Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-08-11

ltrue son OF your own Stated
CHAPTER Y.
american Patriots. believe In the inherent
right Of self both for man and gov.
lcrnment Free Trade policy for America
foreign nations know this and hence urge US to
adopt 1t. Our loss would be their gain. Only
by protection are we enabled to pay the highest
Tor our labor. and sell the lowest to the work
man. Our Government should be as exacting
from foreigners as from Americans. Make them
pay duties while We pay taxes.-HoN. p.
One evening the nations greatest 8 atesman.
stood upon the platform, uttering burning.
below.
From the close Of tho War OF the Revolu.
ton. he said, "there came period Of depres.
sion and distress on the Atlantic coast, such
las tho people had hardly felt during the sharp.
lest crisis OF the war itself. Ship owners. ship
builders, mechanics, artisans, all were dssti-
ltute Of employment, and some OF them desti-
Itute OF bread. British ships came freely, and
British ships came plentliully, while to Ameri-
|can ships and American products, there was
a on The side; ta. no, the
other. The cheaper labor Of England sup-
piled the inhabitants Of the Atlantic shores
with everything. Ready made clothes, among
the rest. from the crown OF the head 10 tue
soles OF the feet, w.re for sale In every city.
system of imports"
Under this state Of things, want. misery and
despair settled upon The starving people from
1888 to 1888. when the tariff established that
tyear put an end to their hardships, and pros.
|pertty reigned until 1916. The tariff Was then
repealed. and new one, only moderately
protective, was established.
Disaster followed disaster until the people
lrebelled, determined to stand 1t no long !;
land, in 1921, Congress passed the first Tariff
that gave pa real Pr sstS ~.
profound and general reaching all classes
tho farmer. the manufacturer, the shipowner,
the mechanic and the day laborer. The
change was as great as when Hamilton smote
1.-THE rock of pubic credit and abundant streams
lof revenue gushed FORTH"
Seven years Of wonderful! prosperity fol-
flowed tho passage OF tho tariff of 1924; then
came Southern dissatisfaction and threatened
tdisunion. A cancellation was effected by means
lot the compromise tariff Of 1888. This tariff
afforded no real protection to home indus
tries. and again despair and ruin soized upon
the people. Bankruptcies and assignments
resulted everywhere, and the crisis was
reached whom the panic Of 1887 dawned-one
lof the greatest financial crashes the world has
ever known.
After these many bitter lessons In the hard
school OF adversely the people again rose in
their might and demanded protection, and
the beneticent tariff of '42was iopted.
This tariff meant a second Declaration OF
Independence and should have been def -rded
land fought for as eagerly as did our foreta.
theirs defend and fight for that first Declara-
ton in the carly history Of our country.
This tarih meant employment and life for
the American people and extended protection
tos e. diversity aS ay Of industries and paranits
THAT diversity is multiplied, even extended,
the better. 10 diversity employment is to in
crease employment and to enhance wages.
Take this great truth, place it on the little
page Of every book Of Political Economy in
it In every Farmers Almanac; let it be the
heading Of the column OF every Mechanics
Magazine; proclaim it everywhere, and make
1T preverb, that where this Is work for the
hands Of men, there will be work for their
teeth. Who're there is employ ment thers will
be bread. 1t is great blessing to the poor
to have cheap food, but greater than that,
tprior to that and OF still higher value. is the
blessing OF being able to buy food. by honest.
and respectable employment. Employment
gives health, sobriety and morals. Constant
employment and we'll paid labor produce, in a
and cheerfulness."
After a few more words OF protest and warn
ling to the voters Of Pennsylvania, he was hur-
Thorpe Fletcher was asked to fill The few mo-
nents left, b fore the close Of the meeting
who concluded to speak % follows:
foreigners are over here striving to destroy
ism has grown deaf to all but selfish considera-
ltions and lies supine and helplss at our ports
while England, ever watchtul OF her oppor-
ltuntty, Is ready TO crowd our markets with
her over prod uction and pauperizs our peo-
lple With her surplus labor. !. ss lsz
L nj Dams XlUow ~ Ss,(f "a
such outrages2
"lf you decide to so submit to wear q foreign
Yoke and yourselves toll the death knell Of
American industries then may Columbis we'll
ARRAY herself In mourning garments, drape
-FOUR loved nag In blacklist Grape and, casting it.
ihalf-mast from the capitol ct Washington. let
1T feebly float over q dishonored country. Our
Republic, after q few years Of freq trade, must
cease to be and will live only In history q al
lfanatic's experiment. dream Of freedom and
monarchies OF tho world to sheer at.
Fellow citizens, thore have been great and
lmomentous questions submitted to you to.
might and. as citizens your votes. must decide
them in the next few days. God grant you
may answer them as patriots should"
Fletcher had been frequently applauded
during his remarks. and the meeting broke up
lamid great excitement, caused BY noisy
demonstration from some men In the rear OF
the grove. who throughout the evening had
le1PIcS0ou tn0lIOleApprOVal ~ prolonged NUT
lterings and occasional Misses. 5a
Col. 0gilvie. with . just perceptible sneer
upon his face, left the grove and half hour
later could Do seen walking With Mr.. BUCK
thorn toward tho corner store
A number OF intelligent workingmen we're
seated around the stove 40 they entered.
Col Ogilvie bowed pleasantly to one ana
spoke:
"Well. Jenkins. how did you Ike the meet
[ing2''
jenkins was flne typo Of the workingman
LOT the day. By his skill. industry and INTEL
|iigence he had won for himself q f1rst place In
tho Fletcher works. He looked mp atOgilvie|