Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-17

1dpIlL ccn1lLlrrH. In NOVEMBER. L. y
was fecreed at the ballot box that one
fninlstrations this country has ever
known was TO go out of power ana b
succeeded by Grover Cleveland ana
democratic congress Our American
SKIES at once began 70 dsrkeu- The
people knew that the Republican policy
q protection would be cha-gea and
Englard's free trade doctrines IN
ausHfated. Grave fears Of calamity
began 10 overshad0w every Industry
ana enterprise that Republican legis-
iAtion had been faithfully and wisely
encouraging and building up during the
past thirty-fve years. stagnzuon IN
business commenced. values began 20
snVnk. and factories 10 shut down.
Fires in the furnaces and FORCES died
out. mines closed and labor ceased 70
ind employment AZ any price. These
conditions progressed from bad 70
worse, until today hard times ard
despair preside IN the home Of every
poor man IN the land. For the FIRST
time In the history Of the American peo-
PIE. organized arrnits OK starving
tramps marched over the country seek
Ing work and bread. This movement
YVES ill-sdvised and useless. but 1
sympathized with the suffering that
drove them 10 such desperate steps.
NA-AfH'hA 80 ~ a = 500 - $40 ~ 49,
sic OF the working people against IN
justice and wrong. the source Of which
theF were perhaps unable to fafhom-
Democratic politicians may deny much
OF this, hut commercial agencies and
those whose businefs u ls 20 look after
uaie statistics. rather than grind
political axes. will confirm these asser-
lions
Civilization Is founded upon the re-
suits OF labor Three-f1urths o. the
people are supposed 10 be wage-earners,
and any policy that tends 10 cheaper
the compensation o. the working class.s
IS degrading IN tendency and detrmen-
tai % the country. on the other hand the
legislation that furnishes conditions
under which employment and good
wages are certainty makes the
iuborer more induBtHlus. He becomes
more independent, more h,w abiding,
and 10 every way better citizen
In 1880 our tariff rates were revised by
Republican congress, and the Nc
Kinley bill enacted. embracing the
American doctrine OF protection to
American industries. Under Its bread
and liberal provi8ons the farmer, the
mnufacturer. Tho miner the stockman.
and laborers ia all Ae.ds were protected
against the cheap products and low
wages OF foreign countries. There was
nothing sectional IN %. The North, the
South, the East and the West received
protection whore protection was needed.
Under its provision for reciprocity.
commercial treaties were established
with South American countries and
with France and Germany Great
siimulus was given 10 our commerce.
The first ten months under reciprocity,
our exports 10 Cuba Increased 500
1871 over like exports Tor the same Z
period OF the proceeding year our
exports to Brazil grow from giG.2ig,-
s5J 70 SiHohf52 during the first fifteen
months under the reciprocity treaty.
Itese countries received our Hour free
at their ports, ana our exports Of that
product Increased (l.7i5.CO0. During the
tame period our exports 10 ali countries
south Of AS iHcrgased more than f5-
100000. The Texas wheat growers
Found Satisfactory market IN Cuba
Tor their surplus -four. We received
from these countries free Of duty, arti-
cleH OF necessity which we could not
produce at an, or IA sufficient quanti-
itra to supply home demand The
American farmer found a ready mar
ket FOR his surElus wheat. hay, -four
cornmeal, and pork. while the manu-
ihcturer fouud q market for his agri-
cultural implements, steam engines,
and other machinery Great britain
ana other European nations had hlther-
20 controlled the South American mar.
Ects The eject OF the AfcEiuitv law
was soon happily f6lt IN this country.
New Industries were established. old
ones revived with Increased eapacfty
aud labor found employment and b.f-
Ter wages. Unlike the Wilson bill IL
mad no friends IN England. and its
passage created great commotl0n In
their commercial circles. IL gave their
enterprises no stimulus nnd created no
fmU T"HIH.#H 4 10
law Tor America and Americans. BY
reason Of home competition. the pro-
ducts or our American factories cheap-
ened, Wooden goods were twenty-nva
per cent cheaper IN tS9 than In 1880
and other products were selling al
lower prices.
Prior to 1890, tin was not mann
tacturd In the United States, our eup-
ply being obtained from England.
Under the Mckinley act dCty OF
2 cents q pound was placed ON I'm
and at once factories for its manu-.
IAeture sprang up IN this country.
TINS Industry was growing, and al
the same time tin had cheapened from
% TO 60 per cent by 1893 In several
Instances whole plants were removed
from wales and established in this
country.
For thirty years. Democracy ex-
Huusled every resource OF argument.
oratory and denunclation OF Rcpub.
llcan methods, to induce the people
TO turn the rascals out" They
promised that II the government
should be given over into their hands
once more an era OF universal pros
perity would dawn over the land.
From every stump In the country. they
had been telling the people lust how
the government should be run. When
u comes to theory the Democrats are
experts. but when brought down to
"a practical test--no comments are ne.
cessary. But people are no longer
deceived by Democratic theories va
are confronted today by the logic
OF facts. The history Of the past two
years has demonstrated beyond rea-
sonablc doubt that the Democratic
party Is totally incapable of manage
inf the affairs OF this great nation.
when the polls closed in November
1882, there was general rejoicing Ia |
Democratic ranks. There were loud
hurrahs. cannona doomed and cuts
Of Growing ROSTERS were ut a premium. |
Th"lr daily papers In conspicuous |
headlines announced that the people
could breathe freely once more, De |
was at the helm, the day
% tariff reform was al handl The
news OF the election caused almost as !
much gladness Ia England as in this
country. There was booming Of can /
non over there also, and general re-
loiclng, Public meetings were held. |
chambers OF commerce met and cnhled |
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