The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-05-30

better furnished, their tables spread with finer
linen. and covered with more healthful food IL
their bodies would be protected by warmer
woolens from the cold of Maine. and by finer
clothing from the burning sun OF Texas IL they
would, on the whole. and from generation to
generation. enjoy more Of the comforts and lux
uties OF life, aud would themselves be more in
telligent more independent, and better tittei
to be the clti ems OF a republic already great.
AID destined To be n lightly beyond all former
dreams OF empire, then by all means sink ma
tional prejudice, burst the barriers OF provin-
cial narrowness, and with one accord adopt
not merely the present bill, but such legislation
as would treble the spindles OF Europe and de-
stroy our own, such me fsures as would put
out our furnaces and illumine those beyond the
sea.
II OF every 50 in our pockets. 81 alone was
sufficient, il spent in England. to give us all we
had now, and We were sure OF still having in
pockets tho same So which we now had
surely the problem was too easy for dispute
too simple for discussion. We had only 10 pass
bill which gave free course to what the free
trade professors, with glib secularization of the
Deity, called the International law OF the Al
mighty and IL the learned economists on the
other side we're true to their logic, and did not
paiter with both their language and their con-
victions, they could propose no other course.
Napoleon was right when he said that Europe
must be Cossack or republican; Lincoln was
right when he said the United States must be
either free or slave. The house divided against
itself has 10 unite or fall. The revenue reform
was either fase pretense or covered the whole
ground. Protection was either in its essence a
benefit or a
You cannot dilute a curse and make it bless
ing. Rats bane and water more food
than rats bane pure. ncide ntal protection
was a sham. Tariff for revenue only went
down before the same arguments which were
used against protection.
The President was the leader OF the Democ-
racy. He was also the dispenser of patronage,
and as he was rapidly shaking the dust OF Civ
il-service reform off his feet he was assuming
control over his party, There was but
free trade, and the President was it's prophet.
Whoever fell in battle in the service of this
lah md ffa Of forh hall
the shining gates OF the heaven Of foreign mis-
sions and Federal Offices.
SOME REMARKABLE STATISTICS DEDUcFD.
There are remarkable figures to be deduced
from the Pres dents message; figures which
must light UP the pathway OF Democratic duty
with the electric ligLt OF conscience. In 1857,
$40 100, 600 of WOODEN goods were imported. paw.
ing S27 100000 Of duties. This went to the Gov
ernment. Three hundred and afty-six millions
of domestic woocn manufactures were bought
that same year by the impoverished American
people. Under the radiant light OF the mes
sage, IL would be seen that SI42, OOO 600 OF that
money went into the gaping pockets OF manu-
facturers, and were lost forever to the down
we Imported s3l. DOC. 900 worth of silks. We
manufactured $4,000. 0OO, OF which SIS, so 0JO
lined the purses OF the plunderers The same
story could he told Of every protected industry,
peoples money rolls into the pockets Of these
licensed robbers OF the poor. II this message
from our ruler be true every factory is the
abode OF a robber baron moro fell and sure
than ever swooped down European hillside
to harry cayalcade of honest merchants.
In every mine lurked more dreadful giant
than ever before smelled the blood Of an Eu-
glishman. But what do the friends OF virtue
propose to do with these wicked people? Sweep
them out of existence with the strong hand OF
justice? Did the gentleman from Texas intend
TO lasso these creatures and tangle them In the
folds OF his lariat2 Did the gentlemen from
Arkansas mean that from their dead bodies
the handle OF his bowie knife should protrude
They would have only the delightful punish
ment OF being turned over to the melting elo-
quence, the soothing rhetoric Of the gentleman
explained his theory Il fair plumber. OF honest
and decent robbery with no restrictions
such as would be satisfactory TO those good
manufacturers who had been admitted to pri-
vate interviews by tho back stairs.
The castles OF the marauders were still TO
smoke up ON the hill-tops, and the tall chin
neys were still to break the skyline OF this I'M
happy country. They are to be allowed to rob
within per cent. of what they rob now. and as
compensation they were To be let loose upon
the markets Of the world, where, according to
the learned chairman, they were To reap larger
wealth and pile up statlier millions
HIGGLING ABOUT THE Tribute.
II the President was right and gentlemen did
not dare To doubt him, annual tribute was
paid protected manufacturers out OF the pockets
of the people, more impoverishing than was
ever exacted by an Oriental despot IN the race
OF duty to free the people from this iron yoke,
the gentlemen stand higgling about the amount
OF the tribute. Instead of SAT for every hun
dred they proposed to give $40 of the people =
money, and throw into the trade the markets of
1t away. Why did they hesitate2 Was it be-
cause they dared not be caught lowering the
wages, of the laboring men who have votes {?
Have the courage of your leaders convictions
for has not the gentleman from Texas, god
father OF this bill, who has promised 70 bring
IL up in the nurture and admontion of the
Lord loudly proclaimed 60 the open day that
tariffs have nothing TO do with wages? Ia IL out
of mercy TO the capitalists that you falter2
DO you say there is capital invested under
our laws, and we must keep faith with those
who have invested L.? Whether faith should
be'kept with such vampires ia for you 10 say.
But surely no better faith need be kept than
20 pay back every cent they have invested. IL
the President BIO right. and John Randolph
Tucker be right, II the honorable aud gallant
member be right. II J. s. Moore, who fixes the
tribute of 1882 at 81 600 900 more than any Of
us be right, il they all be right. then every year
more than s., 00O0 o 900 come out Of the people
for those men He did not purpose TO defend
protection. Its vast growth within the last
quarter OF n century defended IL better oven
than eloquent orations. IL was born with the
republic it was the fai tn and practice OF every
civilized nation under the sun, save one. It
had survived the assaults OF all the professors
OF the dismal science" called political econ
omy. IL had stood mp against all the half
sense enough TO transmute their learning into
wisdom
ON the face OF the earth to-day there were but
two sets OF people who believe In free trade
whether pure and simple or disguised IS reve-