF now
vested interests" So long as our rev.
enueis largely obtained from tariff tax
ation-the laborer and farmer should
not be forgotten in applying protection
to American manufacturers. As Mr..
Lodge hints above, the manufacturer,
In Il measure, has achieved his indie
pendence. "rhe entire difference be-
tween our prices and those Of Europe,
when such diilerence exists, really lies
in tho labor COSTS"
AS MIR. Lodge meets the issue in this
tersely put sentence and thereby brings
the question into practical form to BIZ
considered and dealt with, let all tariff
tinkering stop-whether INDUCED in by
Democrats or Republicans-and lot the
people take the matter into. their own
hands and send mon to Congress who
will give tham tariff so adjusted as to
afford incidental protection" to our
Infant industries;" to our farmers aud
our la6orers. Lot all Of our revenue be
raised by such n tariff and b. our pres
eut internal revenue system, and dis
miss all talk about graduated income
tax" With tariff adjusted to meet
all classes We can then take n "rest' rs
Mr.. Lodge suggested in his late article
in H1rper's Weekly.
The Wilaon bill, rs it passed the
house, had some merits. 1t gave the
manufacturer FREQ wool, FREQ iron ore
and FREQ coal, free lumber aud free su.
gar. and made 4 wise adjustment in
other directions. Although not fully
meeting tho requirements OF tho people,
as expressed In the Chicago platform, it
was stop in advance in tariff re.
form" But tho senate has not only
mangled, hut crushed the corpse. Let
us have rest" from all such "tariti
reform" and build from tho bottom q
revised tarl.F that will meet the now de.
veloped wants Of the American people.
Ii Mi parties would join in such revision
it would be better. There Is no reason,
however, why both the Republican and
Populis. parties should not agree upon
some basis that, whether tho Demo-
cratic party joins 10 tho work or not.
will snttln Tor years 10 cnine. this rrnnt