Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-09-19
DIR. sToRRs GIVES REA SONS.

DIR. STORES GIVES REASONS.
It was heralded In all the Demo-
cratic papers from Maine to California
that Rev. DIR. Richard s. Storrs,
whom the Brooklyn Eagle pronounces
sthe head Of the Protestant pulpit In
America" had come out for Cleve-
land. DR.. Storrs promptly writes
from his Summer retreat that he will
support Harrison and Morton. He
does not like everything that every |
Republican has done, but he consid-
ers the Republican party right on the
great questions OF the campaign and
he likes the nominees. He says:
Mr.. Morton had already had .rea-
son to esteem but 1t happened that. ii
knew almost nothing of General Har-
rison up to the time of his nomina-
ton. He Is represented to me-, how
ever. by those who know him well
and in whom have entire confidence
as particularly just, serious, thought
full and conscientious man, domestic
in his habits, pure In hls tastes, OF o
friendly and generous spirit, indepen-
dent in thought aud unspotted In
REPUTATION, while eloquent in utter
ance and gallant In the field-a rever-
emit and devout man, highly honored
by his neighbors, with considerable
Experience In public affairs, faithful
land painstaking in all duties. Pre-
cisely such man should be as I
think, at the head of this nation, full
as it is of Christian homes, schools
and churches. His influence cannot
but be an element for good not only
in the administration of affairs, but
In the moral culture Of the country.
} 7 shall certainly vote for HIM far
more easily than ii he did nst'so dis
tinctly represent whatever is best in
} the American life and spirit! i t--.
In regard to the tariff, DR.. Storrs
, says: T.,
. Ever since 1 began to think serious
: ~ OH the subject, have not doubted
/ that it is the right and the duty Of O
nation situated us our Is to encourage
; and protect its own industries up to
, the point Of making them self-sus-
tanning on basis of wages higher
! than those paid in European countries
. to mechanics and laborers OF equal
D skill. It seems to me not important
D only, but positively indispensable to
: national progress on a large scale
f that the fabrics of wooden, cotton
$ linen, of iron, steel, glass, wood, tin
= clay, which are needed here in com
r mon use should be produced on oul
e shores and not be generally imported
d from abroad. Manufacturing indie
It pendence is as important in its place
'- as is political independence; Is in fac
n closely associated with that; while
Q it appears to me wholly incorrect t.
assert that tariff having this end il
view will finally oppressively exag
gerate the price of the fabric here uset
and produced. On the other hand
l. the sharp attrition of domestic com
petitions, with Improvements in in
- struments and the progress in educa
~ ton of mind and hand, tends natural
- ly to reduce prices to what the.
would have been, or to less than the.
" would have been, if the same article
: had been brought over sea, and If tn
a foreign manufactures had not had t.
T reckon with effective competition OF
- this side of the ocean.
+ At the same time the ampler ant
n more constant markets for farm pro
II ducts established near at hand, witt
!" the more various forms of industr.
and enterprise constantly fostered
are for the benefit of the whole com
!, munity. General prosperity is ad
vanced; money circulates more rapid
. ly and widely; public education
set forward; families live more com
:. fortably, in better houses; enterpris
- ing youth haYe larger opportunit.
- opened before them. A nation a
recent as ours, on an area so vast
- seems absolutely to require such
- policy of protection to its home In
dustries, for it's best development an
:. its most free and harmonious pro
b gress."
DIR. Storrs expresses the hope AM
- expectation that the inequalities AM
~ acknowledged defects in the tarii
- will be corrected, of course, by thos
\ friendly to protection, and in thi
~ hope concludes:
"I am still earnestly disposed to fee
that the national welfare Will be NOR
likely to be advanced on the line
which commend themselves to me
the Republican candidates shall b
r. elected in November" -
n GIVE THE FARMERS n SHOW
> The TRIBUNE heartily endorses tn
/ RolI N 4 l.,