The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-07-06
A GREAT CURSE.
PROTECTION PAMPERS AND ENER-
YATES INDUSTRIES AND DE-
BAUCHEs POLITICS.

OF Government Mad Protection Riot
WIN Soon DO over.
The principal speaker ut the annual
dinner Of the New England Free Trade
league, held ON May s, was Mr.. Frank
lin Pierce Of New York He handled
his subject without gloves. He said in
part as follows;
Not only are the farmers beginning
to appreciate the truth that protection
robs them and their families, but our
manufacturers, as tho products Of their
looms exceed the demand Of the home
market, are understanding that pro.
tectiyo tariff, especially upon their raw
material, is against their interests.
THE present population Of the world
is about |, 400, 900, 900, and only 400,
100000 use machinery at all. The rest
do their work by rude tools guided by
the hands, and we, tho Yankee nation,
who have reyolutionized the world by
our inventions, who use machinery to a
greater extent than any other people,
we refuse TO allow tho raw material
which these 1000, 900, 900 Of nonma-
chino using people create, to enter our
ports in exchange for machine made
products, except upon the payment Of
excessive duties, while the more intelh-
gent Of our manufacturers arc olamor-
ing for free raw material and saying,
Give as FREQ raw material, and we
will conquer tho markets Of tho world.
Instead Of seeking the markets Of
the world, employing millions Of men
now lying idle, making tho margin Of
profits less but the output several times
greater than ut present, getting thereby
q steady market and continued service
for our lOboring classes, our trusts and
combinations are hiring their competi.
tors to close their factories and throw
tens Of thousands Of laboring men out
Of employment,
1--WE have only to get freedom Of
trade and we can capture tho markets
Of tho world in many lines. What the
Englishm0n Is to the German the
American Is to the Englishman, aud
just as tho German Is crying out against
competition with tho machine modo
goods and high priced labor Of England,
just 10 would England cry out against
competition with the machine made
goods and the high priced labor Of
America, were duties upon all raw ma
terials removed.
"Wo Americans walk fastor, talk
fOstor, work fOstor, do everything fast.
or than any other people on tho face
Of tho earth, A people Of the greatest
natural yigor and the greatest enter.
prise in tho world, we have pamporod
our lifo aud om0soulatod our strength
and largely impaired tho yirility Of our
national life by protective tariff
MOnlinosa asserts liz mystery IN the
aamo way In manufacturing AZ II does
In every walk Of life The men in pro.
fosgions who Osk no fOyors, but got out
upon Tho dusty aroma and eight for d
load, arc tho mon who gain strength by
every effort Give M 10 years Of free
trade, and we would capture from Eng
land ono'fourth of her vast trade Give
ua 20 years Of FREQ trade, aud we will
lead tho world az exporters,
''1'ho protective system has dobOuoh.
cd public men and corrupted public
life, Give any body Of men, however
pure, tho power 10 take 100000, 600
from tho pockets Of tho millions and
transfer IL TO the pockets Of II few men
through M net of legislation, and you
have oroatod 4 corrupling power which
will destroy tho virtue aud the patriot.
ism Of that body Of mon,
eve shall never got rid Of the evils
which have described until every dol
lar raised by taxation II paid into the
national treasury until we stop entire
ly this practice Of allowing the right Of
government to Tux property 10 bo used
for tho purpose Of allowing tho manu-
fOoturor to prohibit importntiona, form
trusts and rob our people Of hundreds
Of millions Of dollars each year
"fhe remedy Ia IN direct taxation
Every man has right TO know exactly
what ho pays toward tho expenses Of
government, and direct taxation Ia tho
only means Of stopping Che lavish OK
pondlturo Of public money
For n period Of ten years between
1901 and 1900 inclusive, with tariff
Of 80 per cent upon foreign imports,
and M tho very time when We were 60
Ing TO tho great expense Of establishing
our government, tho ooat Of government
was only el8O9 per capita for the ton
years From 1851 20 1860 inclusive, uns
der d tariff for revenue only, the cost Of
government was only s9LBB per capita
for the ten years From 1871 TO 1880
inclusive the actual running expenses OF
government hnd risen TO aiN0il rOr
capita more than ak tlmpa the amount
required undera tariff far revenue only
and during the last ton years the cost
Of government has been increasing
NJ HHllNH We lHH hNhHh NtiiH tuN iah
expenditure Of the peoples money but
wa can mover stand Tho luxufiosi the
miauitioa, tho lack 0f patriotism which
great wealth, quickly acquired, Ia sure
TO bring
1--WE can be robbed by n protective
tariff and still live, but when the rob
Dor takes tho money aud buys special
leaiHlatIon and turns N over 10 onm'
paan committees TO buy votes with,
tho very life Of free government Il No.
sailed Nations do not 20 down to death
in the momenieas sweep Of battle They
rather die from the poison which the
lobbyist and the vote buyer ihTusa into
tho body polite
"The mad roto protection VIII soon
be over Theeyldeneesel the revolution
which shall destroy u are upon every
hand. It's H6Fth has baaH au evidence