Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-26

Protection.
From the Round Table
"What makes coal so dear, when the
weather Is 40 dreadful cold? tod help US
poor" comes from between the chattcring
teeth Of n toll worn, care worn, shivcrlng
woman, IA she measures with stingy eye "A
scanty fresh supply OF fuel to her wanting
fire. NJ cry from her 90 Government for
protection. No protection TO her from the
greed OF the strong. the cunning, the ava
r'cioas. work Tor yourself Work or
k,arvc. Self help. Every one for himself
II Government gave bread " clothes or fuel
Go the poor, 1t would demoralixs them. Take
better care Of the pennies you earn. Lay
them up IN summer for wintiy day.
Such are the answers she would get if she
asked ssor protection Ii shc turned bsSgar.
No chance for her to put in n replication
Tho voiccs of the coal owners are mighty TO
drown hers. IL she could DO heard she
would say: "liow can Law up my pennies
when the strong arm ot Government takes
them from me. day by dav, rs fast AS earn
them, and hands them over TO my rishcr
nclghSorsi Ga every spool OF thread buy
GOvernmcnf takes from me a penny or two
o. ply over to the Wconspchet Factory
Company so that they msv make dear
thread aud biz dividends.
On every garment wear, 1t takes PEN
niea and shilin-S from me whcrcwith to I'LL
the pulses oi thc rich men who make cloth,
aud stockings anA shawls, aud who cannot
he conteh with less than fifty or one hun
dred pr ceat iGcrcasc OF their wealth cv>
cry year, 10 paw them for making dear
Cio.hc for tho American laborcr When |
buy stove or pair ot scissors, must pay
some Of my hard earned pennies 10 support
the wealthy iron maker Of Pcnnsylvana -
] get no protection 10 my labor, and ask
none. Let US both nlone--me and the man
uiac.urcr. As you let me work my humble
way along as best can. leave him to do the
same Give him no part Of my earnings,
aud l am content with my share Of this
worlds goods. Ii it dcmora,ixea society Ios
Government, TO give the poor food, aud
clothes and fuel Is it not equally democrat.
izin for Government to give to the rich
and the ssronsy And when he gives il to
ths rich by taking from the comforts o( the
poor, is it not demoralizing society at both
ends 7
Mother, do give me another blanket. |
am SO cold" begs . shivering child Of a
winters night, on our northern frontier
II have TO more, child blankets are SO
dear. John, what makes wooden things so
much de,rer than they used to BE- 2"
II don't know but they do say u 10 oil
done to protect W poor folks. A tcngusv
man told US the other night that the Gov.
eminent must ps Stcct US from the blankct
makers in England and other foreign coun-
tr,c.."
"Yes. but John. over 10 Canada they
have nothing but English blankets, and you
can buy two blankets there Tor what one
costs here. The English blanket makers
don't seem to be 40 hard upon the poor folks
after all.''
We'll | can't tel the story exactly; but
the tcnguey IMAM made il Ill out clear
lie said, too. that wool wouldn't grow on
our sheep unless they Vas purtected
why, John, you don't mean that they
kiver our American sheep with blankets ~
make their wool grow, and that's the reason
blankets ar. SO scarce and DEAR"
""ell, don't know about that; but he
made out that the sheep must be purtected
10 at the wool, and then the men who made
The wool into blankets must be purtected:
else we'd have - use the cheap foreign
blankets. and then he said we'd be worse
OIL
John, don't you think the toneuey man
was pulling some wool over your eyes, IL
! could get two blankets instead OF one to
keep the ,h,ldren ~arm the sheep could do
well enough with their natural kivesing. II
see,as 20 me that We poor folks, what don't
have any natural kiver Of wool growing on
our backs, wsnt Purtection more than the
sheep"
wall, that's just what Deacon Wslloff
SAYS he says these high prices purtect us
Is wen - the sheep; and you know Che
~ scoscr'bes good deal Of money for
inass oil true. John, but then the dee
CON :" you seem to get any poorer fcs al be
gives away; and the deacon hes eot = GOOD
many sheep Of his own, and visesver !.
good Tor his sheep must BE- rood for ths IA.
cons ewn pocket; and they do ssv TIA,
be owns god part Of big blank., f.c,o>
~ down In Rhode Island: and A. s.s.
be, the deacon wrongs 10 poor folk. "a. g
ten dollars and then gives us back ons do,
lar Of il in charity; maybe il the Door h.a
cheap blankets and cheap clothes. .hsv
wouldn't wont any charity. You can,
mako me believe ws'rs any better on for
having only one blankse when. II they vas
cheaper, Ne might havs two."
The parable Of Dive end Laxsrus might
b useful reading fos thoss who are gsstins
fat dividends from Woousocket."
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