Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-09-08
BUSINESS OF IDlENESS

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The thoughtful voters will iis-
tinguish between the transient and the
permanent differences between the Re-
publican and Democratic parties. Each
campaign brings to the front some tenn
porary questions Of expediency. which
are intended to blind the eyes Of The
tboughtless and attract the floating
vote.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" won
more votes than logical arguments
"Fifty-four forty or fight" aroused the
whole country and not a few would
have preferred the fight to the fifty
four forty. And "16 to 1" drives sound
money Democrats into the Republican
party, and Silver Republicans into the
Democratic ranks.
However, back Of all these campaign
cries. deeper than the money question,
more important than the subject of I'M
perialism. more vital to the future well
fare Of the nation than militarism, IL
the radical difference between the two
great historical parties on the tariff
question. 1t is not a question of pro-
lection and free trade No party advo-
Gates and no government practices alb
solute free trade. The Democratic par
~ has. however, for years advocated In
its platforms the well defined policy Of
"a tariff for revenue only" refusing TO
recognize as democratic the wisdom,
justice or propriety of affording either
protection to American labor or Ameri-
can capital invested in American indus
tries.
The avowed Republican policy, often
reiterated In national platforms and
enacted into law, as is evidenced by
the Mckinley and the Dingley tariff
bills, openly afIirms that the Republ;-
cans favor a protective tariff that vii!
encourage the investment of American
capital in manufacturing enterprises
and insure to American labor, both Ea-
tive and naturalized. the advantage Of
"a fair days wages for a fair days
work"
Both Of these plans have been tried
within the memory of most of those
who will cast their votes next Novem-
Der.
The Wilson-Gorman tariff bill and
the effects thereof were Democrats.
The Dingley bill and its results are Re
publican. The effects produced b.
these two measures should be care
fully weighed by every voters who de.
sires his ballot. to influence national
prosperity and personal advantage.
Under the operation OF the Wilson.
German revenue tariff, the income oi
the government was not sufficient 10
pay current expenses. The tariff TO-
revenue only did not produce the revc-
nue.. Government bonds were sold IN
time of peace to pay the daily obliga-
lions of the Democratic administration
From being a debt-paying nation va
became debt-creating nation. Indus
tries languished. Mills shut down
Factories closed. Building ceased. The
army Of the unemployed increased
Panic came. Banks failed. Fortunes
crumbled. Labor begged in vain for
work.
With the election of a Republican
President and Republican Congress
protective tariff measure was enact
ed. The Dingley bill became a law
What have been the results? The ma.
tional treasury overfows. The nation
has fought to a successful issue two
wars and has been paying debts at tic
same time. Bond issues have given
place to bond redemption and refund
ing the outstanding obligations Of tho
Nation at lower rate of interest thnn
was ever before secured by any Nation
in history. Mills have been started
Factories have been running day and
night. Wages have been increased. La
Dor has been profitably employed. The
exports during the four years Of the
Dingley Republican tariff have ex,
ceeded the combined amount OF all Tho
exports Of the Nation during all the
previous years of our history from the
beginning of Washingtons first admin
istration to the close of Cleveland's last
administration.
There is the record. None deny II
The books have been audited, and the
balance is known to all. What do the
American voters want? A return Il
the Wilson German tariff bill and panic
times, or continuation Of the Dinghy
bill and Mckinley times.