Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-02-14

his reasoning from the distractions OF political
economy. who will venture 10 change, radically
and materially, the administration of affairs of
which these results have come He saws labor
in this country receives a far larger share of
accumulated wealth than in any other He
takes pride in the fact that the community in
his own county takes the highest place in the
world in proportion to what the workman get,
of the product OF his toll. These are the words
Of true friend Of humanity. He don't tell
the working people of this State and county
THAT their right condition i slavery. or that the
Creator designed them to be- in that condition.
let u understand clearly what this cry Of free
raw materials means. Everything we import
represents labor, whether 1t be raw material
or the product of that material. Coal in the
mine without the addition Of labor j. OF 10
value. The same may b. said OF iron. wool
and all other raw material. WHY should we
give foreigners the preference in producing
what we can produce better ourselves! We
believe in families. and in the necessity OF the
guards that our best men have thrown around
them. in what are termed family rights and
privileges. In the same way we believe in ma
lions and in the protection and safeguards that
our best men have thrown around u a. ma
ton. A. parents we favor our children in the
distribution Of wealth. and in cmpoymcnt- II
we employ labor. and in various other ways.
80 long IL the child makes good use Of our
flyor>. We don't think ANYTHING about the
cheapne>> or dcarne>> Of our monetary tran
~At+iltll~ Win NlNls l. ilit re- any EuuN reason
why We should not pursue the same cour~.
= nation " hni matter j. il whether we pay
40 or II cent per pound for our wool. % long a.
we pay II to one ofuur own citizens. " 10 there
by hecomc- q good consumer ~ our products
" must regard this cry Of frr raw matcri-
al. which always means cheap labor. th-
beginning Of severe contest Of British free
traders on our home industries aud home mar
kCi>. " hen thr manufacturer hl- been given
free raw materials. the urNf cry that "
must compete without odd~ with thu foreign
manufacture our manufacturers may b.,
able 70 do th-. but our labor, r cannot w
believe IN the doctrine ihai the American mar
kct for labor. which means the prpduc, Of IA
hnr. mu>i D. reserved frr our own people.
England, after ycar> ~ protection. threw
down her barriers to foreign competition and
ha> Host. W hai ~ the worlds trade that
comes 10 "a. after supplying our wants.
will meet A. bet We can. but We don't want
contest for It II the cNpcn>n 81 our working
people ami our home market. W. don't want
ENGLAND, policy l,.rai-, W don't want En-
lands poverty. We don't want anything 10 10
with thr British s-ton. which 7, based on Ia,
idea of cheapcniu, an raw materials. inrluIin.
iabur. Whth makr> IL Impossible for lAborer-
10 obtain the finished product % raw natcrial.
>inppa-t ~ thr circulation. a. fatal 9" The
social a. Il i ~ the phY>ira haiN l. thr mt
ural Tendency ~ the British system. II. e..
tartk >ay, "lf The dncirinr. ~ "a" Ing
i.>h school ar. right. then the ali-wi>c trra-
fpr lin- male serious bundrr IN having
made >a,rr, "a. ultimate condition Of thu
-r,a' maiorts ui n. human r. s..' Between
ISL and 1881 h' unproduetiye population OF
England ia, rri,tsl twice - ft-i the pro-
luH'itc population. During thi- time her a-r-
cultural population las iir.rsa-ri o1'r 81 per
-,ui. \ lai, writer SON. II ih.- j. thr best r.
-uit ~ thu British policy. whirh Ia had fnr
b. single aim ihc NH r. llin - tn, r,-t Of the
manufacturing world. Il Aad better can in it,
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