The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-26
sxArrnr. rHUasDAr. JULY go.
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ssins the following plank: rol-...9
1--WE disapprove the bringing 10 this
country OF the degraded. lawless and
pauper classes of the Old World 10 take
the place Of citizen laborers."
The Republicans Of Maine can logically
include this plank IN their platform. but
the Democrats cannot. The Republican
doctrine OF protection to American labor
logically includes not only the exclusion
OF cheap foreign goods. but Of cheap for
sign labor. whether 1t comes from China,
Bohemia or Hungaria- But in Demo-
cratic platform such . plank 10 logically
out Of place. The Democracy might with
as much consistency indorse the McKin-
ley tariff.
This same Maine Democratic state con-
vsntion adopted tree trade declaration.
which means buying in the cheapest mar
ket, and makes no exceptioncin favor OF
the commodity Of labor. If the degraded,
iawless and pauper classes" Of the Old
World, whether Mongolians or Bohe7
mians, are willing to work Tor lower wages
than American citizens are, then accord
Ing TO the Democratic tree trade logic
there should be no placing of any re-
sfrictions whatever upon immigration.
Under the Republican theory of protec-
ton TO American labor there can logically
be restrictions placed upon immigration.
The Republican theory of protection for
projections sake retains command OF our
home market by protecting our COMPETE
tive industries against those OF Europe.
and under this thsory We cannot logically
permit Europe 10 food our country with
Its cheap labor any more than We can per-
nit II 20 be flooded with the cheap prod
ducts OF that cheap labor, but IL tho Demo-
cratic logic of tariff reform" is sound we
have no business TO place any restrictions
on immigration. The idea Of excluding
foreigners because they are willing to work
for less pay than Americans Is totally an
tagonistic TO and inconsistent with the
fundamental "free trade" tariff reform
philosophy of the Democratic party. o
Wendell Phillips twenty years ago. in
addressing the workIngmen of Massachu--
setts. pointed out the utter folly OF the
American workingman voting the Demo-
cratic ticket, since the Democratic policy
of free trade surrendered the home market
20 the foreigner and allowed him toqlood
the country with his cheap goods and ibis
cheap labor. II The free admission Of
cheap foreign goods is good thing. then
the free admission of the foreign laeorer,
whose low wages make those goods cheap.
must be desirable. Considering conlpsti-
ton with foreigners. living and working
on their own soil. and competition with
the same foreigners in America, itpis clear
that both AFeoharmful 90 American wako
earners. The Republican party can logic
ally protect American LABOR and wages by
tariff which prevents Europe from,
flooding this country With itsOcheap goods,
and ii can protect American qabor and
wages BY restricting foreign immigration
OF cheap labor. whether froa Asia or
Europe. but the Demoeraiieoparty cannot
logically do this thing. because il an lr.
rupsion Of cheap foreign goods into ahis
country is good thing. then an ifruption
of the cheap labor that makes these
goods is a good thing. since their arrival
will lower the price of wages 10 American
labor.
The Chinaman Is cursed because he
works hard for low wages and sends his
money home; the cheap lahor that tioods
the Atlantic seaboard' does exactly The
same thing and Is far more dangerous, fer
st can De aatarsllgsd sna admitted TO polIts
teal power, while Chinese or japanese
cheap labor cannot be nasufaliEed. The
cheap foreign labor from Hungaria, 30
hsmisi the Nsapolisan, the slcllian. the
Calahrian boast that upon the savings OF a
few years ia thts country they can 90
home aud live without mGch labor. such
creatures ere aa non-asssrGtiAslyeO asd
Homogeneous IS ths Moagoslan. and VI.
only under the Repubsieza theory Of pro.
lection to American labor osa 4hsy Dc
logically excluded frofa this country. {
The Democratic theory Of Inwisins !
aood Of free ehsan goods logically Invite.
an irFnption Of ''ohsap labor frosnr Earops
and Asia. 50 that The resolutions Of the
Maine state Democracy restricting lanai
grafton are utterly absurd. Ifs dooa Of
cheap foreign goods is geod thRaS. then
logically aood Of ehsan foreign labor Is .
good thing, WHISTLER il cones freai Europs
or Asia o