The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-15

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Fssa~rs- Necessity ~ : nroad Mnrkse
FOR Our Farm Psoducts volisy Aftss
Valley " Hot shot Hor Nigh Freteetioa.
Speaker Reed IL mighty man when
u comes 70 making members Of Congress-
vote ~ he wants them 70 vote. but he
has not yet acquired tbs power Of put
| ting : gag into the mouths OF few
members Of Congress- outside Of Con-
grcss Blaine continues 70 breathe out
threatenings and slaughter" and. en-
boldened BY his exam pie. Congressman
Butterworth has INDUCED his soul BY
\ giving vent 20 some more fine reciproc-
| ity talk.
| Butterwbrth. - Il well known. has
long been strong advocate Of rec proc
ity W tn Canada. lie Is not one Of
those blind leaders Of the blind protec-
tionists who think il good thing to
shut ourselves up with tariff bolts and
bars and have nothing 70 do with
4 abroad"
4 In his celebrated attack on the Nc
Kinley bill IL will be remembered that
Buttcrworth complained OF our policy
toward Canada in these words: Against
our own countrymen here on the North.
in whose veins courses the same blood
that courses in our own-united to US
by dest ny which is above the control
Of Kings o. Congresses-we shut the
door. we refuse even TO accept their
lumber. but send our children shelter
less TO bed rather than have . fair ex-
change with them"
In that strain Butterworth went on to
show that under President Grant q
treaty was negotiated designed TO open
the avenues OF trade between the north
ern part OF our continent and the south
ern. not only providing for free ex-
change OF manufactured and natural
products, but opening up the canals and
railroads in order that the healthful
tide Of our commerce might sweep
North and South, as it does East and
West
But this treaty was not confirmed.
'What prevented it?" asks Buttcrworth.
and he answers his own question::
The avarlce in certain localities. The
opposition was dictated from the potato
patch. from the cabbage patch. from the hop
patch Laughter and APPLAUSE And be
fore the bill Is over you will my honored
friend in chargs Of the hop brigade. associ-
nfcd with the cabbage cavalry. endeavorina
20 persuade the farmer that his highest good
Is in connning ourselves 70 market where
We do not sell now more than three fourths
Of what We produce.
After Butterworth had made such Z
brave onslaught on McKinley's queer
measure-with its duty on eggs amount
ing to Just one omeleta year to each
o: our people"-some persons were LED
to suppose that he would vote agains
II; but party pressure was too great
even for man with mo star of am
|, bition above him that would tempt hin
70 climb on false ladders"
, So Butterworth keeps up his spirit
!, BY talking against the bill he voted for
] His latest talk was suggested by Harri
! sons little reciprocity message to Con
! gress transmitting Blaine's letter on th'
|, same subject
He gives his fullest sympathy to III
7 South American reciprocity scheme an
: sayE The patriot who fails to recoc
!. nize in the policy foreshadowed by thos
/ papers great opportunity for renewe'
National prosperity don't read correctl,
the signs Of the times 1t is not dim
|. cult TO discover in the restless discon
!, tent which has grown up under the par
) tial operation Of our tariff sure har
bingcr Of the overthrow OF those who de
: fend and uphold the cxtravagant rate
! OF duty which are now imposed"
Butterworth has very positive opin
ion that we have carried this protection
business too far, and he rejoices tia
there are signs that halt Is to b
called Here is the way in which h'
, expresses himself: The country doe
|, not believe such high rates are essentia
. 10 adequate protection. There is n,
.. nation in Europe where the Govern
ment shows less inclination than oul
own to mind its own business and lie
the private concerns Of the people
alone. When conventions are brought
to approve policy they do not under
. stand. and applaud particular acts o.
which they have no definite knowl
edge. We have reached perfection IN
political machinery. In the presence
Of such trying conditions il is refresh
ing to read the message and letter men
toned. pointing out the necessity o.
multiplying the opportunities Of oul
people BY enlarging the area Of ouI
trade and commerce.
The prospect OF the party for 1so.
does not BY any means please the Ohio
Congressman and he asks: "what Il
our situation IS party? The tariff un
revised. and no consoling prospect thai
the Senate will do more than transpose
the exorbitant rates than abound in the
present schedule"
Then he comes back to the subject
Of reciprocity as means OF widening
the farmers market. and complains
bitterly OF : Congressional policy thai
would narrow the field OF our commerce
and snub the nations OF this hemis.
phere. with whom alone We could hope
20 secure enlarged and favorable trade
relations. We make proifcr Of plan "a
give farmers sugar At reduced rate,
hut we won't let him sell his corn or
pork in order to pay for his sugar. We
,acify him by pointing to his home
market, IS IL we had 70 stand guard
over IL to keep him from losing It Yes,
the farmer has home market and he
holds IL BY : tito above the power Of
Congress- He is shown tariff schedule
which runs the whole gamut from snap