The Irish standard., 1894-06-09
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1894.
DEMOCRACY AND THE TARIFF.


party was ushered into power to reduce
the tariff duties on imported goods and
to relieve the people from the great bur
dens imposed on them by the friends OF
trusts. moncpolists and plutocrats. Since
assuming control of the government the
Democratic party has been unable to
pass new tariff bill in fulfllment of its
pledges to the people, and the organs OF
Republication are rejoicing thereat and
predicting the defeat of the Democracy
in the next election. These partisan Or
gans even charge the Democracy with
bringing on hard times, though the peo'
pie are living still under the same Re.
publican laws against which they re-
volted when they elected President
Cleveland and q Democratic congress to
repeal them. The country is still groan-
ing under the Mckinley tariff, and Re-
publicans have been obstructing the
business of Congress for many months
to prevent the passage of the Wilson bill.
The Republicans fought the bill in the
lower house, aid when it went to the
senate they succeeded with the aid OF
recreant Democrats in mutilating it al
most beyond recognition, and even then
attempted to kill it altogether. The peo-
pie are intelligent enough to see who is re
spons1ble for delaying this much needed
measure of relief, and when the next
election comes round they will keep in
office the party which has shown an hon
est disposition to keep its pledges and
spurn the men who have robbed them
by taxes for the benefit of favored few
and who are willing to do so in the fu-
ture if elected. The people have not
changed their minds on the tariff ISSUE,
and they know full we'll whore the hard
times came from. They know that Re-
publican congress is responsible for the
financial aud tariff legislation and the
squandering of the immense surplus in
the treasury at the end of Cleveland's
first term. They also know why the
taxes have not been reduced since the
Democracy got into office in 1892. They
know that the House of Representatives
framed and passed the Wilson bill to re-
duce the taxes and promote the prosper
ity of the country, out when it got to the
American house of lords it was delayed
for months by combination OF Republi
cans and Democrats who represent the
trusts and care not fig for the people.
Instead of the people restoring the Re.
publicans to power at the next election,
they will return the Democracy by
good majority.
We cannot believe that the people
are so blind to their own interests
as to blame the Democracy for being
unable to do better, and give control
once more to party which favors sys
TEN Of class legislation. The Republican
party is the party of the wealthy, and it's
legislation has been in the interest OF the
wealthy. While in Office it taxed the
many for the benefit Of the few, levied
tariff heavily on the necessaries OF the
people and lightly on the luxurles OF the
rich. It managed to help four thousand
nlntocrats to secure four-ifths Of the to-
tai wealth Of the country, and with the
ory ofs.high wages for the laboring man, .
millionairee and paupers grew up side
By sideby it's pernicious policy of pro,
tect,ye tariff for the encouragement of
home industries. The people cannot be-
any longer hoodwinked and bamboozled
81 the advocates Of high protective tar
;a They have had enough Of that al
ready and are determined they shall
have ~ 10 more Of it. The only hope for.
he ~, people Is in the mocratic party,
&: which il the party Of the people, for the
3, peolple md By the people. The Republic
d. ,ai,kv il the party Of % class, for q