Telegram-herald., 1888-11-02

Ar relJEul - uAI al fc4AEt-~l CAL -
Cobdsa frss trade. and ghe ssue nsesl POI
iey thal EEzan3 sgioys toasy. ssort
( history q tlse txna as niz1l intsrsst yoa
tsousA i : setaug - De a. ola story
sinos ssYsaty eve years since ths hgtg
esgsa
i Fr01eca % a. . priaepie AS reoosnizsa
o. = ne1s6t t. a. 40 the SsfiB G@Fs 81 onf
history Ffes tf8dsIs ssle fss ahl Sboat
tne yea So ana tbsn Il wss stea1y
pohlcA ukat 10 pFryeat getting absolute
Iree traae From S57 20 l,l9 were Tue l0s
5 protection wears II thIs uztl8a. su1 II you
( want lnfei "a 4lioa 0f no. Prosperous these
yeafs we're , ease ssk any oilzea Who was
sDis ~ i've throaEh IT, IL vas poverty and
F ruin from The hz,l % the Nsse 10 every
4 business 10 the North In 1850 our free
I trade friends lei us 10 s'Art a Government
/ lounced on those principles cslled the Cen
/ federste STATES OF America lney lad no
msnufactoriss. Ihey merely wanted for
export 70 raise cotton, sugar ana rice %
save labor and buy manufactured goods
In th- ehespest market ia The wsrid--
manufactured by isbor ss degraded and
ehesp ss their own. What did the Thirty
| seventh Congress enact a. soon a. they had
| the power tariff for protection IA It's
/ main features, aud part OF Il for revenue.
| Macy articles prod ucea revenue only for a
/ short time Until We could get cur factories
| started. Protection ia itself is not TAX. ss
/ when IL prolects Il produces No revenue IL
| merely gives 10 every eiuLen OF this nation
| right 10 produce aud exchange the product
| ef his labor without any foreign CIT gen die
| tating 10 him the price at which the sx-
| change shall be made. III By superior lOca-
| tlon, skill. intelligence. or education you
can produce goods cheaper tnan the labor
| Of any other nation. you can sell Il In the
| markets of the world in exchange for any
| articles YOU cannot produce with the same
| human eiort-not wages-as nations are
| not on the same level, aad never will be,
except by free trade. Some countries will
give more human effort thsn Others for the
same pay.
| Free trade authorities say when this act
| was passed. enlightened opinion IN foreign
nations. turned more or less against the
| United States. We stopped importing so
| many goods. All Dor was in good demand
and the more skilled We became the higher
| the wages tor human EFFORT. We had plenty
| OF employment, and had the opportunity of
exchanging our labor for labor's products.
| which we all consume TO make life happy,
| and the same policy is IN existence today.
| with some changes. when we did not need
/ the revenue, by putting articles on the free
| list We did not or could not produce. Our
/ free trade friends are with Us once again
and they are debating the policy of the
| Democratic party today. They brought all
| our Northern industries TO the dust IN 1897
| by that policy. and they think they are
strong enough todo it again. Bat do not
think so. The intelligence of the American
| voter will prevent it. But the orators VINO
are giving you the same old tally, tell you
| how you are being ROBBED, and they only
| want wool and raw mate rials on the free
list, 30 that protected manufacturers can rob
you some more. Knowing that when they
| can make you believe pro lection is tax,
that it is only a question of time before.
the enti.e system will be destroyed
| 1t is question of principle and not OF
| schedules. There is no issue between parties
how much revenue shall be raised Tor the
| support of this Government. Their orators
| tell YOU IT does not much benent labor.
| Human beings come in free; you want
| cheap gooSs-yOd sell labor have TO buy
goods want TO ask you q few questions,
voters and all who labor.
| First. How long is it after a good citizen
of some foreign country arrives on our
shores and none otner should be allowed to
land before he has the same ambition We
all should have to become industrious
sober, intelligent and skilliul, as skilled
work kmen in all branches of life receive the
highest reward for their service.
Second. How long before ne and hi:
family begin TO consume the products oi
your labor. More work.
Third. Does not every days labor in
goods imported in this country, that you
are willing TO produce and can produces
with the same human effort stop you from
producing the same goocs1
Fourth. Does that not mean less de-
mand for labor?
Fifth. What does less demand for labor
mean?
Sixth. Does it mean less wages and less
opportunities for work.
Seventh. Does not American capita
compete with American capital for proh2
| Eighth. Does not American labor com
pete with merican labor for work.
Ninth. Can you employ one without the
| otner2
Now. 90 per cent. OF all values is labor.
Mr. Cox told you be wanted the markets o
the world. | would ask where it isi unless
you are willing to produce cheaper thar
any other nation. We have received th,
abor product of over SOC, 600 men within
ayear-that we can produce with the same
human effort with American labor. saC
Capital England mas by her last report 700,
600 men out OF employment, 20 per cent. o
her population-with ships III every SCI
trying 70 sell her goods-and sne is willing
70 sell them cheap, and is looking snS
searching for . market that is not pickeC
| clean.
Now, the markets of the world tell M
that days labor will procure more in th'
United States than II viii IN any nation II
the world The eTfighiened manufsc
turer OF England Il beginning TO Tns
| bis hands and say. The peopi
in the United States are beginning to finC
ont that the free traders are with US one
sgain-snd are tryisg to adopt England
policy. They ssid before We could not IA,
they call 1t 8 tar ourselves rich. We con
iuBea sast year Of toe products OF LABOR for
the enjoy ments Of life more than any fv
nations in Europe with their l2)000 90
OF people, and We have saved OF the weslti
created hy our labor in the last thirty year
more than England has savef Ia the las'
two hundred years. If the distribution Ol
the vsslth is not 70 Your liking. you vii
nod ey ler of economy that protection
laws has nothing 20 DO With 1t. Give isDOi
the opportunity. she can create wealth
but viii not distributs IL.
Now voters II yoa wish 70 follow Eng
lishmen = advics and sst foreign labor 8
vorE. you Taust vote for Mr. Ford an
Grover Cleveland II yo1 prefer 70 prodnc'
the goods with our orn labor. vote 70
Gen. r. +. Harrison and NJ. Bslknsp. ~
taev represent the two different policies o
the two leading parties Of this nation Io'
must bear in mind that ths sunshine = 70
al. and = law tbst spplies - ali mus
either - benefit 70 al. or damage 70 a.
Yours Truly.
GEo. l. QrTssT.
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