Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-11-25
POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Conference Of the Free Trade League
Of the United States.
Ship.Building, Pauper Labor. Wool,
and Kindred Topics Discussed.

The Free-T Conference which was
held at Chicago recentlA attracted general
attention, and was attended by number Of
gentlemen of national reputation, among
them Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, David A.
Wells, Josiah Quincy, Frank Hurd, j.
Sterling Morton, and John S. Phelps.
During the closing hours of the session
papers were read as follows: Iron and Its
Manufacture, by Mr.. Lindley yinton, Of
Indianapolis; @The Tariff and Ship-b build
ing" by William s. Gibbons, Delaware
ship-builder; "Pauper Labor of Europe"
by Thomas G.. Shearman, of New York;
NJ B. Harter, Of Mansfield, Ohio, spoke on
"The Relation of the Tariff to Agricultural
Implement Manufacture. He argued Chat
free trade would be great benefit to this
industry. E. w. Cole, Of Connecticut,
spoke negatively on the subject, Does y
High Tariff on Wool Benefit the Wool
Grower"
The committee on nominations submit
Ted report which was adopted. II named
Che following as the future officers Of the
league:
PPesdent-David A. Wells, New York Vice.
Presidents, Thomas Holland, New York; Jnstus
Clark, Iowa NJ. NJ Trumbull Illinois William
=. Fishbone Indiana; w. p. Wells, Michigan:
Phelps, Missouri B. II. Forlnan, Louisiana; +.
W. Dawson South Carolina: William NJ Sing
rlt ri 1,n,ti ay LII Il
11iiy, leIhss A,an.a, u.a. 49,. uort p;,soa
Kansas; J. Y. smith; ONO, henrg 4. rlerce,
Henry Watterson Kentucky; J. q. Stevens.
New Jersey; William r. Jenkins. Texas j. d.
Mnlilh' pieson i " uiaii In,5 u1uons = ua..r,'
Minnesota, and representatives from other
States whose names We're to be subsequently ro-
EIleu. I1eouI,p H'lL, e. w Tha,,'as y
stapler, Z. ?; Doyle, William g. Browniee, "A
nea,y W w Wiviei, III 'nhihI nII ~. hSps, 49,; ~,
!.. -. han.el, a,io W. p.uLo. Nav WIZ.
8. Moshsr, Iowa; l. n stiles. Illinois; T. s.
ORourke, Indiana William g. Brownlee, Mtchf-
gan j. Sterling Morton Nebraska; r. H. under-
wood, Missouri; w. H. Whitiker, Louisiana ).
J. Dargan, South Carolina James e. Jenkins,
Wisconsin, james ID. Hancock, Pennsylvania;
Enoch Harpole, Kansas; j. N. Osborn, Ohio; r.
j. Smalleyt Minnesota; Josiah quincy. Massa~
chusetts; honorary secretary, Il Il. Bowker;
western secretary II. }. Phi.pOt; central 6ecre-
tary, Lewis Rowland; treasurer, George +. Pea
body.
Tho ,,o,,,,;tt.a ,,,, ,aeolutionc s,bmitted
,.s rano,t nu us ,nh;eb was oJnntad after several
Ns report. which was aaopteu aver sesciaA
amendments had been made.
The renort was AS follows.
W. a,,h,,t+ 20 +,a ,,ao,,,o ~ ,,a 1f,,,o, c+o+as
that tue continuance Oh the war 1aIlH, WIN au-
ties averaging ~ per cent on over fourteen hum
dred articles OF donies,c consumption, ana
much higher specific duty on many crude ma
tefiais, mas proionseu ,he es,s oi WI WI IN tl!aes
ot profound peace, anu mas nee,l tne princlpad
S,sH"~ - NAN - -
sion OF recent years.
by forcing iapof snd chpitai rom nHtusaiiy
Prontapie ihto unprontaple lines on business, sno
ny addins 70 tne cost =, !. mas .,s ao,
creased .he common proauctve intsIests oI tne
country, and thereby reduced both the wages of
lapof ana the prone OF cnpi.H, nus
pFoVohea ah hiittlsohisih oeewecH lnpW
ana capita1, neahst whlcn our great hatufai re-
sources ana our Iree lnsIitutions shouia nave
Protecisu us ~ nus oaI Powel " Su III
Pete Will osnei iuiiaiac.uiLif nnsiVns ~ slao
markets. OF the woTi9, hnu 70 opstruceeo htsion-
al pfesress anu deveiopinent
a,, ns nhs Rf ,T niias r4 III f thef
| hranrhes ~ bnsipess which wonld have given
| tncraasea en,,iovment ta Iahor ~ e~ -
| Nv .,reyentinc o,r buyinr from nations willing
| In Inv from us and Nv nrovokinn retnliatinn II,
| iita a,;rt ,nstaad ~ ,romot;ng fr;ardiu rac;
1 ,,rneitv Il hos obstyrcted the consuT,nt,on ~
~ ~ ,,,annfactnrad ,,r3,, ,ts ~,
thar atrias a,,a haa dr;yan o,,r ,o,,,,,,e e,oa
| tr.,,,, ,hn aaas '' "'-' ''''' S
a.. ir,na;r;,, orr Jo,nest;c ,,oyar t1 h,v n
has rrayar,ted the fuii ieveinnnent 81 onr inter-
state commerce, and reduced the legitimate
raa unbar =, nnr trars,ortat;o, cn,nIari;.s .
an5 ,nada annast;c 40 fro ffic ,onra costly
hDa1ah tla i,a,,anna ~ its iiis a. hos
,,.hroused ;th;na "a oorr,,tsor 4, ssSsr Iaa;s
tattua haIia and has in, al the rafor,o ~ fha
si,, s sar-ina arlan, "ii'' ''' '' 4e ie " wy
| n shart taL;,, tx forca tho eornInoa ~ ,,.,a
oaos ~ ,, ~ asr ~ anothar ciass -
| r,nsnd r. tha sn;r;t ~ American Iihartv and X
tha canstit,,tan ~ hos i,n,.osad naxr II
iavo, ~ ha ,,,.,yamtad tha natioroi ,r,rss :
- ,ao,th - a,,1 r. tla ta,,,,sn, cIasa danraa aaJ
VI Meha.li ainons ~ .ne aaans ulae', as,
dsJ tt aa ,,trno5 lu ia1aass r. or, ~
| t;,a W @ ~ snt,,rs = so,, - ei;s , ,,at, - !
,,.an,ts - ds,,,ora1sad tta e,,~.rai ,,,,a;,,a.-
| ~ ~" tha cnnatrv us,r sle 80
| Ub;Ia ha,ai,c occor7inc,r That +.xa. 4, .;d
.t a s. .e, .e,sts -. ~. 49, ~, ,,,o - =. ~. ~
th,,pi tha r.on;ra,oants =, gnvarnmanf are M,
! An,ar;co,, r,i,,st and nnu;sa and tl,et evsrv
,rntactira faatnra ,nnst 1T the asrIist ,,oss,his
aata he oral;cata5 fro,,, ,,,,r ya.e,,ra seysta,,
we invite all who oppose the abuses Of the pres
ent tariii TO ION US IA pfonoting lmmediase
steps OF pfactical tafln relorin, wnicn We pe-
ieso VIII I,Iie"ss wnses, ; i.isn ~ .no 1 lIe q
our huS 70 ,he SEAS. r,o.u x. ....
w uAse utp tS. .i. 80. ~ W - =
ensuing nAi h e;ven no ~ -
| tennis to increase protective duties second.
that articles which are at the foundation of
great ministries should IN me interes.s q Iapor M
ahev he nrnde mater,nls-.as lumbcr salt coal
ore wood, etc.-or partly manufactured
chemicals, dyestufis pig iron, tinplate wood
DUP e , ,in n' ~ On IL = hs
ineiy reduced, SO that the protection. real Of
nominal, to manufacturers shall not bo in
creased, and that the consumers shall nave the
@ ,.u 1enee ., ,,. tne =; tsri re,or
simplfy the present Complicated classifcation.
should do away with mixed duties, replacing
them by ad yalorem rates instead oi Dy specinc
aas ie ~ the great boy a. tbe nns
We demand free ships and the abolition q
our restrictive navigation laws, which, together
WITH the 'aIi, nave arvsn OUT ',g ii 'nc y.
shinnne We nrSe revenue reformers to vote
only for such Congressional candidates rs openly
oppose tariH lor protection, end " tahe btePs "
| nominate independent candidates when all