The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-02
the DEMOCRATIC STATUS.
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This country has wonderful recuper~
alive powers. IL Is even able 20 stand
two years of democracy without los
Ing moro than about 80 per cent. of its
business. The congressional block
heads who imagined that their free
trade theories would introduce the
millennium. having no eyes TO open,
fail 20 sec that the prostration Of in
dustries and the prostration Of rev.
enues go hand in hand. The imports
In the last four months of 1892, before
the old duties were disturbed, were
e272, 900. 600 and in the last four months
OF 1894 the imports were S2li 1000 in
value, a decrease OF about s2k per
cent. The duties on imports in four
months under the new tariff have been
go, 200, 900, and in the same months OF
1892 were S5i, 900, 900. Tho treasury Is
In trouble simply because their wages
have been reduced. Their wages have
been reduced because employers had
10 face the probability OF sharp compe-
tition with foreign producers on now
terms.
II pleases our democratic friends 10
assign other reasons by the score for
this tremendous change. But nobody
Is convinced and nobody deceived.
They do not even cheat themselves.
Even while they vociferate in congress
that the tariff has made no difference,
they personally know better. The av-
erage democratic member OF congress
knows as little rs IL is convenient 20
know about things generally, but he
had pounded into him by angry con-
stituents and their votes last Novem-
Der some definite knowledge OF tho
prostration of industries in his own
district, and of its cause. He would
consider himself traitor 60 his party
If he should utter In the house one
word OF what he has thus learned, but
he knows what defeated his party,
nevertheless.
II would bc treason 60 the party. no
thinks, TO advocate any restoration OF
duties. Perfectly well he knows, by
this time, that thousands of his con-
stituents are getting less wages than
two years ago because OF the great
change in possibilities OF profits for
manufacture, but he Is not going TO
confess any such truth. lie knows
that men who receive 50 per week, but
used to get Sl2, cannot buy as many
things of foreign or domestis produc-
tion as before IL the man were suf-
ficiently upmuzzled 10 tell the straight
truth, he would admit that 100000 900
ttfn al
much as $4,000, 600 twclve-dollar earn
ers, by 1000, 600, 900 yearly. But he is
700 good democrat 10 tell tales out Of
school, and SO he .robustly insists that
all the trouble isdue to republican cur
rency and other laws.
Very well, gentlemen of congress,
1t IS your bed and you have'made /.
Until March 4 you will lie in it. But
when the republicans get at business,
their first duty will be ID help the peo-
pie 20 earn more and buy more. That
is the first step toward relieving the
treasury, and the first step also toward
reviving European confidence ia Amer
lean investments and preventing the
Withdrawal Of foreign capital A
democratic president may not like 10
have repeal Of the tariff Of 1894 thrust
before him, as the necessary first step
toward financial and industrial health,
but he need not be surpriscdif ropub-
lican congress begins in exactly that
way. What il may devise afterward, ia
the way cf revision of duties, Is, 81
course, uncertain, ButifPresidentC levc-
land does not have a chance to permit
the bin Of 'perhdy and dishonor' 20 90
out of existence II he likes refusing 20
sign the repeal as nc refused to sign
the act itself, il will probably be be-
cause nc contrivcs in some way not 70
call IN extra session Of congrcs. N.
". Tribune.