Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-01


BosToS, Deeembsr a.-Members Of ths
Massachusetts, Tsyid Reform League gath
cred this evening, the occasion being tho
annual dinner Of the organisation Hon.
Henry L. Pierce presided, and among shosa
present were Hon. Roger Q. MillI, Of Texass
Hon. Thomas G. Shearnaa, Of New York.
Edward Atkinson, Prezi5eat c. " Eliot,
Of Harvard College; Chazlea Francis
Adams Hon. John T. Andrew, HSa- Rob,
ert Treat Paine, Hon. P. A. Collins and
others. President Pierce, in opening tth1
after-dinner exercises, employed thssa
words:
Politicians of the protectionist school, fore
seeing that either the duties upon raw nate
rails must be given up, or that the industries
thus taxed must go the wall, intimate .
willingness to let one Of the most
should be found necessary to do so in order to
placate the lronmasters and coal barons Of
Pennsylvania. Rather than break with them
these politicians in the interest Of the party
which they serve, are ready to look on and see
the iron works OF New England shut up for.
ever.
TRIBUTE TO GROVER.
In the light of what has been presented, Is is
not reasonable to conclude that the leaders OF
the political party, whose cornerstone is pro-
lection, are ready, in its interest to sacrifice
tries as may be necessary, to cement the
alliance which they have formed with the
wool growers, iron masters and coal barons Of
the country II is no small advantage that in
the struggle before US we have for our leader a
man of moral courage, sterling honesty and
raightforwardnesS, the most interesting per-.
sonality in American life-Grover Cleveland.
Hon. Roger @. Mills felieitated himself
upon being able to touch elbows with New
England on the subject that had gathered
md ho n
place for agitation of tariff reform-in the
old town that once made teapot of its
harbor. Among his utterances were these:
History repeats itself, and we are here to-
night demonstrating with our Governments for
its wrongful interference with our private
business. depressing our industries paralyz-
ing our labor, impoveLishing our people and
cutting OF our foreign trade. And tonight We
say to Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Blaine,
sSd as our our IaSherS M.s ai said TO 70 Alng Ieorge
close our ports.
A FIGURE OF SPEECH.
Grover Cleveland at the head Of the Mo-
hawks in December 1887. threw the tea over
board and called on the battle for the vindica-
tion of the right. We had our Lexington and
Bunker Hill in 1883. We had our Saratoga in
1889. We shall have our Yorktown in
1892. If restricting the purchase and sale OF
our products to American markets stimulates
industry. cheapens production and increases
wealth and wages, why would it not be a wise
policy to apply the principle to each one Slater
If it Is productive Of good to
AZ States it ought to be good to each of them.
1t is question of political economy, not one OF
patriotic sentiment. If the principle is correct
it will apply to small community as well as
large one.
Why not carry it out to its logical conclusion
and have Chinese wall around each State,
and stimulate it to buildits industries increase
its wealth and give better employment and
higher wages TO its own people. Let Massa-
chusetts 90 to raising coffee and tea and
cotton and oranges, lemons and ground peas.
And what would be still BETTER let each county
wall itself in and foster and encourage the de-
VelOpment of all branches of industry and be
independent and self-sustaining Let
the people within each township trade among
themselves and bring the home market home.
The perfection of the principle would be to
wall every man into himself. and thus foster
and encourage him to develop his own re-
sources.