The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-02-10

passed. there were 1868 failures. In
1891 there were 1884. Though the
tariff rate was raised, wages were not
increased. BY admitting raw materi-
ais free Of duty the cost Of American
manufactures win be greatly lessened,
which viii permit corresponding re-
duction Of duties on foreign manufac-
lures. The farmer can then exchange
his products for what he needs upon
more equitable terms. There should,
and will be, besides the addition to
the free list, general reduction of
duties. The wage Garner will be able
to provide himself with more of the
comforts and necessities Of life; In
deed, all who buy will find relief.
The enlarged trade with foreign coun-
tries, which will naturally come from
lowering the Mckinley tariff wall and
admitting just and wholesome compe-
tition, will secure better prices for our
exports.
Though the beneficiaries Of the Re-
publican system are now filling the
air with dismal prophecies Of disaster,
not mill or furnace will be shut down,
nor will the wages of labor be reduced.
Manufacturing will 90 on, aud labor
will tiud such steady aud profitable
employment as 1t has not since those
better days of the Republic, when high
tariffs had not placed our industries
upon an artificial basis, and plagued
the country with their inevitable train
Of trusts and combines, strikes aud
lock-outs. After thirty years of full
trial of high tariffs, the country 10
overwhelmed with bankruptcy and
distress.
Republicans assert that this Is not
the result OF their system, but because
Of apprehension thai II will be abau-
doDed, now that Democrats are III
control of the Government. The fact
that periods Of like disaster aud dis
tress have repeatedly, during the ex-
isieucc Of that system, come upon US,
Is q sufficient refutstion of that most
absurd and partisan contention. Con-
sidering the miserable failure of high
protective and prohibitive tariffs,
there should be common rejoicing that
q new departure is to be made under
the auspices of the Democratic party.
It is greatly hindered In the work Of
reform by the state to which Republi-
can legislation has reduced the nations
finances.
Expenditures have so increased and
revenues 90 fallen of, the former now
greatly exceed the latter. In view Of
existing conditions, the Wilson bill
now pending may be regarded as .
fair effort TO inaugurate q system OF
tariff taxation In accordance with
Democratic principles. II is also
hoped that this Congress will effect
such reformation of our banking laws
that the people will be supplied with
an ample aud elastic currency. The
Committee on Banking aud Currency
having made no report on the subject,
as yet, to say more at this time would
hardly be proper or profitable. The
federal election laws are to be repealed,
leaving the States, as the trainers Of
the Constitution intended they should
be, free to hold elections for Rcpre.
sentatives in Congress in accordance
with their cwn methods, and by their
own officers. These laws were enacted
for the purpose of subjecting the
Southern States to negro domination
Having utterly failed In this regard
they have latterly been chiefly EN-.
ployed 10 the great Democratic citiei
of the North to intimidste voters.
They add nothing of fairness and
honesty to Congressional elections, bul
beget great irritation and resentment
II the States cannot be safely entrusted
with the conduct Of these elections
popular government is doomed, for il
IL certain that 1t cannot be saved from
wreck by the Intervention of q few
meddling partisan federal officials.
L. G. CATCHINGs.
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