The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-29
A soRRowFUL EXPERIENCE.


Col. Chauncey w. Griggs. of Tacoma, is
one of the leading Democrats of this state.
His personal efforts have been unremit-
tingly put forth in behalf OF the success of
his party, and bis purse has often been
opened to supply its needs. He has
headed Pierce county's delegations 10
Democratic state conventions. He has
been delegate from this state to Demo
cratic national conventions. More than
once he has been the Democratic candl-
date for United States senator. before the
legislature. Certainly Col Griggs might
exclaim with as much vehemence as David
Is. Hill. ~ am Democrat"
This leading Democrat is engaged in the
lumber industry. Heis one of the heaviest
stockholders Of the ST. Paul Il Tacoma
Lumber Company, which carries on large
operations at Tacoma, and he is the resi-
dent manager of the company In that city.
In the company's mill at Tacoma there are
employed 225 men and at its logging camp
17a This Is an important industry for
Tacoma and the state. How Is IL affected
by the new Democratic tariff Col. Griggs
tells. reluctantly enough. bur very clearly.
He says the Canadian iumbermen are
preparing to open offices in California to
compete with Washington lumber In that
market. They will be able to cut prices,
as in the Canadian mills Chinese labor is
employed almost exclusively. Washing
ton lnmbeFmen cannot compete without
reducing the wages of employees. Under
the reductions in the new tariff schedule
the Canadians could come here, buy logs,
tow them to their mills. saw them into
lumber, ship the lumber back here and
put IL on the market at as low figure as
our lumbermsn can possibly quote. with
wages as they are
This Is Col. Griggs' testimony. THAT'S
all there is about it" he adds. "and no
body can refute It.
Remembering. doubtless, that he helped
20 nominate Cleveland and whoop up the
mistaken cry for q change which gave US
Democratic congress and the new tariff.
Col. Griggs-and the minds eve can
plainly see bis melancholy smile.-remarks
plainively; II am = Democrat. simply
am not in politics this year"
II the colonel, and so many others like
him, had not been lin politics" two year.
ago hts business would not now be at
tackled so viciously BY the result. and the
terrible period OF depression would not
have afflicted ,she country. Suffering Is
the wage Of folly.
Col. Griggs. under the banefnl pressure
OF the new tariff. now declares: Free
trade is utterly impraeticable and would
be ruinoas TO Us. We must have some
kind Of protection against foreigners.
That is settled in my mind and in the
minds OF ali practical men. believe that
our tariff should DO levied for revenue pur-
poses only. with avisw TO protecting those
interests which will be heIpfnl TO the
people"
Tilden and Randall tyre apparently, and
no longer . dsyetee OF Cleveland. Blu,
the South and the indifferent class o,
Democrats IN the North. with a few
academic theorists, have expelled Demo
Gratis who favor even incidental protection
from the field, and are bent on making
steady strides toward absolute free trade.
They proclaim shas she new tariff, disas-
srous IS IL is in its effects on American
labor, IL only q STEP In the direction they
intend 20 travel. The country Is getting
only taste Of the dose they propose Civ
ing 10 eopiously in the end.
While Col Griggs 10 dolei ally hewailins
the effects OF the Democratic tariff on HI.
business another Tacoma Democrat 1,
,rsversins the state preelsiminE the beau.
tie. of free trade and asking the people to
ssnd him 10 con gFess. that BE may help C
make trade frser still and give the Cana.
dlAns still more opportunity 20 oosnpsts
wish Washington Industries
Mr.. Houston has 40 lumber raill or esAl
mlne, and the practical working 81 basl-
nss. sad industry Is all pert Mystery
u AHA. Col GFlgEs may he driven ont Of
hasinsss. or bis employees may have to
sa6zait to reduction q wages. bar Mr..
Hsasson wan. sae merry dance % 80 on,
saa Is prepared 50 hsstsa It's sais sf ea3y
TIE v~aple 81 ~ Washington viii send bin q
eouersss And 50 Ms. Hsgssoa tanks. SC
thinks The Seattle organ q The Democracy.
Ii sees netting has beauty IN tie xosk
og tne Democratic congress. aa4 !:
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