The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-03

ufactures, but to prevent a, reduction in
the scale Of workmen's wages and to rem
der homes comfortable and happy. Strike
of this protective duty and it means that
your labor ceases to be employed or be
compelled to work for wages paid in coun-
tries competing against us. Protection Is
intended to protect American labor and to
keep American wages. Let us suppose that
we make an article in this country at a
cost Of Is cents and the same article is pro-
duced in competing country at a cost Of
10 cents. If you put on protective duty
of cents they can yet undersell home
labor. That cents is for revenue and
unless your put on duty OF 5 cents on
that particular article you have no protec'
tion whatever.
WHAT PROTECTION is,
Protection is for the benefit of labor and
it must be computed according to the cost
of production OF the article II you know
how much it costs to produce the article in
other countries you know how to meet it
in making your protection tariff but to do
it wisely and we'll it Is necessary that prac-
tical knowledge Of the manufacture should
be brought to bear. The difference be-
tween the cost Of production in this coun-
try and the cost in other countries is the
protective duty. Home labor should sup
ply home markets but you can settle the
principle but the details. cannot be settled
by a mass meeting, they must be decided
in Congress. The success OF that view Of
the matter must however be decided in
the Ballot box.
After an onslaught on the Protective
Democrat the speaker went on:
But 30 far as their influence is concern
ed you might as well send wooden man
to congress as they simply vote to the die
tation Of Speaker Crisp. If you want pro-
| lection, vote for the man who favors the
protective tariff: If you want free trade
| vote for an out-spoken free trader, but if
you want your industries protected vote
| for the man who heartily supports the
party that is in favor of protection.
The louisiana men looked upon sugar as
an industry similar to all other industries,
and after the betrayal and dishonest act
by which neither duty was imposed nor
bounty given Republicans were nominated
| in three congressional districts. Maine also
was heard from and the Democrats were
disappearing and in New York Senator
Hill was riding for fall.
| These Democrats tell you that they have
| the best interests of America at heart, but
| it depends in which way man views these
| interests. In Massachusetts the ideas Of
cheap labor and the old ideas Of slave plan
tations are in the minds of the men who
come to Washington, but you took those
ideas out of the south ON the battlefield,
and, as in the days when it was q solid
north against a solid south, it cannot
avail them politically and they will be
compelled to quit it.
| SAY 1T IS UNNECESSARY.
Democrats urge that the tariff tax is an
unnecessary burden on the people and
taxing one class of people for the benefit
Of the other, but the fallacy of the argu-
ment was seen when by imposing duty
on an article 1t made cheaper for the con-
sumer and was Of greater benefit to the
producer.
Where would Scranton be but for the
protective tariff l recolect it little
place Of 1,40O population and now 1t is
thriving busy city of 100, 900 and without
the protective duty probably Scranton
would yet be the old township Of Provi.
dence with the wolves bowling as in the
years ago.
Mr.. Grow then made an eloquent
peroratiou, in which he denounced the
party which made it necessary for an
honest man to beg his daily toll to earn
his daily bread.
After the meeting reception was
held at the Central Republican Club
rooms.