Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-04


tho poor tradcsmau. Where i8 the
uaupcr labor N which we hoar 80
mucb2 The Republicans viii probably
tell you that II isiu itee trade England,
but that country pays better wages
than her protected ueighbots. The
Democrats In their platform declared
that Republican pro,t elton was fraud,
und No II Is.
In Connecticut the operatives In the
wooden mills are paid higher wnICs
than lRb1rers are Tor similar service in
the South aud in Umh. 10 Connect.
cut can successfully compete with the
South md Utah, why can she not
DO the same with Euehud?
The labor cost In England, stat
tis.lcs show, is greater Ia
proportion to ila producing CO.
pacity than IA the United States.
we arc told that English lablrers get
lower wages than our own. This Ia
true, but Il II also true that they get
less still In protected Germany. Why
should we not pay higher wages IN tho
United STATES tnau h. phid la my
other pnrt Of the wOril' We have
county that IL iucaiculably rich iu its
varied resources. For centuries hidden
treasures have teen gnrnrred within
our borders by nature. We have
people POSSESSED OF marvellous alupil.
billy and Industrious habits. The re-
suit, M far ns we ATE concerned, OF
paying higher wages than other coun-
tries could not he otherwise, The only
way TO compare the inertia Of free
trade IA TO do 10 by referring
TO countries similarly situated. Two
such countries exist lu New South
Wales md Victoria. Tho htiHl was
the more promising Of the Two. she
adopted tlc protective system aud her
sister, New South Wales, tho free
trade policy, anu though She was not
rich In eoI and resources her people
prospt rod and became rich whliu tue
opposite was the unfortunate lot OF
VIctOri. We hear much about
American protection. llrplpiicnns
lack originality. Until 1915 England
had protection ana Republicans copied
her methods by iuslituting protection
| IN the United State. Tui- system Ot
so-cills d protection originated IA spain
hunireds OF years ago. Look az her
pitiable coalition today, The
custom spread to England anu
was carried on thrle during
the days II barbailsm AMI religious
tr-ls. Republicans have not oven ori'
glnality. Harrison only echoed the
expression II buckingham when lac
said that cheap coat implied cheap
| man. Mckinley, too, only repeated
! tho same sentiment when ho said
ohpapnrsa AMI nlsti1os- were syn pny.
NOUS terms. In Is o Republicans
adopted thoif fret platform. Reld and
compare II with their platforms Of TO-
day. Under Democratic free trade
! yeara ago wo lon mills increased, In
Iu6tries syraug up ia all directions
aud distinguished Writers aud political
economists pronounced II the golden
era o. prosperity.
Republicans toll US that they possess
all VI the intelligence ani that
| Utah Il n white spot ON the map, Rui
that 10 why u should br Rcpu lean.
Protection, they say, II good la theory
but bad Ia practice - like the ten
commandments which are very good
il theory bat equally bal in p.articv
f1r protection becaugc thoy say Thou
halt not steal" (Loughter) Repub.
llcans can only soe IA 800 mill owners
ia the United States they are always
,Ound lrgislating Tor trusts AMI munDp1.
lies. IL was the Republicans who took
away tlr 10 mp taxes. They got O. taste
q bloc and Ike the Wild Ruimsl arc
It'll hunting for more with which 10
guench their burning anu cteruGO
tllfst. 10 Is no wonder that patrl tic
iseuuhliC ius are desgrtlnW tngiJ
own party and coming over 10
lne rnnka Of Democracy. Tins
nation which by the Constitution wns
designed ~ 10 the common veal OF al
people has become practically the
property Of private Individual. Nc.
iIiulsy did not write tho protective
clauses OF his bill, but the agents OF
gigantic trusts and monster mOu1p,iies
dld, (ChrcW and prJtraC,li nppInu,e.)
10 WINS never the design " those who
ormti THIS government that lb prIyil-
r.pH should be wrvslei from Que class
and given 10 another. But this has been
lCue uy the Republicans. itisu pUr-
uCIuus putv9fsiln OF The principles
which undttlie the Consultation.
Protection Is q msrry.g1-rOuui used
Tor the purpose 0i rOhD.ug Peter TO pay
Paul aud Paul 10 pay rimothy. Hlr.
T.70u tells us about our recent reClp.
'ucHi trade relations with "a few
little Islands he rays something
about the number OF barrels OF llJur ana
pounds VI pork we have sold o. them
What about ~ England laid down
her bar4 10 Us. She wants our sur.
plus. We are anxious that she should
have Il. We have nowhere else to
send IL. My friends, dom, you know
that even Republicans like Tree tndt9
- does the bmuggleI; all Republican,
are snug ylurs. (Laughtur.l They love
it (rcuewed murFiment) The dandy
young man that eau smuggle suit "
clothes into the United States viii do
It IN order 90 escape paying the duty
thereon. Dcpew would 10 IL, they all
40 II. daughter AMI applnusu.l
Who, afraid OF free tradel Voices
rom the Republicans 1--WE are" and
from the Dem crals at Is n good
thlng"J IL brings peace Ia one hand
and property In the other
No one tut a savage would isolate
himself and compel himself 10 produce
all he consumed ami consume all ne
produceJ. (Laughteg.l Republicans
don't got their principles from running
brooks nor their sermons from stones.
Republicans, 60 homo aud look ut your
maps and see II protection made this
world
Time was called and Mr. Rlwlins
took his stat amid thuuderuus appliance
ami prolonged cheering. When
tho denomination was over Judge
Leonard took tue door aui introduced
the
HON. FRANK g. CANNON
a. sour Fnns." Tho reception that
he was glvun was NEST welcome one
nuu ~ no aIvancol 90 the lOOtights
dealeniu% cheers tilled the building.
lie said Ia part: Yes, Republicans,