The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-08
,fice 70 WINCH l e.pec.ed % be elected.

-one party thinks no citizen can do any
thing without protection. We can neither
e t nor perform any service without 1t, and
they assign aid movements TO protection,
ard II any 0neI believes otherwise ne Is 8
calamity howlhr.'
at even claims that protection makes figs
to grow on thfstles and draws suubeams
from cucumbelrs. We have been charged
with SAYING. sNho is afraid OF free tradeF
England has been called free trade coun
try. but it IMPOSES a tariff for revenue
I'm the dayd OF so-called free trade, 1915,
we still hgd sdme tax enough for the sup
port of the goFernment
aAll kinds df disasters were predicted,
but tariff fox revenue continued for ten
years. the ptopie still favored a further
reduction. and so well pleased were ali
that in 1876 THE Republicans agreed with
them. IL; its iirst platform it left out all
criticism eyeul on the question. 1t was re-
duced as low bs is per cent, and Professor
Sumner prondunces that the golden era,
when wealth hnd capital was doubled and.
nnr 0royvth wis not in a few hands. Read
the historv oflthose times and then ask If
YOU are afraid of free trade in the sense we
use it
.'Then came the civil war. AS sop 70
Penusvlyauial the first tariff plank was put
in the Repu bAican platform TO catch her.
In the uesirh TO save the union all con-
seuied TO abide by Inc tariff. Then all the
wealth berauito center A few grew rich
and the poor boorer, and this has been per-
petuated. uuttl now we have it at the high
est notch.
''In Great Britain. prior to 1916. the same
issue was fought; the manufacturer asked
for protectior, just as Republicans are now
doing: but England adopted the so-called
free trade, and there ceased to be any pro-
tectionists, because there never grew up
an occasion lp allow this class &c, get It's
grip on the government.
.sProtectioraism obstructs trade and COM
merce. Wherever the people are the
most wealthy you lind the great
est facilities isr trade. High tariff IS like
unto nign freignts. What ia the difference
between thef government taxing il and
some steamship company or railway com
pany doing hos A friendly journal has
placed this expression at the head OF its
columns: Who is afraid of Mexican free
leadi The heroes OF 1916 were not, and the
Democrats df 1892 are not. II that be
treason make the most of it' Applause.
''Tne free exchange of lead brought 10
US this vast region, which ask your miners
yes and ask the mine owners-after the
Mckinley bill passed. it they were AFRAID
of free lead. BY orators and by the press
we are told that we must have protection.
In 1883 thererwas tariff Of $50 per ton, II
the lead and silver were together and sill
YER the greater, it was admitted free.
Senator Dubois asserted, that under
the 1888 act we had free lead. SO
did Mr. Carter and the Salt Lake Tribune,
Did our lead mines shut downs Not Ell all,
but by 1889 we had increased (65 per cent.
increase) under that so-oalled free trade.
The price of lead was, in October, 1890 IS;
but this bill put az embargo on it. What
is lead todayl $780, What else has hap
peneds VOW can't obstsuct trade vithou;
doesn't raise Ahe price. Certain ores pro-
duced here called dry ore nearly ali ores
are of that hind. Prior TO the Mckinley
bill cost the OF reduction was SIT; today II is
SIG Under that bill the three larVesr
mines are sl-utting down, and the men
they employed are thrown ont Of work.
Where are the miners whose wages have
been increased. Take il ns a sample and
investigate. Dispute this If you can and
tell me if you are afraid of Mexican fire.
lead. Applause.
Are you for free wooll l say yes. In
1857 it was 81 cents per pound; today it is
Is cents. Whyl Because you can't take
orr own wool and make a decent garment.
II takes 200 different KINGS and you muss
go TO all climates and places to get them to
combine il the fabrics, one thing abroad
shut OF shuis of the other at home-it 1t
useless. Before 1910 Great Britain taxed
it, but as soon as II was repealed wool went
up. France tried the reverse, aud French
wool went down. Webster predicted this
in 1874, and our experience has verified it.
Yet the silver-tongued orators and jour
nalists call US Calamity howlers-'
Fellow citizens, we are fighting this
| battle On the issues of the two great
parties. / enter this 10 wage no petty per-
greater ISSUES; we are not afraid OF
free wool and free lead and no
one VINO will examine this will
differ with US. A good theory that,
you say, but bad practice. Protection
comes from the days of barbarian, when
tribute was exscted. The government
gifts are the gifts OF it's people. Ii it De.
slows anything on you, it tases it from
the rest OF US. The Mckinley bill has a
string to it. If Que of the favored oaes
imports anything and works it into man
ufactured article and exports it the gov
erpment refunds the tariff. Why should
the government do SO II the foreigner
pays its
ssSenator Horr said we can get things
cheaper now than fifty years ago because
OF protection here, but in England 1t is re-
versed.
"rhe Iags of trade govern the question
on the market. The ore from Utah anc
Mexico IS bought at the market value anc
ihs mine output of the richest
snl poorest man brings the same price
Democrats want to work TO live, not live
to work They want factories in every
town which cen support thani. Americans
are enlerprisiDg and are constantly in
search OF new resources to develop anC
! which capital will take hold Of We be-
in, "a -h "A rai NV 4 90
pacity OF those who WORK. We oppose
socialism and do not want TO cultivate
race of begQars. II you Gend me TO Con
gress i've viii do it.u shouted many witt
applausel, viii go but as the embodiment
of the sen timent OF the people and to serve
no class. BE moral and decent anc
accord TO your n ighbors what yol
always be fooled. We want no calamit,
howlers,' cry the protectionists. Luther
and Gladstone aud Washington were Of
this class Conteniment is the philosoph,
of stagnsJson, and we want none of il ant
will not have it,
Great applause followed, and the vas
crowd gave three cheers for the next dele
gate TO Congress.
JUDGE HENDERSON
was called Gut. notwithstanding the late
ness OF the hour, and spoke briefly on tn
issues of the day. He spoke OF the cen
traiiziDg of wealth III the hands OF the few
over o1e-half of the entire property OF tn
nation being held By $4,000 persons. Trus,
were exposed and the evil effects 0
protection shown up. He spoke of tn
coming celebration at Chicego-"W bat
great mistake Columbus made in place o
discovering America he should have ex
erted himself TO keep everybody at hom
| aud bulk wall around Europe. Cclumbu
was u free tracer and was trying to extern,
the commerce toward India when he lande,
I on this continent
The shams OF reciprocity, as worked GU
By the late premier we're shown to be al