Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1892 — A BRITISH VIEW OF OUR TARIFF. [ARTICLE]

A BRITISH VIEW OF OUR TARIFF.

“The promoters*# the McKinley tariff meant it to push forward the policy of America for Americans. One method ofYValizthg it was to keep all work within their awn dominions. The country teas lobe made self -supplying-, what could be produced at home was not to be bought abroad. That was the key-noie of the McKinley scheme, and it is working out the idea of its designers with the precision and effectiveness of a machine.—Sheffield Daily Telegraph.

Governor McKinley Jemarked recently that all the princrples of the first Republican national platform are now incorporated in* the 1 aws of the land.. And- nn party dares come foward and demand the repeal of any one of them. /The Socialists are talking of nominating candidates for President and Vice-President. That is their privilege, but what’s the matter with G. Cleveland? Hefiry George says h$ thinks he is just a lovely candidate, And Henry is a rank enough Socialist for any of them.

Jerry Simpson says: “If I had a rnillion dollars I would use every cent of it in helping to elect third party men, to Congress.” May be vte„F°uld, and yet there are reasons for believing that Jerry, who is by no means a panper, will net use one cent to help anybody to be, elected, except himself.

The democrats on the House went to Homestead to investigate learned a great deal more about the- actual and dirpet benefit, to wage-earners of the protective tariff than they will ever dare to officially tell, it was directly contrary to what they wanted to learn.

“Stand up for Kansasl’the Republican battle-fry in that Siate r furnishes a battle-cry for Republicans every where-by substituting “America” for “Kansas.” It is fitting that the party which has made this country the foremost nation of the world, should adopt' a* its fighting motto, “Stand up for America.”

' {speaking of the effects of Lthe McKinley tariff on Canadian agriculture, a Canadian contemporary says: “In Ontario) thehorse- and : barley trade have been till hut destroyed,” which simply means-tbat : American farmers and horse raisers are now supplying portions o£ our markets formerly supplied by Canadian farmers.

The present Congress is- goingto appropriate just as much money as the “billion dollar” Congressdid. The only difference is • that they have worked with no regard to the needs of the public business but simply with a regard to inane a record of economy before the -KfiflPfc- The result is that the public busiuess is crippled with injudicious cuts where money is really needed, and still the record is one of more money spent than in the previous Congress. In 1891,. during the six months ending June 30, of that year, the failures in the United States showed liabilities aggregating $92,416,267.

In 1892, after the benefits of Republican protection had begun to be felt’, during the corresponding period the failures in this country showed liabilities amounting in all to $62^73,680. This decrease of $30,142,587 Teas caused by Republican protect' iion. . '

The Democratic cry of “Retrenchment and Reform” is disclosed to the people as a humbug. It was known as a humbug when the Democratic leaders took it up. They knew that the only place where retrenchment was possible was in the pension appropriations and they also knew* that no reduction there was possible while there was a Republican President and Senate. The measure for reducing pensions has not been framed and will not be until all departments of the government are in the hands of the Democrats. Then It will come alpng with free silver coinage and free trade.