The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-31


to he ON his guard against such
delusion / tell him the attempt Is TO
play of his passion against his interest
and To prevail on him In the name of lib
erty 10 destroy all the fruits Of liberty"
TACKLES THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Protection an Issue of Supreme Import
ance in This Campaign.
Another issue Of supreme importance Is
that OF protection. The peril OF free silver
Is menace to Ibs feared; we are already
experiencing the effect Of partial fros
trade. The one must be avertcd; the
other corrected. The Republican party IL
welded to the doctrine Of protection ana
was never more earnest in its support and
advocacy than now. IL argument were
needed to strengthen its devotion to the
American system" or increase the hold ur
that system upon the party and people IL
is found in the lesson AMI experience ol
the past three years. Men realize in their
own daily lives what before was TO many
OF them only report history or tradition.
They have had a trial Of both systems and |
know what each has don9 for them.
Washington, in his farewell address
Sept IL, 1875, 100 years ago. said: AS
very important source OF strength ana So
curity cherish public credit. D method
method of preserving II is TO use itas spar
ingly as possible; avoiding the accumula-
ton of debt, not only by stunning occo'
sions of expense, but by vigorous exer'
tons In time Of peac to discharge the
debts which unav oidabe wars may have
occasioncd, not ungenerously throwing
upon posterity the burden which we our
selves ought to bear"
To facilitate the enforcement OF the
maxims which he announced he declared
"It is essential that you should practically
bear in mind that toward the payment Oh
debts there must be revenue; that TO nave
revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes
| can be devised which are not more or less
| inconvenient or unpleasant; that the IN
| Srinsic embarrassment inscparable from
| the selection of proper objects (which IL
| always a choice of difiiculties) ought To be
| n decisive motive for a candid construc-
| ton of the conduct of the government In
| making 1t, and for spirit OF acquiescence
| in the measures for obtaining revenue
which the public exi2encies may at any
| time dictate" Animated by ike senti-
ments the people of the country must now
face the conditions which beset them. Ihe
public exigencies" demand prompt pro-
tective legislation which will AVOID the
accumulation Of further debt by provid-
inc adeouat, revenues for the expenses OF
the government. This is manifestly the
requirement. of duty II elected president
of the United States it will be my aim "a
vigorously promote tais object ana give
that ample encouragement To the occupa'
| tons of the American people wmch
above all Sc, is so impcrativeiy DE
manded at this juncture OF our natioha
affairs.
In December, 1892, President Harrison
, sent his last message to Congress. IL wa
|, an able and exhaustive review OF the con
dition and resources of the country.
, stated our situation so accurately that
am sure IL will not be amiss to recite hi
official and valuable testimony. "Iher
never has been "a time in our history, n
said. ''when work was so abundant
= when wages were SO high, whether meas
!. | ured by the currency in which they ar
| maid or by their power to supply the neces
saries and comforts OF life. The genera
;, average of prices has been such as 10 CAV
to agriculture fair participation In tn
4 general prosperity. The new lnuus'ri"
= nlants established since Oct. 9, 1890, an
. M to Oct. %, 1892, number 345 and the e,
- tension of existing plants l0s. The ne'
|
!, and the number Of additional employs
10 81. 2s5. During the first six months OF Tn
= present calendar year 135 new factorit
:, were built, of which 40 were cotto2 mill
:, AZ knitting mills, % wooden mills, 10 sil
:, mills. plush mills and linen mills I
~ the 40 cotton mills 81 have been built
~ the southern states" This fairly describe
~ the nanny condition of the country In ID
= cember. 1897. What has IL been since, an
"a | what Is IL nowr
W The messages of President Clevelan
T. from the beginning Of his second admin
~ tration TO the present tine abound VIII
~ descriptions of the deplorable industry
y and financial situation OF the countr
>, While no resort to history or official stat
., ment is required to advise us OF the pre-
~ emit condition and that which has prevail
~ ed during the past three years, l vehtu
M TO quote from President Cleveland III
- message, Aug. 8, 1898, addressed TO u
no Fifty-third congress- which he hau cali'
~ together In extraordinary session. u
oa existence Of an alarming ana extraorui
20 arv business situation said he, "invol
a.. inc the welfare and prosperity oil all o
~, neople. has constrained me TO call togeth
no in extra session the peoples represent
-, ives in congress, to the end that throut
~, the wise and patriotic exercise Of the le
,u islatiye duties with which they solely a
90 charged the present evils may be mi
ba gated and dangers threatening the futu
" NAV he nyerted. Our unfortunate ma
y ciai Might is not the result OF untowa
~ events. nor OF conditions related TO
~ natural resources. Nor is 1t traceabie
gay. anv of the affections which frequen
10 check national growth and prosperity.
os. with plenteous crops. with abunds
nromise of remunerative product
a. and manufacture. with unusual INV
~, tion to safe investment, and with SAL
AZ. factory assurances to business ent
or nrises. suddenly financial distrust a
Ire | fear have sprung UP on every 81
ra Numerous monied institutions hs
asa suspended because abundant ass
,n, we're not Immediately available to IN
Mt the demands of frightened depositt
DIN Surviving corporations and individu
Nm are content to keep in hand the m
tiI ey they are usually anxious to 10
ton and those engaged in legitimate b,
= Of ness are surprised to find that the
yer curities they offer for loans, tho'
and heretofore satisfactory, are no Ion
,ery accepted. Values supposed to be n
10 are fast becoming conjectural and
4 and failure have invaded every bra
of business.
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