The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-11-06


We are beginning to believe that
the Americans are among the best
of our citizens. They are quiet.
gentle. and moderately ambitious
race---in the 9Th district.
The Stevens county tlemocratic
candidates wsre. defeated by small
The Influences that
worked their defeat, in some inst;n-
ces, are creditable.
The democracy of the 42d district
is to be congratulated upon the cleo
tion OF Mr.. George l. Becker as their
representative to the 24th session of
the Minnesota Legislatures.
We heard of Il man being discharged
from employment in this free city Of
Morris This week because his employ
er could not bnlldoze him into voting
the republican ticket. Shame! A
merchant who has the impudence to
do an act like this ought to be boy
cotted by every farmer in the county.
Tariff Monopoly.
(From speech on the tariff by the Hon P.
s U'Rourke, before The Jetfers ON Club, at the
Academy Of Music, Fort Wavne, Indiana, Sep
tembel 27th, 1884
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GEN.
TLEMEN: Protectionists claim that
i high protective tariff increases the
general wealth of the country, cheap
ems production, and increases the
wages Of the laboring man. Propose
to state the case honestly as ] under
stand 1t. and will state that if pro-
tective tariff did all that its most
ardent advocates claimed for it. i
would still oppose protection, for the
reason that no government under the
canopy of heaven has the legal or
moral right to tax one Individual for
the benefit of another. 1t is class
legislation, and there is no emergency
except state of war that would
warrant any people or any govern
meltin enacting or maintaining that
which is class legislation. And if the
American people were governed Ivy u
sense Of Justice and thei. legislators
we're honest, the whole claim of pro.
lection could rest here no further
argument would be necessary.
Fellow citizens. 1aboring man
saves from his toll, after deducting
the amount necessary to support his
family, say ten dollars. lie goes to
buy an .oyercoat to protect his body
and protect his limbs from the wintry
blast, and in order that lie may be
enabled TO continue to earn living
for his wife and children. he finds, if
you please, IA canadian or a Mexican
has just the coat lie desires. and the
price is ten dollars. When heis about
to close the bargain his government
this great and glorious government
steps in, and says: "YO on cannot buy
from either Of those men; you must
buy from an American manufac-
turer.' He goes to the American
manufacturer and selects coat iden-
tically similar to the one which he
wished to buy from the Canadian OF
Mexican, the price of which was ten
dollars, and he says: Il will take
the coat" But the manufacturer
tells him that he asks twenty dollars
for the coat. For what reason =
inquiries the laboring man. lie is
told, ''To encourage American indus
try; 10 assist American laborers. =
The man has no choice. lie must
have coat, so he goes back to his
work and labors another month that
he may save another ten dollars to
purchase coat from a home manu-
facturer which he might have bought
from a foreign manufacturer for $40.
A week, perhaps, or that month OF
! toll has gone to raise the ten dollars
week of his life Is enslayed to that
| manufacturer, to that monopolist, rs
much rs il that monopolist could
drive him to his work ul.del the lash,
| But this government has wasted toe
much treasure and spilled too much
blood in order to get rid of the curse
of African slavery, to perpetaate q
system of white slavery in its stead
| [Appause].
There are two classes of people il
this country who. particularly. are
united in regard to monopolies. They
are the farmers and the laEorins
men. They never tire in talking
about bank monopliss, railroad mo
nopolies, and every kind of monopoly
grocery keepers monopolies and dry
goods monopolies. 1t is the burden
OF their song from early Ill the morn
ing until late at night. Yet these
self-same farmers are anxious to g
into partnership with the government
and form corner on WOOL. And FOL
what purpose! They Imagine thai
| by an act Of legislation the price Of
their wool will be increased, and thai
/ every man. woman, and child, from
| the banker to the poor widow will
her house full of little children. may
pay more for their clothing. But The
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