, 1876-02-05

ono point, bo joaoa Alt Aid thereby destroys the
prina,pies Of his policy, We turn! agsln, to tho
tin-plhto monopoly; Just tAko oif tho duty I'm.
,.oscd on that a,lqo, and yon will soon aeo that
monopoly hronei. down: fot then oshor firms. as
rtbuonal6tu ~ lin ui,o II, Now York, viii engage
In tho importation OF t'l.p1ate, there hetug su IN
creased dcntand on Account of tho eheapi'ess OF
tho comtnodltt. And. al,uusd tho augmentation
Of tho dornand 40 rhlso the price 'ha To duable
our hnno manufacturers TO compete with tho
foreigner. thon tho ob}oct Of Tho ItUtcctiontst
will havo boon accomplished and tlls cunsl1fnera
will not 10 taxed for tho benefit Of the pro-
Speaking Of "thls samo monopoly faa,
tire" you har, ;, "Ihe ling aystem q
isl myth; il ia ono of the isnpnB,ibilitlos Of
tralo." WHO lave helped OIL this monopoly Of
"ting system of doing huainetse It whom
hats tha people heen educatea IN t6e dstk sEt OF
tiotsi" Aro not orr ''atAteamen," in aud ont OF
Congress. Our urnbenlo-ccohonlsts9n md nanv Of our
edtto1s greatly rospous'blo for this blAca casa-
logno Of deceit, robbery. aud eoFruptson1 Tie
.hia lroadiui state Of a1airs, now turn about
h,d say, Becauhe aheao thinsB c1ist, We must
keep on In tho aamo downward road, by otecting
md supporting more motopoiles 40 = nea'la
VIII, which to break down Anelo-Amorican
mDuOpots.
Int, ali other areumonts falling, ycu
mako this inhl but fatal. assault npoh it'e Free-
Trade columns: "thst FROG Implies all
stlons s'l't the peoIo At large. Ts ID iat4l ad.
| mission. becAlso tho peop!o ut largo arc impetted
by HeIf-intorcst to scok "tbs facla In regard 70
pitces. F1oo-Traslers proposo to, ,enghson this
| soIf.iutetest." rfotcctlonLs,s cndeavor 10 keep
them IN tho dark az regards fices aud their In.
| tersAts. They point to protected induatticb and
| 4aJ. "5eo what We haye donel VIC llav0 built
up iArsc great manufacturers. giving employ
mont 10 shousands at Increased waggs." They
] I.nf,i ft11
forgetting that labor Ii not an otfeci, but
means; that men labor for results. not for
tho snko Of labating. Tho people fall
70 500, beiug b1inao.i and pre|nd!coa, ~
iudustrios not fdrcotI upon thn couhry for the
beuoCt of tlls lahorng classea hut 10 enrich tho
msuufacturcrs thanruiveH. They do not Soc
thanks to their prutocttso fEienda-tlat they
numors than thov rceoivc III tncressed wages.
| Fo! Wages do not tcrenso pfnpottiunalfv With
tho prices Of commodities, AZ tile cersuH OF 1870
hhows. I'he wages OF tho 8,00t0U0 who labor
rugn about 90 per cent from 1860 to 1870, Nhilo
prices ioae about 60 per cout.
You Say your op Mons arc based npon tho
tnctual oxpeseuce ,nshis country" Nould it
not lie well to o1tcad your basIn structure 30
cotinttIes' Prices NC the most dcceitful OF al
authority "on which to baso - economic PROB
lcns.' Sometimes prices ttll when sto tariff Is
raiBod; At others they rise whom tho tiaty ID TO-
ne.s sro, aeing in tho doarcst market, and
Trade.
You fall into q gtoat orror whon. you say
They begin by laying down tho general taws o!
Pulitico~Econom!cH. and tlicn illustrate thom bJ
''suppoeod CASES analogous to tllo question n
isBue. Wa attempt no provo notlilig By hnalo
siCs. for logic teaches lib thu conlrary; but eD
lcavar to poiut cut those lava of order and aYs
ten In accordance with which aucloty muycR, aut
AJAX Government not 10 oppos, thom b. disorsiuf
tlla industries Of tho rtorlo into unnatiltA l
invented. Tho rrosectonsts thtnk thoy cat
supply better Bystom thnn that developed b.
Nature. TlIoY "dg out tho fact" H"--pevvestet
facts-producod BY Governmental Iutorteronce
Wn chow how thcir 'fhcsa" demonstrate til
tic solid fouuia.ton OF human laws; we reB
upon natural laws. Thev succeed by shaWini
"iaoss " that have oeou forced Out by contra
yennE natural laws; we will succeed "honeve
feprosert ouly haf-truths. They show the prot
! pe,tsl Of ono class; but they do not Chow til
BURDENS iqposod upon tho oLhet clasa.
Frco-Trado is 20 "thtory;" 1t u A rleht,-a
inherent right. If our people have any 'nhcson
I rIg,,ts. Gnycramous chi as Justly impose
tariff on sunlight as 1t can restrict ua In th
exercise Of the tirbta Of Froo 1rada. The Frct
Trader nss M theory, bccause his PRINCIPLES ar
opppscd 70 all theory. The exposition Of natnt'
laws Is not theory. lie mnkcs war upon
theory: and, wero that theory-rsotcction-
driven from tho minds Of the peoplo. hts wor
b would b. done. There are no Abolitionists nov
! Their work belng tihlhhed, they have passed 9
= tn stago. They conioudod fo1s tho exercise Of
0 rirIIt called Frcetiom. Wo asp coutondfug Il
l. tho s1ercso Of right and 1t Is also callca Ere
doB1-FnEE-TaADE. A. q.
t sopHlsMs OF PROTECTION.
0 TO The El'fer Qf fhs Chicago Tribune:
i CHICAGO. Fob. 4.--The much-neeacd attcml
to roducs tho most oppressive and dehtructs1
y tariff In tie world has, II might bo ozpecso
4 proyokod general howl from the pfotgctioni
70 organs.
TIE TalhusE IL doing excellent soryico ip o,
10 posing in the most convincing and aeriklt
~ ~ mzuuer, tho hophfams aud fallscieB Of falAel
called Protection, rs we'll as tho deadly in}n
j. It has inflicted, and is in1ict!ug. On tho lndr
I'd fries aud general interests Of Tho country. T.
widespread complain. Of hard Times, with III
" syatetn for the last ton years ih full oEothto
\ ID melancholy but sufficient proof OF lts d
u aattoua orccta, aggravated by vicious c'
M ropcy. -,
~ II IL agaln beard In the laid. showa low badly
y. ~ proteolpnBtB arc for rational arguments. II
~ . erosa-prohab,y w!lfnl- -migstatoinont Of fac
10 Tie wording claBHeB Of GEcat Britain and Irola
H. ia Lavo for yeata boen roee1ytnH blg Tagos'-hEI
p than what Tie sa1ae clAsseA got iii tho unlt
a. Htatsn. Their daily working houts arc nso fevt
81 es yet they have ateady. continuous omp'oynt
~. ~. III The year through. There wlnter docH
IN N necessarily put largo masses out Of o
-: ~: though IT doos put out few ocsasiona
~ In soyore woathof. High wages and atca
Y. z. work have made money plentiful, with tho
ms na By their profuso buying Of I'll kihis 81 o. m n
aud fiBll .hsy hAvo tun up tho prices OF AL III
,e' to = ho.gLt Tar beyond what they usod to
IT. IT. Unfortunately. soma Of them hare not tur.
po tnr!r prosperity to good account but have sp
On On Tnore has consequently loon 'atgo incrcaso
lIs Il, shs quantity and price Of liquors consumed
~ Itese aro facts admitting of no diup'ito3 Al
.'s as In tho lace Of them, how fatao :
eyf tlelusiyo III the protoctloniat cry,
VI pauper labor acrosa thu Atlantic, MI
ri, woslingmcn who had imm!Rratod to thte co
~ ~ try, having found themselves worse OF b
he than a. hono haye returned 70 Groat Brit
sss sse nnd Ireland, 70 Germany md tait ohsr nat
s. pooj. Many othe1s would do 10, but have
~ tic means, hasing spent all their money hett