Telegram-herald., 1886-09-19


Mr.. Yaple was received with hearty APP
plause and began very quietly by saying
that it had long been theory that our
Government should be Of the people, by
the people and for the people, but il never
was such a Government until the inaugura-
ton af President Cleveland. We will yer
have truly Democratic Government until
the people are taxed for Governmental pur-
poses only, and the control Ofthe volume
OF currency is restored TO the Government
where IL rightly belongs 4
am not here in the interest of the
State ticket but in the interest
of the brave, brainy, brilliant Melbourne
I'll. Ford, said the speaker. This declara
tion was received with uproarious applause
and he added: Il hope he will be sent TO
Congress by 25,OOO majority. II | had 100,
600 votes they should all be cast for Ford.
He then proceeded 70 make an able and elO
quent argument Ia denunciation of the
protective tariff for revenue only. or, In his
words, Tor a tariff only sufficient to pro-
duCe revenue 10 meet the actual
needs of an economical Government
Protection tends TO destroy commerce: II
we could destroy ali means of international
communication and exchange OF pyoducis
We would have protection IN pefeCtion
Oar home marke.s are too small tor our
productions TIE Republican remedies for
TINS are steamship subsidies and mercantile
agencies. They are fishing for the voje OF
Tie farmers with a hook oaIted with little
bit OF tariff on wool. Bui the farmers will
not bite They are Intelligent enough TO
know that he benefit 10 De derived from
the protection of wool will be more than
absorbed by the increased cost of trans
poriation caused BY the tariff on iron,
and oesi les. II reduces the pnCe Of wheat,
corn and pork The home market is too
small pen for the American hog. he is
enterprsing. and were the markets oi the
world opea 90 him he would soon drive the
pauper hogs Of Europe out of AL European
markets. Manufacturers can endure pro-
lection be ter than the farmers. Tney can
combine and control produci0n. can saut
down any day in the year aud start again
al pleasure. can fix their own prices hut
the farmer must keep the farm running ali
the time and IS Obliged 20 sell m a
free. open market. We hear a
great deal about free trade having
wrought ruin IN England. IL Is not free
trade out the want If free trade-in land -
that has injured England. The same is true
of Ireland. in fact Ireland has never been
injured by freedom oi any KIND. We have
nothing 90 fear from a food Of the produces
OF cheap labor A houd Of cheap goods
would be blessing 90 the poor The his
tory of England under protection is being
repeated in America. The great trouble
with pr0te,tlonists IS "Anglophobis.
They hsie everything Engli-h. vet
they are wearing an old sui
of political clothes proiecu0n5 winch
England discarded years ago because % was
50 tight that it nearly chosed ber 70 death
they oppose all English policy simply
because if is English They have holy
horror Of everything cheap except cheap
labor. Protection protects ccmmOdIues.
not men. Toe onig protection labor has
ever received has been through trades
unions and the Knights of Labor. Ine
tariff on lumber does not pr0teci fne men
Who Work in the woods But If
pu1s money into the men
Fho 0En pine lands. II creste-
monopaies snd it IS said that three parties
in Dptrait now 0Rn 20 per cent II al tie
pine IN Michigan NJ Blaine. the great
lfxhf OF projection complains Decause fne
Knights - Labor d. nos refHrn tnanks 70
the Republican party for Tie protective tar
f Nhg sh18d fheT A 1ar3H q - cents
per Ton on iron decreased the wages Of the
iaborers lu PeunsFi Vania mines - cents per
dag The same j. tr1e in regard o. cfsaL
rb. IS not Chins Itsy ~ ssxice
III = Ame-iss ard orr 1oTsinEnlen
car rot Hve ike tae .ac0rsrs in thoSs
countries 0ar cirlizanon requires some
thing more fhsn rice ard refs. lte sless
ners sunonueed fnsf he bad SPOKEN lens
enouEs sn6 man iu the psrenefse shouted
~6o On. Governor The speaker thar pro