The Jasper weekly courier., 1890-08-01


4 rsrnbii Ssn Paper lesis How she woal-
Growers Are lam sndlag the Pound q
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Tho opponents Of our present tariff
| system often assert that the various
protected industries Of the country hojd
: nortgage upon the Republican party.
and that In is present effort 70 put on
new and enormously increased duties
the party is simply paying or that
mortgage. The high tariff leaders in
dirnantly deny this and dcnounce IL -
: wicked free-trade slander.
Now j. IL not positively refreshing 10
ere one of the most prominent Of those
protected industries frankly take the
same view Of the matter; and is II not
81 II more refreshing 70 see leading
protectionist paper publish the fact 70
the world?
A stan correspond Mt Of that sturdy
protectionist organ. tho Philadelphia
Press, writes 20 that paper from Wash
ington 10 say:
The proposition in Secretary BlaIne's
letter 90 the President on the subject Of
reciprocity with South America which In.
wolves the free admission Of 'onth Americal
woois. has cause 4 something like fensa-
on among the West m wool growers.
Chairman Mckinley. ofthe House Committee
on ways and Aeans. and senat = sherman
and Other members Of the Senate Committee
r.ceivcI q large number OF telegrams yes-
terday and today from wool growers. who
nre alarmed ~ the proposition, and who de-
clare that any such Legislation would be .
breach ~ god faith toward them for the
part they took in the National election
against the free wool policy Of the Demo
Gratis
II is perfectly delicious 70 see tho
wool-growers pleading for the pound Of
flesh just as it was nominated in the
bond" and when the staff correspondent
Of one Of the foremost Republican pa
pers OF the land tells Us all about ii, we
may look upon the matter as settled
But even without this papers avowal
Of the party's obligat ons TO the wool
growers. does not every intelligent man
know that the Republican party de-
pends for its majorities upon the pecu-
mary profits which il votes out OF the
peoples pockets 70 the enrichment Of
protected industries? Candid Republic
cans themselves must admit that their
party could not hold together single
year but for the financial support Of
the men whoare benefited By its policy.
Is IL not . shameful and corrupsing
thing that great political party should
prostitute the law-making power OF the
Nation in such way as to brlbe any
class Of citizens to support IL?
But is II not melancholy spectacle?
Here is Mr.. Blaine recommending =
policy which would greatly enlarge the
foreign market for our farm products
ana thereby 90 far in relieving our agri-
cultural depression. and recommending
that we admit South American sugar
and wool free OF duty in return: but At
this polnt-and here is the melancholy
spectacle little knot OF loisy wool
growers Jump from out the bush and
shake their mortgage in Blaine's face.
saying NO you don't. We helped TO
carry the last election-wc voted down
free wool-shat was the issue: and you
would brcak .aith with Us so soon? You
ars pledged TO pay US for our support;
II you turn your back upon US the wool |
States will 90 Democratic at the next |
election We demand tho pound OF !
flesh
And IL has come to this--a party that
used to boast Of being the party OF great |
moral ideas bullied and threatened by |
the very men whose allegiance 1t has |
purchased with the peoples money. A |
great party. that has had and still has
its Statesmen, dictated to by those Who
have dollars at stake. great party be-
come slave TO the protected interests
that bought 1t and now seek By threats
to shape its policy.
The throne Of Rome sold at auction.
There was where great empire touched |
the low water mark touched mud. Has
not the Republican party touched mud
also?