The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-22

tories, giving employment to hundreds Of
hungry men and women, and. as employment
in this free country means health and happi-
mess, contentment. like q benodiction, had set
tied upon the town where Fletcher lived.
Beaumont. the homo OF the Fletchers, built In
early Colonial style. stood upon hill high
above the factories. and commanded magnin-
cent view Of the country for miles around. III
had been forsaken and closed during the dis
asters preceding the commercial panic OF 1887,
Thorpe Fletchers father having chosen TO live
with his family abroad rather than risk his
wealth In an unequal competition with English
Manufacturers.
After ten years Of life in European capitals,
Thorpe Fletcher and his sister had returned
lerphaned to their childhOod's home, deep and
lpatrlOtlc love for Republican principles and
institutions In their hearts, in spite OF the long
and careful training given them by their father
in the political economics OF Europe
One evening, during the excitement OF the
campaign. Thorpe Fletcher stood upon the
piazza at Beaumont talking eagerly with two
other gentlemen. Turning to ono he ex-
claimed:
SIT Is an abomlnabie deception, Peyton and
you men OF tho South should blush for itr'
The gentleman addressed flushed slightly.
but made no reply. His finely cut thoughtful
face looked more than usually grave as mel
turned his gaze from the Illuminated sky at his
friends excited words.
How sO-cslled men OF honor can countenancel
such fraud, 1 cannot comprehend" Fletcher
continued. angrIIy. why. that ticket ought
mot TO deceive a child, yet feel convinced that
the worklngmen OF this State will DO blinded BY
1t, in spite Of our efforts to unInask the duplicity
! of its polite leader. James K. Polk voted
against the Tariff OF %, declared against our
lprosent tariff and has always steadily opposed
Iprotsction. Yet road HE celebrated Kane letter.
TaIlyrand himself could not better use
Language TO conceal his true thoughts. His In
tention soems to DO to convey to US Pennsyl-I
vanians the impression that no fayors protec-
To help along the shameless fraud the Demo
Icrats have placed on the ticket as Vtco-Prosi-
dent our own statesman. George Dallas. pro
Ifeseed protectionist but We manufacturers well
know where he will stand in the day Of trial.
"If James Polk proves 70 be the doube-facodl
Icandfdato you foar, and George Dallas turns
traitor 10 the policy he professes," exclaimed
lPoyton. a fash Of anger illuminlng his quiet
eyes ''thea will no longer boast OF Democratj0l
honor or Democratic principle. will look into
this meter, Fletcher. and be assured that mol
vste OF mine shall ever Do used 70 further q lie
and perpetuato a national disgracoi Truth arstl
and always, In politics as In religion. Is my
creed, and II thai is heredity. then de thank
God for my forofnthersr'
pnnion, a blonde-beardod Ehgiishmaa. threw al
halfsmoked cigar upon the lawn and Joined In
4 the conversation.
GLOW horribly In earnest you Americans seeml
oYar these frequent elections OF yours Really
now there IL no ground for q quarrel. 10 there7l
Free trade isn'ton the Ticket and I've generally
noticed that the trouble 10 about that in this
country. Here you have amedel nomination
IPSlk, the idol Of Southern statesmen, and Dali
las, q stsunch supporter OF your Pct tariff and a
beloved son OF your own State. hear your peo-
pie In the town shouting; Polk, Dallas and the
Tariff of ar continually. and what more can you
manufacturers aak, Flotcherf
"Well, OaiIyie. spoaking OF that tariff" said
lPeyton, 81 agree with Fletcher az 70 lie bOnea-
cent effects. The prosperity OF our country isl
due to that and that alone. Romember our past
free trade very low tariff periods Of I7S9. 1876
aud 1892; look at our laborers yainly seeking
work While their families starved, our farmers
without a market, their produce rOttinR while
their lands, rich with harvest, were sold for
taxes, and our manufacturers Obliged 20 20
abroad 10 order 70 live. such have always been
! Is threatened I. for one, will never support so
uh patriotic policy"
well" drawled osilsie. eve English main.
Il tain that you Americans should confin0 your at
tentlOn to tIlling the soil. don't you know; that
the climate OF this country Is not ntted for man
lufacturlng. Your great American statesman,
lJohn Randolph declared years ago that manu-
lfacturing was q curse 70 the nation. and many
LOT your best men OF to-day agree with him. Mr.
walker was saying 70 mo short tlmo since that
: II all restrictions were removed from agricul-
; ture, with your fertile son, you could feed and
riciotho the people Of the world. and bollsVe
him"
, yes, most Kngilshmsn are In favor OF
!, waikers free trade theories. " saeored fletcher
1 aud cannot say that blamo them. 1t Is the
old cry OF the cotton king and foreign manu-
4 facturor, and should be resented by every
honest, patriotic American citizen. Agriculture
would only be OF sectional benent, and all
j statesmen know H. Manufacture alone can
make us what we arc destined 70 be, the greatest
'lnatioR in the world: and IN order TO maui
tfacture We must maintain our presant tariff
I n home market. and decent wages for our work
men"
"Oh. ron manufacturers ArctOo narrow; you
cannot take o reasonable, cosmopolitan view OF
thinzS." yuwnod oeilyIe. II positively fail tol
sec how you can roaso yourself 90 over thlsl
oioetion. Il looks 70 me - though you had