The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-10-06
PROTECTION DEAD.

Democratic gospel of peace and plenty
from an esteemed contemporary
"Governor Mckinley is still spout
ing for protection. He has not as yet
learned tina. NcK;nleyism, otherwise
known as protection, is dead as door
nail. The people have learned that
the policy Of protection has filled the
cities with people to the detriment of
the country. They see clearly that
the troubles of today can be met in no
other way than by getting "back to the
land" and this Makinleyism in DO
way encourages or sustains. "Back to
the land" is the cry of today, and it
means the extermination Of all that is
covered by McKinleyism."
This is news that is not generally
known by the man who reads current
literature and notes the trend of pub
lie opinion. 1t would not be as
strange to hear that China had recov-
cred from its reverses and that Japan,
defeated and humiliated, was suing
for peace. Maine voted few days
Iase<nd she people gave $1,000 major
ity for McKinleyism. Oregon cast her
vote in June and said protection and
McKlnleYism by 10000 majority.
Then the dispatches say that yesterday
Gov. Mckinley was taking Protec-.
ti6nto GRO aGs in Kansas, and that
miners, farmers, laborers, business
men, members of Republican clubs
and school children have turned out
in thousands to greet the great apostle
of protection. But these do not count.
Maine is, TOO far east TO be an intelli-
gent exponent Of an economic policy.
and Oregon too far west. And then
the enthusiasm that centers around
Mckinley is delusion.. There is
great mistake somewhere, for protec-'
tion Ia dead. Yes. it is dead to the
FIRST stage of Its existence in this coun
try, that of experiment. 1t has under
gone resurrection, and is now alive
again to the second stage OF develop
ment or existence, that of demons
traied truth. The people may be fol.
lowing hallunciation iE being go
in favor of protection; but it
will not pay the editor of our contem-
porary to persuade them to renounce
their ideas on this question. He
might tell them that money was as
wages as high and business
as brisk as few years ago; but they
ire so ohtuse that they would not be-
ieve him.
Our brother has had a revelation
some what similar but in more limit
ID degree to that which induced Ma ;
lomet to write the Koran and Joe
Smith to compile the tablets be found |
nto the book of Mormon. 1t has
,een revealed to him that the remedy |
or the hard times is to- "get back to
he land" Merchants, manufacturers
Mechanics and lahorers should leave
he crowded cities and go to cultivat-
ng the soil. Rise with the lark in
he morning, plow the land all day,
cap and thresh abundant crops in
eason, sack and haul the grain twenty,
hirty or even forty miles TO market
nd receive for it from twenty to
hirty cents a bushel. This would be
panacca for all the ills being
Uttered now. There are too
,any editors, lawyers. doctors,
,erchants, manufacturers and mechan
,s, and not enough farmers. Nc
Iinleyism has developed too many
Industries and given employment to
DO many thousands of idle men TO be
enefclal to the country. These have
cen taken from the farms, and have
cen made factors of great develop
rent o. large cities. IT is true that
lex Kinleyism y bas given them good
ages and, in msny instances, pleasant {
omes. But they have beer taken from
,e land, and should return to their
rst employment. Wheat at twenty
: thirty cents a bushel Is too high /.
must be reduced in price by making
Ie supply larger. Get "back to the
nd, and let McKinleyism, protec-
on and thriving cities with busy
ctories, and happy. contented en- :
Dyes go to the dogs. in