The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-20

votes and which would not see that In try
ting TO win republican States like Massa-
chnsetts they wero alternating democratic
States like North Carolina. They were 80
eager TO make New England democratic
that they forgot our immutablc opposition
| TO special favors. and they offered the man
ufacturers OF the East the valuable priyi-
| legc Of buying their materials at free trade
prices and selling their finished products
| at protection prices. That was tomp,a
| ten which the rock ribbed republicaoism
OF New England could not withstand, and
| when first entered congress six years ago
the entire delegations from both Rhode
| Island and New Hampshire were democrat
| ic. three out of the four members from
| Connecticut were democrats, and there
| were five democrats here from Massarhn-
sets. but, sir. while we were getting these
| men into our party by conccdiug so mucn
| TO Them on the tariff question, they con-
ceded nothing to us on the other questions.
and when we found 1t necessary to rescue
the democratic organization from the domi-
nation OF these who were about to wreck
| II. eur new found tariff allies deserted us
in n body. Whatever strength It's advocacy
of free raw materials may have brought TO
the democratic party ~ the past, II can
/ pring none now and viii not bring any i'll
| the future. There are not In all this broad
lnnd today one hundred men who could lie
induced 10 vote the democratic ticket for
the sake OF free raw materials as long Us
the democratic party holds TO the free coin
age OF silver. while, OF the other hand
there ale thousands OF brave and honest
men throughout the Western states who.
\ aErt eng with Viz upon the great financial
question. Will embrace our tariff doctrine
when We have thoroughly rcpudlated this
Cleveland hercsy and returned 20 the old
and Interchangeable creed Of our party, which
declares that congress shall lay no tax cx-
cept for revenue, but that revenue taxes
| shall he Just alike 10 all classes and sec
tons.
| FREE RAW MATERIALS A FORM OF
PROTECTION
,,,, ,c,o., ., ,,,,La 4, amman that 4, rc-
'"V Wy
houiclhg tue uocVlhe ol l'cV IA" "a'et'"is
the democratic party embraced the per
nicious doctrine of protection will not de-
ccive any intelliecnt man Such misreprc-
sensations OF our motive VIII rccoll upOn
those who make them. for IL is perfectly
we'll understood that we reuounced the
doctrine of free raw materials because it
liz iteelf A form of protection Ii. object Is
10 rive the ,nanufactur,r n gpecial udNar-
taro over other classeg and the great
French economist unstlat c.naracterlzes IL
ms onr of The sophsms OF protection He
declares .hat n In All ,h, more mitst1,ioyous
hecause Ii ts sometImcs advocated by pre-
tended f,o,, tradersr and ucuounces Il as
a mr., of those writings winch while they
nrocloin, fr,e trade st,nnort thc nrinrinics
falso rIossif,cotion fnr ,bern Il, mn such
thing as raw material ready for tho man
ufacturer's use Coal rs a raw material
while In the bosom OF the eArpn wher" God
hm, sb,. ,,, y, II 10 ,anho, nv iohnr
ceases TO be raw material, and when it IA
tit for the furnace 1t has become tho min
IlIIsheu p'o"u't' - '"' "'""ol
In he n,tnrnI st,tc n ro,ld mn, b,,e
wrought lis miracles If could not have
.r,nnsJ No rlyc,s, ,,,, ,irclaa ,ba r,oh.
Win lie hirhwnvs mnless lohor had f,rst
dug # from its he'd of earth. and TN, crude
ora Ia ,a ,p,,rb tho finished nroduct of
thoso ,ir,loss work ers ut,dor crounA as The
beam and rail are thu fInIslxl products or
rrsat Industrial plants. WoolIis not n raw
material while sim upon The ,h.cp he
cni,se If roouirc, lands and fences and The
labor of shepherds to bring the flock TO
shcarfug time. then Ii tnkcy moro labor
sim and II is the fiockmastor's finished
product which the manufacturer takoa for
his raw material and woayss into these
beautiful fabrics which add en much to Tho
comfort and the comellnoss of the human
race. | might 20 on through all tho lists
and show. article by article. that what Is
one mans raw material liz another man y
finished product: and any effort to distln-
guish between them for tho purpose Of
taxation Ia simply device to relieve the
burdens OF one and to increase the burdens
of the other.
BENEFITS ONLY THE MANUFAC
TURER
A, o,,,,,,,o,. Whit, ,,o ot,o, ,o, =,
"' - W. VIZ" "'"'
Vanced to justly placing raw materials on
the free list while leaving finished prod
Iucts on the dutiable List ia that when raw
,o,o,ia,. -. -. a..
'"'' "i' 'N'''p''u ''oi'i '"N"'ion '"e
manufacturer can produce his goods more
chenply. ana mat the cheaper cost OF pro-
auction lnures TO the benefit of tho con-
sumer 40 not doubt tpat II We exempt
In" manufacturer from tie take" which he
ought 10 pay toward the support of the
lgOyprnncut he prOuilrn lia goods at