The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-11
Captain EIyin not Satisfied
With Wilson's Bill.
SAYSllIyOlLY FREE TR lDE IN SPOTS
snd Complains that it Still Continues the
Policy Of Protector to Manufacturers.

In the Galveston News of the
l6th ! fad these q isstions from
Tyler, Tex
/. What does tariff for revenue
only mean?
3. Is President Cleveland in favor
of tariff for revenue orly?
8 Is the so.cslled Wilson hill
any less protective than the NJ.
Kinley bill?
4, If the Wilson bill is protective
does it not cease to bs Democratic?
The News editorial in answer is
evasive and unsatisfactory. | think
upon an issue for which we have
struggled SO long aud upon which
the last political battle royal was
fought that the people should SPEAK
out in no uncertain terms. This
must be my excose for infringing
upon your valued e space.
do not indorse the wilson tariff
bill. 1t perpetuates every evil
principle of protection, and dilfers
from M Klnleyism only in degree
la fact have never regarded Mr..
& eveland ss Democratic In his
tariff policy True, ne is great
tariff reform r, eqna''v as great a.
MIR. Arthur and Mr.. Folger, who as
president and secretary of the
treasury urged exactly the same
kind of tariff reform upon congress
shat Mr. Cievaiani 'ss forced upon
the Democratic party.
Until Nj. Cleveland was set no
AZ the Democratic tar1f reform
idol. tue siogan of orr party was
tariff for revenue only. After his
enforcement in the sanctuary of
ID mocratic hearts, we heard for
the first time preached from Demo
cratic pulpits, the Republican doc
trlne Of free trade in raw materials
and protected manufactured goods.
We are familiar with it as having
been indicated by Mr.. Arthur and
Mr.. Folger in their recommends
tions TO Congress, which led TO the
appointment of protective tariff
com ni.aion to reform and revise the
tariff In all the argum ants made
before this com mission by protoc
tionists the howl was for cheaper
raw material and more protection
to the manufacturers. He already
had free trade in labor and could
@ lnto the open pauper markets of
th> world and hire his labor. Now
if he could only have free trade in
raw m> .erial, buy it in the open
markets o. the world aud the gov
erument foYo. the American people
20 buy from him at his own pric
their slavery ". uld be complete,
and his chains indiA>solubly forged
upon them The coma lssion leaned
strongly to this idea, a. may be
seen by their reduction Of the tariff
on WOO, and raising it on almost
every article manufactured of wool
The Republican congress which
passed the tariff law based upon the
commissioners report followed out
the policy indicated by the presi-
dent, urged by the protectionist,
sud framed by the commission.
Reducing the tariff on wool IS per
csnt. they raised it on WOODEN man
ufactures from G to csnts per yard
and IS TO 40 per cent al vilorem 20
. cents per yard and 40 per cent. al
vslorom.
This was the first assault upon
the wool industry. 1t came from
Republican sources, ani the sheep
men OF our state do the Democratic
party great injustice when they Law
all their ills at its door. The tariff
on sugar was also reduced and 50 on
with all raw material, so that while
the total import revenues were re
dueed about S23, 900 600 the reduc
sion on sugar, wool and Other raw
materials far exceeded this amount,
the total increase on manufactures
wares cutting the reduction down to
that figure,
Oar entire delegation, including
Mll., voted yainst the bill upon
the grounds that the reduction was
upon the lines of protection, and