The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-12-09

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which th~~e sssrtsons ess made he'd 49,
dsney 70 coscssl tksis true character sed
their sxi~et Bias ~ have arrived u .
slAxs 81 supss6sous rsvsass which has
aruussd The people 10 3 rsaliEalioa OF The
TACT list ~ seosnt raised prolsassdly Tor
sbs support Of ~ government. y paid ~
them = stsolnssly. u sddsd 10 The psscs
IL The tbipas vhich supply their daily
wants. a. IL II uss paid u nxed periodic In
10 The hssds oi ths tsS gsthssss. Thcss
vho toll for DAILY wages Arc besiuning 70
uDderstsrd ihss cspitsi. though somssimss
vsrniirg Us importance, snd cismorine
for The protection and favor u Ne govern
meet, 10 dull and siugeish till touched By
the magical hand 81 'sbcr II springs into
activity. furnishiHg % occasion Tor federal
ta1siion aud giving the value which sns-
bles II 10 bear its burden. Aod the Labor
ius mAn IL tboaehtfuliy inQniriOe uheth-
Or 10 these circumstances. and considefiog
she tribose he constantly pays into The
public treasury - be supplies bis daily
wants, be receives bic fair share Of sdvAa
tag~ There 10 siso . suspicion abroad
thst The surplus Of our revenue indicates
abpofpsl aud exceptional business pro6ts.
which under The system which produces
such surplus increase without correspond
log benefit 70 the people 81 large. the vast
accumulation Of few among our citizsns.
whose fortunes, sivaliink the wealth Of
The mott favorable ia anti democratic %
t,ons, ere not the NEUTRAL growth Of
steady and industrious republic. Our Tar,
mers. too. and those engaged directly and
indirectly in supplying the products Of
agriculture, ~ that day by day and -
often a. the daily vsnta Of their house
holds rsoccur they ere forced 70 pay ex-
csssive taxatisn. while their products
struggle ia foreign markets With the COM
petition OF nations which, by allowing .
freer exchange 81 productions than ~
permit enable these people to cell for
prices which distress the American far
ner."
M. Cleveland has thus put himself
with the fres trade wing Of the
Democratic party. Theircreed u; Tariff
for revenue only. With incidental protsc-
.ion." In other words protection 10 With
them Of secondary importance. While high
tariff Democrats and the Republicans.
generally, regard protection s Of the
greater importance. The intelligent L.
boring man knows that without high
tariff be must work for very much lower
wages. and the intelligent farmer knows
that home market is Of much more con-
sequence to him than foreign market.
Every body who.has any acquaintance with
The history Of our country knows that it,
prosperity has been much greater under .
high tariff than under . low one. A revis.
on Of tho tariff laws may b necessary,
but il should be done very carefully and
udiciously. The only revision the Dem
,crAts have been able 10 suggest Is : hori
sontal reduction which would perpstrats
he inequalities that may exist, and would
% an unmitigated evil.
The great object to be attained. accord
ng to the message, 10 reduction Of tho
evenue, but a reduction Of the tariff on
many articles would increase the revenue.
because il would induce . much larger
Importation. Surprising the tariff on GER
ain articles Was reduced 20 per cent, and
he Importation Of these articles increased
o per cent, the revenue would be increas
d instead Of diminished. while our labor
ng men would be deprived Of the cbnce
1 producing the amount OF goods repre-.
entsd By the increased importation. II
J very complex question and 1t evidently
eeds wiser head than Is possessed BY
mr. chief magistrate TO solve il, unless be
an do better than he has done in his mes.
age.
0sn, AoClsllans Story Of the War.
Gen McClellsn's hiaiory Of his part in
be great struggle has been Published.
lis description ii the organ
,atiou OF the army OF the Potomac |