The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
MD THE DRY BONES.
Free Trade Fossils Dine To-
gether i'm Boston.
LOVE TIE PEOPLE As OF YoRE
Bat Heps EEaoagh Republiean Congress
nsen wiz be Fas<~ 10 Pass Free
Trade Bill.

BssroN. Dec 3l-- Members OF the MasSa-
eAasests Tariff Reform League sisned this
evening. the eeeassoa heinz the annual
dinner Of the ozfsanizEtion Among those
present were Aoa. RseeF q Mills, Texas.
Hon. Thomas 9. Shsrman. New York:
Edward Atkinson, President T. W Eliot,
Harvard college tharEes FrAtcis Adams,
Hon. 1ehn j. Andrew, hon. Robert
Iscas Paine Hon. = A Collins and Others
President Pierce. % the league. spoke at
SOME Ieagfh On taFlff rsform. concluding
IS follows.
IL he lighs eli What hss heen presented y Il
not reasonable = caarinae lass ttse leaders Of
tlss posltsczl party whose earnerstsne IS pfoiec
ton are ready Ia Sc Interest 70 sacrifice one in
dussEy after an5theF sra A. may ss saauy be nec-
ess3Fy 70 eeilssif Tie alliance which they hage
foTmea with the wanixrowefN sren4naSfetH arG
Goa baFels q tho eaEatFy. Il > no snail ae-
yenlsge ta3t ia the sfsgie hsscre as we have Eer
cur seNief : nan af moral courage. STEERING
honesty and sssalgh tiaFwHFf2ess, TIE nloss In
seEessiag personality ia Americsa liie. GrpreF
Cleveland
Hon. Edward Atkinson, IN his remarks,
said
AL reasonable advocates Of p-0section consider
free trade tae objective point OF their system 70
hc attained whsn the fiMe was come 10 make Il
tseti0n TO domestic fsdnssry IL wEas 1hey aim
-. The euiy difference Is on the tlme at con
eession. WY not begin now When mutual
trust and con denee IN the siaeeFity of tbs par-
pslss Of al who ems age IN ihe work shsN hsvs
been establishes IA tue psnvress OF LEGISLATION
sc may then. for the tirst tine since Is6I, he in
position IA which The true fGsiF question itse1i
can be entered upoH by reasonable men Ia
manner consistent wikft common sense and
common honesty Mere shan oue-half the sub
cts o. taxation under cur present tariff
could be pat into tns tree list without
diminishing our revenue from customs Is per
cent. IA whst thsF hare Yielded up 70 this time
! refuse 70 iegisve that this representatives Of
the grsas nationsl Republican party. 70 which
3 - prGud 10 heiong for 20 many years, has be-
eause 80 narrow and 80 htgstsd IA sheir sec
ta0nai selling - q b. Incapable Of rising % the
level - fnc present responsibility. In time of
danger lheFe were seven men ia tho Repablicaa
party who saved tbs eeuntry from what think,
and nearly All reasonable men nosT admit
would have been political CONVERSION, when
TREY voted % their personal convictions BAT
NOT with their psyty, against the Impeachment
Of Andrew Jahssoa. Are there Dot now seven
members ia the seaste and a relative number IN
The Honse who may at The present time Dc ca
pabie OF The same independent judgment, who
nay Hnite with their party-opponents in ssieh
reasonable and IudIelosas reform o. the tariff IS
viii put us in the mas Of establishing conditions
IN the future In which tais country may obtain
the great eemmercc OF the worle9
Among the ufterances OF Dir. Nils, OF
Texas. were these:
History repeats itseIf AMI we are hege tonight
demonstrating with oar governments for the
wrongful interference with Cur private hasiness
depressing oar industries paTats xiag our labor,
tmpovsfishiug cur people and eattlng 90
f0reIgEs ssAde, and fenigbt we say 20 Mr
IFasftsosa and Mr. F5fafaN ~ car fssher4 sid
to kiisg George and Lord North, yon have no
right so close eur ports Grover cieveiaua. al
ne head 81 the Mohawks in December lss7,
threw the tea overheard. aad called on the bat
tle for the YsmaicAtian Of the right. We had our
Lexington and Bunker hsfls IN issS We hnd
our saraso2a n tS.9. We shall ha.e our Y0sk-
town IA is94 II restricting the parehsse and
sale % car products 20 American markets
stimulates industry. cseApen8 production snd
increases wealth and wEgss, Why wOaid Il nes
b. wise policy 20 apply the principle to each
enc Of tke stsiesT
uit Is productive OF good 20 forty-two sfa,es II
ought - be good n each one Of them. Itixa
question OF political economy net Of patriotic
sentiment II the principle is correct IL win
ARMY 10 4 small community A. wel as A
large enc Way not hurry IL to its logical con
elnsiyn and have Chinese wall around around
each state and stimulate II 10 build
Up Industries. increase rs wealth and give bet
Ter employment ard higher wages TO its oma
People. within each township Trade asnorx
themselves end bring the hcsae market aessae
The perfection ~ tie princsp.e waald
x 30 ws3 every man lnt3 himself
sE3 Ehns fosfsr and encourage him 70 develop
BIS rssaarrez IL Short time be would re s1f-
neieDtlv fieYciopssi 10 rsise bis own grain. beaf
end hnEs manufacture his own clothing. sss
RS o@n secs an1 hstch his awn chickens THIS
po5lcy rneaEs That man EiseS u the highest han
PineKS when be exnea1s the lafgesi ameant az
lsbsr and OBJ aius the ieast amount % produce
Nhen followed 20 SIS last anan
aiysA Il Is perpetual werk and
no pres0ee The bess here market
IS tie ore into whieh i admitted the largest lu.
pcEsSfzon. suse she largest tapagsatson r.eans
the i&Fgess rxpsftRsiaa, and tlag means active
aemaai f4s articles exported. ard thst means
sgrTg&sed pf3rcSs aid thai lneaas decreased
weaifa distributed among consumer. and
thar vii 81 farn essaae an seftge
aefaaua seg hosse precincts which sapKggss 50
psF essnt af horne consumption. An seEivs sie.
q and as hnHae rrs8Rcss creates a degaana Tor
rsw @atefsai ana .ahsr, and that raises saa
pglcr e lagsA. sad gives coastal. apsos msut
- sil classes OF ahcsers