The advocate., 1891-04-29

cerning political affairs 10 presume that
be can read his title clear as John sher-
mans successor In the United States
Senate on March A, 1893.
His enlightened understanding Of the
great glory and worldly gain the western
farmer obtains "through the protective
system he has thus most cogently (?) ex-
pressed:
The old time stock argument Of the free
trader that tariff duties arc a tax on tho con-
sumner has been 80 completely exploded by
practical results that II Is no longer heard
Of except only from those who obstinately
refuse 10 SEQ the conclusive demonstrations
TO the contrary that abound on every hand.
The case Of tho farmer 80 long and so pa
thetically talked about by these gentlemen
as one that illustrates some kind Of evil dis
criminatiOn and hardship under the prOt0c-
tive system, has become ono Of the most
complete refutations Of their fallaoies, since
tho statement cannot be successfully chal-
lenged that practically everything he pro-
duces, from a dozen eggs 10 Che finest horse
on his farm, brings him q price when he
sells IL from 30 TO 200 per cent. higher than
he ever dreamed OF in free trade times,
while substantially every domestic article
he buys is from 80 10 200 per cent. cheaper,
and at the same time from 30 10 500 per
cent. better in quality Facts of equal po-
tency can be cited without limit in favor of
the policy of protection in its effects upon
all the other industries Of ths country.
Hon. II. Henry Powers, Representa-
tive In Congress from Vermont, the Re-
publican star that may be the last to set,
said:
We are here 10 advocate Che principle that
America is for honest money. We care not
Of what you make 1t, whether 10 be gold or
silver or both, or whether IL be paper, but
we insist whenever that dollar is passed in
exchange, whether II be between two neigh
bors in swapping horses or between two ma
tions swapping products, that dollar every
day in the week and every week in the year,
at all times and in all places, shall contain
the intrinsic value Of 100 honest cents. [Ap-
plause. We believe our tariff regulations
should be constructed along the lines of a
fostering
PARTICULARLY OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
That with the encouragement and growth
of our manufacturing interests we are serv-
ing those great and limitlsss agricultural in
terests which are seeking q market at home.
W8belisve the businesss Of this nation
should be carried on by its maiorities, but
when the minority in Che national House Of
Representatives seeks TO thwart the will OF
the people by inexCusable obstruction that
with such men as Tom Reed the deaf shall
be made TO hear and the dumb shall be
made TO speak.
AS the foregoing Is q close adhesion
to the doctrine Of "lntrlnslc value"
money, to q spollatlon tariff system and
10 the parliamentary methods inaugural
ed by Speaker Thomas B. Reed, Of the
House OF Representatives Of the Fifty
first Congress, the following self-gloriR-
cation and that Of the Republican party
from President Harrison should be con-
sldered by his cOuntrymen:
The conventions Of the Republican party
and the Legislation Of the last Congress
have, however, very clearly defined and very
courageOusly presented the issues upon
which the next contest must be waged. To
those declarations gave The assent Of deep
conviction and TO the important legislation
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