Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-09-10
Letter from w. n. Junction.

1t is strange, yea, 1t is passing
strange, that people in this enlightened
country can not be thought to think for
themselves. To illustrate A Blaine
Irishman by the name of Farrell spoke
at Village Hall, last Saturday night to
small audience. He told the people,
(0nd the republicans rolled it as II
sweet morscl Under their tongues,)
that the cause Of the misery and low
wages in England and Ireland was
owing TO free trade in those countries.
If ! had a school boy, twelve years old,
that was go ignorant as TO believe such
nonsense, | would give him good
drubbing. But my republican friends
swallowed it, and declared the dose is
not so bad as the "crow' that is put
upon their plate this year. What is
the true cause Of the poverty and low
wages in those countries? Is it free
trade? ! will tell you the true cause,
Mr.. Editor. The country is monop-
olizcd by the capitalist. The capital
lists monopolize all Of the lands and
manufactures in those countries, there
fore they have the staff in their
own hands, and they can pay their
laborers what they please, and they
must submit, for they must work or
slarve. Land is so high the laborcr
can not purchase, and the monopolists
do not intend they shall, for it is for
their interest to keep labor down.
Capital rules there and labor must
bare its head and submit to its behests.
As said above, capitalists monop-
ollie everything-all the corporations,
all the manufactures. and all of the
lands, and they have been handed
down from father to son for years, and
wears. This, Mr.. Editor, is the cause
of the poverty and low wages in those
countries. Free trade has nothing to
do ii this case. Our republican friend
must try once more, for his ship has
foundcred at sea. Again: the Cap
tain said that England sent millions of
dollars to the democratic party in this |
country, during a Presidential cam
paign, to carry the election for said
party. Wonderful disclosure | |
did not suppose, Mr.. Editor, there was
a Uranium in the United States capable
of containing such stupendous knowl-
edge 1t is well known fact to every
student of history that England never
had any sympathy for the Democratic
Party, for well she knows that when
in power, they will not allow her to
monopolizc any Of our public lands;
for the policy of the Democratic Party |
is to keep those lands for homes for Our
own citizens; not squander them as
our republican brothers have DONE
The Captain said England is very
anxious for this country to adopt Tree
trade, 50 that she can compete with
us in trade. Another wonderful dis
covery! | would say for the benefit
of the republican party, that England
wants nothing of the kind. She is
making double the money out of us
as the tariff now stands, for she is
doing all of our carrying trade, also
most of our export trade. Besides,
our high tariff on raw materials gives
her a large and valuable trade with
other nations, that should, and would,
have been done by this country, ii it
had not been for that large tariff on
raw materials. Is it not pleasing, Mr..
Editor, to see how quick the republi-
cans can turn somerset. They
have always fought our Irish Ameri-
cans ever since the formation OF their
party up to the present, but this year
they are all chunky dory." They
now are on their knees begging and
pleading with the poor lrlshman to
come over and help them keep the
wicked Democrats out of the White
House. They say they oft would haye
gathered the Irish together as a hen
gathereth her chickens under her wings,
but they would not. o, consistency,
thou art indeed a lost jewel.
N. r. CoLBURN.
W. r. Junction, Sept. /, 'S4.