The sun., 1916-10-12

" ~ 10 suppose that 90
per cen OF the voters Of the country
who lived during the Cleveland adj
ministration beginning March 4. 1898,
are gone. Men and women will vote
In the national election In November
who were born since that date and who
can have no personal recollection of
the panic of 1S93-94 and the business
wreckagc which strewed the and with
bankruptcy and die labor. oder per-
sons will recall the Incidents that led
up to hose conditions and the prophe.
cies Of wisdom which went UNDECIDED
but fell true az Holy Writ.
Mr.. Cleveland first occupied the
Presidency March 4, 1885, and with
him came into power a Democratic
majority Of the House OF Representa-
tives while the Senate remained Re-
publican. In 1883 tho Democrats
brought forward a bill for the re-
vision Of the Republican tariff laws
known az the Mills bill. The purpose
OF the bill was to destroy the protec-
tive policies Of the Government which
had been In force since March 2, 1861,
and upon which all manufacturing
business and wage Of labor had been
adjusted. The bill passed the Demo-
cratic House but failed in a Republican
Senate.
At the national elections In 1888 the
Republicans elected Mr.. Harrison
President and a majority Of both
houses Of Congress, and In 1890 passed
the Mckinley tariff law. which ~
author said was protective in every
paragraph and American in every line
and word" and the country began to
prosper in every line of business and
~avocation. The mills and factories
ran on full time with orders ahead and
labor was employed al good wages.
Agriculture found ready markets AZ
home for It's surplus products at good
profits and there was prosperity In
every corner Of the country.
The Democratic party fought the
protective tariff laws and policies at
every step and carried tho House OF
Representatives at the national cleo
tons in 1890. while the Republicans
continued to hold a majority in the
Senate.
AZ the Presidential election app
preached in 1892 tho Democratic
party waged its campaign against the
protective tariff law and policy Of tho
Harrison Administration. Tho Demo-
Gratis held their national convention 1t
Chicago. adopted a platform assaiilng
the Mckinley tariff law Of 1890 and
declared that II entrusted with the
powers OF Government they would re-
peal II n enact a tariff law for rev
cnue only, which meant FREQ trade.
They nominated for the Presidency
Mr. Cleveland. who in his letter OF No.
ceptance Endorsed the tariff plank ~
the platform and promised 70 reform
the tariff to a event basis. which wts
an Endorsement ~ the proposed free
trad" policy.
The Republican party NE in con-
vention at Minneapolis. adopted -
platform Endorsing the Republican
pu icies % "A tariff for protection 10
American industries and labor aud rc-
nominated MIR. Harrison for the pr.s'.
Jency. Mr.. Harrison in his letter &C.
cepting the nomination warned tn"
county against tho proposed Demo
cratic assault on the protective tarIG
policies IN n prophecy as truc as the
history OF events following II and In
these words.
There l. not i thoueh'ful bus'res. man
IN III" county ahs does not know that
the ersct ment into law Of the dedication
OF IN. Chicago convention upon tn" cub.
See. a. me laflr would AT once p1ura
ne country into a business co1yulsion such
~ II never has -eeH, and there II no; y
,hoLghtful workiHgmnn who does NOT
know that T. would a. once -~nor1ou"iy
arcct N. amount Of work 70 he dpn" IN
tho country by IN. increase Of inrnrtt-
tons that would follow. aTd u.c"s.lta'"
a reduction Of his wage 10 IA, Eur'pe,'
standard 80 The throat %: such leg
~i'la;iou would Ia only less hp-t'll thsn
she fact
The voters failed 70 heed this s,iu-
tary warning ana NJ the election fol-
lowing in November, ls91. NJ. li1rri-
son was defeated and Mr. Cleveland
was elected President ana the Demo-
crats elected a majority OF both houses
~ Congress. Then for the frs; time
in more than thirty years the D,mo-
cratic party had control OF the eNccu-
tive and legislative braurhes Of the
Government.
President Harrison IN his .ast annual
message to Congress, December Il, 1872,
reviewed the progress of the country
under the protective policy OF the Il e
publican party from 1851, and in part
SAID:
There has never been a ,irnc ~ oar hi
tory when work was So album lInt "r whom
wages we're a. high. sh"ther m"t.ured Wv
the currency IN which they were paid or
by their power to supply the n"cessaries