Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-08
"TARIFF RIPPING. a"
Encct OF Democratic Policy Upon i'ro-
PIE and Nation.

plc and Nation.
The New York World, under the head
ing "iannaism in Ohio" made the fol-
lowing statement in reference To the
platform recently adopted by the re-
pubhcans of that state:
The platform OF course indorses the Nc
Ninley administration. though ~ fails TO
eN any date Tor the prosperity which tariff
'ippng has done SO much TO postpone.
Now il 50 happens that the tariff
ripping" that has overturned prosper
itN, and under which mo date has been
rs yet fixed" for its return. was that
done 10y the Wilson-Gormau bill. which
was passed 10y the democrats and popu-
lists in 1894, aud not the Diuglcy tariff
DILL. The date for the gradual return
of the prosperity expected will bc the
day congress passes the DiuglcN tariff
bill.
Thus far the republicans have not
been able To pass a tariff which will
restore prosperity. On the siNth day a.
November, 1892. when the election of
Grover Cleveland took place and a ma
jority was obtaiued in both houses of
congress i'm favor of the tariff rip.
ping" policy of Mr.. Clevclaud's party,
the country was i'm the highest state OF
business prosperity. Our manufacture
ing industries were in an unparalleled
prosperous condition; our working
classes were all employed at good
wages; all kinds of business was flour
ishing. except few industries for
which the Mckinley bill even did not
furnish the protection required To make
them flourish; prices of all products
were remunerativc and peace aud hap
pincss generally prevailed. In fact
the business prosperity thea prevailing
has never been surpassed, although in
1891 and 1892, when we were under a
tariff about as high IL not higher than
the Mckinley tariff, it was nearly
equaled.
The tariff ripping" policy of the
Nilson-Gorman bill has brought ruin
upon industries. 10y destroying conf
dcucc, closing tens of thousands of fac
tories. and consequently turning mil
lions of workiugmeu out of employ
mcnt, 10y reducing the prices OF all
property and products TO the lowest
( point known since the war OF 1sGI-
added S2G2, 100000 To the public debt.
]
and riots that have taken place i'm thu
country's history.
The voters were told before the cleo
| ton that such would Ice the results il
| Mr.. Clcveland's party secured control
/ OF the government The voters i'm 1896
| put themselves on record as opposed
to the policy of Mr. Cleveland and his
/ party Unfortunately the United
States senate les so composed that those
/ who are opposed To the policy Of the
republicans can obstruct the lcgisln-
/ ton that is needed to restore prosperity.
! The democratic. mugwump and popu-
| list newspapers are also opposed To the
! Mckinley tariff policy. and they are do
/ ing all they can To deceive the people
and prevent restoration Of prosperity
Give the republicans chance to try
their protective tariff policy. business
| prosperity will not he restored until /.
tariff bill is passed that will offset the
difference i'm the rate OF wages paid i'm
foreign countries to that paid i'm sim
liar industries i'm this country. This
! country is the best market i'm the world
| Tor nearly all kinds of products. Give
the American producers proper protec
ton and prosperity will return. gradu
ally at first because Of the quantities
of foreign goods that we have in our
markets These remnants OF the dem
ocratic free trade policy must bc con.
sumcd before American factories car
he operated as extensively and as sue
ccsstully as they were from 1890 L
1892 under the Mckinley tariff for pro
lection Of American Industries an,
American labor.