Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-19
THE REAL CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.

Editor Dana's Opinions Are Not in Ac-
cord With Those of the New York
"Herald''--w What the Latter Says.
New York Herald, July 18Th.
In the timely interview with Mr..
Charles A. Dana which the Herald re-
printed yesterday from the Paris Mattn
the accomplished editor Of the Sun held
the Democratic party chiefly responsible
for the present deplorable condition of
affairs in the country. lie said:
Mr.. Cleveland, with whom the Demo-
cratic party got into power has promised
to re-establish Order and | am convinced
that he will do so. Nevertheless. it may
be said that the Democratic party has q
measure of responsibility for recent events,
for it is in n certain way responsible for
the commercial crisis from which we are
suffering. America is still very rich, but
she is less so for the last few years. and for
the following reason:
The Democratic party has belied all its
promises. 1t obtained power oil q free
trade platform. and since then it has done
nothing in that direction. On the con-
trary, tariff has just been elaborated
which is quite as protective as the
Mckinley bill, and now that commercial
industries have adjusted themselves for
free trade, they are being given protective
tariff. The result is general unrest, which
is one Of the causes Of the present troubles.
The Herald cannot agree with this
view. II holds the Republican and not
the Democratic PARTY answerable for
the present troubles. 1t was the Repub-
licans who made the Mckinley tariff,
which, by giving artificial temporary
protection to American industry by
means of Chinese wall around the
country, overstimulated production
greatly in excess of the demand, thereby
precipitating an industrial and financial
crisis. and compelling the discharge of
workingmen and reduction of wages.
The only possible result is seen in the
present labor crisis, for which the
Republican and not the Democratic
party is to blame.
Nothing has been so ruinous to this
country and nothing 50 dangerous in
time of peace as protection. 1t has been
as bllghting to the interests of the work.
ingman as the seventeen year locusts to
the crops of the farmer. Its very purpose
has been to benefit the millionaires
rather than the millions. 1t has protected
wealthy wage payers, but not poor
wage earners. 1t has shut out foreign
competition with rich manufacturers
and encouraged foreign competition
with their employees by inundating the
country withIoreign cheap labor. Under
it the Pullmans, the Carnegies and the
tricks have tlourishud and the American
laborer has suffered. 1t has given the
oyster to the master and the shell to the
man.
The natural and inevitable fruits of
such system have been seen every
where in closed factories, shut down
mills, paralyzed industries, reduced
wages and idle workingmen. They
have been seen in dull markets, flnan-
cial stringency, industrial depression
and threatened panic. Worse than all,
| they have been seen in the restitution
of American workingmen, labor troubles
| and disastrous strikes.
OF these deplorable consequences
difficulty protection is the root and NOV
ing cause,and for protection the Repub-
lican party is responsible. lis its author
and has always been its champion.
When he,penple swept the R0publi-
cans from power, two years ago, with
the force of tidal wave, they rightly
condemned protection as a blight to
labor, curse to workingmen, u bar to
| prosperity and menace TO the peace OF
| the community. When the evil is
remedied by the Democratic party mills
will start up, labor come IN demand aud
business improve, with the inevitable
result Of removing the seeds Of labor
dissension and strikes.