Wichita eagle., 1889-02-15
ne course of his speech Mr.. Hanson said:

the course OF his speech Mr.. Hanson said:
whenever the Union has been assailed,
and 1t has been i'll jeopardy more than once,
the sentiment that opposed it, that sought
to dissolve it, was conceived in the womb,
nurtured at the breast, handled upon the
knee and rocked in the cradle of free trade
This statement is true, whether tested by
the notification act of South Carolina or the
Confederacy formed at Montgomery, Ala.
1t is true, because the philosophy of free
trade as taught at present, and as always
taught in this country, has been, and is,
based upon segregation, upon conflict and
antagonism between sections and States,
classes and interests. This doctrine is con-
trary to the spirit of the Union. which
/ ceases to be union in fact when it ceases
to be union of interests"
This is strong statement, says the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, but every body who
is familiar with the political history Of the
country knows that it is solid, sober fact
The free-trade idea has always been sec
tiona In the old slavery days, on the as
/ sumption that nothing but cotton could be
produced IN the South, it discouraged and
opposed the policy which placed the North
ern States OF the country, in material and
moral greatness, in advance of every other
array the South and West against the East
ern and Central States, on the plea that the
country is beng robbed in order to build
up and enrich the manufacturing regions,
in the face of unimpeachable evidence that
without the competition created by these
industries which the tariff has established
the South and West would have to pay far
more to Europe for the commodities which
they purchase than they do to the manu-
featuring districts of their own country at
this moment.
In contradistinction to the free-trade idea
the protective policy is based upon the
theory that there can be no real conflict of in
terests between different States of this
country. While free trade is sectional pro-
lection is always. and must of necessity be,
National Il aims TO build up all the indus
traes OF the country, not those simply OF
snail portion Of It. The nee and sugar
growers of the South find as ready and annie
defense behind the barriers against for
eign rivals which the tariff has erected as
is accorded to tie metal and textile pro-
ducers CT the North Indeed, TO rhe two
peculiarly Southern industries named Is
given larger measure Of support b. the
laws than Is extended &c the average indus
tres OF tire remainder OF the country. The
AIN Is 70 give all important concerns need
ing protection. irrespective Of Locality, a
fair snd reasonable amount OF protection,
70 the end that the industries Of lie Whole
country Hsy be fostc-ed syn me.rcatly, 50
that ali the resources, talents and aptrzSes
Of Tee people nay be inteEigentiy and
probably deEelopcd Against this pa-
taonaiislic principle the free-irade schene
wages war
snouId Have Them Insured.
II Mr.. Cleveland had beer reelected we
should advocate, says the Cincinnati Con-
mercssl- Gazette, insrring our National
flags now IN stock. and those On our men
of-war AID Cur merchantmen II thiA In
surance could De diserse;ly placed in for
esgn companies, Il we3ld occ assccaiIy hap
pen TIA. the citizens Of these nations whose
gun-boais destroy Cd Or captured Cur Tags
would suffer for IT. This would be slight
satisfaction. but IL would be better thAa
none TIL. tine sisid and paieg-aztsc
German shp has tr1ei her guns On the
United States flag As E1jgh; be expected, /
it was HIT for The German guns are gooc, /
and being . very deliberate race q zen 1
her gaauers take gooa Az srd as cur flag I
contains z-ea. deal CT red Il makes a /
splendid marx As . resa-. they hii iAe ]
Tag and &C. IL Having god stock q 4
their s~n o. hand. which unlike eur o~n I
Nation. they always tSSe good cara e. l
ties. German sziio-. tore c1rs zp "A l
there is no in saraace sF-Eae C e the /
press dispatches, we suppose the loss 10 /
total