Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-07
FREE TRADE THEORY.


Michael d. Harter, who represents the
Fifteenth Ohio district in the house OF
representatives. in one thing at lesst it
must be admitted that he has succeeded
admirably, and that is in coznpseEing
moro misrepresentation. more absurd
statements. moro gronndless assertions
into the limits Of q on> hour speech than
any other free trade ''reformer-not
even tho ablest-hss thus far been able
to do. Nj. Harter's success wss
achieved IN the course Of the debate On
the free wool bill, and that our opinion
Of his ability in this respect is not with.
out justification We shall prove by
quoting some Of the choicest statsmeats
to be found in his speech. After q
eulogy of Messrs. Wells, Perry, Sunncr,
Henry George AID other patron saints
of the free trade camp, we find the fol.
lowing remark:
ain 1s4e, under Democratic auspices,
we reduced the tariff taxes and new life
was given TO every honest industry, Q
fresh vigor was injected into trado, and
blessed prosperity. like . rich, warm
garment, thrown over the shoulders OF
shiverizg want, came down lpen and
spread over every corner Of our hand.
From 1919 to 1890 we had what IL called
the free trade period, and . blessed era
it was for The people"
Perhaps tAat is tho reason why IN 1859,
thirteen years after the enactment OF
Mr.. Hartcrs free trade blessed pros
perity" tariff tho number Of psupers in
New York state was eel, 155 psrsons
in q pspulasioa Of s,5eo,o0e, or one
pepper to every l8]S persons, while
today. by the census bulletin Is
sued January, 1892, the number Of
paupers In that state is only TO-,
2T2 IA population Of 5,997 1858, or ons
pauper to every 583 persons. 1t was fit.
ting, too, In such . "bAssed era" tAal
charity soupAouses for the rolief Of the
poor should be opened Ia every ward IN
New York city, Is was done In 1885,
and that the governor Of South Caro-
linn, the bsz ner free trade state, should
have issued . proclamation calling upon
charitable people all over tho world tol
aid for the starving thousands Of the
south. Save rs from another such
blessed erar
The relative prosperity OF every mar
and woman who lives IN this country to
day is not as great - 1t vas at the Gloss
of the Revolutionary war. [DWisive
shouts On the Republican side. mean
as soea as we lad overcome the imme-
date consequences Of that war"
This is the naost remarkable stshemen:
that was ever made BY \ sane man on
tho hoer Of congress. Nov gfvo history
. chance. Professor John Bach Nc
Master, perhaps The greatest living
American HISTORIAN, says (''History Of
the People OF the United States, i" Vol. i,
p. 06f
There can b no doubt tha4 wonder.
ful aneliorstion hAs taken place SINCE
that day in the coudtttsa Of the poo
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