The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-09
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 0, 1884.
NO TARIFF PROTECTION.
The Only Permanent Advance to Rev
enue Reform.

enue Reform.
am impressed with the fact, that
an argument drawn from the inspired
book of nature, j, as high above all
other arguments as the heavens are
above the earth. "All nature is q
vast symbolism" All material
facts are principles Upon which
rests the economy of nature, symbo-
lie and point to moral economic
truth, the observance of which leads
to enlightened administration of Cow
eminent, violations of which have
cost the world much, and filed it with
the retributions of unrsquited justice
between nation and nation, between
industry and industry. Where there
is a material magnet, compass to di>
rect the course and guide the bear.
ings of the traveller, there are harmo-
nizing with this, the pointings of
moral economic truths, compass to
direct the course and guide the bear
ings of governments amid the quick.
sands of national life. Thus an able
economist says: National wealth has
its origin in the application of mind to
nature. This consists in understand
ing her laws and cooperating with
them. The whole history Of man on
earth is continual struggle to wrest
her secrets from her." Cooperation
with, or violations of natural laws of
trade, have beneath them principles
AZ wide, A. dssp, as high as lie be-
meath the planetary system, in which
system natural laws and forces are
melted out to the planets, by nice
adjustment of which they adhere to
their orbits. The least disturbance
of these forces, increasing the GEN.
trslizing force in one to its diminution
in another, will cause catastrophe.
No less will taking ever so little from
one industry to give to another pro-
duce disturbance in the realms of
trade. Streams and rivers filled to
freshet tide shut not down for SUPER
abundance of waters in one region,
but flow on, removing supsraoun-
dance in one region to supply scarcity
and demand in other lands. What a
lesson in economy is taught by natu>
raj streams and rivera, by the little
rill that foams and pants for ocean
competition. How plain and simple
the emptyings of their supsrabun>
dance of waters when unobstructed.
But if an attempt be made to confine
these waters to one country by barriers
as obstructing as this protective Chin
ese wall exclusiveness, universal
would be the disaster. Violations of
natural laws in either case fail not in
retribution. Channels Of trade left
uuobstructed by tariff legislation, SD,
persbundance of goods and articles
talked about would have flowed out
into foreign markets, to seek scarcity
and regulate supply and demand.
Supsrabundanco of goods in one
place, if no distractions exist, will
flow out to relieve relative scarcity
elsewhere. Where there is relative
supsrabundance of articles in one
place, there is q relative scarcity else
where. The purpose of untrammelsc
commerce is TO adjust this difference
and to regulate by unobstructei ex
chsngings between The nations supply
and dema and, and thus produce equl
librum, the great desideratum il
the commercial world, the great pur
nos. in the natural world. Tn
winds that trade from cline to CLINE
living in obedience to their great com
mission, to remove plethora in on
region by filling vacuums in others
establishing equilibrium. the work q
their mission. In the Aatural worl'
oil the movements Of its sconom
no;nt to free untrammeled exchanging
and minglings, regulating abundanc
of one thing in one place by relisy
ING its scarcity in other lands. n
Obstructive exclusiveness in the ecor
omv of nature; and there should b
ION. ia the commercial world. Any
thing that would destroy the equi
noise or harmony between the depart
msnts of nature would be- disastrou
Anything shat destroys the equilibri
nm or harmony between the indnstr
al d.nartments of a country stabs II
Mart of its prosperity and bring
.sround one of the chief pillars OF nj
,;onsI greatness. Equilibrium b
tween The departments Of nature
ralua of the nat\Gal worl,
Eouilibriu. between tho department
Of industry i. the safety valve OF nj
ZION tho safety valve of the CONNIE
cial world. Tariff protection dsstro.
equilibrium, the great dssldsra. s
Sds-.an industries, by taking fro