Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-29
A FREE TRADE PARTY
THAT is EXACTLY WHAT THE DE-
MOCRACY Is.
history Proves That Democrats Have
Reen, Are Now and VIII Continue
TO Be Hostile to the Policy of Pro-
.ecting American Industry.

TO Be Hostile to the Policy of Pro-
tecting American Industry.
II would be precisely as true and fair IN
denounce the Republican party as the
rortv of atheism as to denominate the
democratic party as the party of free
trade. 1t never was a free trade party
ond is not now.-From the Partly Deliv
cred Speech of Hon. Champ Clark. Per-
rnanent Chairman Democratic Convention.
repeat so that all men may hear that
am a free trader and proudly take my
stand with Sir Robert Peel. Richard Cob
don John Bright and Henry George I
NAV be a humble member of that illus
trious company, but it is better to be
doorkeeper in the house of honest free
traders than TO dwell in the tents of
1viclled protectionists-From Speech of
Hon. Champ Clark in House of Repre-
sentatives, March 81, 1897
I would destroy every custom house in
America If I had my way today, sir, l
would tear them all down from turret to
foundation stone, for from the beginning
thew have been nothing but a den Of rob-
hers.-From Same Speech.
The Democratic party is a free trade
marty or it is nothing. The conflict be-
tween free trade and protection is ire
nressible and must be fought to the bitter
end.-Henry Watterson.
All trade should be as free as possible
Ex-Speaker Carlisle
Add to the free list as many articles as
possible Reduce duties upon every duti-
able article to the lowest possible point
Ex-Secretary Fafrchild.
If Grover Cleveland is reelected presi-
dent of the United States as he will be;
if another Democratic house of represent
atives is chosen, and if we can get our
Republican friends out of the other end of
the capitol and get Democrats in place of
them, then we will pass a tariff bill that
puts raw material on the free list, and
then we will put our own intelligence and
skillful and productive labor of this coun-
try upon a plane of equality with the la
borers of all other countries.
I desire free trade, and l will not help
to perfect any law that stands In the way
of free trade.-Roger @. Mills
Mr. Cleveland stands before the country
as the champion of free trade against pro-
tection.-Henry George.
Mr.. Cleveland has challenged the pro-
tected interests of the country to fight
of extermina tion.-Senator Vest.
But coming back to the fact of free
trade, it is undeniabte that this is the ul-
innate policy of the Democratic party
Memphis Appeal (Dem.).
I am not here for the purpose of voting
for tariff on lead or tariff on fax or a
tariff on anything, but l am here get
combine for the purpose of reducing taxes
and 1 will vote for bill with free lead OF
free anything else in 1t to accomplish that
purpose.-Congressma R. P. Bland.
Such expressions could be quoted in
definitely, but free trade is not the
adjustment of all duties and the tear
ing down of all custom houses, as Pro
fessor Sumner, the leading free trader
in the United States, says:
Free trade does not mean the abolition
of custom houses, nor does it mean the
substitution of direct for indirect taxation
A country may collect its entire revenue
by duties on imports and yet be an en-
tirely free trade country. Thus the GUS
toms duties levied by England, with G
| very few exceptions, are not inconsistent
with her profession of being a country
| which believes in free trade. Consequent
| ly the following extracts from Democratic
| platforms will be interesting:
The time has come for the people of the
| United States to declare themselves ir
| favor of free seas and progressive free
| trade throughout the world and, by SOL
| emn manifestations, to place their mora
| influence at the side of their successful
acknowledgements Platform, 1856.
No bounty shall be granted from the
| treasury not shall any duty or tax or
to promote or foster any branch of in
| dustry.-Confederate Constitution.
We demand that all custom house tax
| alton shall be only for revenue.-Demo-
cratic Platform, 1876.
A tariff for revenue only.-Democratic
! Platform, 1880.
We demand that federal taxation shall
be exclusively for public purpose and shall
| not exceed the needs of the government
economically administered. = Democratic
| Platform, 1884.
| This convention hereby indorses and rec
ommendS the early passage of the bill
| (free trade Mills bilD for the reduction OF
| the revenue now pending in the house OF
representatives. - Democratic Platform
1888.
| We declare it to be fundamental prin-
| ciple of the Democratic party that the
| federal government has no constitutional
| power to impose and collect tariff duties
except for the purpose of revenue only
| and we demand that the collection of such
taxes shall be limited to the necessities OF
i the government when honestly and eco
| nomically inistered.-Democratic Plat
| form 1892.
We hold that tariff duties should be
! levied for purposes of revenue and that
taxation should be limited by the needs OF
| the government, honestly and economical
ly administered. = Democratic Platform
1896.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow the
Democratic party has been, is and will
he free trade party, or, what is pre-
i cisely the same thing, a tariff for rev.
enue party. Mr.. Clark cannot change
| history, cannot pervert facts, cannot
DENY his own statements or those of
other Democratic leaders.