The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-11
CHAPTER Y,

ec"ItlL our loss would Do thfr gain. Only
BY protection are We enabled % pay the highes,
f'T our lAblr. aud sell the lowest % the work.
man. Our Government should be as enac'ins
from foreigners n from Americans. Make them
gay duties While xs pp tAIss--HoS. y
O CHESEf.
One evening he nations greatest statesman
stood upon the platform. ultsring burning.
lropte;!o words to the silent. listening crowd
below.
Prom the close Of the War Of the Revolu.
tlos, he sad, there came q period o. depres-
sion and distress on the Atlantic coast, such
as the people hid hardly felt Turing the shar p
est crisis OF the u1r itself Ship owners. shl p
builders, mschsnlcs. artisans. all were dssti-
tuts OF employment, and some OF them des,i-
tute OF broad. British ships came freely. and
British Fps came beautifully. while TO Amsri-
can ships and American proilcts, there MAS
neither protec' lon on he one side, nor the
Equivalent o. recipro al free trade on the
other. The cheaper lASor OF England sup
Piled the Inhabitants Of the Atlantic shores
with everything. Ready made clothes. among
the rest.sirom the crown OF the head 10 the
soles OF the feet, w~rs 'or sale Ia every city.
All these ihings came free from any general
system Of Imports"
Unier this state Of thiags, want. misery and
despair settled upon III. starving people from
1888 20 1853, when the tariff established that
year put an end 10 their hardships, and pros
fs..yt 80 -. ay.,s..I,.
~, sctiy. rs. s..stiI,b.J
HJsss,sr ,aIIow.I dI.ns,s, r,,l m. MANILA
rebel!ei, determined 10 stand 10 no longer
and, IN is2i. Congress passed the arst Tariff
"Tas relief said the great orator. eva.
,,ofon,5 AMI y.,s,.I ,.schin, ali e,...s,
I be farmer. the manufacturer, The shipowner.
the mechanic and the day laborer. The
change was no great as when Hamilton smoto
n, rsy.nua gu.h.d fo,,h %
s.yen ys.ss o, vonJsri,i nro.pey,.v fol.
loved ths n.s.,y, Of ibs ,.rId Of isl., than
"a W so,,hs,n T,s.a,,ss,,,Jon .nd ,n,s,, ar 4
di.nnion. A eonc'li.tjon va. tyAst.d bv \ A n :
a, The com nromIss IA rim of Isls mi, ,arif
: 1orJ,d no real rro,.c ion 10 boms indns.
rs. nnt ali, d.sraI, 81 ,nIc ..I,eb rron
he n.oIJs RsnErnntcias and sss,vS m.nt.
resnI,aa exsryvbsrs ma a.. crisI. wa.
rcaeheI vhsn ths n.nIr a, fss7 aavnsJ-on,
q, ,ba c,.,,ss, an,p ei.I c,..hs. ,ha vo,iJ hss
e,,y knorn
tft.I thcss nany bI,,.r i..son. IN IN. hard
.cbooI Of rdveT.;ty an, n.onIs sySin ros, In
th.Ir might and d.msnd.d nro,sction. and
he benaScs,, ts,IfY 81 IA ws. aion,sd
TsI. tsrIT nan, a sscons ne,,ar.,ion a,
laden. ndenre and should have zen def rded
,nd fongbt 10, =. .ags,l, \. did on, fo,a,a.
,ho,s Ar, nd ami n ybt ~, ,hnt s,.t Declare.
ton In ihe earIy LIstory Of oar country.
Thls tarifY meant eppioymen, AMI lie for
On. Im.r;o,n n.o,is All sy,.ndsd n,ntsc,ion
m n Ity.rsI,y ~ intnst,Isa "A nnr.nit.
.Lns " att s,s s.,,nt snsat :, ...h. no,.
that diversity Is mutiplled. even sItendsI
the batter. fo Iiyer,iiy annie, 4, emf /. 10 In
crease empIoymens and 10 .nhancs WAGE.
rake this grea, Truth place il on The IIttIs
i.bdei FOR he ms. Of The Unitsd S,a.,,, mi
n IN ev.rv pnrm.r's sImsn.c, Ia, n IL ~.