Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-03-21


greenbacks, provisions and property, must
share in it. 1t was true that 81 day was
not enough to support man and FIVE
children, if man would insist on smok-
ing and drinking beer Was not 81 day
enough TO buy bread2 Water costs moth
ing Man cannot live by bread alone, it is
true, but the man who cannot live on bread
and water is not lit to live When
of selfdenial, he is falsely educated A
family may live on good bread and
water in the morning, water and
bread at midday and good bread and
water at night. Such may be called the
bread Of affection, but it was fit that man
should eat the bread of affection. Thou
sands would be very glad of dollar day,
and it added to the the sin of the man On
strike for them to turn round and say to
those men You can do so, but You
shall not. There might be special cases
of hardship, but the great laws of political
economy could not be set at defiance.
Relative tc the dollar day and bread
and water of Mr.. Beecher. it is said that
soon after the statment was made known
through the press a revival meeting was
being held il Troy, n. Y, into which an
lrishman had entered and took seat near
the door The minister proposed to
change the affair into praise meeting
which was agerd to. He called on Deacon
So-and-so, who responded giving his rea.
son for praising. Another did likewise
when wag present called on the Irish
man, who to their establishment, re-
sponded: ~ seen that Mr.. Beecher said
a dollar day and bread and water was
good enough for a workingman, an |
seen the papers give him - for saying
it, and continued Pat, IL praise God for
that He was not called ON again.
As to Mr. Beecher having been at one
time strong protectionist Is doubtful.
His father-Ly Beecher-wds 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.. Reecher come to support Cleye-
land?" replied: "Some time after Cleye-
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. II was a slight
he could not and would not forgive. So
it was personal matter, after all, and not
question of principle. This, is, | be-
lieve, the first time this statement has
been made
Tin Plate Prices in England.
In the monthly circular of A. G. Kid
ston d Co., iron, steel, metal, and tin
plate merchants of Glasgow, Scotland,
there occurs the significant statement:
TEMPLATES are again dearer under heavy
buying, and we can not expect prices ito
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 unatfect-
ed by any tariff duty. Consequently it
can not be said truthtullylthat the increase
In American prices is ION account of tn
tariff, /" Secondly, if British prices come
down it will be on account of the tariff -
That is to say. if tie output Of the
American tin-place works become large,
the Welsh makers will have to make low
er prices to compete for tie American
market. "What the future may bring to
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.
Garfiicld'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 a 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: 81 am for the protection which
leads to ultimate free trade. am for the
free trade that can only be achieved
through a reasonable protection The
signs are unmistakable that strong re-
action is setting in against the prevail
ing rates the tariff rates-and he is not
a wise Legislator who shuts his eyes tc
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 prudenty and wisely we shall
before long be compelled to submit to a
violent reduction, made rudely and with
out discrimination, which will shock il
not shelter all our protected industries.
As well might it be said that if 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. eve legislate for the
people of the United States and not foI
the whole world, aud it Is our glory that the
the American laborer is more intelligent
and better paid than his foreign competi-
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