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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
Why A PrOtectiOnisi.
For the HERALD.

For the HERALD.
Because labor is q commodity bought
and sold in the market, and its value
and price like other commodities are
governed by the law of supply and de-
mand, and whatever increases the de-
mand for labor increases the wages or
value of labor whatever lessons the de-
mand for labor. depresses its wages or
lessons its value. Cheap labor is
national curse. 1t is barbarism it.
self. In-paid labor means degraded
standard of life.
Therefore, every importation OF for
eign labor shipped into this country in
the form of manufactured articles, or
in any other form representing labor,
must necessarily lessen the demand for
American labor TO the amount of labor
represented in the articles so imported,
and to that amount depress the price
and value of tina American laborer.
Because labor is the creator of all
wealth, and when an article is created
or made here by the labor of our people,
the wealth or value it represents is all
American; but if made in a foreign
country by the labor of foreign coun-
try, the wealth or value it represents
belongs to that country aud can never
represent American wealth, for should
it be purchased by us, it will take as
much of our wealth to buy it as the
foreign article represents, and conse-
quently no additional wealth is added
to our country by the transaction.
Every article shipped into this coun-
try that the labor of this country can
produce. and in fact is willing and
anxious to produce, is direct and vital
injury to our laborers. The wealth and
prosperity of our country depends
wholly upon the proper employment of
the laborers of our country and not
upon the laborers of any other coun-
try.
1t is impossible to have free-trade
between nations unless. all the essential
conditions for the production of the
article to be traded in are substantially
the same Some of the conditions are
equal capital, equal interest on capital,
equal skill, equal wages paid to labor
ers and equal facilities for manufac-
turing
The above four fundamental prin-
ciples the free-traders overlook or in-
tirely ignore. In this broad land of
ours there is plenty for human hands
to do The more diversified that en-
ployment is, the better for the nation.
We are called upon to deal with the
economic conditions of this country,
not Of the world at large. We must
judge of what it best for our own coun-
try at this time, and the sooner the
people divest themselves of played-out
theories, and take up living facts the
better for the country. The history of
the world shows that no country ever
vet built up its manufacturing indus
tries By free-trade. j, A. @.
Patch Grove, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
Are the Farmers FoOls2

(Fr0W the Netc York PFess)
The Press has been called upon by no
less than six readers to reply to that
foot-in-the-grave old chestnut about the
farmer being taxed So per cent on his
llanuel shirt, 81 per cent. ON his coat,
etc, Incredible as it may seem to intel
ligent people, the Democratic National
Committee is insulting the intelligence
of the farmers of this State by circuat-
ing this exploded relic of Free-Trade
argument:
Under this Tariff the farmer rises in
the morning, puts on his common fan
mel shirt taxed % per cent; his coat
taxed 81 per cent. shoes 50 per cent,
and hat taxed 90 per cent. takes the
water from bucket taxed 50 per cent,
and washes his face and hands in tin
bowl taxed 80 per cent; dries them on
cheap cotton towel taxed 40 per cent.
HE sits down to his humble meal
and eats from plate taxed so per
cent, with knife and fork taxed 35
per cent; drinks his coffee with sugar
taxed 6S per cent; seasons his food
with salt taxed SO per cent; pepper
taxed 81 per cent.
''He looks around on his wife and
children, all taxed in the same way;
takes chew of tobacco taxed 1919 per
cent, or lights cigar taxed us per
cent. And, sir, even the sunlight from
heaven that pours into his humble
dwelling must come through window
glass taxed SO per cent, and yet he
thinks be lives in the freest government
under heaven.
"Then be starts to work; puts a
bride taxed 30 per cent. on his horse,
takes his horse that has been shod-the
nails used in shoeing being taxed 50
per cent, driven by a hammer taxed
20 per cent.-and bitches him to pillow
taxed is per cent, with chains taxed
IS per cent, and after the days labor
is closed and his family are all gathered
around, he reads chapter from his
Bible taxed 20 per cent, and kneels to
God on an humble carpet taxed 81 per
cent, aud then he rests his weary limbs
on a sheet taxed rs per cent, and
covers himself with blanket that has
paid 104 per cent.
Even the broom with which his good
wife sweeps the floor is taxed So per
cent, and the cooking vessels used in
preparing the husbands frugal meals
are taxed AZ per cent, and the soda
used to tighten his bread taxed SO per
cent She sits down to her sowing
machine with needle taxed 25 per
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

the house he lives in. But in Paterson
many have bought and paid for nice
comfortable homes. If man working
for me wants to build a house, l am
only too glad to lend him the money, for
know he will be more ambitious and
better workman in consequence of il.
Or if one of my employees has saved up
money and wants to invest it, | will
borrow it and pay per cent. for it. /
have in mind now two girls who have
saved up Sl,700 apiece. They have
deposited the money with us and we
pay them 6 per cent. for it.
II mention these things, simply to
show the difference between the en-
plOyees in our two factories. None of
our employees in Ireland ever had
wages enough xo be able to have money
at interest, to say nothing of owning a
home. The Paterson employees all
came from Ireland originally, so you
can see how much better off they are
here than they were there. never yet
had one ask me to let him return to
Ireland and work in that factory; but
every time 90 TO I.isbourn the opera
tives come in crowds and beg for a
chance to come over here.
"Now, as regards the Tariff! Within
the past five years we have paid an
average of 100000 a year duty on
thread. Labor formed such large
percent of the cost in this thread that
it was more profitable for us to make it
over there than here. This, mind you,
is under the present tariff of 40 per
cent. Now, this Mills bill proposes to
reduce the tariff to % per cent. What
will be the result? Instead of decreas-
ing the revenue to the Government on
this particular article such . reduction
would increase it threefold, because we
would make a great deal less thread
here, and great deal more over there.
This, of course, is providing we were
to continue to pay the same wages here
we are paying now. During the past
three years or 50 the revenue on linen
thread has been growing smaller, and
smaller, owing to the increase in factor
les and facilities here for making it.
Ii the Government wants to lessen the
revenue from this thread, let ii increase
tho Tariff; then only the very finest
grades, which we cannot make here
with our well-paid labor, would be I'M
ported.
ITO give some idea of how much
interest our working men feel in the
campaign, might say they had formed
a Tariff club. which has large mem
bershlp, and they all propose to vote
for Protection, irrespective of party
affiliations"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
A Sound Word.

James q. Blaine was welcomed al
Portland, Maine, with an immense mass
meeting and made few remarks
that give little forecast of what may
be expected of this great man during
the political canvas. Having just come
from largely free trade country and
being a gentleman of rare observation
every word bears the stamp of thorough
reliability. In speaking of trusts, one
of the side issues raised by the Demo
Gratis as being the outcome of our pro-
tective system, Mr.. Blaine said:
"The point which | wish to impress
upon you is that trusts are not the out
growth nor in any way the incident of
the protective policy as the president
charges; that a protective policy no
more breeds what the president con
siders the pestilence of trusts than does
the variest free-trade country in the
world which is England; for England
is literally plastered all over, under
her system of free-trade, with trusts.
The very day before sailed for home,
just Il fortnight ago, cut from a Lon
doI journal the announcement that all
the manufacturers of collins and all the
undertakers of the United kingdom had
gone into a trust, that it was to consist
OF $4,000, 900 capital which, in the Ian
guagc of the English financial market
was to have Il large number of prefer
entail bonds and that the yearly death
rate might be expected to yield a semi
annual dividend Of II per cent. Laugh
ter. Now think, my friends, that we
might safely bury all the presidents
predictions of evil from trusts in this
country, in the graves in which those
collins are to 90. preferential bonds and
all, and we might do this safely by
showing that SO far from the protective
policy generating trusts, an utter free
trade policy generates them in q far
greater number.
Mr.. Blaine also put himself on record
as being opposed to the fishery treaty
now pending before Congress, he says
1T is complete abandonment of the
whole fishing interest of the United
States, and promises later in the cam
paign to give his full reasons for think
ing so. In closing he told this little
incident of their voyage which has an
illustrated moral for those who would so
willingly fling American rights to the
four quarters of the globe:
ION Monday of Last week as the
passengers of the steamer on which
was crossing the, Atlantic rose from
breakfast, there was suddenly one Of
the rumors that float with wonderful
swiftuess even over the largest of
steamers. that we were in the midst of
fishing fleet. We had come to the banks
of Newfoundland during the night, and
as we ruShed-thoSe of us who were
not seasick-to the deck, we were sur
rounded by some twelve to fifteen sail
Of fishermen, partly French, partly
Canadian and more largely Americans
The sea was very rough, so much so
that mt least half of the passengers were
very seriously disturbed with the most
unpleasant sensation known to human
nature. Laughter But those of US
who could get on deek-and l will
honestly confess that / was not one of
the swiftest myself -beheld in this
rough sea the fishermen in their small
boats, their little dories that were not
more than fifteen feet long, out on those
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

waves that seemed to those on the
steamer to be rolling half the height of
this great room, and they were taking
up their travis with as little concern as
Maine farmer would NOW his hay in
July, and there was one universal burst
of admiration ON that steamer at the
daring and the heroism and the splendor
of the bravery that would risk life in a
contest with such angry elements.
[Great applause l said to myself
then, and as say to you now, that in
my judgment the United states would
dishonor itself for all time if by any
negotiation, or for any consideration,
it should surrender one jot or one title
of the rights of those gallant, generous
and brave men, [Great enthusiasm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
Magazines.
THE COSMOPOLITAN.

The last work of the lamented f. p.
Roe was to write the final chapter of his
novel, "Miss LOU now running in The
Cos mopolttan Only few weeks before,
he had made special journey south to
collect material for the accurate con-
clusion of this story, reviewing the
scenes he had witnessed during the war
IS chaplain of New York regiment.
With his usual industry he had written
every morning on the story, and on
July 18th the last chapter was done.
That evening as he was reading from
his favorite Hawthorne to parlor full
of friends, he was suddenly seizsd with
neuralgia of the heart, and in half an
hour the robust author had finished his
own life's story. Mr.. Roe was in the
ripe maturity of his powers, and repe at
eddy pronounced "Miss Lou" .'the most
dramatic story ever wrote" The
readers of the Cosmopolitan. therefore.
have the uncommon privilege of get
ting the GROWING touches of Americas
most popular novelist. The story will
run several months longer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

II is A euro us fact that the body is
now more susceptible to benefit from
medicine thon at other season. Hence
the Importance of taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla now, when it will do you the
most good. 1t is really wonderful for
purifying and enriching the blood,
creating an appetite, and giving a
healthy tone to the whole system. Be
sure to get Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
is pc culiar to itself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

ANOTHER railroad accident illustrat-
ing the necessity of all passenger trains
being sufficiently manned to be under
control in case the air-brake refused to
work, occurred on the Illinois Central
at its Grand Trunk crossing near Chica-
go last week. The Cincinnati Express
cut through Grand Trunk freight
train like knife. The engine kept the
track, minus smoke-stack, piston and
connecting rods and cylinders. The
tender, postal, express and baggage
cars rolled into the ditch, the smoker
and day coach thrown diagonally
across, while three sleepers and a par
lor car remained on the tract. The
train was going at the rate of forty
miles an hour and the air brakes re-
fused to work. There were two hun
dred passengers on board but by some
freak of luck nobody was killed and
only nine injured. As all trains are
compelled by law to stop before cross
ing the track of another road the
engineer knew of the danger in plenty
of time, and besides it was day light and
he could see the freight, but the air
brake refused to do its duty, and the
train force could not bring the train
under control.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
Graut County 9efald,
THURSDAY, AUGUST %, 1888.
WIN. B. MINER, PROPRIETOR.
Republican National !i.ka.
FOR PRESIDENT:
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
or INDIANA.
FOR VICE. PREsIDEET
LEVI P. MORTON,
OF NEW YORK.
The Republican National Platform.
WIN. B. MINER, PRopRIEToR.
The Republican National Platform.
HE AMERICAN CREED.

We believe in free ballot and in having every
vote counted.
We believe in protection for projections sake
aud we are not ashamed of 10.
We believe in abolishing internal taxes created
Tor war purposes.
We believe in the direct protection Of Ameri-
can labor against cheap foreign labor.
We believe in free internal competition.
We believe in railroad regulation.
We believe in homesteads and good homestead
titles for citizens.
We believe in home rule for big and intelligent
territories.
We believe in double monetary standard
We believe in the utmost facilities for educa-
zion, as worth all they can cost.
We believe in big merchant marine and in
american ship yards.
We believe in a good navy, good coast defences
I'D good water routes for commerce.
We believe in making etRer nations respect
err rights and pay for all they get from us.
We believe in protecting American citizens
AGAINST foreign interference, not only at home,
Bat in any part Of the world
We believe that nothing is too good for the
slldiersiwho risked theriyes to save the country,
and saved it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
Chamberlain Flows
cure of Cancer and Ulcers.N

JudgeT. C. McLondon writes 10 the
Swift Specific Co.. "About three years
ego, Jerry Bradley, had O cancerous
sore on bis face, near the right eye. It
caused him a great deal Of pain, and no
lost the sight Of the eye, but was finally
cured by the use of Swifts Specific
This case is well known in Wilkes Co.,
Ga, where he lived.'
Mr.. L. Cox, OF Arkabutla, Tate Co.,
Miss, writes: 81 sufS tired great deal
from old ulcers for years. Your medi.
cine was recommended, and after using
six bottles | was completely cured.
Your medicine does even more than you
cases which were thought hCpsless.n
Mrs. a. Ii. Goldsmith, No. STA Warren
ST., Brooklyn, ~ Y, writes: II COM
menced using S. s. 3. about three Years
ago. had suffered with sore throat
for over year. / used O great many
other remedies with no good results.
My little girl, also, had sore fingers; IL
commenced from the quick, and then
the nails would come Of. We 6octored
her for over two years, and when / com.
menced using 8. 8. y. thought would
see what IL would do for her ! am
thankful 10 say that ID entirely cured
her. 1t 10 the best remedy / know
OF for the blood. really believe
II was the means of saving my life.
The doctor told mo l had o throat dis
ease ssimilar to General Grants.
cheerfuliy recommend Il to ell suffering
from diso-dered blood.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 8, Atlantis, Ga.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

Although Harper's Magazine for Sep
TENDER is a fall number, there are no
signs about of turning in the scar and
yellow leaf GA the contrary, all the
leaves retain the vigor and freshness of
summer to a degree that is simply fas-
cinating. The fancies af all classes of
readers are catered to-people of sem
timent, practical, common sense peoples
lovers of fun, lovers of fiction. and low
ers of fair women and brave men.
These, and more too will find articles
to interest them in this Number. Ar
tistically, the September Harper's is of
marked excellence. Z. A. Abbey's
"Haryest-hOmen drawings, one of
which is used as a frontispiece, reach
the high-water mark of perfection in
their line.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
THE POPULAR APPROVAL OF tie

THE POPULAR APPROVAL OF tt Q
efforts Of the California Fig Syrup Com
pany to present to the public an agree
able and effective substitute for the
bitter, nauseous liver medicines and
cathartics formerly used is as gratifying
to the Company as it is creditable to
the good taste of the public. The large
and rapidly increasing sale of Syrup is
Eigs,and the promptly beneficial effecos
of a single dose are convincing proof
that it is the most easily taken and
most pleasantly effective remedy known
For sale by DR.. A. IL. BARBER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23
MERIT WlNs.-we desire to say tc

MEKIT WINS.-We desire to say to
our citizens, that for years we have been
selling DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled reme-
dies that sell as well, or that have gwen
such universal satisfaction. We do not
hesitate to guarantee them every time,
and we stand ready to refund the pur-
chase price, if satisfactory results do
not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits. DR.. A. III. BARBER,
Druggist
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

Ar Kalamazoo, Mich, James O'Brion
became jealous Of his sweetheart, and
seeing her her out riding stopped the
horse, pulled her out Of the buggy and
dragging her 70 the house, pounded her
wit! poker and kicked her until she
will die How an assault Of this kind
could occur in daylight on the streets of
town the dispatches did not state.
The police must have been asleep and
the inhabitants towards to allow any
such occurrence The brute is in jail
and should be drawn and qaartered.
Hanging does not meet a case of this
kind
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

AN EFFORT is being made to put into
practical test the Henry George idea of
purely land tax for revenue in the city
81 Washington. just how putting all
the expense of government on the land
is going to cheaper building lots is a
conundrum that will stand good deal
u solution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

rwENTY-FoUR wholesale liquor deal
ers Of ST. Louis have formed corpora
ton . build gigantic distillerY, and
fight the whiskey trust One trust
against another is what il will come to
eventually, and then they viii fall to
pieces just ike individuals in close COM
petition.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

PRINCE MULEY, OF Morocco, aud an
escort Of 200 cavalrymcn were massa-
cred by Rebels with whom they had
been sent out to treat This was
IN revenge tor the Emperor having
Killed delegates sent BY Lhe insurgents
10 $40 for peace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

THE most terrible storm ever known
passed over Eastern Ontario and the
whole q Quebec Thursday night and
early Friday morning. The loss Of life
was great, five men being killed at
Valley Field, a little town near Quebec.
Other deaths are reported. Hundreds
Of houses and barns were burned or
blown down. Crops are in many
places catirely destroyed. Horses and
cattle hy the hundreds were killed and
the damage is immense, reaching to
millions Of dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

BoULANGER has recovered sufficiently
rom his duel wound to make tour of
France Political riots follow in his
wake and troops had to be stationed
around to preserve order.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

TIE active campaign at the South
has opcnod Over twenty Negroes we're
Killed by regulators aud ae'erai
wounded one night last week at Free
town, In. One white was kill9d, a
nar named Smith from Chicago AS
he ought - have known better than to
be IN such business 10 sympathy will
b. inst over him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

EMPEROR WILLIAM in a recent speech
Frankfort said 100000 Germans
a9uld rather die than deliver single
Stone Of Alsace-Lorraine to France.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

A MILITARY conspiracy to create a
i violation in Spaine has been dis
eayerd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

sATCEDAr was the birthday of
Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria,
! was brilliantly celebrated in variou
alts of Europe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

GENERAL BoULoUNGER has been elect
to the Chamber of Deputies 10 repre-
eGt the Department Of Somme.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

LIGHT frosts visited Dakota and up
n Michigan Friday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

MAHMoND PAsHA, ex- Minister Of IL
3 nee in Turkey embezzled $75, 900 Of
government funds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

MO HOME BLESSED WITHA BABY
N is complete without the monthly visits
= Of BABYHoop, that delight, comfort
and aid Of the mother Only publication in the
world devoted to the care Of young children.
We are glad to recommendit. Is Beekmau St,
N. " 81. 50 year; IS cents copy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23

THE Senate refused to postpone the
e.asideration of the Fishery treatery
aa.il December by vote Of "a to ~.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-08-23


The River and Harbor bill has be-
came 4 law without the presidents
signature 1t appropriates 1922, 900, 900,
the largest amount ever contained in a
similar bill. It would be of interest to
know why that positive man, who so
carefully guards the public treasury
when a soldiers widow is entitled to a
few dollars, could not express an opinion
where so many millions were concerned.
One Of his painstaking and elaborate
yetoes would have been very much in
order here, and congress has plenty of
time to consider any suggestions he
might have made and amended the bill.
Cleveland said he objected to many
points but it had so many good features
that he would not interfere. There is
only one inference to draw. The main
good feature was the So, 100000, and
while some dispo sition of the funds did
not meet the approval Of the chief ex-
ecutive, yet it would not do to reduce
the amount. The nerve and backbone
sufficient to refuse paltry s. pension,
does not seem to meet such an emer-
gency as this.