Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-10-18
TIE woaNMaMAN's INTEREST IN PaorEo-

HON.
Hoas HarSst tla5 of Illinois,
Tae Free 'rrad4 advocate il theurist.
calmly md iferent 70 those practical rs.
PEGS If good government which states
men recognize as momenlous. Point
hin to the fact that millions Of work
ers are now engaged in those industries
which viii suffer, some OF them disap-
pear when exposed Is Bnrestraiaed for
eign competition, and ask him what is
TO bec)mc of these people, he 1T once
responds that they eau 90 1T some other
work. ami beyond this he saith Fnot.
This NAV satisfy the ciostcred professors
OF political economy, aud those who are
content 10 repeat his theories; bat 1.-the
thousands If VOTERS who depend upon
ste dy work atfsir pay cannot aff'rd TO
, GONE the victims IF "a theory, what
ever its fascination Tor the visionary.
With them every question of govern
ment policy is q practical one, in the
deeiif n vhieh they cannot hazard a
mistake.
Under tie policy Of Protection the
productions ot0u c0uatry of agricni
ture, manufactures, mines. forests
have 50 maygtlously Increased Shat
there is to day more work for men than
nHy time since the tfstfacgory wheel
rcY0lved in Anetic1. OF tie first frrrow
was turned. There has not been . day
since the Mayhowcr landed when an
average day 5 work would 80 so FIR as
il will 10 day in supplying the comforts
Of family life Il is this condition that
the workingman is asked To isopsrdize
by reversing the fiscal policy under
which it has been brought about. Aside
from He suspicious circumstance that
the Inspiration for such Il change, as
well as tie arguments put forth in its
behalf, have a foreign origin, and are
largely champicncd by men Interested
in foreign trade, there ire certain prae-
teal aspects ii The situation which no
lrudert voter should ignese when s2st
ing his ballot
Let If be remembered that every com-
peting foreign article sold in this coan-
try takes the place Of a domestic made
article which might have sold just so
much more foreign goods rs are sold to
our people, iast 50 much less domestic
goods can be sold. Ii domestic goods
cannot be sold, they viii not be made
II rot nsGe, employment ia thairmanu-
facture must stop, idhncss i1sue, and
with it priygtion and DISTRESS. Itisnot
enough for the tie)ris; o say that men
titus thrown out of employment can
take h.li Oh something else Other
lines OF business are now as full rs manu-
features. Growing agriculture with
men elsewhere thrown ont viii newt
ahly deprcss thai Industry. Thousands
b0arernw buyefso products wilhelm
able to pay, and Will either raise what
liey iced or 20 without Wages viii
20 DOVE underline diminished demand
lof .he products q farm and factory,
hard timcs vii reign supreme, aud Che
Free Traders milieuinm VIII druw nigh
Then, and not till then, can goods be
produced SIS choaply here as in Europe
iur labor under such conditions can be
procured en- equal terms here aud
abroad
Every voter WHO earns BIS living by
hafler work than clipping coupons viii
DO ycli to contemplate the tendency and
result Of me present Fiec Trade appeals
bef5re casting his ballot for its further
aHee in the United States, whose cti-
gems IRE worthy better fare than such
apoliey has in Store for them.