, 1866-02-25


them, and let the British into possession !;
that Protection will best the British out, and
leave the Americans In possession; and that
all here who advocate Free Trnde take the
side OF the British In this contest, and 20
against their countrJ.-N 7. Tribune, FEB.
i. The sewing Girl Is told that she must pay
sir pence more for thread, that Connecticut
company may make 800 per cent profit by
furnishing m inferior article Of spool cotton
and all this by way Of patriotism and keeping
the British out Of our markets. Why will not
somebody protect the sewing grill Is not
her industry American Industry Letting
spool Is ''going against your country" Com
pelling her 10 pay ten cents Is protecting
home industry, and beating the British !!
When will the people learn that they are a
million times more numerous than the thread
makers, md that MI that goes into the pock-
cts Of the latter, under guise Of protecting
home industry,' comes out Of Meir industry,
which Is also home industry?
Is. Under u system Of free trade the home
market for farmers products would be all
shattered to pieces. The prices Of vegeta-
blcs, poultry, eggs, butter, cheese, hay, fruit,
that would not bear transportation 10 Europe,
would become unsaleable, or, If saleable,
would bring but small prices in "store
trade."-"L H." In Chicago Tribune, Fs6.
1G.
4. That state of things has been reached
already, and We are certainly not now enjoy
ing system Free Trade.
16. That T 80 per cent protection robs the
people Of sS00, COO 600 per annum, 20 per cent
would rob them OF 500. .000, 600, and 5 Der
cent would rob them or s50, ,Ooo, ,0oo.-I6ia.
4. Certainly; but people have choice
whether nll hey Will be robbed OF all they hare,
II. / hold TINT IN American can afford to
pay another American whatever 1t may cost
to produce any commodity that tnirly belongs
to the range Of American Industry and 70
further and declare that he can not purchase
such things nLroad, no matter how seemingly
cheap, without losing money BY the transac-
tion, In the long run; because every such
purchase weakvns the home market aud tends
to cheapen labor and shorten employment,-
Speech Of Joseph lfedM, FED =, fSG6-
L. hold By the same logic that an Amerf.
can can afford to stop up spring from
which he gets Ills water and pay another
Well-djggfne falgly belongs to the runge Of
American industry 1go further and declare
that be cannot get water out Of q spring, no
matter how seemingly cheap, Without losing
money by the transaction in the long run, be-
cause every pailfall taken out Of the spring
ment. I 20 further and declare that sowingma-
chimes and patent reapers md power presses
a. 1 & ~
teno 70 eheapen iapor and shorten employ.
taent. yust tu'nh VIM u uelnano tAete Would
i' ne !1i iaopl. etsty 1nlrt nau W " maue oy
lA14, auu esely sPeAt u elsnu cut WILL u
s'a scA,, una esg1y ngMspapsr Psaa.eu WIN IN
ola.lasaionGd @ washington press, one sheet ut
Is 6ased fns upon %0ls s as'se''ve absaadtTy ani2y
We mnst ohcv Perhans ,ve w ~ ~ hrt ~ ;fTda: Ifn:
ober n It'll, rnora ehserf'3lv tnmor1 ~ ~, ~,
1oon Sf 1oa.;,oW a1o4S ,aa.IaaN .umu Lns
wf,o bnye cast thsir 1T haraa,rhn he,,,ad te
dcreinr th;S rres4 co,,ntrr-rrhe ,sa usapJu p1 ~
onc ~ onr | =, ncr ond H. s,,,t,ta1 Ums a e
mnJe i arc 1ori,na % sha evcs ~ 4he an ao
"a - rears ~ S:o. i14o so, 1nIu ~ tnu tons,
sr vra,,J, w mn ao4 ~ y 5a9s n, INV
1o,1,.. ii.ti sn5 H. upey ens LYME
ourh1v ia,S,rI snc1, tha,, tnyarS au1 W., inhnh
itn5ts ~ .n~ athnr ian;;m+o .,,,,oats ~
ntdnr ,..n ~. 5 o.ns, sa9jee.s o. auy
utnS. runEl, - ~ uust " wv cIeasuIes'
t mnrtc,es qunlcltsu, I mnatever .aete eonastion,
n IT,, ESa d aos' f.!s, 1'"' -a'psee' y ~
hni ~; - .;,i;o -, 49,.
,n,, ~. 4.a.1.a H., ~, ~ LEY ususe
lin" inv ,,n1,t ,tal snr N oet1ts 'ot
~ nS;- NY tu5 III tt., ~ ~ ~ ssn.
hnyey Mechanics Of chieav1o. 1r ask I'll these 11 me9
for thn at,on " ~ nt;"s. 10y us'fG % yoa TO iaoo5
Francns ~ 10 thapp ios,-e " y, aS.,t ~, 4na tl
shons of ~ cnnntr:5 ouJ n,s raoa lu saL ,, LIZ
ss co"itinn o. 'ns m tban t ana q tsaace yoG 70 tne
nornd ~ ,.h,ch u ~ op'e ya ro " npdn' a'nS tne
P.;sh PJs,ou - to "nicn naIs Ieletlea. " 20 they
,"cra.ss 20 ~ ywu W " 10 oH SO rs 10
1aSisase 1l. tae amount OF ptoaucts lor that mar.
~ Mancm M now takes, lee enormous amount
y ~ .ateo PCT een| VI ou1 iaf1nefs supplaes.-
1o1a. -.
A.-Mr. Ward knows, If he has examined |
the tariff, that there are not hny mechanics 1
In Chicago who arc protected" an atom by !
existing laws, while there are more than ten |
thousand who are taxed 50 per cent on every ]
yard Of cloth they buy, and every mil and I