, 1866-01-20

damecipe .ny-Iudeed Strengthening au-in.
dugt1ies Excepting those that have 1ourished
Is monopolies. With cotton cloth At 40 CENTS
Der yard there arc no more printers, artisans,
carpenters and blacksmlths, thaa when COT
ton cloth is but 10 cents per yArd and when,
urder the system We advocate, cotton cloth
can be had for 10 cents per yard, the working
man WILL keep the SUM representing tho dii,
f;rence between its cost now, and what It Will
be then GO cents in every yerd,) )in 9is pocket,
Ct lay 1t ont in the education OF h'mse or
"Pfotection'' contends that the best tariff
is that :. which yields the largest revenue on
lures" Hc is consistent in arguing that the
tariff should be next to prohibilire, that, as
the only result, q sum equA TO the expenses
Of Government should be paid by the
consumers 10 the n,anufdttnrers Of do
nestle goods, and in addition, that tho
consumers should support the Coy;
dlds1ent wsys, while tho manufacturing Class
enjoys monopoly that is lAst eating up tho
substance OF. the nation. But in this, Is In
every other attempt he makes to state his
positions, Protection aseerts false theory
IN political economy. SO far from being true,
that "lhe tariff which yields the largest ICY
enue On tho smallest Importation Of iorelgn
manufactures - is the heet, such q tariff would
be tho most vicious one conceivable. 1hetar.G
that .rouId Be bes, for the Government end bess
for 0e people, 1ros0d b. tarfF fhat shotisd af-
ford ADEQUATE ,rrenuc for al 1s fa&ion's ioanis,
and on js4st 6dst1 diutde tho erptns<s Of the
Nation equally bduten tho n.ana( (acturers and
consumers. Such Is not the present tariff. But
monopo1y-Hddcn and impoverished people.
Ihaye now followed " Protection " through
his entire argument. think It Is shown to
he fRllncious ffom beginning to tho end.
That shall suffice. It Is not my purpose TO 70
beyond him, and employ new tacts and illus-
tratians. One thing, however, is certain, riz !:
The people a5e thinking On this subject, and
They .}al that there is something wrong in the
financial policy Of the Government. They sfe
that to protect one class Is to rob every other
class. They k17oso that they cannot long 1--we
under . system which exacts .trom
every individual ~, when the
more uneasy under this system, for tho reason
TINT they can trace 81 10 every 81, ostenalbly
pnld to tho Government, directly Into the
hands OF the monopollsts. The anger of the
people is rising, and when the storm bursts,
"protection mud h,s lordly clients will cx.
pcrfcnce lis crushing power.
II plenscs Protection 3" 10 lnsinuats that
lcr, arc damaging the party meaning The
Republican party. Ofthis lam certain the Re.
publican party will lose the ascendancy In the
Northwest the moment II bctrnys the inter
csts Of this section. This hope will never
he the caso. However, Protection" by rca
scn oil his ability, will probably exert great
influence on the future Of tho party; and
whether that influence shall be thrown ion
the side Of the masses, OF In support Of aris
tocratic privilege, Is for him to decide. MOI
only he, but every one must decide. The
question is upon lis.
Tho feeling is general, and Is daily hccomtne
more intense, that tue Northwest should aE
ecrt itself without further delay. Our poll
tfctans have stood looking long enough to
ward New England and Pennsylvania, a.
slaves 10 their masters. for ideas, plans and
policies. The future beseeches Us to bestnu
more attention upon our own affairs. Ill
nois Is = part Of tho mighty West, whost
limit Is the Pacific ocean,-let US, therefore
look toward the West rather than the East
Chicago is, and always will be, eommercla
city, and the more free commerce Is, tht
larger will bo It's population and the greatel
lis wealth. Here Is politics enough Of oul
own. It Is an ambition worthy Of anl
man, to have some part III
building the railroads, Improving th,
water routes, and unfette1ing the tFad'
poev I'll he p9otsclepis n aoxed %
vail. these improvements will be the slov
work OF hundred years, and. when com
plctcd. will not possess one-half their posi-
Bile value. 1t would seem clear, therefore
that 70 far rs this Is subject for party &C
tlon, there Is but one way open to The Repub
lican party, If 1t desi1cs to retain 1t
popular character, and TINT wa,
Is, 10 ding TO the breeze the flag Of antl-pro
lection and antlmonopoly. At all cyents, Il
the future, the newspaper that would be n
leading educator Of the masses, the man uh,
would he the popular favor1te, the party tha
would hold the reins Of administration, vii
have 10 reject the false doctrines advocate,
By "Protectiou'-will have to strike now
and every day, blows for liberty Of trade, lii
efty for ill men to buy and sell and work, no
taxed for The benefit Of fmoncpoly-only take,
for the support of the Government aud hi
own security. FRASC1s A. EASTMAN.