The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-29

A revenue tariff seeks out articles Of prime
necessity, often such cannot pro-
duce in our own country, and makes them
the subject Of taxation. The Senate has
Just introduced an amendment 10 the VII.
son bill which is a striking illustration or
revenue tariff II takes sugar, an article
which enters into every mans household,
and which for the most part we do not
produce at home, from the free list and
places IL upon the dutiable list
A revenue tariff VIII raise revenue for
time at least, but 1t is inadequate 70 en-
courage, promote and protect production IN
our own country. Protection seeks out
those articles OF foreign production when
we can produce at home and puts a tariff
upon them, and while every Importation OF
such articles produces revenue which goes
into the treasury, IL at the same time slim
uiateS our domestic production and SuStalnS
and defends our domestic enterprises. SO
why not IL in the interest of our own
people and their occupations? What Is the
gain If we do put money into the public
treasury under revenue tariff and thereby
discourage domestic enterprise and destroy
the opportunity for capital and labor to
earn money? Why tax foreign article
which we cannot produce rather than one
which we can? In the former case We help
tariff discriminates against the foreign and
In favor of the home product.
A tariff levied exclusively for revenue en-
courages foreign importations-that IS what
IL is made for. and when such a tar1n Is
levied on articles the like of which we pro-
duce at home, IL dscourageS our own pro-
ducers by depriving them Of the home mar
ket which justly belongs to them. reve-
IL supplies employment to American
workingman; it takes employment from HIM
because in the encouragement or foreign I'M
portations 1t diminshes the demand for
American products. To the extent that IT
diminishes the demand for American prod
ucts, 1t diminishes the demand Tor me
American producer The use of a foreign
article, which a Democratic revenue tariff
encourages, means less use or no use or a
like domestic article So long as labor is
cheaper in Europe and conditions are lower
there than here a free trade or revenue
farfm rTTNnr
destroy domestic production or to level
labor and every other condition to the for
eign standard.
AN ENEMY TO AMERICA.
A revenue tariff is an enemy to the Amer
lean shop, the American workingrnan, TO
American prosperity. and American indus
trial independence 1t has not a single ele-
ment of patriotism. 1t has no national spirit
or instinct. To supply the needs OF the treas
ury is it's chief and exclusive concern. 1t
has no other. 1t is q precursor to ma
tional poverty, national bankruptcy and in
hard times II is without a single worthy
triumph. The years in which ii has been
tried In the United States excite neither our
spring page in our history. Its record has
been one of deficient revenues greater
bonded Indebtedness and universal want
The prevailing widespread distress empha-
sizes the necessity for enlightened public
policy and wise craftsmanship. The in
differences which has been too prevalent for
many years has given place to deep ana
absorbing interest in public affairs: The
masses of the people are considering
economic questions more earnestly than
portance as affecting their own individual
happiness and prosperity. To wisely guide
them calls for the exercise OF the h1ghest
Patriotism. No party can be safely trust
ed with the sacred interests of the people
or the control of the government. without
81 honest
purpose Singleness of purpose is neces-
sary to every reform indsP3erisa6ie THO to
want of this quality is the infirmity OF the
present administration and the present
content Of every kind, 1t was not the re
suit of unity of purpose. nor Of lofty and
united pubic sentiment 1t was the out
sion and prejudice.
The majority of those who voted for Mr.
Cleveland and the present Democratic Con-
policy. They had their several different
reasons for opposition 10 the. Republican
inspired by devotion TO Democratic princi-
pies, purposes policies. Free-silver men
free silver, or to any silver in our circu-
tionists. as we'll as those inaexibly opposed
TO every form OF Imitation OF our currency
voted It: the protectionist voted 1t because
he did not believe the Democratic leaders
would be wrickless enough to disturb the
tariff: the free-trader voted II in the be-
lief that the Democratic leaders would de-
molish all custom houses and inaugurate
unrestricted commerce with all the world;
the single-tax men, the disciples of Henry
George, voted it, While thousands who hate
all such agare oa voted II the o SILVER
| standard, the paper money advocates and
the advocate of State bank money voted
| it; pensioners voted 1t, and those who were
certain that the Democratic leaders could
| be counted upon to wipe out all pensions
voted it. And when It was all over and
| tagonistic and contending elements, the
realization of their hopes and the enact
ment of any legislation for the good of the
| country were, of course found to be utter
ly impossible. Failure and disappointment
We're bound TO follow an administration and
Congress thus chosen, and the whole coun-
, try suffers as a result
WITHOUT A RUDDER.
The administration and Congress are
| without compass rudder. Before they
| have accomplished anything-while they
| are yet wrangling about what. they will
| do-the people have become so dissatis-
| fled as to burn with impatience for an op-
| portunity to repudiate them. A general
| election was. never before SO much desired
/ as now. and never so much needed The
| altogether too common idea that there is
| In fact little difference between the two
| parties. and that the country will prosper
| has been completely exploded by one years
trial of the Democratic party. That differ
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| fill the country with establishment 1t is
| a greater question than who shall hold
| the offices. In fact, it has been demon
| strated that the success of one party or
| the other means all the difference between
national happiness and prosperity and ma
| tional discomfort and distress
| What part shall you, my felow-country-
| men of the State of Minnesota, take in the
settlement of these great and pressing pub
lie questions? May we not hope that the
spirit of justice and patriotism which ami
| mated you In the critical days of the past
| when the people OF the Northwest led the
| hosts of freedom In the great contest with
| the slave power may still inspire you TO
even mightier efforts in behalf of the
| fundamental principles of government
| and of our industrial independence and
prosperity? Standing before this vast as
| Sembiy recall the words of William II.
| Seward, spoken to the people at St. Paul
| on Sept. Is, 1860, when he said:
| THE virtue which is to save this Nation
| must reside in the Northwest. On both
| sides of this stream the people who
| mold in their hands the destinieS of the
| Republic. That some great States are to
| be built up in the valley OF the Mississippi
| L know. You will no longer hear here
| after of the Old Dominion State domin-
| ion passed away from virginia long ago
| the American Union, for the arch has been
| extended from the Atlantic coast to the
1 PACING ocean and the center of the arch is
| moved westward. y new keystone is TO
| be built In that arch. New York will
| cease 10 be the Empire State and a new
| empire State will grow up in a northern
| latitude where the lands rich and where
the people who cultivate them are all free
| ana all equal. That State which shall be
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