The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-28

u Is eiaring Failure Sensible Views
Gaining Ground.


~ IL eiarsng Failure sensible View
Gaining Ground.
! Gratifying evidence that sound AM
.. sensible views on the tariff question
are gaining ground in the protection
ist colonies Of Australia, Is furnished
in the report OF the annual meeting OF
the Free Trade league Of Victoria. Az
Is generally known, that COLONY vvns
deluded into adopting protective tar.
III about 80 years ago, with the result
that II was Immediately outstripped
in wealth, population and industry by
New South Wales, ighborinr col.
cny which adhered to revenue tariff.
Disguised with their experience the
people OF Victoria have for some TINA
been trying 10 get rid of their burden.
some tax system, but SO far the no yer
Of organized monopoly has prove! too
strong, and the protective policy re.
mains fastened on the unfortunate
colony.
Happily there Is now on foot a move.
ment which seeks to sweep away every
, vestige OF protection, and flourish
frse trade league is engaged in edu.
eating those Of the people who are still
victims of the hign tariff dclusion. At
the recent annual meeting Of the
league the various speakers showed
much carnestness in their attacks on
the ''mcnopolists' tariff" and their
rauieai declarations for greater Free
dom OF trade We're loudly checrcd.
Among those who denounced protec-
tion was Mr.. Il. Murray Smith, mem.
Der OF the legislature, who said:
FOR the first time in 30 wears the
destructive tide had been turned lack
Every industry had in turn been
Drought to the bar of public opinion,
and had to attempt to justify its posi-.
tion. The result was that these indus
tries might be divided into four
classes There were good, sound in
dusfrics which never asked for protec-
tion, and which now only asked for
fair play and free raw materials. with
which they were prepared to CHALLENGE
free competition. But there were other
industries of that class, as we'll able ia
support sthemselv which were always
peggers for public favors to enable
them TO establish a monopoly and
escape competition. The second class
OF industries was difficult to deal with.
They were in state Of babyhood. and
might possibly arrive at manhood
They could not altogether G.srcnse
wan protection ut present. and all
tha' could be done was To warn them
TO set their houses in order. for the
support could not always be youch- !
sated 10 them. The third class OF IN 9
iustrIes was composed Of cxotics which !
'ould never succeed. They should bc .
allowed to disappear at once. There .
vas fourth class with regard To !
which the lobbying took place which II
lad been so justly condemned. lie did q
lot say that members had Yielded to g
'rioery, put he did say that solicita. y
IONS, opportunities, and threats we're u
RELY used, for he had been the sub- P
ect OF threats himself These indus !:
ries were what he would call the
lorsc leech' industries They always
ried, give, give, and never cried g
'nough.' From ten to twenty per
emit they went always asking for :,
'ore' and finally declaring that even II
% per cent was not sufficient. The !,
'oncr such monstrous parasites were =,
one away with the better for the col !,
~ and for the peace and henor OF the =,
Cisiature. All these industries, TO T.,
&c extent to which they relied upon l..
ate support. were parasites upon all ~
c other industries and were quencn- =
z the life OF the colony and impeding ~
progress How much longer were =.
g great interests going to stand these :,
actions. which were most pestilent -,
the bearing, the back being sacri- ~
ed to the load IL.
lJr. Bcvan, another speaker. ex. -.
esscd his congratulations on what "a
e league had done. Free trade" ~
said, was the natural condition OF ",
man intercourse. Protection was %
Iificial and self-destroving, and was i
tain to perish. People closed their Gin
rs and stifed their intelligence on 49,
: question OF protection. But times Yrv
trial and trouble were beginning TO dn,
We an effect in making them inquire lar
Iether, after all, there was anything ~
this protection. He found that pro- ~,
tion did not prevent those condi. am
ms OF trade which were found in - \
Ter countries Increased protection -,
not saved the country. but 4
only increased the distress The son
sses who lived upon the .h;.
"eie "rre ho' iorus ana Titled ing
sons as in Europe, but the few pro. nre
ted manufacturers. This was a land noy
ssed by God in every respect, but iror
sed abominably in the politicians Isl,
o mad been permitted to lead the mar
pie astray. Every protected coun- ace
was pcrilous country for the the
'kingman Liberty should be set AZ
ns the great ideal towards which rem
p'e '"o"'u move any hindrance that
n the means of Interchange was nro,
% .u," wrong as inc manacIing thos
Inc Gay was dawn the
and the light was break ing, and ven,
re would ere long be liberty for wcr
10 ior "er great mothcr'land.' ing