The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-05-25
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IA free trader. ] am not disposed
10 severely criiicise the Wilson tariff
hill. as passed by the house, for it is an
attempt 60 move in the right direction.
but the changes that have been made
in IL bv the democrats Of the senate
finance committee call for criticism.
These changes. being educational. are
productive OF good. but, being protcc-
tive, may he productive of evil They
nre educational. because they bring
light to some who have long continued
IN darkness IL is cheering 10 the
free trader 20 read in our organs o!
protection that tn. biz, in its protec.
tive features is sectional one. Fot
the last six years we have been told by
these organs that there is no sectional
Ism in protection. nnl that protected
industry in Pennsylvania is benefit
to the entire country. Our hcme mar
llct clubs and cur New England con-
prts,men have recommended and
voted for protective tariff on
tin pate. their argument oc'
ing: 'lf the manufactro 81 tin
pla.cs is a benefit 20 riqoa, e., i,
:. therefore, benefit ~ The whole
country 10 the changes made by the
senate committee can ce..-c them 10 SC
that dutc on iron Is Scctional because
% benefits o. few in Alabama az the cN-
oeuse tsI ihc many in Massachusetts,
and other states The fire. traders may
rciaico .has the hias have ~ last been
lllo~Scs via sight Pow years protec-
tioui>' have ihcorisel and argued that
The aniy On iron ociag directly a bene-
dts the frw. Is. therefore, indirectly
s. IN -ta. tAe many; and. il their the
orr is CORY Z. there can be no section
alism in protection There is apparent
dishonesty in declaring that protection
IS a national benefit and at the same
time denouncing the protective changes
that have been made by the democrats
1f the senate finance committee.
Converted protectionists are gladly
welcomed into the free trade fold, but
IL unconverted they are requested to
keep of our grass 1t is emphatically
our right and duty TO denounce protec.
tion wherever we find it, and this we
an do honestly. l will proceed to cN-
e~cise nv right
The election in 1892 brought to me
.the encouraging belief that the voters
had received instruction, partly Ivy the
demonstration of theories aud partly
by observation and experience. Free
trade had been declared by plurality
vote of 1.l75, l91. The resolution, 1--WE
declare it to be the fundamental prin-
ciplc of the democratic p irty that the
federal government has no constitu-
ticnal power to Impose and collect
tariff duties except for the purpose of
revenue only" had received plurality
Endorsement of S2,D5j, and prohibi
tionists numbering 2T0 iDl had declared
that revenue should be raised by
taxes on what we possess instead of
what we consumes" also J., 122. OI5 pop
ulists had condemned "the fallacy of
protecting American labor under the
present system" thus making total
plurality Of 1.775, 1872 in favor of free
trade as against protection. House,
senate and president all were sup
posed to be in harmony on one subject,
with the wish of those who made this
enormous plurality. The state of New
York has declared ia favor of free
trade by plurality of 100000, Mary
land by %, 900 and OHIO by 10000.
But n plurality of 2,000,000 cannot
guarantee the fidelity of any mln, ant
when il commands its servants to re
1 peal an existing law we may see few
of them adopt the fraud that we con
demned. We may see some, who hat
been commanded by total pluralit.
of l,S00, 900, and by local plurality o
1O0,000 change our orders and max
them read: 1--WE believe it to be
fundamental principle that the fedora
government has no constitutions
power TO impose tariff duties eXcer
for the purpose of revenue only, an
for the protection of collars and cuffs,
while others strike out collars an
cuffs and insert "iron and coal"
We may see tariff placed on refine
sugar for no purpose whatever eXceI
for protection. If this should becon
/ law, it will cost the people of tt
United States more than the tot;
yearly wages of l5.0Ol workmen, an
| not one cent Of the amount will I
b. revenue (Perhaps this stltemer
should be qualified little. While Il
entire amount may be revenue to Il
retners, not one cent will be paid I'M
the United States treasury. The tart
!, on iron and coal will cost the peop
! an amount so large that dare not esI
q mate it, while the amount of reven,
G obtained will be so small dare m
}, estimate IT, similar qualification
II These charges are clearly protectiv
d and, therefore, are as clearly betra
$ al of the trust that was placed in OF
J. servants by the plurality vote of
500, 600 II they become law the eau
> of free trade is temporarily weaken,
: in two ways; first, by causing some
., turn in disgust from protection O
tanned by deception, and, second,
!. preventing Others, who are free trader
from leaving the genuine party of pr
o lection to which they are attached, al
J. joining fraudulent party of prote
tion, which they cannot respect
To-day, Notwithstanding the eN
T. dence shown by recent state election
s. there is, in my belief, large plurali
of the voters of 1892 in favor or fr
trade as against protection, but, 8
though the popular vote of 1896 mi
show this belief To be well founde
= our method of election may again pla
! protectionists in command Shou
, such an event occur ! venture the pr
/ diction, not as a prophet, but as a WI
= of closing my letter, that polite
! party will be established allowing e
, tire freedom TO act as they please
, questions of coinage, pensions, civ
service and foreign relations, and Ia
inp hnt one object in Wow viz Er