, 1870-08-05
OHIO.

t-nFEc IScycnue Reform Meeting Mt
n1nnsficId-Addrc%,e es By t'roIcsxor
Il. l.. Perry, of characteristics, md
a. Lloyd, OF New York Few
Home Truths for Frosectaon1sts to
Ponder over.
Special Despatch 70 The Chicago 1rfhunA
MANSFIELD, Aug. A--QuIte large outdoor
Exciting Was held here tonight, in the interest Of
srvenuc reform. and w2s addressed By Professor
secretary oi the Ere Trade League OF New Y0rk
Republicans and Democrats In about eQ1aI pro-
portions attended 1hs meeting. ~ d. Haster,
PfSitesor Perry. P1ofesser os Perays ~ s topic rs
- The contrasts between free trade aud protec-
ton n principle, In practice, md in the prosperity
policy Of frte I711e is The natural pronIane rt:ht
united only oy ne admitted power OF government
.o,a 70 1s1 1orIerenGs m Pfo!ecaon !. unnatural y
profitable exchanges: unjust - eomps ling The
@.n' n & and ne wax 70 PAY recun.ssy tribute u
equally projected, thhere would D. no protcction
Il al 10 practice. Free trade 4 always = a.tvan-
tsesous 70 ne government, to the manufacturers,
really and detnonsrahly hostile TO these. Govern
ment collects iss revenue more e8s y. manufac-
!u1e's ges their raw material more chs aply.
f,1.fsa fsi.sfs nna ;,a,,. t, broader market .aa
the increased ;proIlc,s which ous
.ne foreign proincta aud set tns!r supplies In the
England = per cent In amount under free tra'}e,
and more than that IN purchasing power. One
hnndfed bushels OF wheat will buy, IN IycFpool,
~ pounds Of blankets: In New York only s;s
pounds. One hundred days OF artlzan labor viii
buy seren toes more Of Iron In England than In
The Tniie.1 StAtes. 50 OF clokhlnX, salt OF spool
cotton, and tools. Free trade countnes a1e more
D1ttsa ouiids and aasla1tes sn,p1 T-e Cniad
States cauoot. Prussia lights France with N In
come from I free tEade tariff Protection grows
weaker under discussion and light; frea tzade L
Nj 4. Loyd, Of New FORK, eald tha. frec trad
ess oppose pEotecon IN the interests Of the aRs1-
cuH1l1s1s, class who conpE1ae nearly ono-h1if
our popuhlIan, and produce neatly oue-half the
annual incre1sc Of our national Wealth The xet
fare Of this la1Ec md important cl1ss should have
the foremost place tn every echnme Of soclal nd
vzncement But protection does great injustice to
The nrricuttuItGts BY binding upon them tho bur-
den Of heavy TAXATION tot the benefit OF lew. 1t
while tho products Of their capital aud labor mus;
be sold II natural prices Ii the open market Of
the world. His wheat and cotton mu.t be sold II
car1efs implements and salt, mus, b bought II i
maSkIt restricted by protection. Projection
bars the farmers wAJ 70 h!a best market. increas-
Ing railway construction: maaasement and
realized from bus productions Protection Waee-
dies the farmer With the chtmera Of future do
mest1c market, asking = 90, 600 OF people TO i'm
isooress ii pIots ctea iadns71es msy 50 increase
as to furDtsh 4 market for their produce. Tue
distance between them Is too R1eat and the bene-
tt too remote, Agriculture = cur largest aource
OF wealth. and should have the widest expansion
and the mos rernunerxt1re maSkets- Protection,
By It's numerous ta1es on material! resd1css the
export and manufacture Of Agricultural mAentn-
cry for which VIC have great skill aud faehneA
aud thus 1intts American lAhoF.
The meeting adj ned At late hour Gfeat
Interest EAs manifested to the lAst