Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-07-22

! "''S tie sahe respect Ipr labor and the
same soiicltude for the comfort and prosper
ny, the dignity and independence Of the
American workingmen that we do. They
have bought and sold and despised labor so
long that II is not strange that they should
desire to cheaper i, now.
is 1t the merchant who petitions for this
legislatlon' No; he is not so unwise as
not to appreciate that the thrift of his oc-
eupatlon depends upon the ability Of his Gus.
TONERS who buy and make payment and
that reduction Of the tariff, which would
reduce the peoples earnings, would leave
/ him but a lean market.
Neither the farmer. the lahorer, the mer-
chant, nor the manufacturer desires the pas
sage OF the bill which the committee have
reported to the House No one of them
has petltioned for il for each has the intel
ligence TO see in II only ruin for himself and
disaster for the whole people Who then is
II that ia,ors legislation to abolish our pro
teotive duties Above all others il is the
! British manufacturer With the shrewdness
and greed Of his nation, he is pushing TO
recover his grasp upon the American mar
ket, which our protective tariff has. in so
! large measure, SrenChed away from him
and given TO our own producers His pur-
chased allies IN this country are aiding him
TO the best Of their abilities in this endesy-
or. lie has the help. too. Of lot Of heo-
rlsts, who know nothing practical, nothing
Of the cares and conflicts Of business or the
I wants Of the toiier. And not the least of
| oil, he has upon his side the preiudices Of a
large portion Of the South and its hostility
to Northern prosperity
4 This combination, using tie Democratic
party is organ and INSTRUMENT and des
perately working for that party's success
that their purpose may Be accomplished at
tack IN detail almost every branch of Amer
lcan industry. The gentleman from Arkan,
sas and his friends want free ships He
knows, and 50 10 they, that if hi. object
could be gained i would utterly destroy our
ship building industry and close every
American shIp-yard now IN existence 1t
/ woaid deprive the nation ut the plant.
equipment, and skill. necessary in case Of
F foreign war to build navy, make Us en-
tlre.y dependent upon others. and, perhaps
place Us at the mercy Of our enemies. They
want free fish. Iher would hand this New
Eng,a industry over % the Canadians |,
does not matter to them that the fishing
fleets furnish the mos. reliable nursery b
produce seamen 10 man our vessels nf war.
Olr free trade Democrats say :ha, their
vocation must g. mat thelT employment
must be taken ifom t"em, ana mat this e.e-
meht OF national safety and "eaNh sha!! he
transferred 20 'pfe'Sh power theN say 20
Name mat her great lumber manufactures
mus cease 20 operate 'hat iLe Nas' amount
q eAptAi invested " 'Erm has' h- az
Nroted' ara 'ha' ~" 'AaAsAhis o' "oFNmeH
'mp!'!ec m 'hsm mas .ea'r ""t Sia'r lo
escape 'H'ehe'N ana consequent poverty.
aeN place WOOL upon the ircr H'i ana .ea'e
oar "o"'-gfo"rrN NJ alternative but to
''anSh'ef 'he'f hoeNs-
"NA 'He ioN> o. 'heAe 'h4AN't'''' tose'hrr
WIN oAr cotton and "1nl.t factories olf
'hp. tAFas ana h'he'ir., "hA' ""AI this
c'mo'hA''on' 'h'' pfo-h',ush b,mooFact,
cave IoF "uE p"ep.e 'n 4' " nay aNtH4rs
10 Wealth OF competency y comfortable e7a-
dihohs OF existence "oA'd De .-ii 10 r'f
-N'thIhS 'r'' 'hhn 'he reduction o' wages 10
tht 10" pFic' oi toTe'Sn .Ap'r o'A'd save 2-T
industries from eNtinctiaH' a Fee-et!"" "hieh
"ou'd OI1Ag our WORKING ptople 20 f42s anl
"fe'ehedre'' ana ~ 'hi' respect Name
presents an 'Nan'p1s ri "ha' 'hs paE'! ha'
- ''''e ~ a. Tug mos eh'e pt''''@' '''iu'
''o"'' 'l'' F'o'pf'"HN ''1'te' ~ vac country.
''P'"' '"'t attack the ""oe "he Vi
'f"'e''cA" A'"'A''ohN III "h'e" IAi 'o'e'Shef
f'''S "'N Vs. ''"t man 4'' '''eN seem
70 nom up oe'"'r '"st N''''' a. s'SAnl9
,,'e''I'e'' ing eeH''''hAn H"" icNaN We
NhN"AN say 'HeH at' !h lF''en'aE lo-
ta'"s' 'na - IN the -NoF'h M W! lA''
uehoh.uai!on ot hos'AItS asinN! PVT sre.
'.'H % ',' country -" s'H"eH''" 'ef'
'"A' we ee'"ose4 tnT!f Ptop''! =" saves
anu t"1' '"eH "o4id theFtIo* te'a''A'' 't
''N'"''e our mahu'Aeilie' Lei mem 'e''
- no longer II was tH" mt sho' upon
01n''er' hfeH a. me hatiohi! heaf'' ,ha'
"''Se" ~ "'aA '"1 A"ttd slavery iHe
a"AcA upon 'he ha'ana! HIS assured thc
ueAtn 81 thal ihiq4ltous !hhHu'Ioh- lhr
'"u'h o1oAe t"e 'hAch'es q ."e save ~ a.
tempting % hRhleh them.
hu' our manufactures are oe no longer
'"i'''ea 10 que 'oea.'1,' A1tauH eNteha'hS
u'et ''e "tsi anu aC'uG states 'het are
HAA1hs iAp1d progress iaD tAe Spu'h' anu
gentlemen "l'I nave n .soh well to their
so''d iFee-Faae column II nhi section q our
country or 'he! VII! hne Y shattered ahd
themselves auacAeu N fit rear, "hl!e theIF /
iaces are turned TO the Npth ana they are
uhee'ihS thr!r weapons Ralnst The land oi
ousy hanGs ana active incentive brains
gentlemen would &C wisely and phirI-
oueaiIy 'hey would sees rather 10 attain to
'ht prosperity of those states which have
a'dited themse!Nes o. ~ advantages q pro
'ec'!on, ~ initiating teIr example, than
persist ~ the'T endeavf 70 reduce them y I
what they declare TO 6ether ""n dep!orabe
eonuhIon.
lou are not suffering. gentlemen, by our
prosperity y part II It Is your own, for
We are no" one na'ioi, and We will continue .
10 be So and our erea manufactures, which
you would use the hand Of foreign cheap
labor TO rum, are i1nishlne YOU witt their
products 30 per cent cheaper than you once
purchased abroad. Could you succeed in
your purpose Of defroyng them, thus Civ
ing 10 GreAt Brihin monopoly Of our .
market, do you doubt she would then charge .
you her old price /
Our labor must not be pauperlzed, our /
manifold indus,rIe must not be sacrificed, 4
our home market must not be surrendered .
to the foreigner. The hands Of the toler
must be employel. aud he must receive
just remuneration for his labor. The brain
of the invento must be stimulated by /
proper rewards | have never seen wages
too high. Thee is health TO the country in
the thrift of hose who produce something
of value. Auerica must be for Americans,
native and adpted for those who till her
soil sail he shins suhdue her fnre.fs