The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-09-29

south" by the surrender of all protection
to 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 to i
lay and collect taxes and duties, con- |
cludes as follows:
"But no bounties shall be granted from
the treasury, nor shall any duties or
taxes on importations from foreign ma
tions be laid to promote or foster any
branch of industry"
1t is unnecessary to say that this Con-
federate prohibition, or anything like it,
is not to be found in the constitution of
the United States, and yet the Demo-
cratic party is now pledged to enforce
and give it practical validity through
out the Union, though it is merely
free trade ghost supposed to haunt the
original Confederate states, where it
once found an unhonored grave.
For a whole century the American en-
enlargement of the mechanical arts and
manufactures has generally prevailed.
This encouragement has absorbed in
fixed investments the greater part of the
surplus capital of the country. Outside
of those engaged in agriculture it has
given remunerative employment to the
largest number of American working
men, skilled and life trained in the arts
and manufactures, and whose products
surpass in annual amount those Of any
other people.
The Democratic party proposes that
all this shall be suddenly changed and
have no consideration. The issue they
tender in the coming national contest is
that American capital and American
labor shall have no more protection than
foreign capital and foreign labor. If
Americans will not work as cheaply as
foreign artisans, they must hold the
pillow and hoe and no longer fraternize
with steam engines, but Danish FROM
their homes all the labor saving ma
chinery to which they have given birth,
and for which they have the highest
aptitudes.
For the last ten years it is believed
that $25, 900, 900 have been annually taken
from northern states and invested in
SOUTH" The Democratic policy Of free
trade would confscate all such irremov.
able investments as remorselessly a.
those of earlier birth and of infinitely
greater magnitude in northern and
western states, and as entitled by the
| FREQ trade creed to no better treatment
than that of aliens and enemies.
Laboring men may be told, as they
were last year told by Mr.. Gladstone,
that we should not have "mills and fac
tories to produce yarn and cloth which
| could be had cheaper abroad" but this
| would compel the great multitudes now
employed in "mills and factories" to
change their vocations to that of increas-
| ing the crops of cotton, corn and wheat,
| reducing the prices of such crops for
the benefit of foreign purchasers.
Free trade builds up few great cities
| on the seashore and creates millionaires
in foreign trade. 1t depopulates the
rural districts, and has nothing but lip
| service to offer those who toll for their
daily bread. 1t would give to the latter
the dearer cost of living and the " per
cent. less of wages which free trade in
| England offers to those who labor. 1t
already rejoices at every calamity which
| grieves home industries, and would make
our imports always to exceed our ex-
ports, keep us always in debt and always
| poor.
Republicans believe that our govern
ment should have great and noble pur-
poses beyond the mere power to levy
and collect taxes. They also hold that
every heart beat of political parties
should be in harmony with the hum of
diversified and universal industry, and
that the political parties should contrib
ute by their patriotism, faith and good
works to make our country great and
prosperous-great in political institu-
tions, great in the wealth of its intellec-
| tual, moral and material achievements.