The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

| for the promotion OF home manufactures and
| for the encouraging tho use of domestics in the
dress OF the people were organized in many of
| the States. The revival at the end OF the
century of tho same patriotic interest In the
| preservation and development of domestic in
dustries and the defense of our working people
| against injurious foreign competition is an in
| cident worthy OF attention. 1t is not a de-
| partuce, butt return, we have witnessed. The
protective policy had then its opponents, The
| arguments was made rs now that its benefits
| enured to particular class or sections. II the
| question became in any sense or at any time
sectional it was only because slavery existed
| in some OF the States. But for this there
| was no reason why the cotton producing States
| should not have led or walked abreast with
| the New England States in the production
of cotton fabrics. There was this reason only
why the States that divide with Pennsylvania
the mineral treasures of the great Southeast
ern and Central mountain ranges should have
been SO tardy in bringing to the smelling fur
mace and to the mill the coal and iron from
their near opposing hillsides. Mill fires were
lighted at the 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 servants. The sectional element
has happily been eliminated from the tariff dis
cussion. We have no longer States that arc
only planting States. Nonehre excluded from
achieving that diversification OF pursuit among
the people which brings wealth and content
ment The cotton plantation will not be less
valuable when the product is spun in the coun-
try town by operatives whose necessities call
for diversified crops, and create home demand
for garden and agricultural products. Every
new mine furnace and factory is an extension
OF the productive capacity OF the State more
real and valuable than added territory.
"Shal the preiudices and paraly sis of slavery
continue 10 hang upon the skirts of progress?
How Nyin n.ul,n
longer exists cherish and tolerate the incapaci-
ties put upon their communities? / look hope
fully TO the continuance OF our protective sys-
tenn, and to the consequent development of
manufacturing and mining enterprises in the
States, hitherto wholly given TO agriculture, as
potent influence in the perfect unifcation OF
our people.
1.-The men who have invested their capital in
these enterprises, the farmers who have felt
the benefit OF their ne ghborhood, and the men
who work in shop or field will not fail to find
and 10 defend "a community OF interest. Is 1t
not quite possible that the farmers and
the promoters of the great mining and
manufacturing enterprises which have re-
Gently been established in the South
may yet fnd that the free ballot OF the work
ingman, without distinction OF race, is needed
for their defense us we'll as for his ownY / do
not doubt that il those men in the South who
now accept the tariff views OF Clay and the con-
stitional eSpositions OF Webster would courage
ously avow and defend their real convictions
they would not find IL difiicult, by friendly in
struction and cooperation, to make the black
man their efficient and safe ally, not only in es-
tabiishng correct prin ciples in our national ad-
minstration, but in preserving for their local
communities the benefits of social order and
economical and honest government At least
until the good Offices OF kindness and education
have been fairly tried, the contrary conclusion
can not be plausby urged.
II have altogether rejected the suggestion of
Especial executive policy for any section OF our
country. 1t is the duty OF the executive to ad
minister and enforce, in the methods and by
the instrumentalities pointed out and provided
by the constitution all the laws enacted by |
Congress. These laws are general and their |
administration should bo uniform and equal
AS a 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 It's entirety and |
the whole code Of laws enacted under it. The |
evil example OF permitting individuals corpo
rations or communities to nullify the laws be-
cause they cross some selfish or local interests
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 un-
just advantage over others They will pres
emily themselves be compelled TO appeal to
the law for protection, and those who would
use OF 1t to others. II our great corporations
would more scrupulously observe their legal
limitations and duties, they would have less
cause TO complain OF the unlawful limitations
OF their rights or OF violent interference with
their operations. The community that by con-
cert open or secret among its citizens, denies
to portion OF its members their plain rights
under the law. has severed the only safe bond
OF social order and prosperity The evil works,
from bad center, both ways. 1t demoralzes
those who practice It, and destroys the faith OF
those who suffer by II In the efficiency OF the
law as a safe protector. The man In whose
breast that faith has been darlSened, is nat.
urally the subject OF dangerous and uncanny
suggestions. Those who use unlawful me thods,
~ moved by no higher motive than the selfish
yess that prompted them, may well stop and
inquire what is TO be the end OF this.
AN unlawful expedient can not become
pcrmar cnt condition OF government. II the
educate and influential classes In a commun-
ity either practice or connive at The systematic
violation OF laws that seem TO them 10 cross
their convenience, what can they expect when
the lesson, that convenience OF u supposed class
interest Is q sufficient cause for lawessness,
has been well learned by the ignorant classes
a community where law is the rule OF con-
d1ct, and whore courts, not mobs, execute the
penalties is the only attractive field for busi-
ness Investments and honest labor.
'Our naturalization laws should be so
amended as to make the inquiry into the char
acter and good disposition OF persons applying
for citizenship more careful and searching. Our
existing laws have been in their administra- |
tion On unimpyossive and often an unintelligi-
BILE form. Wo accept the man as q citizen |
without any knowledge Of his fitness, and he
assumes the duties Of citizenship without |
any knowledge as 70 what they are. The
privileges OF American citizenship are SO great
and ~ dsiies - grave taat We may wsn tasist