The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-12-20

II discretion - fortune that amounted Il
:, more than two millions dollars.
y seand Poiisicai Maxins.
r.. Home labor should always be ampl,
protected from competition with the poor
d " paid labor OF foreign nations.
o Forsiga paupers and criminals. and al
b nationalities that have shown no disposi
tion to become peaceable. industriou,
o American citizsns should be refused an
. asylum in America.
The tariff is . tax paid our governmen,
by foreign producers for the privilege oi
9 selling their goods in our markets. q wise
Q restriction that allows prices to be reg
, ulsted by home rather than foreign com .
9 petition.
3 The laws relating to suffrage should be
90 framed and enforced that all voters may
! have perfect freedom in casting the ballot,
and perfect fairness 10 having it counted.
Poulstion aud resources and not politi
cal exigences should govern the admission
OF territories to the ssterhood Of states.
Every soldier or sailor. who faithfully
served the government in time OF war. is
entitled to pension. not as gratuity but
ss matter OF justice.
Outrsges upon our merchant marine
should be as promptly aud efficiently re.
sented when committed by subjects o.
Great Britain as when committed by sub.
iects OF Hayti.
In the interests Of commerce, our cit.
zens should be paid as much for carrying
our foreign mails as foreigners are paid
for the same service, and as much as for
eign nations pay their own citizens for like
service.
Under our protective system the An ri.
can working man earns more, spends more
aud saves more than any other wage
Garner on the globe.
We legislate for ourselves, not for the
whole world. Garfield
Protection to American labor lie the
foundation OF our National prosperity.
Laws should favor our own instead OF
foreign labor. "But il any provide not
for his own and especially for those Of bis
own house, he hath denied the faith and
Is worse than an infdel. ~ Tim. 5-8.
Diversity OF employ is essential to
National prosperity. The result is home
Market the only reliable market, money
is kept at home which would otherwise be
sent to foreign countries.
Our imports from Crest Britain alone
we're S3O.000,000 in 17s45 while our
exports we're only 100000, q frightful
balance on the wrong side. It drained us
OF our last dollar and left us for circu-
lating medium only orders on state tax col.
lectors and deprecated certificates Of state
and Federal debt, them selves worthless.
Foreign commerce is not always benef.
cial. II the balance OF trade is continually
against nation, IL IL buys more
than it sells, 1t must from necessity be
growing poorer That nation which is in
condition to raise and manufacture nearly
all 1t needs is on the high road to pros-
perity
For the first forty years.of the existence
OF our Government there was no question
81 to the right Of Congress to protect and
encourage American manufactures by the
exercise OF the taxing power, or 10 the :
language of Madison .encoura2ing by
lntes the manufactures and products OF ;.
he country" Tba. this was the policy OF
very Democratic Administration from a
Jefferson TO vsnBure is among the in ).
facts Of history Samuel J. !.
Randall
My idea is that we should encourage !,
nome snufsctnres to the extent OF our
iome consumption Of everything Of which
We raise the raw material - Jefferson.
On the question Of protection, there is
ot much difference between protection to
democrat and Republican. = w. H. Bar O
uni. ~
The best way to live, II you don't want sa
D work. is to get in between two men who co
o work snd handle their money for them. a.
AIRY goods from one TO the other aud tE
svy . tax on them for the Interchange OF OF
oods The last way is that OF the Pro sa
,ctiopist -PyqE Sumner. co
A still easier way. Professor Sumner, IL Nj
get between two men who do work and ed
u paid for telling their sons that their Tin
then are thieves, plnnderers and pirate,
Tue power TO impose duties on imports Ii
igioally belonging TO the several states. er
Is been delegated TO the General Govern OF
ent, and the right to adjust those duties SO,
IT'D the view to the encouragement II ms
,mestic branches Of industry is so com m a
etely incidentsl 10 that power that II i. gi
ficult 10 suppose the existence Of tb. hui
e without the other. -yaclSoa. "A
Possession Of tie dfliees does 10. slxayt
log political advantage; but may prov. FOR
positive injury. The people will be sai
tis6ed With nothing short Of faithful ri
ieient service. espeeislly in those d.. sto
srtmerts With which they have most 4 3.
do.
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led. but can't fad publisher Why the
OF you publish II yourseIfy Can't al. sii
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