The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-12

Senator Gray was badly worsted In
the little controversy he had with
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts on
Wednesday. because he (Hoar) had
truth on his side. and was warranted
In saying that the man who subscribed
TO the Democratic platform and took
an oath to uphold the constitution
could not vote to pass tho German
tariff bill In Its present shape. without
per1urlng himself. In other words, no
must reject tho declarations or the
platform or violate the constitution In
voting for the passage OF said bill.
Senator Gray and other Democrats II
seems are ready TO vote for said bill as
q choice between two evils. and 1t Is
no use for him to get hulfy when his
attention is called to tho position in
which he or his party has been placed.
de may succeed In making a laughing
stock OF himself by similar dem onstra
lions. but Senator Hoar will not be-
frightened BY such ebulitlons OF tenn
per or logic. he should look before
he ventures or In some succeeding
rencounter his experience, may DO
similar to that of the shepherd who
went out to gather wool and came
home com pletely shorn. .....
The Democratic platform reads: We
denounce Republican protection as a
fraud. robbery OF the great majority
OF the American people for the benefit
OF the few. We declare IL to be fun
0AmAntal nrtIsnffNla NJ tba a.
party that the federal government
has no constitutional power to impose
and collect tariff duties except for the
purpose OF revenue only, and we de-
mand that the collection of taxes shall
be limited to the necessities OF the
government when honestly and.
economically administered"
I'VE denounce tho Mckinley tariff
law enacted by the Fifty-.lret Congress
asa eliminating atroclty OF class
legislation. We indorse the efforts
made BY the Democrats of the present
Congress TO remove tho duties from
all articles that enter into general CON
sumption. and we promise its repeal
as one OF the beneiiceHt results that
will follow the action OF the people In
intrusting power to the Dem ocratic
party"
Accepting the above as true, how can
Senators vote for the 400 amendments
made to the Wilson tariff bill In the
Senate. without violating the consti.
tuition or their oath of office?
According to the Democratic plat.
form, Gays the Baltimore Sun, there
can be no such thing as I'D en- ocratIc
protectionist" any more than Demo.
cratic McKinleyite. The phrase is a
contradiction In terms. Protection
Is not Democratic doctrine. The i'm
position and collection of tariff du.
ties. except for the purposes of reve.
nue. only" is distinctly declared to be
unconstitu tional.
Incidental protection. as It Is some
times called, that which results from
the imposition OF any duties upon ar.
tioles or wares OF foreign produ elton
and Importation. which come into
competition with articles or wares OF
tho same clas, aud X ind, OF native or
domestic production is the una void.
able result OF any tariff, even one
framed exclusively with vlaw to
evenue only" lat the imposition
OF duty which can be justllleI only
upon tho ground thOt 1t Ia Intended
for protection, which Is asked for ana
advocated only upon that ground, Is
undsmoeraiie and, according to the
party platform. "uncous litutlonal.
Equally explicit Is tho language and
doctrine OF tho platform upon the sub.
tect OF free raw materials" No man.
can stand up in his place in the Sen.
ate and Oppose FREQ raw materials,
and claim to be democrat. The Me-
Kinley tariff imaozed tariff OF 10
cents ton upon coal and iron ore
The imposition OF duty of 10 cents
or 50 cents ton upon the same raw
materials OF industry, is only McKin.
leylsm in lesser degree. Tho robust
and vigorous doHunelatlon OF McKin-i
leyism and Of the republican doc.
trine OF protection" In any and every
degree. in the platform Of tho Nation.
81 Democracy, Leaves no room or
place within the Demo ratio fold for a
McKnley.:e or protectioniat demo.
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