The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-08-02

ertenbeckers had a moiorityj and the final
result was that Gorcelon, Democrat, was
chosen. Mr. Blaine must reverse this CON
dtion of things in September and carry
Maine by an absolute majority, or be will be
rudely joslled at the next National Conven-
ton by competitors who have been more
successful in leading the party in their own
States.
Representative +. II. Hurd Dem, O.),
who has been under treatment for rheum-
atism in Philadelphia, has been talking
about free trade to a reporter Of the Times Of
that city. OF the so-called balance Of
trade" he said "If free trade prevailed a
man might leave Portland, Maine, with a
cargo OF slaves not worth there 81 900. He
takes them to the West Indies, where slaves
are neeled and trades them for sugar and
molasscs and other products of that cline.
He then takes these to St. Petersburg and
exchanges them for fur, tar and products Of
Russia, which he carries to Liverpool to
change there for silk, laccs and other goods
demanded at New York. After two years
voyage he returns to the United States with
a cargo valued in New York city at from
$5O,OOO to 800 900. The protectionist seeing
him start out with 81 900 worth Of slaves
and coming back with 100000 worth Of
goods would deplore the transaction because
the balance of trade was against us. The
freetrader sees in it the just reward to Ameri-
can enterprise, aud would encourage such
transactions that they might be repeated in
definitely from every port in the United
States. The freetrader asks for a modifica-
ton of the tariff then, first to open new
markets to American products secondly, to
destroy the unjust system Of taxation Of one
man to help another, which protection al
ways implies; thirdly, to build up the hon
est businesses of the country, which are
threatened every day by unpunished Snug
Cling, and, lastly, to enable the United States
to take the place, to which it is entitled, Of
the greatest carrying nation of the world"
1t is said that the Grecnback party in
Pennsylvania will have no organization in
one-thrd of the counties of the State this
year.
The Chicago "Times" reports one ofthe
delegates to the Wisconsin Greenback Con-
vention as saying that he wanted to see gold
and silver demonetized, and the quality of
money conferred upon hogs, cordwood, ham
fat and buckwheat.
The Portland (Me.) Press tells of a
Greenbacker who, while dehouncing Secre-
tarY Sherman as shylock, was asked by a
listener: "Who was Shylock, anyhow ?"
The indignant orator replied, in withering
tones DWELL, if you don't know, you had
better go home and read your Bible" Why
don't the party get Jonathon C. Fincher
down there to enlighten its members?
New Orlens Times Deeds of violence
will continue in Mississippi and her sister
Southern States just so long as the honest
and upright men of the land allow them
selves to be overridden by outlaws-by muir
derous ,whiskey- g,politic-crazed ,hun-
cry, oflice-seeking, social drones, who are
ready to commit any crime rather than work.
AS we have often said, we know that the
planters, merchants and men of substance in
these communities deprecate all such acts of
violence. But to deprecate it lis not enough.
The remedy must come through grand and
petit juries and She haugmOns moose.