Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-07

gradually become free trade party. The
principles embodied in the tariff Of 1916
seemed Tor the time to be so entirely vim
oicated and approved that resistnnce to
IT cessed, not orly amc1g the protective
economies, and even among the manufac-
tureTs to large extent. So general w:s
this scquiescence that in 1856 protective
tariff was MOI suggested or even hinted
By any one of the three parties which
presented Presidential candidates."
Mr.. Greeley, in his American Conflict,
says OF the same period:
"Franklin Pierce wss insuguTsted
President on the 14th of March, 1858.
Never were the visible omeTs more aus
picious OF coming years OF political calm
End national prosperity. Though con-
siderable public debt had been incurred
for the prosecution snd close Of the Mex
icsu war, yet the finances were healthy
and public credit unimpaired. Industry
and trade were signslly prosperous. The
tariff has ceased to 0e q theme OF partisan
or sectional strife"
Professor Sumner says: "Il Was our
golden age, If we have any,"
In view OF what these pro-
phsts and apostles OF protection,
the census returns, snd others,
have said upon the subject, does It
not seem Eeediul for you to revise your
ffst official output, that "HistorS proves
that fair degree OF prosperity, both for
employer Snd employe, cannot exist in
this country without protection against
the chesp labor snd cheap cspitsl of Eu
rope" You ssy, ut is our honest con-
vletion that il our tariff should be re-
duced as proposed in the bill which re-
Gently passed the Lower House OF Con-
gress It would result in ruin to many
OF our important industries end cause
great suffering and hardship
among our working classes" II
it be true that there are any
industries that cannot survive the repeal
CT reduction OF taxes on our people vii
you not be good enough to be specific and
locate them, snd tell us who are the pro-
prietoTs? This would at least enable
us to investigate them, to see If your
theory in that regard Is better and
more accur tie than your appeal to
history; snd II we should find, first,
that they could not survive, and next
that they were worth saving, we
might be willing, with you, to endure
taxation for their salvation and bene-
fls. But II it should BIO found that they
were self sustaining, 1t might warrant
you in joining with US IN demanding that
hereafter they stand On their own merits,
SIS all working classes do, and let US be
relieved Of the tax by which they have SO
long been protected" II 1t be asking
too much to have them all pointed out,
can you name one such? We believe the
people would like sn example.
there is power in the simple logic of
facts. Those, like yourselves and our
selves, who assume the work, in
some degree, of public educators,
owe 1t 20 the people to deal in
perfect csndor with them. The people
have long been deluied with phrases and
glitteriug generalities." Our literature
is plundered OF Its terms that men msy
prey upon their brethren. "Pfotection"
is word that wakes the thrilling men o.
ries Of hesrt and home, Of vile and child.
A system Of rank injustice, robbery and
wrong, of slavery of man 10 man, has
taken refuge behind this word and from
this ambush, binding by its charm the
eyes of the noble, generous men 1T gathers
with one hand the fruits Of patient,
honest toll and with the other lays
them in the Hap of luxury and
greed. 1t luIls and soothes the toiler
with promise "spoken to the ear, put
broken to the hope" and by the power Of
It's decree it Is that some do est their
bread in the sweat Of not their own but
others' faces. It robs our legal literature
Of Its most sacred term and under shelter