St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28


THE REAL CAUSE OF
THE TROUDE8-as-~-.-
In the timely interview with Mr..
Charles A. Dana, pristed in the
Paris Matia the accomplished
edttee Of the Sun held the demo-
cratic party chiefly responsible for
the present deplorable condition Of
affairs in the country. He said:
Mr.. Cleveland, with whom the
Democratic party got into power.
has promised to re-establish order
and I am convinced that it will do
90. Nevertheless, it may be said
that the Democratic party has .
measure Of responsibility for recent
events, for it is in . certain way re-
sponsible for the commercial crisis
from which We are tudering.
America is still very rich, but she
Is less % for the past few years.
| and for the following reasons:
The Democratic party has belied
all its promises. It obtained power
on . free trade platform, and since
then it has done nothing in thst
direction. On the contrary, . tarin
has been elaborated, which Is quite
Is protective ~ The Mckinley bill.
and now that commercial industries
have adjusted themselves for free
trade, they are being given . pro-
tective tariff. The result Is . gen.
eral unrest, which is one OF the
causes Of the present troubles.
The Herald cannot agree with
this view. 1t holds the Republican
and not the Democratic party an
swerable for the present troubles. II
was the Republicans who made the
Mckinley tariff, which, BY giving
artificial temporary protection to
American industry by means OF =
Chinese wall around the country,
overstimulating production greatly
| in excess Of the demand, thereby
precipating an industrious and
financial crisis, AMI compelling the
discharge Of workingmen and re-
duction Of wages. The only posi-
bic result is seen in the labor crisis
for which the Republican and mol
Democratic party Is to blame.
Nothing has been 20 ruinous K
this country and nothing 90 danger
Gus in time OF peace as protection
It has been Is blighting to the in
terests Of the workingman As thu
seventeen year locusts to the crop
OF the farmers. Its very purpose
has been to benefit the millionairee
and not the millions. It has pro.
tected wealthy wage payers, bu
not poor wage earners. It has shut
out foreign competition with rich
manufacturers and encourag ed for
eign competition with their employee
by inundating the country Wit
foreign cheap labor. Uuder it tn
Pullmans, Carneg,es and Frickt
nourished and the American laborel
has suffered. It has been the oys
ter to the master and the ehel b
the man.
The natural and inevitable fruit
OF such = system been seen every
where in closed factories, shut dow
mills, paralized industries, reduced
wages and idle workingmen. The
have been seen in dull markets
financial stringency, industrial de
preston threatened panic. Wors
than Ill, they have been seen i
the destitution Of American work
ingmen, labor troubles and disa,
trious strikes.
OF these deplorable consequence
which have eliminated in tue pres
ent difficulty protection il the TOO
and moving cause. and for protec
ton the Republican party is respon
sible. 1t il its author and ha
always been its champion. Whel
the people swept the Republican
from power, two years ago, with tn
force Of tidal wave, they rightl,
condemned projection as . blight +
labor, . curse to werkingmen,
bar to prosperity and menace +
the peace OF the community. wheI
the evil is remedied by the Demo
cratic party, mills will start up
labor come in iemaud and business
improve, with the inevitable resul
Of removing the seed Of labor dis
sension and strikes.
Mr.. Dana 10, however, quit
right in attributing the lawlessness
arson, ETC.. In Chicago not to til
American workingmen, but from
the outcasts drawn from all coun
tries to that city by the exposition
and remaining there unemploye,
and destitute. On this point b
aptly says:
The exposition attracted +
Chicago . crowd Of riflra6 from a
countTiee, who since the beginning
OF last winter have been withou