The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-15
FOR PROTECTION.
The Tariff Policies of the Two Great Par
ties Comparcd-.tmcrica ar England.

| There has never been time in the his
! tory of the party when SO many of ITS
| leading men have declared themselves
| out of sympathy with its doctrines and
measures. &. c. Shayne of New York
| City. n lifelong democrat in recent
| speech at Galway, n. Y. 10 one of the
largest political gatherings ever known
there, in answer TO request from his
old friends and acquaintances. TO give
! his reasons for the change i'll his politi-
cal faith said. in part:
lit is not name that we should con-
tend for, but principle-love of coun-
| try. American patriotism and common
/ sense should govern our motives. We
must draw the line the coming election
| either vote for protection or free trade,
and be known in the future as either n
| friend to America and American homes
| or n friend to England and English
| manufacturers. | address you rs Ameri-
cans, for the contest Is one between
America and Europe.
Mr.. Cleveland in his message advo-
Gates reduction of tariff, which tends
| toward free trade. Mr.. Mills in his
tariff bill advocates the same, a needless
and wicked assault upon the industries
of America. / will not stop to repeat
the trite arguments that sustain this
| view; | will not tire you with a lengthy
repetition of the proofs that labor is bet
| ter paid in America than any other
country i'm the world, or that our people
| enjoy infinitely more of the comforts and
| luxurics of life than any other people ON
| the face of the earth. These things are
well known, and the lesson they carry
| is so plain as not to require extended
| consideration. The question for your
| consideration is, which party will you
| support the coming election-the protec-
| tion party? or the free trade party?
| What is free trade? 1t means that the
| ports of all countries are open TO each
other, so that one country can trade
with another without expense. duty or
| tax. Which means: ~ That the
| American workman must compete
against the cheap labor of Europe. (2)
| Reduction of wages in every branch of
| trade. 49, Reduction of the earning
power of every dollar of capital now in
| vested in America. either in manufac-
| turing, farming or any other pursuit.
| Free trade is all very well so far as
European countries are concerned, where
it costs the same price for labor. For
| instance, n laboring man in England,
| Ireland, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Italy
or China earns on IN average of 40 cents
/ per day, in America the average is $1.20
| per day. Now il the laborer of this
| country is willing to work for the same
| wages as the workmen of Europe. then
| vote for Cleveland and free trade. Every
| thing in this world finds its level in
| time.
! WOULD BUY THEIR SHOES IN EUROPE.
Suppose man can make two pairs of
/ shoes n day 1t costs Sl.2O to make
| them in this country and only forty
| cents 10 make them in Europe. Take off
| the protection tariff and every manufac-
! turer and merchant in America will have
| his shoes made on the other side, bring
them over and sell them until our people
| are too poor TO buy.
Many Of you within the sound of my
voice remember the condition of the
poor people who worked in the paper
mills at Factory Village and at Rock
City Falls near by before the war. There
was no tariff for protection then; there
was slight tariff for revenue, but not
| enough to afford protection for the poor
laborers. / remember when / was boy
| / would sometimes visit those paper
mills, and noticed frequently families
consisting of father. mother, sons and
daughters working from morning until
| night, and then with their combined
earnings could afford meat only once a
week and poor food the halanc. Their
little homes were poorly furnished, no
carpet ON the floor, tables without COW
ers, no china; instead tin plates, lead
! spoons and pewter mugs We're used. On
Sunday they did not attend church, for
they were too poorly dressed, and all
this misery caused under the system
which Mr.. Cleveland and Mills are adyo-
eating to-day.
After the war. when the tariff was
raised SO that paper could not be import
ed from England and Wales any cheaper
than it could be manufactured here, the
condition of these poor people improved
rapidly, and i'm few years the children
attended school with good shoes and
neat clothes, and their little homes were
transformed from abodes of misery TO
those of comfort and luxury. And this
improvement among the poor people OF
the whole section continues, and this
under the protective tariff system.
Do YOU want to change this system:
Do you want to bring destruction and
ruin on our industries: Do You want To
see a reign of terror in our country: If
you do. then vote for Cleveland and free
trade.
ALL ALIKE FAVORED BY PROTECTION,
! All are aIlRe ana eouaiIN laNoEeh bs
the system which Cleveland. Mills q Co.
seek TO overthrow. Ii is National svs.
tenn, broad and universal III its applica-
tion. Ii otherwise, il should be aban.
doned. IL cannot he invoked for one
section or one interest to- the exclusion
of others. 1t must be general in its ap.
plication. within the contemplation OF
the principle upon which the system is
founded. We have been living under !.
since the war, and ii can he said with
entire confidence that no country i'll tho
world has made such rapid strides, such
marvellous progress IN art, science and
civilization as ours. Tried and tested
it should not be trifled with. Do not lei
it he tritled with, my friends.
beg of you. lny old friends and
neighbors, don't allow yourselves to he
misguided. Listen TO reason, to truth
everlasting truth. Study your own i'll
!. terest and your children's interest. \:
said in opening, you know me- | WA!
born here; you know my record; yot
know do not seek your votes for n
official prefcrment. am not politician