The herald., 1895-09-07
TAD '-MADDER EDITORS

The editor of the Express feels sore be-
cause some of the Democratic newspapers
point out the fact that under the Wilson
bill we have entered upon an era of pros
perity. The particular point which he
cannot see through is how paper which
believes in the integrity of the Cleveland
administration can say a good word for
an act which Mr.. Cleveland himself pro-
nounced a thing of perfdy and dshonor.
OF course it is hard for man whose
brain grooves ara clogged with free silver
ideas to get clear insight into any i'm
portaat subject. However, so tar as The
Herald is concerned, we have not called
attention to the operations of the Wilson
bill because it was a clean cut Demo-
cratic measure, but to impress the fact
that the very industries which have lately
shown the greatest activity and in which
wages have been advanced are those
which protectionists prophesied would
be destroyed by the passage OF
the Wilson bill. What Demo-
cratic measure there is to the Wilson bill
dem monstrates that when it Gomez to slim
ulating commercial activity Mckinley
theories are beautiful in theory only.
Mr.. Cleveland Is not the only man who
thought that the Wilson bill did not give
the people all the relief that had been
promised. The editor OF the Express is
respectfully requested to read what the
author of the Wilson bill had to say con-
cerning the bill in an interview with the
New York World. the substance of W hich
was published in these columns Thurs
day morning. and which is here re-
peated. Mr.. Wilson said:
Tariff refor m, although wounded in
the house of its alleged friends, is tri-
umphantly justified by its results.
Those results are lightened taxes.
cheaper necessarles of life. quickened
employment and increased wages of labor,
widening markets and the promise of ad-
eQuate revenue.
The country has bid a last farewell to
McKinleysm. The day of mad protec-
tion" is over.
The New York World in commenting
On the interview with Mr.. Wilson said
The reform of the tariff which Mr.. Will
son undertook was MANNED and crippled
by corrupt dickers in the senate with the
mammon of unrighteousness, but in spite
OF these dickers it accomplished relief to
the manufacturers of the country IN the
freeing of important raw materials and
relief to the people in the cheapening Of
important necessaries of life.
A years experience shows that the
country is already more prosperous be-
cause of it and thst this prosperity is
destined to increase and multiply.
Where before our manufacturers were
restricted to "home market which
could not consume their product if they
gave full work and wages to their men.
they are now able to conquer the mar
kets of the worlu." Wages are higher
and still increasing because of the re-
form. Manufacturers are more prosner-
Gus by reason of 1T. 1t has given to the
farmer larger market for his produce.
In brief it has restored prosperity de-
stroyed by McKinleyism and securely
promises prosperity greater than any
hat the country has ever known.
Under such cumstances no political
party can safely venture to disturb the
work already done. The only tariff leg
islation now tolerable to a people so
greatly benefited by the removal of taxes
upon raw IN aterials and the necessarles OF
life will be such as enlarges the free list
and reduces:or removes other burdens.
The experience of enhanced wages.
larger trade and greater prosperity has