New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
NO CRAFTSMANSHIP THERE
WHAT BROOKLYN MAN THINKS OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
PROMISES IN PLENTY. But NO FUIFILMENT-THE
TREASURY AND THE TARIFF-soME THINGS


TREASURY AND THE TARIFF-soME THINGS
TO BE REMEMBERED.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The duty OF the Republican party in the en-
suing Presidential campaign is plain Its aim should
be prosperity TO the country by the res
toration Of the protective tariff and reciprocity The
currency waits the tariff for II we should declare
In favor of a gold standard and the tarin Is not
sufficiently protective to awaken industry. tnere
would be no probability Of obtaining enough revenue
to provide for the expense OF the Government, and
hence borrowing money would be the inevitable re-
suit. II we should have judicous protective tariff
the balance OF trade would probably be In our favor,
and hence gold would flow into the Treasury, as 1t
did before the advent Of Cleveland's second Admin
istration. In his first term under the benign inilu-
ence of a Republican protective tariff, not only was
the Government amply supplied with revenue, but
there was about s6O 100000 permitted to remain. sub
iect to call in the favorte banks Our whole his
tory has shown that revenue tariff as such' mas
never raised sufficient for the needs OF the
Government The Republicans justly claim that a
protective tariff not only protects home industry
but also cheapens products to the consumer, by es-
tabshing two kinds of industry. home and foreign
protective tariff only protects us against in
furious foreign competition. but also stimulates
home industry. The protective tarin rarely equals
the difference In price between foreign and domestic
labor hence there is sufficient margin for the for
elgner
benefit of our superior market 1t is clear that. II
the modified Wilson tariff bill. with its income tax
included. just sufficient to produce revenue
enough to run the Government the revenue Is now
deficient to the extent of the amount that the In
come tax would have produced II the Supreme Court
had not declared 1t unconstitutional.
Why has not the President called the attention OF
Congress to tine deficiency Of the revenue. He did
not hesitate to send a message 10 Congress during
his first term in favor Of tariff reform. Carlisle has
been diligently engaged In trying to show that the
Wilson bill will produce all the revenue we need,
only be patient and let our factories shut down and
business lie PROSTATE. The Democrats say now:
For Heavens sake don't disturb the tariff. for we
have had trouble enough with 1t already our
Democratic friends declare that protective tariiI
ha paSss about a%r markets e is robbery but the
Administration supplies the deficiency OF tne Mn,1I
Silent Silent also about the debt of over $50 90 go
that the Cleveland Administration has$hed up Ill
The suffering among the masses Of the people -, N
Where are the good times that the Democrats prom,
lsed in 1892? wha, markets have been . eap.pbr sye
been opened It Is the English factories haze
Sermid to produce that labor may employed
and capital invested prohtably When we ask Demo,
STais why IN NAYS you h S' that the capitalists
would let them. by refusing TO employ a ,ba
implies the surrender of the rights OF the capitalists
Ney-York paper has repeatedly declared tnat DUST
ness is booming notably on iron. coal ana STEEL ah
Cleveland charged his party with being gil,y o,
perfdy because II did not remove all protecuoh
from them Is anybody in the party charging pc
Adv now or saying that they propose 70 take up me
reform work where Wilson bili left IL NO me
Democratic party Is trying TO stem the torrent o.
free silver in the party that threatens to swamp
at Chicago . ,..., o.,o,se
Can Democracy be trusted to honestly espouse
any cause after its inconsistent record lot ,nt ~
four years? The Democrats In the Cn,engG
in 1892 declared all protection unconstitutiohal anu
finally passed the Wilson tariff bill. which tner o"
President would not sign and dared not veto. ~
Mr. Cleveland. who has been declared better thsn
his party could do nothing satisfactory with H. can
q person as bad or worse than the party 90 be''er
with It? -, <,. O., lea ,,.dSes
on the tariff and occupies an Illogical position IN
regard TO Itself. The Wilson bill shows CONCLUSIVE
iy that II the Democratic party. flushed win VIC
tory could not shape tariff according 10 any prh-
cipie human divine. what chance won,o ~ 'o y,
have 10 open the case with any hope OF success IL
IS driven to the currency question where the pes
~ can hone TO do Is 10 continue TO borrow money
The Remiblcan party alone can handle the tariff,
because IL believes in protection reciprocity ana
honest money Let the Democrats stick 10 Drag
sfns and finding fault with the Republicans when
The latter are In power but. after their nasco o. inc
last three years let them not aspire 70 saesrnan-
ship . JOIN ~. IL ~ i|r ri, =, isaa
| No l23 Arbuckle Building. Brooklyn April ~ 1870