The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-10
TIE HURD LETTER.
FoUETu DISTRICT, May Sd, 1884.

FOURTH DISTRICT, May Sd, 1884.
Dtor UIig:-I write to second the mo-
ton of II, Cecil Democrat, that the
speech OF Mr.. IIurd Of Ohio. be pub
lished in full for distribution among the
working people Of Cecil county and espe-
cially among the farmers. II the Demo-
cratic committee fail to supply this great
reed, LEI the Republicans lose no time in
| placing this mastery effort in the hands
of every reader in the land.
BY all means let Mr. Iiurd be heard,
50 that they may know that England no
| longer wants our wheat, but supply
| themselves at their own prices from their
| own possessions in India.
| Such has been the effect of British free
trade rule in India, that all manufactur-
ing in that once happy and rrospe- Gus
country has been destroyed and the ma
tives are obliged to depend entirely OF
| agriculture for employment, and since
the great increase Of wheat in that coun-
| try, India with 100, 600, 600 inhabitants,
all laborcvs i'll the field At about 10 cents
per day, can supply the Old World with
grain much cheaper than we can, paying
as We do fifteen times as much wages
| Our only hope is in Increasing the num-
Der of men in the manufactures and in
cfcasiug the home malket-as General
| jackson adj, sed III his celebrated Tyler
letter y len the ;arin Of 1916 was under
discussion in Congress.
| Mr.. iIurd. whose advent as Il statesman
is hei aided with such :: flourish of trlI,n-
pets, i Il young man and consequently
knows nothing OF the practical effects OF
low duties on imports or the general
welfare Of The people of the country. The
| tecI D,Htorrai, in as f.rcible ard as elo-
| Vueut language as Mr.. iIurd's. has been
telling the farmers that they are plum
nop"lists; but intelligent farmers know
| that they can buy more and better goods
ior the same money than ever before.
They have better houses, better furni-
ture, better carriages, harness and gen
cral outfit, better clothing than ever in
their lives; besides having more money
and less debt. Look at the acres of paint
spread On the farm buildings in Cecil
county; see il you can reconcile such a
state Of things with the poverty and rob
berry and plumber of the farmers.
T., ii ~ q
duccd the prices of their goods, think,
| below the cost Of production. These are
truths which cannot escape the notice of
the dullest observer, who is not wilfullv
| blind.
y lady OF my acquaintance showed me
roll OF calico which she bought in Viii
mington lately, torty-thrce yards at fonr
cents per yard, and on the same day
single pair Of chickens for just what she
paid for the calico
! When good, strong, wide cotton prints
can be bought at retail for such price.
is it not a shame for men of sense to howl
about the cxtortioI of the manufacturers
aud the robbery of the farmers?
It seems to be the game of these tariff
reformers t. play upon the passions Of
the people and excite prejudice against
oar manufacturers in order to win in the
political race. divide and conquer
appears to be their motto.
The best way to expase the stupid fab
rications of theorists like Mr. IIurd is to
send out their speeches early aud let the
people read and reflect. Truth has moth
! ing 10 fear from iaiSehond and error
where discussions is pure and early and
the people are not mislcd by prejudice.
by all means let this great oratorical
effort tie scattered broadcast over the
cor ntrt. IEOTECTIUE.