Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-06-08

dependence IN his industry, of com
fortin his home, of responsibility in
his circumstances, of education for
his children, of time for acquiring
information. These are rights.
Their denial tends to undermine
intelligent and selfrespecting
citizenship and threatens the safe
ty of the nation. The defense of
every home against the cOnhagra-
ton which may destroy a neigh
boris dwelling is not more clearly a
duty than the defense of the ma
TONS industry, as whole, against
the industrial and commercial con-
flagratiOnS which in modern times
threaten the welfare of many ma
tons at once. AS voters We can
not insure the wisdom of govern
ment in England or Germany;
therefore as workers we are not
bound to share calamitles which
mistakes made there produce.
Recognition of this first duty of a
nation to its labor has caused pro-
tectiye tariffs to be multiplied and
strengthened until nearly all civil
lied nations strive to guard their
producers against external calaml.
ties, and even British colonies pro-
tect themselves against Great Brit
ain. 1t would be strange, indeed,
| if this policy, which the splendid
growth Of this country has won
other nations to initiate, the United
States should now abandon. But
the farm-wOrkers, since they are
nearly as numerous as all other
classes of workers together in this
country, know that no loss or deg
radiation can come to them with
out affecting all other labor as
WE'LL
This is strong and truthful
presentation of the case. What is
true of "the ten great farming
| States of the West" is rapidly be-
coming a fact at the South, where
a wonderful development of varied
industries has been encouraged by
protection. The Manufacturers
Record hazards nothing in pre-
dieting that, when the statistics of
the eleventh census shall be COM
piled, it will appear that the in
crease in acres of improved land
in farms at the South has been
(prOportionately to pOpulation)
fully as great as that of the West
was between 1860 and 1880,
although the latter had the advan-
tage of an enormous immigration.
1t will also appear that the increase
in the value per acre of farm pro-
ducts has increased in like ratio in
all the manufacturing districts of
the South.
These facts are deserving Of
most careful consideration, for they
prove that agriculture thrves
when manufacturing is prosperous,
and that the greater the number
of persons employed in other in
dustries the larger and more prof
liable is the market for farm pro-
ducts. Reserve these conditions
by removing protection cause the
men employed in all mines, mills
and factories to work for pauper
wages, or else not at all, and we
should shortly see the same sad
state of affairs that prevails in
England-that compelled Queen
Victoria, in her recent address to
Parliament, to deplOre the con-
tinued depression of British agri-
culture. There Is one suggestion
of this report replete with wisdom,
viz: GAS voters we cannot insure
the wisdom OfgOvernment in Eng
land or Germany; therefore, as
workers we are not bound to share
calamlties which mistakes made
there produce. . 1t would
be strange, indeed, if this policy,
which the splendid growth of this
country has won other nations to
initiate, the United States should
now abandon"