The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-06
A lASIER MIND.
SENATOR yuSTrI S. MORRILL, ON THE
TARIFF.

THhifF.
The yeteraa Statesman Gives . Clear
Oppression Of View. on This sIost I'm
portaBt Feature Of the Campaign.
Bon Justin :. Morrill,. the author Of
the tariff # lsGl and perhaps the best
posted ga that subject of all our United
S;Aies senators save Aldrich. of Rhode
Island. has contributed to the Septem-
Der uuInhgr # The North American Re
view an admirable history of the efforts
Of the Democrats 10 gravitate toward
free trade.
For the last generation the melancholy
history Cf the party has been so equiv
oCal and desperate. and the platform
botCh-ry Of is leaders SO sterile of pop
MAR favor, that they are now ready to
renounce all former pretensions of Low.
for the men 81 home industries, as well
A. all regard for the general welfare of
our native land. They would even ofIel
unconditional free trade to our great
British rival rather than reciprocity to
the Suuth American republics.
The Dgm"Cratic PARTY of the north
purchases lIs alliance with the 'solid
south b. the surrender of all protection
10 American industries and tame sub
mission To the precise terms of the late
loved and lost Confederate constitution,
which. after the grant of the power &c.
Law and collect taxes and duties, con
ciUdeS a. u.iawS:
'-Bui ~ iruGuiies shall he granted from
the treasury. nor shall any duties OF
taxes Un IUpurtaiiunS from foreign ma
tons ~ land TO promote or foster any
branch q industry"
II l. unnecessary 10 say that this Con,
federaie T'7naIbiIion. or anything like il.
j. Dot 20 lie found in the constitution OF
the United s.aIrs. and yet the Demo
cratic purity Is now pledged TO enforce
and give il practical validity through
ont the Union. though il is merely
free trade ghost supposed to haunt the
ori.-iual Confederate states. where il
once found an unI0nOred grave.
For whole century the American en-
cOrra-emeuj Of the mechanical arts and
manufactures las generally prevailed.
Tins arrangement has alb Orbed in
fixed Investments the greater part of the
surplus CalI;al # tine country. Outside
o. tnuSe engaged in agriculture il has
given remIucrarive employment to the
lar tst uuIllur 81 American working
men. skilled and life trained in the arts
AM manufactures. and whose products
su.IsIss II animal amount those of any
OF TeyPls
1Hr Democratic party proposes that
ali MS shall ~ suddenly changed and
have ~ consideration. The issue they
tender n ila s"-HIu: national contest l.
thai Amrl.Cla cEpital and American
l-bur 81 have uo II1re prOteciiun than
fdrc.-n C-f.-I and foreign labor. II
Americas WI not work as cheaply a.
fore n artisans they must hold the
pl0 7 All hoe and 10 lon ,er fraterrIize
viii s1ezln eB--ines. but bznish f:m..
tbeIr hu-av- al tie labor saving ma
ch.1s.y - y ...I Ia. : hive given bril-.
and for walCh they have the highest
Aisuiudes-
For iI5c last ten years il is believed
tina ga 0s.t...5 have lien annually taken
from northern states and invested in
manu-. -Crs-S IN the 50 called new
south The Democratic policy of free
trade u0Ull CBIlisCslIe all such irremUy
abe Iuve=; uIeufs sS remOrselessly h
thus Of e4r.ler birth and Of infinitely
ers@,eT uIs -.Ii,ule in northern and
wesisTn sizes. and as entitled by the
FREE Trale coed 10 no better trcs nent
1hsa th-f q ..-Ieas and enemies
Lzb0-ln= men NAY be told. as they
were last yelr It'd by Mr.. Gladstone.
that We should not have mills and fac.
TONES Ic produce yarn and cloth which
could IL had CHEAPER abroad hut thi-
would compel the great multitndes now
employed n mills and factories q
change their vacations 10 that Of increas-
inE the CrUF,s II cotton. corn and wheat.
rsdncIE- the prices Of such crops foi
fbs beIeli 81 foreign purchasers.
Free trade builds up few great cities
Oh the se2sl0rs and Creates millionaire
N foreign trade. IL depOpulaies the
rur4I districts. and has noihin- but lip
service 10 olier those " no toll for Their
daily brad. IL would give 20 the latter
the dezrsr cost of living and the a. pr
cent lszs & wages which free trade g.
EnSland OGers 20 those y=bO labor. Il
alrusdy rcjaioes Al every calamity which
eri-ves home Industries. aud would make
our imports always 10 exceed our Ell
ports. keep u always IN debt and always
pour.
Republicans believe that our govern
rleui sbu.Ii4 lave great and noble pur-
po~es i,-yuud TIE mere power 90 levy
snG coileCt L4xeS- They also bold thai
e-e-T bsa-z beat q political par1ie,
snou4d L. n harmony with the hum Of
dizsTsIG ! aid universal industry. al
tez1 linz political parties kbOuld conirib
M b. I8e1r TAf-10iisin. faith and good
wOrkk - make oEr country g,eaf and
ErvsIe-Uns--sz1 IN political insiiiu-
zsOns- ssesi Ia the wealth # ifs infeiiec-
fnzl. nlU-.I and E3z.s-lzl achievements.
VIII what longing eres are the Brit.
Nj .Es-ulscfurerz watching the pro-
pass &C fns iSezDocfztlc psrfy In Amer
lrz 1lss ~ luG=sd By what the esliioi
~ g. 1 5000 g-f~.rss~ -. ..T-l.