The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-10-04
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have been found with the party /
rrwmitfed 20 Free-Trade. That /
thie hss been due to little or no
knowledge % the great question that
IA nav % deeply interesting all
Americans Is evident from the fact |
fhaf where the Tariff question has
besn aEitated and the people edu-
Gated n is principles the Irish are
found leaving che party Of their hrst
naoufion and voting IN the ranks Of
fhe party Of Protection. Ia this
city and State j. this particularly
apparent. Many thousands are
nov orEanized against free Trade,
and their numbers are swelling
daily. But there are still many who
40 not vet seem 90 realize the inn
portnnee Of the question 10 be decid-
- next November-Who do not seem
- know 20 what extent % will affect
them and their families. Perhaps
no argument could be more fOrcible
than 4 brief recital Of the reasons
whv 90 many Of the Irish race are in
this country instead Of remaining at
home fn q land that possesses all the
elements % q mighty nation.
Ireland has an extremely rich SOIL
and O. pre-smineutly adapted 90 the
raiaiuR % cattle, sheep, and al
kinds % grain. She has richest
pasture land ca Europe, has an abup-
dance ~ cheap fuel, D. rich In min
eral resources and has many oi the
nneai natural harhOTs in the world.
The Irish, st . very early date
devoted their attention 10 the rails
fnRof cattle for English markets.
Ia Che 18th century Il became very
lucrative business and the great
source % Irish wealth. But Parlia-
rnent, in obedience 20 the demand
90 English landlords, passed q law
prohibiting the importation from
Ireland oI all cattle, sheep and
swine. Of beef, pork, bacon, mutton,
butter and cheese. THIS source OF
Irish industry having been destroy
ed, the Irish, having q few ships,
huilt others, and betOok themselves
% commerce, establishing q large
and nourishing trade with the Col
onIes. with the Fast and West Indies
and the Continent. But again En-
gland inteFfered, and Parliament, TO
please English shiphuildefs and
Traders, passed the celebrated navi-
Eation laws, prohibiting the Irish
from carrying on trade with the
Colonies, and thus Ireland's flour
fshinR Colonial trade was cut of and
forever destroyed.
Ireland was now completely AZ
EuEland's mercy. Forbidden 10
raise cattle for English markets,
forbidden ~ build up q merchant
marine, forbidden 20 trade with
other nations, they were still deter
mined 10 live on the bOuntiful soil
Ted had given them. Though
crushed in spirit and discouraged
they still had the indOmitable pluck
% Characteristic Of the Irish race,
and they turned their attention 10
the raising OF sheep and mRnulaet-
urinu Of wool, and q soon became q
flourishinE industry. "Irish WOOL
saws Froude, Twas the finest In Eu-
roJse.r and Irish clsth was eagerly
sought after" All were for a time
prosperous, hut England became
alarmed and jealous at lreland's
prosperity, aud Parliament again
cippled them by prohibitory laws:
The Irish wool industry was wiped
cut and the ruin was absolute and
complete. At the time of the
destruction Of the wooden in
dustry ID afforded employment TO
nfty thousand families. They were
thrown upon the land rents rose TO
q ruinous rate; thousands had no
employment, and those who had
work earned only their board.
Many emigrated To- America.
What did the Irish do neXt2
They developed their fisheries, but
a. soon as this industry became
r,roftatle they were once again
noan-ed upon by England, and the
poor Irish fisherman, blessed with
u. NJ HHh
waters, was BY statute compelled to
hsh in English ships manned by
English sailors. No wonder the
spirit vas for a time hrOken-theiT
commerce swept from the seas, their
manufactures closed, their opera
tives perishing from want and lam
Tue. OF feeiuE 10 other lands To mud
home.
But soon a few leaders came to
freland's rescue. Grattan, Flood,
Chariemonl and others worked Tor
this down-trodden people The
Irish volunteers with tirattau sup
I,uTiea BY Flood, MADE demands OF
England which we're granted. ard
once mort ireland was free. One OF
the first acts 90 the newly eniran-
rhised Legislature was to Introduce
measures for the protection Of Irish
industries by placing heavy duties on
all imported goois. Then sprung upa
wonderful spirit 81 enterprise, and
soun Ireland's industry and prosper
itv Vas the greatest she had ever
known. The island was dotted over
With busy hives and maTts Of indus
try. Her ports were alive with com
merce. her ships visited every sea,
her DAG floated in every port, her
people uere peaceful, cOntented and
happy; landlord aud tenant were
alike satisfied. There was a ready
home market FOR produce, and
continually increasing demand for
the wares Of the manufacturer; the
laborer had steady employment al
hfrh WAGES. they Fere we'll fed COM
foTtshiv housed aud deeently cloth
ID. This vas ireland under prOtee-
ton. Hut, alas, IL could not last
hong. English mOnOpolisis and
landlords could not brook such
growing prosperity. Pitt came upon
the scene. and by one Of the fOulest
acis known On history, Ireland was
Joined 10 England and English Free
Trade Vas forced upon her. Thus
nrain vas Ireland robbed Of her
prosperity. English manufactures
rlutied the Irish market, undersOld
them. crushed them. Five millions
% operatives were thrown out OF
work.
Almost all manufacturers closed |
their door, aud sought elsewhere a
living. According to the Govern
neat reports, In lS13, the first year OF
English Free-Tree under the Act OF
the rnion, there was On ireland q
uapnlation of S,O00,O00; employed,
a0nn0s unemployed, b,OOO,OOO. |
Those without work had to seek Il |
ELSEWHERE, aud many, as in 1899, /
urnt upon she land. Rents rose /
from one round to ten. There being /
No home consumption, the price OF /
produce fell TO almost nothing. The |
tenants could not pay the rent; the /
Iandiords were bankrupt; the whole |
island vas On gloom aud despair.
Then came the famine and all its
horrors-whole families laid down |
and died. Over 2,p0. O00. 900 perish
"a By famine and 2,Ooo,eoO mOrf |
came % America. And 80 u mas
continued % this day.
ireland is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
aud Irishmen a. home are suffering /
want and Poverty and degradation,
and simply Tor the want Of seit-gOv-
ment aud the right 10 adopt and
maintain q Protective policy. /
Millions of Irishmen IN America
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