The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-08

4, as a moral teacher, feel jealous to say
that the protective system not only is Inn
polite and unjust, but wrong in funda-
mental morals. fApplsnse.l Intss rrinci-
Piles and results IL is directly opposed to
Or .istiAn ethics. It is opposed to the eth
ical~ organization OF society. Men are or
ganized on principles of equity and justice
in fellowship, and those who violate these,
in the long run, com to destruction; while
obedience to them leads to success. In
direct contradiction to Christian morality
and the Gospel of Christ is a protective
tariff, for it is organized Immortality. Jap
plause.
Every American heart should beat for
liberty. II cost ages and blood to gain in
dividual liberty. By revolutions, racks,
and penal prisons liberty Of conscience
was gained, At last liberty, except where
all directions, ana goes In this land with
universal intelligence. Liberty in all rela-
tons, social, religious, individual, is best
for man. Men choose their own church,
their own calling; can use property as they
please, find their own market, and find the
world wide open to get what tsmpts the eye
and attracts wealth; but they may not bring
it home. The United States will not let g
man bring it in unless he pays the penalty.
He may get his pictures In Italy silks x
Lyons, wine In bordeaux; but the govern
ment says you must buy at home, and net
abroad. If it is not produced here, you
must wait till il is. [Laughter.1 Thig is
the literal fact, as far not only as ~luxuries,
and necessaTies, are concerned. Liberty!
No homesick traveller can come into his
native land by permission Of the govern
ment except with his skin and It's covering.
His trunks are opened and his person
searched for gems. He cannot bring In
what he can buy cheaper than ct home. We
are shorn of our liberty in the m of
the world.
1T is contrary to merals and the spirit of
our fathers to put m in bondage.
Commerce is to the nation what blood is to
the body. It equalizes the zones. It's
white wings are the gospel of the world.
Since the tune of Paul every ship has been
an ocean pulpit, with as much harmful stuff
as other pulpits. Before the rebellion our
ships led the Of the world. But
new the ships are sold and the yards are
silent. Commerce is In chains-a prisoner
at the heels of manufactures. Instead OF
being an eagleit is a mere dunghill fowl.
Now ships want q bounty to keep on the
ocean. There should be important and ON
nipotent reasons for tbs. All tariffs are
taxes to support the government, directly or
indirectly. All taxes should be certain and
direct; but tariffs on imports are uncertain
and indirect. They add to the cost TO con-
gGmers of articles, but are hidden In the
price. Direct taxes tend to economy In gog-
eminent. We are now in danger of having
too much money for government pur-
poses"
After showing that protection made most
men think il was no crime to cheat the gov
eminent, Mr.. Beechsr said:
What is protection doing nowf 1t sees
the surplus event. Of government, and
says that taxes must be lower; but It would
not take off any duties. 1t is proposed to
send the whole question TO commission Of
nine to consider the subiect for three
years, and then report TO congress-which
win lay it ca the shelf. But before that
time freq trade VII food the country.
Truth is on our side, men believe in il, the
gospel of Christ is for us and all the prin-
ciples of humanity, and we shall not fail. =