Middletown transcript., 1873-06-07
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QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.
FRi:I: TRADE.

Taa ci.arly rha nl,,e. haze Lceamr
wcariel u!'parrly sentimental question,
PI..lsn il. ,Natyi.l >&Iy Ian. rnoueh
aui tht rtnrie nc >url.tt,l f. ab.alntH
dt-gnI with the constant ur ireuu.ur A..
iiatioa @i Initiating ,pbi c',. Which aH
uuIy htvr D r1mg "Ntlir. illf .u uupr1if
able, bi, blye crr.tl ipng Sine, - iiuI
irplIra'ipn IN visiting eircun,tlury. Tin
war, with i'- hatred malice AMI unehsr.
llallanes-, i matter II history Il
ruu,tlsc'iou With all II, iutmii.> aul
crimes il. complete revolution II the ros.
orumlut of tha lnitad states. fom ne
oI "censcut Of the governed. n, our f.'h
erS mgla D. = nur If compulsory utsll-
eucc hy States, lntalv safef,iJIf l. the will
Of the dictator. il nHftit ar,oaIfi NJ.
CT, perhaps, ut l#a,t upt in ouf day. will
there he such return nt iu.it, aud tfa.
sou - tie mlui, # a sn,hcirn, number at
the people 10 watrnn, tha expectation that
thn,c Unconstitutional measures. whieb
wri inaugumled by periiIy anil frau :
aul enforced Is th. haynuci, will bn 81
u,ide ~ null and vail Wranely n,
We confidently bclirye. but, nevertheless,
rralli the organic law has bten altered
AMI a Federal Republic has been supplap,.
eI hy a Nation
Eui, riifrl aud ehagriued as We are
that We afc recling iasts. it il MT our
purpose to-day 10 uialge the feeling,
which their ,uicmpln,ion naturally
cng.nlsr. We liul that tbs masses are
disposed to
let tie dead past bury its dead,
and piuchri ~ The effects Of laws which
are pi3it' in their operation; >quirmng
under The special aud unjust legislation ot
Congress, thry are beginning tn feel the
torture nt a gnNrrumeni Tor the few nj th,
expense Of the many. and Ia open th,ir
eyes 10 the methods by which this MUS
tiuc j. inflicted There i but a short in.
tcrvil between scnstivrnc,s to wrong. on
the part of him who is able To remedy hc
wrong. aud the application Of The remedy
7 especially when the agent to procure re-
! lief i, within reach Large masses Of our
people are feeling the things which our
+ present Protective Tarii is darriug into
+ their vitals In the lpw prices of ull the
products of the soil aud the high prices OF
+ all manufactured aud Imported articles
f every farmer in the country is feeling
! kcculy that something is rotten in the
+ State of Denmark D." More; not only is
their aensilisity To injustice aroused. bur
with their strong common sense, they are
beginning to loe,tc the cause of their
+ troubles They see that their soil is u,
! productive rs over; their crop. are as
abundant as formerly but. no,wiihstani.
/ ing. they get poorer every year And
whilst this is true Of them. how is il with
/ ih9 favored few whose labor brings vastly
increased remuneration in consequence OF
III high Protective Tariff? By this spp-
cial. class legislation. The manufacturer
/ pfnRr- are dmiblrd an.l IN some instance.
quininrled llc grows rioh lie rrvrl,
in luxnrics BIT the firncr-ihc bone
and sincw Of the COUNTRY -hnl. that i,
takes ,wn and snmviim"s three bushels 81
his wheat 10 pay what farmcrly bcf re III,
operation of the Protective Tariff. one
bushcl would pay for He. making a.
much out Of the ground us ever, is, new
cr!hcless, growing poor So it will eve,
be. The Protective Tariff then. is the
great curse Of the large masses of the peo.