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We have seen for some time that the advocates Of
class legislation were preparing for effort against the
free trade principles Of the bill OF 1896 Since
the publication of Mr. Fllores message, the struggle
has really commenced incorporated wealth is now in
the 6ed actively engaged in attempt counteract the
will Of the expressed at the polls in 1884, and
to wrest from the laborcapal Of the country the fruits
Of the victory gained that year.
Independent of the thorough and entire conviction we
entertain Of the justice and soundness Of freerade prn
cples there much 10 the conduct Of the restriction
ists-in the ways and means they adopt to carry their
pont-whch turns US against them. The benefciaries
Of high-protecive systematic owners OF furnaces
FORCES, and factoresmay be counted by hundreds but
those who suffer by high dutesthey be numbered
by milions-by millions who live, not by accumulated
means. not BY stock dividends. but by labor-by the
sweat Of the brow-milons who give profit 10 the CAPT
tai Of the few who fell the Forest cultivate the soil
the millions who produce and make the nation prosper
ous Labor capital is the basis of national production
money-cspial. when egtmaely obtained. is the result
Of prosperous abor springs from like the branches
from the trunk Of tree. The proeconsis would put
the 10 the root in order to make the vigorous
Yea, they would tear up; and. scong at the wisdom
Of Providence and the fitness Of the laws OF Nature they
would plant il with its top downwards
But we were speaking Of the ways and means the
restrctoniss adopt carry their pontways and
shrink from direct issue for they fear the popular
Dict In 1910 they slammed it. In 1914 foruitous cir
cumstances emboldened them to meet it, and they
defeated In Is4s they evaded again; but since the
question has been taken from The people until the fall Of
1852, they rallyng in solid column to do their work
before that time comes when the baot-box and its pc.
tent influences be brought to bear Each interest
gives different reason for its dissatisfaction with the
present state of things. while all cry aloud against
ID vslosm duties We pay but little heed to this latter
cry. 1t is but an excuse for changing the sysem-a
cloak to Interior purposes cunnngy devised scheme
for destroying free-de principles The restrctonists
wish to get the present law in their clutches under the
guse Of kind physicians wishing heal its maladies
Trus, il to them. and they will make way with it they
will s,rangle it, and they will put bastard in its place
covered with specifics and minimums to hide the i'm
posture from the people Il
The laborcr tolls on in our country with such wages
as he obtain, and with such comforts his wages
win command The agriculturis, to Providence
and his mother earth to reward his toll The wages
Of the aborer may hardly command necessares leaving
nothing for the comforts Of life Unproptious seasons
may destroy the hopes Of the agriculturst Does gov.
eminent step in to help them Will listen to their CON-
plants Will heed their distress in the hour OF need
No; the very protectionists themselves would boot
and hiss the very idea They take no account OF labor
unemployed, and gaunt from very Empty barns and
homesteads falling into they the monop-
oiss but proofs that unemployed labor is abundant,
but elements in their calculations TO reduce the prices
Of wages the next quarerday The laborer and the ag
riculturist have subserven printing presses make
their voices heard Their numbers great to
able them TO assocate-the necessities great id their
time OF real trouble, to enable them 10 the
try, telling Of their disresses. ALI they do is TO talk
over their misfortunes-the with another-and
submit Do they demand bounties Do they meet to.
gsher, and call upon Congress TO relieve them from
saon and make their business profitable by class legis
lsiioni Did they ashland they have suffered much
in life time, in favored countrydid they
ever ask. repeat that burdens should be levied
commerce. the people OF accumulated wealth. in
order to relieve themi No-never Had they ever done
20. al the kingdom Of protection would have been
vulsed with rage. and the monepists would have
preached up the doctrines OF free trade for season
How is il with the restricionsts and who are they
What 10 their condition and what their necessess
schooboy Of twelve may number them on his fingers.
They are most all rch-lvng not by labor but by the