Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-10-06
ePPosE HIdH TARIFF.



E@@ilsh workfBgmen Not I'm SYM
M pathy with Amy Movement For
y Projections.
Republican stump speakers are ap-
upmstilg 20 working men 10 take notice
~ the alleged fact that even England
- preparing TO adopt the American
hrzaicy Of tariff taxation in place of the
Exee Trade system under which Eng
land has grown rich and powerful, and
E@gy even 20 30 far as TO assert that
afee working men of England form the
Backbone Of the new movement.
IN discussing the tariff as IL has been
established by Mr. Mckinley and Mr..
Uknziey, and as Il is defended by
PRESIDENT Roosevelt In both his speech
and his letter OF acceptance. IL must
~ remembered that I'm this country no
azsaf issue as Free Trade versus Pro.
ascssOn exists practically, and the Re
Rablicab President and Republican,
@p1akeFs in asserting or insinuating TO
4eAe contrary state what they know TO
Ebe untrue. All that the Democratic party
aDnelEs 10 do as regards TO tariff il, as
&.zne New York Herald says. ITO lower
gcaxafSou and relieve manufacturers
land consumers generally of the bar
aaaFcus enormlties and excreseences of
a professionalism which has outgrown
every decent claim and has oyerridden
4he eom1nsn rights and liberties OF the
rDeuple-" When this shall have been
atsue there Will still be a tariff high
sEnough for every honest purpose.
But, sn the interest OF truth. II is
Hseli 10 point out that in seeking to
1hslxfer lp their free trade bogy man
Slszr Republican friends are deliberately
nz<srepresenting the attitude OF the
EEgiish working men. The trades un-
fzE congress which has just held its
SAAnuai meeting at Leeds, England,
foomprising representatives of labor I'M
f@ns throughout the kingdom. has en-
Elhatics1ly dlsapproved of Mr.. Cham
lssrlaii's proposition 10 substitute a
tpretfcfiye tariff for the economic sys-
ter<n now in vogue in Great Britain
t1sefore adjOurning they adopted the
Fauowing resolution:
1 Res0iyed. That, in the opinion of
fhls congress. any departure from the
EcEr1.ipies Of free trade would he detri-
f1aHHsdl 20 the Interests of the working
t-&assts- on whom the burdens of pro-
fseeiion would press most heavily. and
iAaJmIous TO the prosperity OF the ma
e1on as whole: that protected duties
ns Increasing the cost Of the peoples
x2es.esSaries. are unjust and cconomi-
9e9liy unsound. substituting capital at
Hse expense OF labor, and that a sys-
ySIn og preference or retaliation. by
ecreating cause for dispute with other
<5uuntries, would be hindrance to
&z1ErnafiOnai progress and peace"
4 We call attention to- this action of the
&SAgiish working men merely To show
1E11at il is Rot true that they are banker
-ERg for high tariff upon the necessi-
skncS of life such as we have in this
~naaaRtry- and, az already said for the
W1rPoSe Of making IL clear that their
AsxtIsude on this important subject has
Naeen grossly misrepresented by Repub-
A&Sc1n stump speakers. The English
SzUrkiDs men and their brethren i'm
AxSerica each have their own problems
% solve and may he trusted TO do il
III the way most beneficial TO their own
Gzzferests.
eYhe former evidently prefer free
es7<1e as being best suited to conditions
SEzsting in their own country, while the
4z41er whenever the subject has been
SEaly and properly presented to them
Fnge declared In faver of an honest
@T@1 moderate tariff so levied as to bear
@ lightly as possible upon necessities
%sd SO arranged as not to breed trusts
Gzsd monopolies. No intelligent work
nEmen in any country should be de-
<arsd 10y the plea that as a general
Wz61osition taxes promote prosperity.
e1nd that the higher the tax the greater
SEdu be the prosperity.