The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-10-12
WHICH is THE "FRAUD?'
Placing Responsibility Upon Shout
ders That Should Garry 1t.
Democrats tho Real Robbers OF the Many
Always Anxious 10 Benefit Their Own
Pew Selves Examples Ilinstra-
tive OF Their shame
lcsa Schemes.

We hardly think that the American
people realize the true meaning of that
portion of the democratic platform Of
1892 which denounccs republican pro-
lection as fraud, robbery Of the
great majority Of the American people
for the benefit OF the few"
10 rob the great majority Of the
American people for the benefit OF the
few is the true free trade policy. This
has been bitterly experienced in free
trade England, where the masses OF
tho people labor and toll az starvu-
tion wages for the benefit OF the few
monopolists.
That it Is the intention OF the free
traders in this country 10 inaugurate
precisely similar condition OF affairs
among our own people has, time and
again, been made clear. IL was only
last March that Editor GodlSin, of the
free trade Evening Post, clamored Tor
free lumber. free glass, free hardware,
free varnish, free glue and free ma
terials of every kind that are used by
the manufacturers of furniture We
then pointed out that the number of
persons engaged In the production OF
glass, gluc, lumber and varnish, with
out including the hardware people, was
900, GAS; that the free traders would rob
all these Americans OF the opportunity
of earning livelihood In order 10 en-
rich and benefit the comparatively few
persons who are engaged In the manu-
facturc of furniture, In which business
there are but b.o33 factories.
Further experience Of the free trade
policy Of robbing the many for the
benefit of the few has been shown in
connection with the tariff on wool. It
wns Mr.. Grover Cleveland who pointed
out that the bulk Of the wool growers
OF the United States have small hoclSs
OF from twenty-five 70 fifty sheep 70
each farmer. There are about 100000
farmers engaged in wool growing, but
the free trade policy is 20 rob these
many producers in order 10 enrich the
few manufacturers OF wooden and
worstcd goods, numbering only LOO
different concerns.
Free traders are willing 20 rob hnlf a
million people OF work in order 10 pro-
| vide free material for less than COCO
| furniture factories. The free traders
are willing TO sacrifice 100, 900 farmers
In order 20 benefit less than couple OF
thousand manufacturers OF wooden and
| worstcd goods. They will do tho same
with the hundreds OF thousands Of men
who work IN producing iron ore. so as
Go benefit the comparatively few manu-
facturcrs Of iron and steel products.
| The republican system of protection
has always boon intended 20 include
all our people. and 20 take recognition
| of the humblcst waec-earner as well as
| OF the wcalthicst manufactures. This
| species of protection IN denounced BY
| the free traders "as Fraud but their
| system o; protection would rob half a
| million workers FOR tho benefit OF less
| than 5000 furniture factories. would
| rob 100, 900 sheep farmer for the benefit
| OF 1.7oO wooden manufacturers. and
| would rob hundreds Of thousands OF
| workers. In our iron mines for the
benefit Of a comparatively few owners
/; Of iron mills.
The people can answer for themselves
which OF these two systems n rob
berry OF the great ma jority Of American
people for the benefit Of the few and
which system Il "the eliminating
atrocity Of class legislation.
incidentally Il should be remembers
that the injury wrought 70 our hal
million people who supply what Is th'
raw material Of furniture mnnufac