Telegram-herald., 1890-06-13
WHAT FREE TRADE Is
T1z OPENING OF Cus 4sRKET TO
TsE PROJECTS Or TrE aOR-0.


TaE PROJECTS Or TrE nORND.
g. Es4os. Tea. SO Dssra1atlsa - Azaer-
to@a L--ssr- L@s s-s-s 80 Ai.~rasls
hDssazs-ssarss-ls4 4ld Ealz Essry-
@ksrs.
Hau Wu1am MeEiIl-y II his zre1t
sEsech ln lhs lg 80 Nay z. s4-l s-lg1g
ether taaFs
Lras-tr.ie. er a. vou are F.eased o.
rall Is. ~gesea-e tzar1I. E.zaus tee ogenj
Eag % of ll-s market. which l. admitted
Ct B. bssr b Tie wlEit. - Tie free eE-ry
u tle rrod4ctz q ELs laor.l IL u-esI-s
slore-it means tnaE re l4boT - tbs
ccNnrry - O. beIeIitted O. IT'S eaEles coa-
clEon. AID gllzt Ike condition ~ our pe0-
PIE Is u Ls lsEs-ed d9Hn o the c011-
t0u ~ rB4 oogul.1cs, because uE1er iE
every element u eosr. every item Cf 2rO-
duc1ln. Including wages, must %
brCugAL down ~ the level ~ The lowest
paid Labor u the word No other result
can foll0g, and no other result Ls aaticl-
patsd or szpzcted by those Wis tnteli-
gently advocate = reyenus tart. We
cannot MAINTAIN ourselves ag -luat an
equal coniiitlons without tho taTlE, an4
l.8 nan II -14irs believes We can.
Under Tie system ~ unrestricted trade
which you gentlemen recommend ws
VIII have % reduce every element of
cosr down g. Or below that Of our com
mercial ryaIs or surrender % them our
own market 80 oue VIII dispute that
sta-eIasnt. and % 90 into tie domestic
market ~ our rivals would mean that
productloa here Eaust te 50 reduced that
with transportation added we could ul-
drrsel them iu their own market, and %
meet them Ia neutral markets and ii
vide the trade with Them would mean
that wo could probably sell lde by side
with taesn ~ their minimum price.
First. then, 70 retain our own market
u der tls Democratic system or raising
revenue by removing al Protection
yTOuld require our producers 10 sell az as
low price and upon - favorable terms
as oCr foreign competitors. How could
that be done3 IL one way only, by pro
ducing as cheayly as those who would
seek Oar markets What would that en-
ta1s An entire revolution IN the meth
oGs and condition and conduct OF busi-
ness here, leyehng down through ey-
ery channel 90 the lowest line Of our
competitors. our habits OF living would
have 20 be- choEged. our wage cut down
81 per cent. or upward, our comfortable
homes exchanged for novels. our inde-
pea3ence yielded up, our citizenship de-
uor2lized
These are conditions inseparable 10
Free-trade; these would be necessary If
ws could command our own market
among our own people. and if we would
invade the worlds markets harsher con-
dItious and greater sacrifices would be
demanded OF the masses Talk about
depression, we would then have il IL rs
fullness. We would revel IN unrestrain-
81 trade. Everything would indeed be
cheap, but how costly when measured
by the degradation which would ensuc.
When merchandise is the cheapest men
ars the poorest. and the most distressing
experiences IN the history OF our country
--ay, Ia all human his,ory-hGve been
when everything was tho lowest and
cheapest measured by gold, for every
thing was the highest and the dearest
measured by labor
We want no return to cheap times in
our own country. We have no wish 70
adopt the conditions Of other nations.
Experience na5 demonstrated that for
Us and ours and FOR the present and the
future the protective system meets our
wants, our conditions, promotes the ma
tional design, and VIII work ont our de5-
tiny better than any other.
With me this position IS a deep con
victi0n. not a theory. l believe il it
and thus warmly advocate it because en-
vel0ped in it are my cOun-y's highest
development and greatest prosperity;
out of It come the greatest gains 10 the
people, the greatest comforts TO the
masses, the widest encouragement for
manly aspirations, with the largest re-
wards. diguifying and elevatipg our cit
izenship. upon which the safety and pu-
rity and po-maneacy Of our political
system depand.