The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-01
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Massachusetts Tariff Reform League
dined this evening, tho OCCASION being
The annual dinner OF the organization.
Hon. Henry l.. Pierce presided, and
among those present were. Hon. Roger
Q. Mills, OF Texas; Hon. Thos. s. Shear.
man, OF New York; Edward Atkinson,
President 9. W. Eliot, OF Harvard Col.
lege; Chas. Francis Adams; ffon. John
+. Andrews; Hon. p. A. Collins and
others. L. Jti#. ~. & ,,a 4rTUn
President Pierce, 10 opening the after.
d!nnere exercises, among others, employed
these words: .l.o M .'..'..'
Politicians OF the proteetionist school,
forseeing that either the duties upon
raw materials must be given up or that
The Industries thus taxed must 70 to the
wall, Intimate d willingness to let one Of
the most important OF them die out, il it
should be found necessary to do 30 in
order to placate the iron masters and
coal baroas OF tPeansylyania. Rather
than break with them, these politicians
in tho interest Of the party which they
serve are ready to look on and see the
iron works OF New England shut up
forever. In the light OF
what has been presented, is it no.
reasonable to conclude that the leaders
Of the political party whose corner stone
ia protection are ready in its interest to
sacrifice one industry after another, and
As many industries as may be necessary
to cement the alliance which they have
formed with the wool growers, iron mus
tess and coal barons OF the country?
It is no small advantage that in the
struggle before US We have Tor our Leader
II man OF moral courage, sterling hon.
esty and ,straightiorwartness, the most
interesting personality in American life
Grover Cleveland"
Hon. Roger G.. Mills was then pre.
sentea. Among his utterances were
these: "History repeats itself and we
are here tonight demonstrating with our
Government for its wrongful interic..
ence with our private business, de.
pressing our Industries, paralyzing onr
labor, impoverishing our people and
cutting Off our foreign trade. And
tonight we say to Mr., Harrison
and Mr.. Blaine as onr fathers said
To King George and Lord North, you
have no light 10 close our ports. Gro.
vtr Cleveland ut the head OF the Mo.
hawk, in December, 1857, threw the ten
overheard and called the battle for the
Vindication OF the right. We had our
Lexington and Bunker Hill in 1883. We
had our Saratoga in 1889. 4 We shall
have our Yorktownjiu 1892. So
Ii restricting the purchase and sale OF
our products to American markets stim.
ulatFs, ,cheapens production and increases
wealth and wages, why would itnot be IL
wise policy to apply The principle to
each one State II it is productive of
good to. ~ States it aught to be good To
each one of; them. i 1t is q question Of
political economy, not ono OF patriotic
sentiment. elf the principletis correct
it will apply to Il small community as
well as large one. Why not carry it
out to its logical conclusion, and have Il
Chinese wall around each State and slim
u!ate it 10 build ditsindustries, increaseits
wealth and siye better employment and
higher wages to its own people. Let
Massachusetts 90 to raising coffee and
tea and cotton and oranges, lemons and
ground peas. And whit woGl be still
lietter. let aaals sxGaty wg!t itself in aud
foster and e,nonragc tlia development
OF all branches OF ministry and be indie
pendent anu srlf sustaining. Let the
people within eaeh township trade
among themselves and brtug the
bone market home. The perfection
Of athe principle would be to
wail every man into himself and thus
fostet and encourage him to develop his
own resources; increase his wealth,
give better employment TO himself and
higher wages. In n short time be
| would be sufficiently developed to raise
his own wheat, corn, beef and hogs:
manuiacturc his own cloth; make his
own shoes; dig his own potatoes; set
Ills own he.s; hatch his own chickens,
aud drive out the dogs. This policy
means that man rises TO the highest
happiness when he expends the largest
amount OF labor aud obtains the least
amount Of product. When followed to
the last analysis, it is perpetual work
aud no product. II" . The
best home market is the ono into
wh!cA il admitted the largest impor-
:ation, because the largest: importation
means the largest expectation spl that
means increased price, and that means
increased wealth distributed among the
consumers, aud that will, in turn, create
au actiye demand for home products
which supplies 90 per gent ct the home
consumption. An active demand for
home products creates demand for raw
material and labor, and that raises the
price Of both aud gives constant employ
ment TO all classes Of labor.
He was iollowed.by Hon. Edward Al
| kiuson, who made strong speech ior a
revision OF the tariff.
Letters OF regret were received from
ex.speakcr Carlisle Representative
breckenridge, oi kentucky; Gen. John
Palmer, OF Illinois; x.Governor aoad-
icy, ex-governor Chamberlain, OF South
Carolina, and others. s.l5 80