The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-07

! the Rocky Mountains, isolated forlorn
with this temptations of soil ude, and
| the sins OF Sodom upon it." To the
first part of this diabolical nonsense, |
will say that know Of one sheep h, rder
that came from Mr.. Panl's country OF
high wages, where he worked In fac
| try for 48 cents per day; out If
this he had to support family of five /;
he saw poverty staring bin in the face ;
he came TO America hoping to belts r
his condition, leaving his family behind !;
| two years he was in the Eastern States,
and one in Utah without saving any
money to send for bis folks. About
| one yesr ago he began herding sheep.
and after being one of those untortu-
mates that Mr.. Paul speaks of, for
seven months, he had saved sufficient
money 10 brins his folks here, where he
| met them a.. ter a separation ot nearly
! four years 1t will be seen from the
| above, that Mr.. Paul's unfortuna'es are
not so unfortunate after all. If Mr.. Paul
will point out to these herders where
they can better their condition, instes d
of fnOing fault with those who have
already given them emp oyment, he W II
do them an act Of Eindnt IS.
Mr.. Paul asserts that when country
imports more than it exports, il be
comes richer to Whatever that amount
is. If the professor is correct, then
why produce anything at all? Why
port so much wheat, beef, pork, etc., if
the country becomes poorer by so
doing? And yet, this is what Mr.. Paul
says it does.
bu, what else can We expect from
a dandy PIofessah, who parts his hair
in the middle, and bangles lis cane?
Who five days in the week, "per!umed
like milliner," teaches class of sus-
ceptable young ladies the jntr cacieS OF
elocution? Bahi He knows no more
Of The practical workings of the
finances and products of this great
country, than he has learned by sitting
in an easy chair and stutfing his MIND
with the products of the brains of
others. The idea of any citizen of this
western country advocating Free
trade" is enough to condemn him in the
eyes OF people who work lor their living,
il they understand the question. The
past twenty-five years vindicate the
policy of protection; It's strength lies in
the prosperity it has given the nalion,
in the great industrial cities it has built
up. in the diversified employment it
has given the people, in the happy and
comfortable homes of the laboring
classes, where the songs of contented
hearts are heard, and me smiles and
happy faces of clean, wtll-dressed chill
dren are seen. What do we care for the
palaces Wren has builded." tor the art
galleries of Angelo, and Raphael, for
the music of Mozart and Beethoven, so
long as health with her roses paints the
cheeks OF our factory girls. SO long as
our laborers ara better pail than any
others on earth, and so long as pros
neiity smiles Oh all our industries
China, with her heather gods for the
Chinaman; Europe. with ner millions
of paupers, with her ragged u-chins,
with her empty treasures, with her
half-fed and half-clad laborers, for the
Europeans; America With her surplus
treasure, with her tiou1ishi1g indus
tries. with her well. dressed children.
aud happy homes for the Americans
and il little Paul the free trade mono
maniac, wishes to get his clothing $50
per year cheaper let him go over to
Europe, where he can also get a salary
of 500 q year against his present
salary of $1,000. Now that Mr. Panl in
his last has shown his ignorance of the
subject he has chosen to write upon, I !
will no longer give his articles any
notice.
N. THOMPSON.