Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-07-19
The Sun on Free ships


duced into the House by Representative
Fithian' of Illinois, is merely another ex-
preston of the fool-born idea that the
way for this country to regain its former
commanding position on the seas IS TO
close up every American shipyard. The
Sun then says: IAN industry important
in time of peace, Indispensable in case OF
war, glorious in it's traditions both OF
war and peace, is to be stitied out OF ex-
istence in order that the United States
flag may decorate the constructions OF
Greenock and Sunderland and Belfast
Tough and Stettin and st. Nazarie. A
proud day, indeed, when having de-
stroyed the noblest of this nations indus
tries we should go forth to reconquer the
worlds commerce with fleet of foreign,
Then our principal rival in the old con-
test for maritime supremacy will have
gained the last advantage that was In
sight when she let the Alabama loose
upon American commerce"
The Question of Southern DictatiOn.
Speaking about the framing of the tar
if measure being intrusted to Southern
Democratic leaders from the start, for
the express purpose of gripping the pros
perity and retarding the growth of the
Northern states, the New York Tribune
says
''Practically the same men have die
tated the changes which have been made
in either house. Framed by Southern
men, the bill has been shaped at every
point to serve the interests of that sec
ton. It's constant discrimination against
Northern, and in favor of Southern inter-
ests has been so Outrageously sectional
that many Democrats have Indignantly
protested, but to no purpose. The South
is in the saddle, and controls the Demo-
Georgia; dictated committee appoint
ments in the House, and gave nearly all
important business to the control of
Southern men. In the Senate the caucus
was controlled by Southern senator's, and
framed the committees n'l tee; With the same
render is a Southern product. Exactly
as in old plantation days, the crack of
the overseers' lash drives Northern
doughfaces to vote as the South directs.
Out of 100000 votes cast at the last
Presidential election only 100000 were
little more than a quarter Northern
states east of Indiana cast 100000
votes in the same election and have moth
ing to do with framing the one measure
of all others which most seriously affects
west of Ohio cast 1900, 900 Votes in the
same election. and their only part in
shaping the bill has been the pitiable in
capacity of Voorhees,. That he does not
represent his own state the votes cast
does not represent his own declared con-
victions early in the session. He it was
who vocferated that he would never
no. never--consent to grant protective
duty for the sugar monopolists, and but
for his vote in favor of it the surrender
to the Sugar trust could not have been
reported, nor could it have passed the
Senate. With less stiffness of principle
and manhood than Il wet dish rag, this
one senator is the sole senator or repre-
sentative to stand for Northern Democ-
racy in the framing of the tariff bill.
Have the 3, 400, 900 votes of the South
a natural and inherent right to rule the
100000 votes of the North? Is that
Democratic doctrine now, as it was in
the days when Southern chivalry sneered
at Northern mudsills and greasy me-
chanics?" Or do the Southern brigadiers
consider that the triumphant Confed-
eracy has conquered the right to make
laws for two great sections, each casting
about million votes more that the
South? 1t is true that Northern men
of any party may we'll thank their stars
if they are not in any way responsible
for a bill so disgracefu, so foul with
corruption, and so sure to bring disaster
upon its authors But when doughface
Democrats of the North vote for and
pass the bill which Southern sectionalism
clearly it was predicted in 1892 that
victory of Mr.. Cleveland's party would
subject all Northern industries and in
terests to the absolute dictation of vim
dictive and sectional South. Then men
thought the prediction prompted by fran
tic partisanship. Now they find that the
partisan fanatism and the shameless sec
tionalism are both on the Southern side.
This one trial of Southern dictation
ought to last for half. century. The
insolent domination of sectional chivalry
in the fifties taught Northern mudsills
what Democratic doughfaces were, and
exiled the Democracy from power for
reyerses in business, and the disasters to
industry and the sufferings and the
losses of labor, have driven the lesson
deeper and the greasy mechanics of 1871
have reason to remember even longer
than their fathers of 1860
The British Con federate War on Wool
and Woolens.
Senator Sherman thinks the proposed
duties on wooens and worsteds may be
fairly protective under free WOOL but that
free wool is almost reasonable.
But Secretary North of the wool manu-
facturers says there is not branch of
the industry which will not suffer under
the bill if it becomes a law. The reduc-
tons average 60 to So per cent. and,
worse STILL the duties are al valorem.
This opens the doors to undervauationS
70 per cent. more.
The worst discrimination is against
carpets, and perhaps some of the carpet
manufacturers who refused to sustain the
Republican party because the Mckinley
tariff did not give them free wool now see
the danger which they invoked.
The best informed manufacturers say
that only the mills which make the cheap
err grades of goods can run successfully
under the bill and that reductions of
wages will have to range from 10 to 40
per cent.
An invasion of the North by a Confed
crate army of 100000 men would be pref
cradle to the practical destruction of our
great Woodworking and woolen-manu-
featuring industries.
Democracy, in Promises and Action.
In President Cleveland's inaugural adj
dress in 1898, he declared the Democracy
was bound by its promises, stating the
position of the party in the following
language:
''The people of the United States have
decreed that on this day the control of
their government in its legislative and