The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-17
HOOsier Notes.
MARION, IND. Oct. 10, 'Sg

HOOS1er NOteSs
MARION, IND, Oct. 10, $50.
News HERALD:-I once more attempt
to write word for your many readers.
This city is climbing right along. The
Normal School bailding is almost COM
pleted, and it is only necessary to be
seen to be admired. One building at
the Soldiers Home is ready forlthe roof,
with several others on the way. Marion
is building up rapidly. We will soon
have street cars. I could write a great
deal about this place. Our court is now
in session trying "white Caps" and
from the evidence that I have heard it
looks as if the Caps will 70 over the
road. will now leave this and drop a
thought or two on politics, as this is the
year my old State is to elect Governor.
I will commence near the beginning Of
our glorious country while under the
rule Of our mother country. Instead of
taking her boys by the hand like kind
mother should do she would give us .
push on attempting to rise. She said
we should not manufacture any article
for our own use, and even some of our
brothers wanted to be kept down too, 80
it is now to-day we find them in our
midst. The American idea is, that we
should manufacture our own goods If
possible. We believe that on our manu-.
factories depends our prosperity to great
extent, and the people generally are in
favor of factories until a political cam
paign sets in, then there is class of
persons that call tile manufacturers q
set of thieves and robbers. Senator
Voorhees, on January 18th, 1854, in the
U. S. Congress said, IT visited New Eng
land last summer, when heard the
swelling hum of her manufactures and
saw those who only short time ago
worked but few hands now working
their thousands and rolling up their
wealth. I felt that it was an
prosperity" And in speech
in Bloomfield, Indiana, only short time
ago he said, "If had the power ! would
hang all such men as the Carnigies."
If that is not calculated to incite Anarchy
I would be glad to have Chicago
Anarchists to rise and explain. Now
what does Mr.. Mills, author of the Mills
Bills, say in his speech in the House Of
Representatives July 2lst, 1883. "The
wooden manufacturer is not injured (by
the Mills Billy, he is benefited" The
woolen manufacturer, by the existing
law, gets compensation for the taxation
on wool and IS per cent. protection for
the manufactured product. ''By our bill
We give him free wool and 40 per cent.
protection on his manufactured goods.
Instead of being injured he is positively
benefited to the amount of S. in the
hundred now than he is by the existing
law" And the next breath, "Why
should we not put our manufacturers
upon the same basis with the manu-.
facturers of other countries? Why
should not we have the opportunity to
contest with them in all the markets of
the world2"
How can the two theories be main
tanned? One is for hanging the manu-
facturers while the other claims to be
in favor of beneiting the manufacturer.
Well, their views can be harmonized.
One would hang the manufacturer and
that would settle his hash, and the other
would put his merchandise in competi-
ton with foreign cheap labor, and that
would finish him. So you will see the
same object is in view-the destruction
of our home manufacturers just as the
mother country did in our infancy. The
free. trade party is in favor OF manufac.
tories in part, and that is the last end of
the word "torries."
Well, want to hear good report from
Ohio when the election comes off.
want to see Ben succeed himself again.
When I think OF the great men married,
Ben, it seems wonderful. There is Ben
Franklin, Ben Stanton, Ben Wade. Ben
Butler, Ben Butterworth, Ben Harrison,
Ben Foraker and Uncle Ben Conard. It
is bewildering-it is to the Democrats at
least.
/ will quit, and If this should get
printed expect the readers will want
to quit too. GEO. STEVENS.