The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-09-28

to the fact that the Democrats were
willing to stop the purchase OF silver,
but wanted free coinage instead, the
purchasing clause of the Sherman law
was repealed by the votes of q ma
jority OF the Republicans and minor
ity of the Democrats. This allayed
the money panic, but did not stop the
distress. Money became plentiful, but
business was stagnant. Then came
the Wilson bill, full of free trade and
full of distress for the workingman
and the business man." but people
hoped they soon would knew the worst
and could begin again or surrender.
The struggle following in the Senate
prolonged the agony. The result Is
not s. bal as expected, but Is bad
enough. Some industries will start
up again at reduced wages, while 9th
erj will not be able TO live at all un-
der the rates of the act of 1894 with
continental and English prices for
labo' in competition, even by reduc-
ing wages. 80 the great distress and
disaster OF the last eighteen months
must be laid at the door of the Demo-
cratic par V, and no sophistry or spe-
cial pleading can change the plain
facts which fix the true cause OF all
this distress upon the organized DEM
ocratic party.
Senator Allison showed that during
all the thirty years prior to 1893 the
policy of the Republican party was
that adopted by the fathers of the Re-
public; the revenue to be collected
chiefly from duties on imports, supple
mented when necessary by excise
taxes on tobacco, distilled spirits, and
malt liquors; that other internal taxes
Il, hA 10 in
times Of great peril or temporarily to
meet great emergencies, and thus dur
inc the war incomes were taxed
heavily. but this was RENTED as soon
as possible after the close of the strug-
gle. The policy was that in levying
duties such determinations ought to
be made and protection given as would
secure employment at reasonable
wages for as many American toilers as
possible in the production of articles
entering into consumption which come
into direct competition with foreign
labor engaged in the production of like
articles, and that fair advantage
should be given to our own producers
and toilers to an extent sufficient to
stimulate and secure the largest pro-
duction at home, as also the largest
domestic consumption; that high du-
ties should be levied upon al luXuries,
and that all necessaries of life which
cannot be produced in our own country
should be admitted at low rate of
duty, or free. Du. ing all this time
the Democratic party assailed that
policy and insisted that duties should
be levied for revenue only. Id 1892 they
inscribed this on their banners and no
one proposed or discussed the plan to
raise revenue chiefly from internal
taxation. Now they have passed a law
which makes a pretense OF giving a
fair measure of protection 10 many of
the great industr es of the country,
but it does not sati fly the controlling
influences of the party nor the Presi-
dem. Therefore instead of having q
season of est and stability as respects
our great productions, we are told from
every stump that this adjustment and
Encouragement in the Senate shall be
upturned and uprooted and a more
radical measure substituted if the
Democrats shall again secure a major
ity of the House. He did not believe
this majority would be contributed to
by Iowa. The State will follow the
example of Vermont, Maine and Ore
gon and give an unbroken delegation
to the next House.