Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-09-08
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PROTECTION AND RECIPROCITY.
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MALCONTENTS.
A STORY FOR AMERICANS,
COPYRIGHTED By CORA 8. HOOD.
CHAPTER vi.
MBLE RUIZ,

BRAMBLE RUIZ.
Idle furnaces. dismantled factories, silent
mines. unemployed workmen and general dis
treSs are the sure harbingers Of Democratic
victory.-HoN. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
At last the exciting electoral canvass was
over. Its result was seen in the victory of the
Polk and Dallas party and James K. Polk was
1nauSurated with due ceremony, March 4th,
1915
Manufacturers sighed and submitted, while
LABOR was lubilant he SEEDS of dissension,
SO unscruPulously sown, had resulted in q
pountifnl harvest 0: worRingmen's votes and
Diazlng boniir-s and shouts OF triumph testi-
ned to their Joy at the result OF Democratic
victory.
Agar passed by and for a while all went
on as usual in and without the Fletcher
Works, out, even before that period had ex-
pred, a suspicion was awakening In the minds
OF the people that great franl had been hill
den behind that cry Of ''Polk, Dallas and the
Tar Il OF 49,
Manufacturers throughout tho country be-
gan to fear another low tariff era and their
Tears were not without foundation. for in 1916
the party in power did indeed repeal the
famous tariff of ~, which they had so
solemnly promised TO defend and tha. repeal
was only made possible by the casting vote Of
the traitor protectionis.. George M. Dallas
Although the bill, now introduced Tor a very
LOW tariff, was bravely fought by the Wings in
Congress and by Protectionists throughout
the country, 1t was established in spite Of
tneir protests and the tariff OF '46, the lowest
tar!I the Outted States has ever known, and
which was practically free trade, became a
law.
That Immediate ruin did no: result was due
70 ex;raneous causes. famins in Ireland,
snort crops in Europe, the Mexican war. the
Crln ian war and the discovery Of gold 10 Cat
lorna all contributed to postpone the evil
day, but as soon as these unusual resources
We're cut oh, the old disastrous consequences
ensued.
The British free trade doctrine, put into
practice by the tariff of rs, destroye. our
enle1 industries, paralyzed all business and
thrown into enforced ideness.
merchants and manufacturers grew pale
with apprehension and labor in turn grew rest
I've. Inc country was flooded with foreign
goods, many factories closed and others kept
on working al lowered prices Manufacturers.
workln2men, merchants and farmers ali shar-
90 IN the general ruin and Distress
wages mast come down r. at last cried Cap
ltai throughout the country.
fering Labor
As the months passed by times grew worse
instead OF better; mnnufac' urers becarn e bank.
rupt and street corners in the numerous
towns and cities were filled with idle, excited
men.
Thorpe Fletcher, through all the trouble o,
THESE years. had kept his workmen employed
ana we'll paid. bat at length he saw that the
pea'y losses he was daily mourning would
eoon result IN Immediate bankruptcy and ruin
and ne TOO WAS obliged to join the general cry
ana 10 declare that wages must be reduce i,
The result was one of the most disastrous
riots in The State.
one evening, during this time. three men
SAT crouchlng over miserable fire kindled on
the Nelly hearth. They were CATER Gwynne
Joe Dartle and Gentleman Kelly. and thew
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tnough Mrs. Kelly had been sent to the corner
store and the children were in their beds.
Little Nora, grown into IL tall, thin, delicate
girl, mad been very i'll since Christmas and
now lay on couch In the corner. tossing I'M
easily with pain and fever
YES; muttered Kelly, with an oath ;
IAN the foine doin's gon' on up to the
nous house just the same, wild the min dyin'
nKe sheep In the town! There's to be
grand weddin' in few days and them
hhypercrites is to sail fer forrin' parts. Mrs.
Peyton, she's to he,' he gave a mock.
ing emphasis to the name, IAN q prouder
more more 'Hstocratie hussey 'twould be hard to
"she's a meddlin' here week in and wee,,
out an faith she's sot nv own family nr
again me and thin she and Fletcher pertinds
90 "a res no worruk am let's honest min die fer
the want Of itr' :"
:, truly our blessings brighten as they tax
their flight. Work had b ,en WAITING for
ne mad never shown a desire to embrace it
unIil 1t was beyond his reach.
Ihen there were more whipers between the
men and Kelly ended with:
M Z bmt wen take our reyjnge out of 'em, b'ys.
her, SEE III = = D'n1
at his elbow: 'o1so - 1eu
How dare yer damn my Miss Ithel. Won
az .m MacAeo m1nI How dare yer2 ] hate
4 hate yerp - : "4'n yes wac aead
Nora stood there. her thin, white face work
ing with rage. She shook her puny fist in her
sTnrn hans atners lace and then. staggering
lowed by his dreadful oaths. fled out into the
welcome shadows OF the night. -
hAii an nour later Miss Fletcher. sitting tdlv
dreaming ny the fire, looked up to sac white
lace, ngh!ed by snpernatulaily brilliant eyes.
pressed close against the window pane. Tn,
times had been SO wild and the thraats l shs
naa nearo 80 dreadful, that she arose with =
enrlek OF terror, then ashamed of her mo.
MentaIy weakness, crossed the room and
threw back the window. ''''s'
har q bar, hhe aa with ragged shawl covering
ing about her thinly clad fest. stood shivarinc
ana sobbing In the keen. frosty air. -- - z
Ethel Fletcher DIRE Z the poor child TO fha
S Ssagns hfe and ringing Tor warm milk. urged
,"oh. Mis-. Ithel." gasped Nora. ~ runn.d
~ the csr wy 70 tell yer. an now me throat hurts
Never mind, DEAR" said the sweet yoic.
.Mna1ever you have to tell can wait; and now
tell me-" - 1904 sou cen
Nora choked. clutched her thin throat With
ner claws OF fingers. and taking the Is. obedi-
eniy swallowed ito contents. Then she feli ia
so19o ing again upon Miss Fletcher rich gown.
aside but car0Asinn thu nhi1ssS. $3.50.