The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-02

fore. with very great disappointment
that We read his confession OF faith
in his speech recently made in the Senate
on the tariff bill. as it now appears III
the congressional Record. Mr.. MINIS says
"Here Il our creed. The Democratic
marty has never believed In eNerclsins
the power 10 create fortunes lot any
nrivate individual or any corporation
IT has stood for protection, not against
competition, but protection abd.Hs'
wrong: protection against INJURY Pot-e
;ion 10 every right OF the citizen nalnr,
al o,d acquired. This has been It's creed
from the beginning. In harmony "th
ttat creed had ! drawn the Dill TO De
adopted by my party the very hrst tnlns
that I should have done would have DeeA
ia select those articles which would pro-
duce revenue sufficient TO administer the
Government with the least possible dfatt
upon the people.
In the second place, l should nav
placed upon the free list all coal an
ore all metals Isl pigs, bars blooms
billets. slabs sheets. in short, every
thing that is required 10 be manufacture
before going into cOnsumptoH-dl "ool'
cotton, hemp, jute, and lax. al arms
and everything that requires 10 be manu-
featured Why? In order that we may
produce our goods al the lowest pos7iple
cost why? In order that We may go
ont into the markets Of the world under
sell all rivals, and give employment 10
all our people. II we tax the matgrlaI'
we place that beyond the power 81 our
labor. however sklllful il may be; we smut
the doors against its employment ana
turn our people into the streets 10
come as they are coming TO washington
nov. 10 beg for relief by demanding
that the Government shall issue paper
promises that it can not perform
would have had free materials ana
low revenue tax on the finished products.
Then. If that did not bring IN sufficient
revenue for an efficient administration
Of the Government ! would have put a
tax on accumulated wealth.
Mr.. Mills correctly states a cardinal
principle Of Democratic faith when he
says the party has never believed in
exercising the power to create fortunes
for any private individual or corporation
and that it has stood. not for prote.-
ton against competition, but for protec-
ton against wrong.
But how he can call himself Demo
crat and announce his platform for COM
strucung a tariff is more than We can
see.
What is the difference ia principle b.
tveeu uniting u tax Of sl3 per tn on
stooI rafe 60 MS 10 Give Mr. Carnegie
monopoly Of the sale Of rails 70 Amri-
cans. and giving a Ncv England manu-
f,cturor n coats free wool and free
coal GO as 70 enable him TO manufacture
coats as cheaply as possible. ard then
uniting a tax on the "faishod product"
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