Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-07
PROMOTION OF HOME MANUFACTURES,

end Of the century of the same patriotic
interest III the preservation and develop
ment of dom tic indus tries and the de-
Tense Of our working people against IN
furious foreign competitions Is an Incl
dent worthy OF attention.
It is not the departure, but the return
that we have witnessed. The protective
policy had then its opponents. The
argument was made, as now, that is
benefits enured TO particular classes OF
sections. II the question became IN any
/ sense or at an time sector al, 1t was only
because slavery existed IN some of the
states. But foc this there was no reason
Why the cotton producing states should
not have led, or worked abreast, with the
New England states in the production of
cotton fabrics. There was this reason
only why the states that divide with Penn
sylvania the mineral treasures OF the
greet southeastern and central mountain
ranges, should have been so tardy in
bringing to the smelling furnace and to
the mill, coal and iron from their new
opposing hillside. The mill fires were
LIGHTED AT TIE FUNERAL PILE OF SLAVERY
The emancipation proclamation was
heard in the depths of the earth, as well
as In the sky. Men were made free and
material things became our better ser
wants. The sectional element has happily
| been eliminated from the tariff discussion.
| We have no longer states that are Leces-
| sa,IlY only pIaEting states, None are
excluded from achieving that diversified
| ton OF pursuit among the peopla which
bring wealth and conteatment. The cot
ton plantation will not be less valuable
when its product is spun in the country
| town by operatives whose necessities call
! for diversified crops, and create ONE
| demand for garden and agricultural pro-
! ducts. Every new mine, furnace and
! factory il an extension OF the productive
Cd Dacity of the state more real and valu
able than added territory. Shall the
! preiudices and paralysis of slavery
continue to hang upon the skirts Of
| progress? How long will those who re-
| julue that 81 avery no longer exists, cher
! ISL and tolerate the incapRcities it put
upon their communities? I
! 10, HoPEFULLY TO THE CONTINUANCE OF
OUR PROTECTIVE SYSTEM,
And to the conseq development of
manufacturing and mining enterprises
! in tDe states hitherto wholly given TO agri-
culture, as potent influence in the per
| feCE unlficatio0 of our people. Men who
have invested their capital IN these en-
! terprises farmers who have felt the bene-
| ft of their heighborhoOd, and men who
work IN the shop or field, will not fail TO
| find, and to defend q community Of in
/ terests.
Is 1t not quite possible tnat farmers
and promoters of the great mining and
manufacturing enterprises which have
recently been established in the sOYth,
may yet find that the free ballot Of the
workingman, without distinction of race,
is needed for their defense, as well as for
| his own. I do not d )ub5 that if those
met. in the south who now accept the
tariff views of Clay and the constitutional
expositiOns of Webster would courage
ously avoW and defend their real cOnnec-
| ti0ns they would not find it difficult
| by friendly instruction and co operation
| to make the black man their efficient
and safe ally, not only in establishing
correct principles In our nationaI admin
istratlOn, but in preserving for their
| local communities benefits of social order
and economical and honest government,
at least until the good offices Of kiudnss
and education have been fairly tried. A
contrary conclusion cannot be plausibly
urged. l have altogether
REJECTED SUGGESTION OF SPECIAL ExEOU
TIVE POLICY
For any section of our country. It is the
| duty of the executive to administer and
| enforce in methods and by Instrumental
! ties pointed out ard provided by the CON
stitution all laws enacted by congress.
These laws are general aud their admins
| tratiOn should be uniform and equal. AS
citizen may not elect what laws he will
obey, neither may the executive elect
| which he will enforce. The duty to obey
and to execute, embraces the constitution
in its entirely, and the whole code of laws
enacted under it. The evil example of
permitting individuals, corporations or
communities, to nullify laws because they
GROSS some selfish or local interest, or
prejudices, is full of danger, not only TO
| the nation at large but much
more to those who use this
pernicious expedient to escape their just
| obligations or to obtain an unjust ad
vantage over others. They will present
! ", themselves, be com PEELED so appeal TO
| law for protection, and those who would
use law as defense must not deny that
use of it to others. If our great corpoF-
| atinns would more scrupuiously observe
| their legal limitations and duties they
would have less cause to com plain of I'M
lawful limitations of their rights, or of
violent interference with their opera
tions. community that by concert,
opeu or secret, among its citiZ9ns, denies
to portion of It's members their plain
rights under the law, has severed the
only safe bond of sUcial order and pros
perity. Evil works form a bad center
both ways. Is demoralizes those who
practice it and destroys the faith of those
who suffer by it, in the inefficiency OF law
| as safe protector. The man in whose
breast that faith has been darkened IS
Naturally q subject of dangerous and IN
canny suggestions. Those who use IN
lawful methods, and are moved by no
higher motive than the seltshness
that prompted them, may well stop and
inquire what is to be the end of this IN
lawful expe3ient. 1t cannot become a
permanent condition of government. If
educated and influential classes in COM
munitirs either practice or connive at g
systematic violation of laws that seem to
them to cross their convenience, what can
| they expect when the lesson that conven-
; ience or supposed class interest is sufi-
cient cause for lawlessless, has been well
learned by the ignorant classesf A com
munity where law is the rule of conduct
and where
COURTS NOT MODS EXECUTE ITS PENALTIES
is the only attractive force for business
investments and honest labor. Our
naturaiiz alton laws should be so amended
as TO make the inquiry into the character
and good disposition of persons apply
ipfT fo- pisjzanshjD more parHfUi and