Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-21
He That is Not For Protection is Against
Protection.

A correspondent asks. What am to
understand by the terms Protection
and Free Trader We answer briefly
Webster well defines Protection as ''The
establishment of such duties on goods
imported as will protect or cherish Do
MEsTIC INDUSTRY.
Free Trade, as employed in political
discussion in this country, is simply the
contrary policy.
Free traders are opposed to "Protec-
ton" They are those who, disregard
ing and disputing the necessity or ex-
pediency of Protection for Domestic In
dustry, insist upon the imposition of
duties solely to meet the NECESSITIES of
The government economically administer
ed" They demand "a tariff for reve-
nue. only or, ''for public purposes ex-
clusively,' which phrases mean one and
the same thing, precisely.
The Democratic party of the United
States advocates the policy of free trade
and seeks to practice the same when
ever opportunity offers. For half CEN
fury platform declarations and the utter
ances of its leading spirits have been in
this direction. Its legislation, when in
power, has been to the same end, and
invariably with ruinous effect upon the
business aud industry of the country as
our correspondent will have opportunity
to learn more fully during the progress
of the canvass.
The horizontal reduction scheme of
Mr.. Morrison, which was supported by
the Democrats generally, was step in
the direction of free trade.
The public utterances of such leaders
as Carlisle, Morrison and others
of the Democratic party, show what
may be expected should the party of
free trade by any chance btain control
of the government
The question of free trade or Protec-
ton is undoubtedly the great question of
the present canvass in the Eastern and
Middle States, and will not, cannot be
ignored or suoordinated to any other in
that section of the country. while on that
issue, the west remains passive and does
not regard it as the Ringing issue.
Mark, if you please, the position of
the Cleveland organs demanding at the
present time, that the tariff issue be put
to the front as the great question be-
tween parties, how they promise that
there shall be mo Sinking the direct
issue, ETC., and tell us if you can how
an issue can be raised upon the ques-
ton between the parties, unless one of
them is far free trade and against Pro-
lection?
Grover Cleveland is the candidate and
representative of the party of free
trade-the party of declared and I'M
compromising hostility to the principles
and policy of Protection.
The Republican party now and al
ways frankly, plainly and unequvocally
declares for the protection of Ameri-
can industry, and demands that the
tariff shall be SO adjusted "as 10 afford
security 10 or diversified INDUSTRIES
and protection 10 THE RIGHTS AND WAGES
OF THE LABoRER. to the end that &C
tie dnd intelligent LABOR, as 1CeU as
CAPITAL, may haze its JUST REWARD,
and the LABoRING MAN has full share IN
THE NATIONAL PROSPERITY
While, as we are aware, that the in
dividua! views of some members of the
Republican party who will read these
lines will favor free trade as well as
few Democrats who believe in Protec-
ton, yet the parties stand committed
for and against free trade as we have
shown, and it is the boundens duty of
every voter, to consider whether he will
support the policy under which the
country has enjoyed unexampled growth
and prosperity, and labor attained the
highest dignity and most liberal re-
ward, or will you vote to PROSTATE our
great industries and degrade American
labor to the European level