The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-10-27

built III, .ayOrcu CiaSSes and Grcal
manufacturing Monopolies, anc
4 trusts. and the agricr!utris,s arc so.
i ing to continue to fight it for al
tina, IS out.
]. Recognizing this fact, such saga
cio,,s Republican, leaders as
Thomas i. Reed and John sher-
( man have already commenced to
/: slight the Protection issue when
making speeches in the present
campaign. and they have even gone
so far as To treat it disparagingly
and even to dcnounce high pro-
lection.
Mr.. Sherman, who has recently
been making speeches in Ohio,
Governor Mckinley's own State,
has given expression to declara-
ton that must be considered truly
remarkable in the face Of Governor
Ackinley's extreme protection doc
tr,nes. Said Senator Sherman:
81 an. not now and never was an extreme
protectionist. believe that sutiicicn, du-
ties on imported goods can be and ought to
be levied TO pay expenses Of the Govern
nscns in times of peace. No duties should
be levied for protection tina, are. not needed
for revenue. These duties should nc levied,
SO lar as practicable articles that come
into cornped,ion with home Industries.
Other taxes, excuses, including income taxes,
should be levied only for extraordinary OK
penscs Incurred in war or other great strin-
ifl., thnf
produce, such as tea, coffee and spices,
should be imposed when necessary to
to meet exiScncics. All duties and taxes
should be arranged in schedules as tha,
the revenues can be raised CIR lowered by
schedules without revision of the whole
tariff. 1 believe that these simple. jus, and
adequate rules would remove the tariff
from party strugslers and leave the States,
countries and municipalities OF our country
the broad field of direc, taxes necessary for
local self government
1t would be difficult to find any
thing more conservative and ,noder-
ate. This is really the Democratic
doctrine Of "tariff for revenue, with
incidental protection" There is no
talk of direct benefits to any class
Of special bounties to anybody, and
the reason for it is simple enough.
The great body of the people will
not endure any more of that sort of
thing. The people OF the West, !
and the West is rapidly becoming
tue controlling section in this coun-
try, have grown tired of the legisla-
ton that singled out special classes
and enriched. them at the expense
Of the vast majority OF the popuis-
lion, and they will not permit it to
DC done any longer. This is the
great fact looming up in American
politics, which MIR. Reed has seen
and which Senator Sherman has
and upon which they
arc acting.
If Governor Nckinlcy has no,
the drift Of events, or if
,e has seen but has no! been able
% act upon them, nobody should
DC surprised, because his only title
o fame, his only claim to political
celebrity, has been his champion-
hip Of high protection. IF he were
% abandon that he would be aban- :
loning everything in his political
life that gave hin, any sort Of distinc-
ion. To give tina, up and 10 start
gain upon course that must belle ,
lis entire past career is nlorc than :
he Governor can do, and it ought '
lot to be expected of him. No; ,
iovcnoc Nc kiniev Is Standing on
II obsolete issue. but there he must !
tand until he dies. \ dethroneu t
monarch cannot consent to start at |
he bottom and play the role of Il
ubject. He will continue to live : !
n the past. lie wfll remain in po- :,
teal history as the author of q
cvcnuc bill which created great G
and commercial trust "
nd monopolies, while it wronged All t
he masses of the people, and which !,
re people condemned and dc
ounCed from the first aud abolished
LIST as soon as they could lay their ::
ands ON. the machinery of legis- t
,tion. I
1t is a recognition of this impress 8
i've fact that has induced Senator
herman and Congressman Reed, +
nd all other sagacious Republicans, a
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