The protected manufacturers, in re
turn for the service rendered them by
the Republican party in making them
millionaires at the expense of the peo
ple, have furnished that party with
ample corruption funds in every presi
dential campaign. The alliance between
them and the Republican party has
grown closer and more obvious every
year. They lean on and trust each other
—give and take. In the last presidential
election it was these beneficiaries of the
tariff who supplied boodle for the float
ing votes in New York and Indiana, and
who for their reward were allowed to
dictate the McKinley tariff. Because of
this indissoluble partnership it is impos
sible that any substantial tariff reduc
tion in the interests of the people can
come through the Republican party.
But it can and will come through the
Democracy. Each Democratic house of
representatives since the war has labored
faithfully for tariff reform. Witness
the Morrison bill, the Mills bill and the
four most reasonable tariff reform meas
ures which passed the house last session
and are now pigeonholed in the senate.
