The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-06-07

AUSTIN WEEhLI % n
sion to the doctrine of a protective
tariff practically demonstrated by the
workings of the railroad commission,
under his lead and administration.
Judge Reagan said in his Sherman
speech:
sit was also found when the COM
mission commenced its work that the
prevailing system of freight rates was
preventing manufacturing otany kind
in this state to a great extent. To
illustrate, salt made at the grand
Saline, in Van Zandt county, and at
the Colorado mines on the Texas and
Pacific railway, could only be mark
eted in a very limited territory, be-
cause it was being bought from the
salt mines in Kansas and in Michi-
gan TO the common points in Texas
at rates go low as to prevent compe-
titiop by the Texas manufacturers OF
salt. Before the commission was
enjoined from making rates
we had so regulated Texas
rates as to enable our salt
manufacturers to market their salt
at all points in Texas, and thus we
enabled them to considerably increase
their plants and product of salt, and
to give employment to greater num-
Der Of persons"
Now to show how positively this is
the protective tariff bill of Mr.. Nc
Kinley and the Republican party we
shall paraphrase the above quotation,
changing only such words and places
as to make the doctrine fit larger
area of territory, compare the follow
lag closely with the parag raph quoted,
and determine whether or not it Ia the
doctrine of protection full tedged as
embodied in McKinley's tariff bill, to
wit: 1t was also found when protec-
ton commenced its work that the pre-
vailing system of free trade was pre-
venting manufacturing of all kind in
the United States to great extent.
To illustrate, wooden goods made az
Grand Saline in Van Handt county
and at the Colorado mines on the
Texas and Pacific railway could only be
marketed in very limited territory
because wooden goods could be
brought from the mills in Europe at
rates 80 low as to prevent it's manu-
facture here. Before protection was
"enjoined" from protecting we had so
regulated protection as to enable our
wooden manufacturers to- their
goods IN the home market, and thus
we enabled them to considerably in
crease their mills and product of wool
and give employment TO a greater
number of persons.
If that is not a fair raraphrase OF
Mr.. Reagan's speech declaring the
doctrine and principle and endOraa'
ton of a protective tariff, what is it?
The paragraph quoted from Judge
Reagan's speech might have been
made by Governor Mckinley and will
doubtless be quoted by Governor
Mckinley to show that such lesding
Texas Democrat (?) as Judge Reagan
was, in the practical workings of
railroad commission, applying
the very principles of pro-
tective tariff that the DEM
coratic party in national cOnven-
ton denounced as fraud, 1t
matters not what Judge Reagan has
protesseed heretofore he is now OPEN
ly opposed to the national Democracy
on the subject of silver, and as an Of
fiCer of the state of Texas he is found
further ENGRAVING the principle of a
protective tariff upon the workings of
a state railroad commission. Then
not only in one thing do we find him
aligned against the Democratic party,
but really giving aid and comfort to
the enemies of tariff reform, the great
and main issue OF the administration.