Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-12-07


ment. Without a knowledge OF
our own boundaries, all attempts
at protection will not only be fu'
tile, but perilous to the peace OF
two great nations.
| WARNER MILLER ON THE ISSUE
OF THE CAMPAIGN.
"In the first place, the result Of
the contest has settled for many
years the question as to whether
American protcctiOnsts or English
tree traders shall formulate the pol
icy of this government. | doubt il
the advocates of the free trade the
DRY will again be so persistent in
their efforts to break down our
tariff system as they have of late
The country has been heard from
1t has spoken in no uncertain voice.
1t has repudlated the attacks OF
President Cleveland, Mills, Wat
terson aud Carlisle upon our Amer
lean industries by a tremendous
majority. The tendency of h g
present administration has been
most threatening toward American
industries. Now that it has been
overthrow. the people are assured
of the continuance of the Republi-
can system of protection. Capt.
talists are already searching for
opportunities to invest their sur
plus cash. Mills which have been
closed for the past three years are
resuming business. The Ameri-
can workingman Is to be retained
in our employ.
"TO Judge Of what we may &C
cOmplish within the next twenty
seven years under a protective tar
i'll, it is only necessary to look
back and see what it has done for
us already. In 1861 we had about
10000 miles of railroad. In 1883
we have 100000. Then our manu-
features were comparatively in
their iDfa ncy. Today we are the
greatest manufacturing nation on
the face of the globe. Our sgrl'
cultural products surpass those OF
the world IN quality as well as in
quantity. Suppose we had passed
the Mills bill. Fifty millions IN
revenue would have been taken
from our Treasury within a year,
and manufacturing interests b y
the hundred would h ave been
placed at the mercy of our COM
petitOrs abroad. The free traders
have said they wanted only to take
the tariff off raw materials. This
was done to catch the support OF
the Northern manufacturers. The
hope was that when they sa W
through the scheme they would
turn about and fight to abolish the
tariff on manufactured good &.
Then, indeed, would we have free
trade. The Republican party has
already put on the free list all, or
nearly all, raw materials which are
not natural products. The Mills
bill went back to the days of slavery
It placed our free labor on an equal.
ity with slave labor. The whole
issue of the campaign has been one
of wages, and it has been decided
that the American instead of the
English rate shall be paid to our
wOrkmen. 1 predict that the next
four years will be the most pros.
porous IN our history.
"One of the most welcome signs
of the times is the breaking up of
the Solid South. West Virginia,
Virginia and Tennessee have vast
mineral. wealth. They want it pro.
tected. The two former have de.
clared in favor OF the Republican
policy. The Democratic majority
in Tennessee and Maryland has
been reduced to almost nil. North
Carolina aud South CMolina have
all but declared Tor protection aud
its attendant prosperity. The new
South viii be a feature OF the new
ad administration. Under President
HarriSOn's guidance ! firmly be-
lieve the natural resources and III
dustries below Mason aud Dlxon's
line will be developed as they never
were heretofore, and before another
Presidential election is held, at
least four Southern States will join
the ReDublican column"