Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-05-31
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Perhaps the most astonishing utter
Fnce made by the President on his
journey is this;
ihe theory Of our government is
ls~Ie Individual liberty. II IS that we
shall take ont OF the way all ie9is!a-
i've distinctions to the free, honest
pi.suilo OF all human industries; that
= IN individual shall in his own place
have tho best chance possible to de
Vs,op the highest prosperity FOR him
sell aud his family.
this was seriously addressed To a
gathering Of people at Omaha by n
Republican and a Protectionist- 1t s
a most curious anil interesting com.
inentary on Mr.. Harrison's attitude
towards the dogma OF protection, for
Il might he the declaration not OF a
pure Democrat and q revenue reformer
alone, but OF an absolute free trader.
II raises another surmise as to the
Presidents sincerity. Does he believe
in anything? Or does he know the
essential basis of his party's particular
creeds
The man who said to the people Of
Nebraska that the Government
should take out Of the way Legislative
restrictions to the free. honest pur-
suit OF all human industries" has
recently sieucl n hill cmbodying pre-
cisely the opposite doctrine and Sc
screly restricting individual effort
rhe principle for which Mr.. Harri-
soa voted as a Senator and which he
approved as President imposes re-
siricticns upon the formers OF Ne
briska in the honest pursuit Of their
industries, by compelling them to sell
in the cheapest market and buy in
the dearest. 1t has loaded their
efforts 10 gain a living from the soil
by increasing the tax en- binding
twins, by taxing their chains more
than 10 per cent, their cutlery 81 per
cent, their agricultural implements,
their clothes, and pretty nearly every
thing tiat they must buy.
The party which elected Mr.. Harri.
son President, and whose doctrines
D.. promotes, instead Of endeavoTing
tnlt leach individual shall in his own.
place have the best chance possible
I, develop the highest prosperity"
has deliberately put a tax upon many
important industrial efforts. 1t has
recently put the heavy hand OF the
Government upon the business of
canning fruits 10y more than doubling
the tax on Tin. plate. II has lowered
the price OF domestic wool, and DIR. ven
american carTet-makeIs cut OF bust
ness by imposing n heavy tax on
uools that the manufacturer
actually needs. 1t has intertered
with the liberty of the citi-
. who desires TO make certain pro-
ducts of metal by taxing his ores and
is fuel. 1t has practically prohibited
A IN .ricans from carrying on the bust
ness OF Importing certain grades OF
woulen and other goods.
We are all familiar with the manner
in which the protective tariff law has
restricted the right OF the citizen to
choose his industrial methods and has
limited and actually prohibited by
Legislative distractions the pursuit
OK certain Human industries"
Protectionists admit tho restraints
and justify them, and while the Presi-
dent officially susta;ns his party's
policy he is, to say the least, nnin.
formed OF the necessities OF TIE selfish
argument upon which it rests. When
his mind escaped in grateful orutory
IL the presence Of the Nebraska
farmers, he urconsciously gave utter.
an ? to a universal truth that is tie
70 Etain OF quite other principles
tn n those embodied in the tariff act
" ich only n year g he glecfully
ri :ncd.-lN. y. World.