Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-03-26

4 "GA1O1 LII buc WdIcI du
bread at midday and good bread an
water at night. Such may be called th
bread of affection, but it was fit that ma
should eat the bread of affection. Thou
sands would be very glad of dollar day
and 1t added to the the sin of the man q
strike for them to turn round and say +
those men: You can do so, but yol
shall not. There might be special case
OF hardship, but the great laws of politica
economy could not be set at defiance"
Relative to the dollar day and 5rea.
and water" of Mr. Beecher, it is said tina
soon after the statment was made known
through the press a revival meeting wa
being held in Troy, n. Y, into which al
lrlshman had entered and took a seat nea
the door The minister proposed t.
change the affair into praise meeting
which was agerd to. He called on Deacon
So-and-so, W no responded giving his rea
son for praising. Another did ikewis,
when wag present called on the Irish
man, who, to their establishment, re
sponded: II seen that Mr.. Beecher sale
dollar day and bread and water was
good enough for workingman, an
seen the papers give him - for saying
it, and continued Pat, Il praise God fol
that He was not called on again.
As to Mr.. Beecher having been at one
time strong protectionist is doubtful
His father-Lyman Beecher-was an able
and eloquent advocate of the American
protective tariff, which probably gave
rise to the statement about Henry Ward
Beecher.
Bishop Newman, when asked How
did Mr.. Beecher come to support Cleve-
land?" replied: Some time after Cleve-
land was elected | filled Beecher's pulpit,
and was the friend of an intimate friend
of his and asked him the same question
you have put to me. He replied: Mr.
Beecher believed that his visit to Europe
during the early part of the war had been
of the greatest possible service to the
country, and Mr. Blaine took no notice of
it whatever in his history. It was slight
he could not and would not forgive So
it was personal matter, after all, and not
a question: of principle This, is, | be-
Eeve, the first time this statement has
been made
Garfiield's Economic Views
An old line wing asks: Can you give
any proof to show that James A. Garfield
was ever free trader? Did he ever say
that he was in favor of free trade? Is
there any such thing to be found in any
Of his speeches? ?"
The conduct of no man has been more
vilifed on the subject of protection than
has that of ex-President Garfield, not only
by accusing him of being a free trader
while he advocated protection, but by
charging him with being a member of
the Golden Club of his own choice. The
falslty of these statments has been shown
on several occasions. What probably
first gave rise to the charge of Garfield be-
ing in favor of free trade was the following
extract from his speech in 1870, when he
said Il am for the protection which
leads to ultimate free trade. | am for the
free trade that can only be achieved
through a reasonable pratection. The
signs are unmistakable that strong re-
action is setting in against the prevail
ing rates-the tariff rates-and he is not
wise legislator who shuts his eyes to
the facts of the situation He is the
wisest man who sees the tides and cur
rents of public opinion and uses his best
efforts to protect the industry of the
people against sudden collapse and sudden
changes Now, if | do not misunderstood
the signs of the times, unless we do this
ourselves prudently and wisely we shall
before long be compelled to submit to a
violent reduction, made rudely and with
out discrimination, which will shock if
not shelter all our protected industries
AS well might it be said that if a neigh
Dor warns me that unless certain precau-
tions are taken to prevent it. my premises
are in danger of fire; he is in favor of
burning them up. Garfield, in a single
sentence, expressed the views of all Ameri-
crn protectionists. 1--WE legislate for the
people of the United States and not for
the whole world and it is our glory that the
the American laborer is more intelligent
and better paid than his foreign competi,
tor.
In the monthly circular of A. &. Kid
ston q Co., iron, steel, metal, and tin
plate merchants of Glasgow, Scotland
there occurs the significant statement:
"Tin-plates are again dearer under heavy
buying, and we can not expect prices to
give away for some time to come. What
the future may bring to the Welsh makers
of tin-plate depends upon the United
States" There are two things perfectly
plain in this business statement. FIRST
prices of tin-plates are hihger in Great
Britain, where they are entirely unaffect-
ed by any tariff duty. Consequently it
can not be said truthfullylthat the increase
IN American prices is ION account of the
tariff" Secondly, if British prices come
down it will be ION account of the tariff. >
That is to say, if the output of the
American tin-place works become large,
the Welsh makers will have to make low,
er prices to compete for the American
market. What the future may bring tc
the Welsh makers depends on the United
States" England fears lower prices, and
is watching the infant tin-plate industry
this side the Atlantic with jealous con
Germ.