, 1876-02-05
FREE.TRAOE AND Protection
Some points in behalf Of the
Former.
4 Communication Which d Projections
% ist Paper nelusBd I'd Print.

In roplV 10 my Quchl'uuh' tuo! AoH uecHno ~
ttint tbis 1cttor.
Th,s, think, ia not fair treatment; hence
maks complaint 10 TitE TRfnUNR, And ask sou to
give mo hearing, IT you doom my afRumonss
worthy of confederation.
paper of tho Journals rospectahi1ity should
not 10 permitted 10 20 on advocating thcno Pro-
lection atsutdisics without bong Btou!ly op-
posed. II can but iheIse THE TatDuxK to tako
hold of these Journals sophtsms. and axpose
them 10 tho ,nthnknu public, wi'' hhye Ac- |
oon,rIiahad MY object. Very Respectfully.
A. 0tLREsoS.
10 he Editor ot ths Cateaao Ectnfno j0'rnal:
CHICAGO. Jau. l.--Your reply TO tho question |
ps6pounded by the writer some wecks ago:
Piotcc.los whllo yo,i lall 10 looK further snd
seareh deeper fvr ita evil III druscd through !
ont ttc whole. Yor Wow this question frum tho
r1oducet'e stnhdpoint failing to take INTO ac-
seut truths, but they arc Incomplete t1nta. DMt
vb xi!l not 'otcsby Your space in dlscussfhg llo
'fac9 Utohght oat BY the fosccd indaAtr.s*. tur
WITH tdsli you cav place tho 1a,s r.so-Ir.aef neef
point out, only two or thrco L.. C. Gases 'es
nre ucEhotstraled, Mlilo Ito hts to employ af
elaborate anntykis = nncoses re AVIS thas 10
ton. In order, tlernfere. to bo tlndoi stood aud
hare fair play, 10 will 20 back to lfst nsst'cnleh.
We find tuch In tho statu OF aasooiatloh. TheY
sstoease 80 tl,as they mt? be enabled t0 satisfy
their social d.sires, follow thdlr fasorite 1HlT-
su,te, and to secure protection for HE aid prop
erty. Bitch an assocshtion o. lndlvuuals, eac!i
ktsiug usi a part Ut hlA individuality. and con-
1ribuilns IT lp the general good, becomes
nationality. Whnn thcso contributions afo so
oraauiyod ~ to ram tho corhent and auppor: Of
ihS cobtfibutors thoy conleBco Into power
Ellcl is weI'et! 70! tue we.',nslue OF tho "nole'
An Intelligent people ato lIost happy whom
thoy aijuy the 8reateHt liberty, and they have
tho greatest liberty wuon thos ara pcrnlittcd
f1ecIJ 10 onEac0 In thoso lllrBuita which Will
riya them tho largest ietuln for thelr labor.
tbs tcet Government IN that Government
which eires Tho brst security to psraoa And
property, At tho !eaas EXPENSE md With tho
onIpymoas Ii t1srir chosen pursuits. Thon ie
follows that tho Government Of suoh pcnpIo
must be one. which confines It's operations
within prescribed sphere of actfon,-bsing tho
exercise u coutribhtory power to protect Ito
&nd Property, admfntsteE 1uastco betwcon Its cit
lzeus, and levy taxos ior its own support. ::
II these propositions arc true, then
t1e functions Of aoyeLnmons ,,en nEo .noao
all having it's protection. and, at tle Gatlo tino,
cblcying tqual riEhts aIa lrivi'cPes.
llaysug defined tho objects and functions OF
tho bost Govcrnmout HI nssociatiUu Ut Intelligent
Individuals can possesa lot US Hes What aro
1u,ue of the privileges That they enjoy.
Ffrst,Evely po.soa ran acs ns ho peasos, e.. 30
!eGs - b. dPfs e. nos fsri's' With tho Same
acond-Eycty poison can follow whassvor
pursuit. will to him eeetn most conducive to hla
prosperity aud happiuesa,
Third-A!l mouot oIes will be kept down by
comIotition or, II such bvlla should Bpflna up,
the pdoEie viii DO free 10 root theu out
Foufb-Itthb pcoplb wish to exchange tho
produetA OF their labor for the productions of
suosnc, cuunssy, they will bo untra'nnoied III tho
FitM-lteir ,ndlairiea will DO dIvesaidca by
natural cAuHes aud none folced urou them by
taxing cousumols for the Gonsht o. producers.
Sifth-Floe-1rAde will be thsir gtrat boon,
Ahd Protection known by them only rs Loaf
" You viii admit t6t t6at our dovsrnmon. ly based
upoh thsaa fundamental pftaciplEs but deny
lsgeh flowing from shem.
~fou will adm1r tho right OF FREQ Bpnech. frod
pscas, free ssEg,ou, aud FREQ schools; but dehy
tha right Of ftse competition, free labor, aud free
Yoa Siil admit that tue pso.lo have GER.
tain ,lnaIiolable rights, among which
aFe .llfo', liberty. md, the pussut'
Of happiueda, but deny thom tho right to follow
tler natural inclinRtlous, aud ~ engage ln thost
calhuga which will give thcn tho .Rroatess re-
You viii admit tlht this is a Government ol
m fsS' Ssa liz S1 as hs ot ns sJs
taxes for the benelt Of tho fuW, to tho dotEimen
Yol viii sdaiit that- every ono knows hia owl
you advucat6 tho docsnno that doserutnon
should atop in aud roy wha! intiussS'es should b'
encouraged nnl whnt should not:
You claim tue right for youraolt TO doll in th
dearast market and buy IN tho chuapest; bu
rou ABeert that Government should compel til
peoplo to buy in tho deAreBt.;
You belong to tho school that sayB We arc on
tiehad by whatt we oxporh but afo lmpove''sl'o'
naYing laid tho ground: work for rejolndc
to your edltbrikl reply. will now proceed to OF
anime aolno of The lallaolos that you havo shoro
In YOUR s'Auswer |" you have. .cstod four case
to ptbye Tint "Tho most effective niouopoi!ea |
e1!atoneo do not dopend at all upon 'ros.rioso
issisiatlon.' aud aoycr dIe." Afo you srre th,
Sses. fa asssF nsepF f Il d sh.ss Tn aots ss
restrictions upon the importation Of tweed
from oshar countries, Stewart / Co. could ns
ktop, their prieos higher thsn those
hrns do not engage in thla btslnes
boeaush ,hby can iaud. more pfofItab!o etnplo!
mont for taelr capital. .4o4ce Htewsft q @
but they have 30 far AZ consunels Ars cd.
rorned. both IL this country and tp Canada.
70 !he pook Canadian, Why should rtoesetla' p
a IT. hs1' y has any .n..o 1of vss a only oa sss
IeluerT In the country, and ono honae contfollf
Ill Tho ra,inod sugar II produced. wonid tho
svon tEion pesa oson monopoly hAd osliots nst .;
codu,odlty2 'but We find monopoly right
our nullbtl Dosa rho Chicago ttrm aall shaw
I'd cheAp I'd importing firms would do wore I'M
parmittoa 70 brpg them Into tho country 15oo
Il 1preara that those nonopolista fnainta
thei1 bold by vlrtua Of contracts made Htth u
manufacturers. And ''Tnese contracts .
nsdo because Iosnehs!e9e hfn W. pay ,pptIs piIs
Is net this bV1 Uostl,14ohtsry OH tue b1Bntf