Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-29
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The Tariff Bill.

The new tariff bill, as agreed to by
the Conference Committee, passed
the House or Monday night by the
decisive vote OF 1S5 yeas TO lis nays,
and was sent to the Senate for its Rati-
fcation.
Tile passage Of this bill, is the dawn
OF better times to the American work
man. The sunstreaks Of prosperity can
be seen on the horizon, which will con-
time to increase until the country is
agI0W with happiness and cOntentment.
The croakets and kickers and poll
1clans who personally deCry hard times,
and that prosperity cannot come through
protection ere doomed to see their
prophecies fall to the ground az birds
of i'll omen
The history of the American Repub-
lie Is that prosperity has never existed
only when our people were enjoying
protective laws; on the other hand, the
people have never failed to be de-
pressed under the rule of free trade or
quasi free trade ideas. The Republi-
can House deserves unlimited credit for
the manly, determined, and persistent
course it has taken in pushing this tariff
bill to completion.
The bill, as passed, is a thoroughly
good protective measure. 1t places
America and American industries to
the forefront, and insures to the Ameri-
can workman the right to manufacture
the goods consumed in this country by
our people. Protection will not only
help the manufacture, but it will help
the men who work in the factory. 1t
will enable him to support his family
upon a better scale, and will consume
more of the products of the farm than
heretofore. 1t will give US q home mar
ket for the products of our farms, which
the country has not enjoyed for many
years; in other words the American
farmer, and the American laborer has
the right of way as against foreign pau
per competition.
The bill, IN all of its details, is even
better than when it left the Senate. 1t
gives additional protection to the sugar
interests, which will enable and en-
courage the manufacture of sugar from
the beet, thus encouraging that indus
try which is one Of vital Importance to
the people of the entire country. Take
the bill along its entire lines, it is one of
patriotism from start TO finish, 1t ii
one which will insure prosperity in
every avenue Of industrial life. 1t is
one whose every line if filled with patri-
otism The birds of Ill omen, both in
the House and the Senate, in the pub
lie press and on the corners of village
streets who have been decrying and
denouncing protection, shouting trusts,
and all such absurd and nonsensical
trash, will have a chance to have the
truth crammed down their Threats by
the actual and beneficial results of this
bill and within six months or a year
every. one of those same birds will be
denying their present position, and
claiming that they were In favor of the
bill.
The most disgusting specimen of hui
mainly on the face of Gods earth is the
fellow who is always crying, "you are
sick" and crying that "times are hard
and cannot be helped" these and all
such will receive their condemnation
in the actual, practical workings of this
great bill. 1t is the nearest perfection
of any tariff bill passed by the Ameri-
can Congress, and this rot and trash
that has been heralded around the
country, "sugar trust" "wool trust"
'leather trust" and other trusts are
but the babblings of diseased or idiotic
minds. The bill is for the rights Of
American manhood.
The Democratic party never had
ray OF nope or thought TO express 10 the
country which had even the slightest
tendency to uplift the people or encour-
age industry, but on the contrary, they
have been birds of i'll omen, croaking
and bowling against the Republican
party, and Republican protection. Let
them howl. The Republican tariff bill
as passed by the House of Represent
atives, is monument of patriotism
and a certain harbinger of perpetual
good times as long as the people of the
United States stand by it. 1t is the I'M
doing Of the sinful act of the election
of Grover Cleveland and a Democratic
House and Senate. It is the opening
of q new era which was assured in the
election of Mckinley and protective
ideas.