New-York tribune., 1880-09-27
will carry the State bv honest methods, now that
they sec that they have got to fight for it.

THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Ohio is great manufacturing State, ranking third
in the Union, If am not mistaken. large number
of protected industries are carried on in her cities
and towns, giving employment to many thousands
of people. Manufacturers and workingmen here, as
in the East. getting their eyes open to the fact
that the of the Democratic party means the
repeal of all protective dIties. The agitation of
tins question greatly troubles the Democrats. In
their distress at the prominence of an issue which
they hoped would be overlooked here,
they have taken to accusing Garfield OF
being q free-trader, and TO yOciferaing
that their party is the real friend of the tariff and
means protection when it says just the contrary.
The charge against Garfield is too absurd for serious
consideration. There is probably no other man
now in Congress who is entitled to as much credit
as he for building up the existing system of protec-
ton to American labor and American enterprise
He has put great deal of intelligent, studlous
work in the system in the direction of strengthen
ing it by adapting it TO the new conditions OF trade
and labor. He has always taken the golden mean
between duties so high as to encourage comD'ha-
tions and monOpolies and duties so low as to
bring our laboring men lii competition Win
the meacrely paid labor Of the Old World. His
record on this as on all other questions that have
come before Congress during the past seventeen
years il plain patriotic and consistent.
People here are still talking of the big tariff de-
monstration last Saturday. There was n big turn
OFT OF workingmcn from thi3 city and from most Of
the manufacturing towns in the Reserve and pro-
cesson representing nearly all the industries of
Cleveland marched through the streets. The mot
toes on the banners were significant Of the feeling
among the mechanics. Here a few selected
from long list given in the Cleveland papers:
No competItion with foreign pauper labor.
Low tariff, little work low wages aEd sttlNaUon
Protection and good clothes free trade ana rags.
Under protection ClSveland will become the rival OF
Birmingham.
DO not steal our bread bv striking down the steel works
with q low protective tarlt. =,
tie South establish bills ana SHOPS ana stop yel-
ing free trade
Protection. prosperity. peace ana plenty.
Let Joan Bull keep his free trade 10 hnself.
Protection and good wages prevent any more stfIbes
A protective ta'l enables US 10 own our own homes.
We now having plenty OF work and GOOD wages NO
low revenue tariff for us.
Don'f let England steal our steel business
Capital and labor GarLlOnZe in favor of VTo'cctloh
The motto about Cleveland becoming second
Birmingham does not exaggerate the possibilities OF
the city's future. During tho past ten years her
population has increased from 10000 10 100000.
The protective policy has made of a dull town hv-
ing upon country trade and little lake commerce.
q great, smoky NOISY. bustlIng manufacturing me-
tropos If this policy is not broken down. the next
decade will make FOX her another record OF wonder
full growth. i. V. s.