New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL
PROTECTION Is PROGRESS.
Effect OF THE M'KINLEY BILL IN THE CON
NECTlCUT VALLEY.

tcElbrr Climbing I'm the Mountains II seelheu' J."
deed. like endorsement of the pans hau areauS
uade for spending three weeks VACATION y" sep
tcmbcr . dlspaching my luggage III ADVANCE /
mounted NV horse and started to do tn" country
Horseback riding while having all the aoNahiaeS o
Bicycling has OF It's disadvantages G. X" "'S''e
back which is unfortunately becoming so common
Il also has advantages that the bicycles 90 not give II
briggs you into closer contact with the p'un poP''
Everybody loves horse and talk d" horse more
Or less II Is something In common. ii looS''s INV
tongue Of the diifdcn AMI the confidence OF the
,hy but intelligent farmer WHO looks mt the bcyciiSt
however crroneotsly as somewhat too high-toh'n OF
'dudlsh.7 Then Nith a good horse you can use S""I
eyes 10 better advantage: he picks ont the rou anu
you are at liberty to enjoy the beauties OF the sur
rounding country and 10 receive such instruction IL
may give.
Leaving New York ! followed the ola Boston fos'
Road from West Farms passed through the charming
villages OF HronNdale New Rochelle. Marmaroneck'
arrisons Rye and PortChoster and ound myScil Ill th'
State OF wooden nutmcg,. II Is simply "iarNno" "o"
these villages and towns have liner eS'd ana prosPrru
within the last five years. They are each I'D ui''en'
phases object lessons in the benefits derived from
protective tariff Apart from the pleaslr" expert
cnced I'm travelling the country AT TINS SfSo" l"
this novel and health giving fashion, enjoying the vi
rlcd scenery the gradually changing char;ct tissues oi
the inhabitants, the pCiLrlng Ia ny sell tcoSe ""o '
travelled that same old post road on Such Wu'N VII
ferent crrands-for It Is section Of our country anu
road that are old and have history have but one
note TO sound and that Is: Protection Is rrosre7s'
You have already given II series OF articles upon the
particular advantages that Stamford, Darcn the NOT
walks southport bridgeport Wallingord and Mcriden
have each experienced at the hands OF the MchlhiS
LII and Kindred tariff legislation. have only To auu
ON that score that your correspondents lave erred on
the side Of putting their statements OF the "ohu''i
prosperity everywhere apparent too mildly
As cN-Cong, ssman lorr says: II we cohlc ONLY
induce the Free Trade fanatics to 90 TO the corner OF
rhrd.st and Tllrdave.. Brooklyn to the factory OF
Sommcrs Rfothers. they might believe some or the
things they see there. among others that we 90 hiN
tin In America: II they should go 20 Newark UNIV
We make pearl buttons IN the United states II lheS
sbould talk with some member Of the firm Of tiffany
& Goa that Commissioner Packs report was not
connection Of Hes and m>reprc-en ations.'
II the doubter, would prefer. Jet them take theli
medicine sugar coated and follow up the shores OF
Long Island sound pleasantly, a | dld ana 'heS
would find that The Tribune was Al Us Oh piN''''9'
Of telling the truth again. And Then, II tnc' "A'U "
little valley and mountain climbing, LEI them turn
and come mp the valley OF the Connecucut hlNc''
log along with the farmer, and trde,prol'e on thr
road talk with them al their barns or at the water
troneh, look about them row ana then ana inquire
.Wly in the world are yOn putting up 80 many
n.vr hams ," As | did. think they wOuld Ect ule
same answers that did. J said What DO YOU
need 80 many new barns for Are N"u raising
more horses and cattle than formerly Are your crop,
80 mach larger Why should they all be 50 new
Very few Of them are weather tanned, ana
can see nothing but new barns and piles upon piles
~ new board a, far ~ the eye can reach. j j.
really monO,onous: the pcturcsqucne,s Of your
beautiful river IS almost destroyed Tho answers
| got were nearly all the same: d" ics; we need an
these new barn, for our tobacco ION see since 'ie
Mckinley I'LL became law "" poor u|'o a O =,
to raise tobacco aud TO piy Tor hep 10 cu'tNar ~
f,rmrrIy Ucsidc, We have 10 buy more horses 10
helm ont with and 10 keep orr extra hands We nave
10 ,er nav FOR Them and We don't mind FOR
other fellows a 'whacN In their INES al 'he am
lime" Then continued one Old philosopher, IooH
80 tho harm wonder see how the building Of 1t has
benefited others besides me needed ~ loI LOT, iny
crope With me 1t + an Investment and III get my
money ont of II before I'm through Then II mas
given tho lumber man up In the North Woods. III a
material The mill hand, have had their opportunity
AZ pltung up the boards. Then l had 10 employ
dd ANYTHING IL had To be brought here 10y the rail.
road and my had to haul II - the place yThuer
iron that have entered into its Constructions IL Is
difficult 10 Just how many have been behS1eu
the number u similar bnilGns, that have been
called into being In this state alone hhR now hu,i,
Tia, benefit would otherwise bavc accrued 10 people
ont dc Of our country. am not in this for love
myself and those fine fellows IN New York , nau
Koston are paying no moro for their cigars thth
hey before, very Hltc. Two ]'dto "sp
,hcse conditions did not exist. These barns
were barely hoped for. Those industries when go
toward the construction Of the barns ana the
rultlvating appnrus have been and arc benefited BY
This tariff Those industries engaged In the trans porta-
tJn and in the manufacture of transportation mclnues
hive been and benefited. The money which
changes hands in AL these transactions STAYS riSht
here I'm these United States and keeps on circulating
among onr people. These som" of the ply Steal
benefits she'd by the protective tariff. There are ed
ucnional and moral advantages well. our children
have better and greater opportunities for ShoOng than
ev.r before because we can better afford IT, and Just
81 f,r a. education raise the moral tone ot com
mnntv Just so far will conditions be advanced
81 make thc wise old farmer. ] ma that in inns
mart Of New En- gland through the tract hav" cONcrh
M as far rs Sprin gied. that In many RESPECTS thc
old mans statement. Ia the moral cOhuluon OF
affair To me a stranger seems to be- true. u man
must dcthronr his reason with strong drink, ne
must do before II p. m. nj I'M" latest ana w"
streets are deserted by that hour They cniorce the
law I'm matters Of excise and street walking. There
orc few Door places ~ residence anywhere along the
ronte iIis tone OF general prosperity makes me
ride through New York Connecticut and Massachusetts,
MI the more gratifying. II appeals to ones thankful
mess and patriotism n nothing else can can any ono
h.n Ia measure debt Of gratitude To such lcgia
ZION n; excmpliied by this feature OF the Mckinney
bin 49, , ,, 90. ~,
one OF the measurements will be the wiping ont oi
Cleveland's plurality OF 800 which he received IN
Connecticut fonr years ago. and the substituting OF
majority VI 800 for Benjamin Harrison In NpVnmDer
next PERCY ID. ADAMS.
springfield Mass, Sept IA, 1892.