The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-20

certain revolution. The people have I'll
= deciding Of this question in their ow
!. hands. In the Republic they make an
I. enforce the laws, and this assault o
5 American industries, American home
! Ond fire.sides, can only succeed an
I prosper with the consent OF the people
In the United States the people hav
more liberty and power than any peopl
ever enjoyed in the worlds history
r Revolutions do not go backward. TIL
people, by reason OF their education an
progress, are gaining more power, NOR
Highland more liberty daily. They vii
not easily surrender any OF these big
privileges, when they properly under
, stand the question, at the behest OF tn
President, his party and the EnglisI
Free Trade press,
WHY SHOULD THE UNITED STATES ABANDON
PROTECTION WHEN MOST COUNTRIES AR
ADOPTING IT2
England is the pronounced Free Trad
advocate OF the world. She has the car
rying trade of the world, cheap money
enormous plants established and paiO
for, is intrenched behind great wealth
low interest and low wages. ItistheIain
OF her craftsmanship to persuade othe
countries to adopt Free Trade, in orde
that they may furnish market for he
products. Every country that she haI
induced to adopt Free Trade has declined
and is verging on bankruptcy; lrelant
and India are examples. One by ont
the English colonies are abandoning
Free Trade and adopting Protection
The tendency OF Western civilization il
toward Protection. France, Germany
Austria, Italy and other countries are
adopting it. Up to 1880 Bismarck had
tried every means in his power to arrest
the decline in the business, trade and
commerce OF the Germin people. He
went to the verge OF state socialism to
subdne discomfort. After exhausting
all his resources, he advocated Protec.
ton for Germany and in 1882 he used
the following Language in the German
Parliament:
1.-THE success OF the United States in
material development is tho most illus
trious OF modern times. The American
Nation has not only successfully borne
aud suppressed the most gigantic and
expensive war in all history, but imm0-
diately afterward disbanded its army
and found employment for all of its SOL
diers aud marines, paid of most OF its
debts, giving labor and homes to all the
unemployed OF Europe as last US they
could arrive within its territory, and still
by system of taxation so indirect rs
not TO be perceived, much less felt. Be-
cause it is my deliberate judgment
that the prosperity OF America is mainly
due to its system OF protective laws, |
urge that Germany has now reached
that point where it is necessary to imi-
tate the tariff system OF the United
States" Could any
GREATER TESTIMONY FROM AN IMPARTIAL
SOURCE
be brought forth to sustain American
protection to American industries?
Following this, Germany adopted u
system OF protection and since that is
becoming prosperous and extending her
markets. Within four years, the num-
Der OF her people employed in manufac-
lures increased % per cent, amount Of
wages paid TO wOrkmen 81 per cent, and
the average OF wages Il percent. Other
enlightened DatiOns Of the world are fol-
lowing the example OF the United States,
and Just when this is being done so
largely throughout the civilized world,
the President OF the United States,
backed by the Democratic party aud the
English press, insists that the wise
thing for us is to admit raw materials
free, reduce our duties, and thereby i'm
pair protection.
England has done all she eau, by war,
diplomacy and craftsmanship, for 100
years, to force, indrce and persuade the
United States 10 adopt free tlade. She
has, during this time, made constant,
persistent and vigorous war on our in
dustries and sought our trade. What
we are to-day, as n nation aud in our in
dustrial success, We are, in spite OF Eng
land, and not by her aid. Lord
BrOugham said, April 8, 1916, in the
House OF Commons:
at was well worth while 10 incur n
loss upon the first expectation in order,
by the glut, TO stiiie in the cradle those
infant manufactures in the United
State which the war OF 1872 had forced
into existence contrary TO the natural
order Of things"
To-day England rejoices and her press
is exultant over the Presidents message
and the Mills bill and the prospect OF
partial Free Trade in the United States.
Every paper in England favors Cleve-
lands election and opposes Harrison's,
This should be warning to every bust
ness man and wage Garner in our land.
THE UNITED STATES SHOULD EMPLOY THEIR
own PEOPLE.
The United States should manufacture
what their people consume. The peo-
pie Of the United States are the largest
consumers, in proportion to population,
in the world. 1t is estimated that an
American consumes three times us much
rs an European. The demand for manu-
featured and other articles is constantly
growing. This enormous consumption
OF products furnishes employment for a
great many people. The question is,
shall our own people be employed to
make what they consume, or, because il
can be made cheaper, shall it be manu-.
featured abroad, thus giving work and
employment TO the workingmen Of
Europe, rather than the workingmcn oil
America? 1t would not be thought
wise in father with large family who
had work to do to hire it done by 9TH
ers, rather than employ and pay the
members OF his own family. A family
is but the type OF a nation. A nation Is
an aggregation OF families. Self-interest
obiiges n family to protect, c0re for and
build up, first Of all, its own members
The great Republic is large family; il
has employment, work and labor to be
done. 1t seems its first and highest
duty would be to give to its own people
this work, so that they may have em.
ployment. The highest and best aim Of
free government, resting on the will Of
the people for stability and existence
should be to see that the people have
such employment as the business, trade
and commerce OF the country afford. II
! is cheaper and better that whole family
should be lightly taxed, in order that
one-third OF its members find employ.
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