The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-28

We look with nl-suppressed oontemps
upon the people Of previous generanons
who could not believe In the possfbuity
OF a free press and freedom OF religion.
Will succeeding generations look with
more charity upon the greatest. rtchSSts
best educated people In the world when
they know that not even potato could
be admitted into this land OF boundiess
resources without the penalty OF tarn
fee?
No, friend j. NJ, the worlds pace can
not be hurried. Perhaps We are con-
oeited In believing that II might be profit
ably accelerated II Is fatal to man .
peace and happiness to be In advance OF
his age, and although I trust ]. M. will
pardon my presumption. ! advise him 10
shelter himself behind Pope's maMm that
Whatever Is is right" w. W.
Bristol. Nov. rs. 1902.
A REPLY TO Mr.. ARNOLD.
Editor Providence News:
have just read letter by Q CORE
spondent who signs himself Alex 8. Ar
mold. Life Long Defender of Bread Win
ners." do not know now whether 10 take
the writer seriously. and consider him
protectionist as he claims. and one OF the
very worst kind, 70 wit: one who favors
subsidies, or TO consider ham free
trader masquerading under protsctton
banner. for the purpose OF having fun
with some such fellow like myself who
will bite at such dead bait"
Well II he wants To laugh. hsre goes:
He starts of saying we have more and
costiier vessels than any country. es faS
as our lake, coast and river tranic 10
concerned "whyf Because our coast and
inland commerce is protected. 1t 10 FOR
this reason that our shtpyards are busy,
our plants enlarstng and men employed
etc. etc. But the moment we turn TO our
vessels engaged In foreign commerce. we
hang our heads In shame and humiliation.
etc"
That IL q stock free trade argument
We say the reason our cDmmeroe fs 80
wonderful between the states 10 because
there is absolute free trade between
them. We argue that IL tho products OF
other countries were allowed TO come In
free OF duty that that oommerce would
be increased and our people would De
benefited.
We argue thus: II is a very good thing
II foreigners would send their good things
here for nothing. Imagine England send
ing Us houses and all Of them furnished.
including foodstuffs and clothing too. just
as presents. Would any laooring man
kick very hard? Hardly. How would he be
injured?
Take the present coal strike Would II
have injured US II there was no duty on
coal?
AS Mr. Arnold puts It the foreigners
supply their own ships TO bring US cheap
goods and their governments pay these
ship owners a subsidy for their charita-
BILE purposes. And his argument IL that
our government should subsftize Mark
Hanna to carry our products to Europe.
Axa and Africa The foreign governments
are very good to us, and we should re-
turn good for good. but Mr.. Arnold does
not mean IL that way. He means that by
taxing the people Of this country several
millions of dollars each year TO help
~ata avfxf hfsu
benehting the American workingman:
sipiae hiHa me=e employment and raising
wages.
on this argument the tax on coal gave
| employment to more miners and increas-
| ed their weges. We argue that IT does not
| make a particle of difference how high
| you build tariff wall. II there are three
| mon this side OF the wall looking for one
| Job wages go down.
When Europe or Asia or Africa sends
| the products of labor to the United States.
they do not send them for nothing. They
| send them to exchange those products OF
| their labor for the products of American
labor. Cheap foreign goods mean dear
home made goods. If tho farmer IN this
country. for instance. receives more Eng
lish made stuffs for his wheat his wages
| go up, II 80 will buy what 1t takes 80 TO
| buy now, we are SO better of. II the
| English people wish TO trade. and give
| us better bargains than we are now get
| ting II IL 20 much to our beneft. We are
| not obliged to trade with them Free
trade means that the American Is at hb-
erty to use his own judgment In deal
To protect him means that he II q bis
| ninconpoop and not capable OF knowing
| a good thing when he sees It.: II meens
that an African negro. Chinese coolis
| or a Malay chief has more brains thar
we have, and II Is necessary that part OF
the people Of these United States must
needs constitute themselves the guard
| ians Of q race OF idiots.
Now my dear Life Long Defender o,
Bread winners, Mr.. Alex g. Arnold. whit
SAYS of Free Trade ''t1ny true name II hy
pocrisy." will you please tell free
trader how protection will bcnent thu
Bread Winner j. M.
ANOTHER AMUSING ANNOTATOR-
Editor Providence News:
Doubtless many readers Of The Newt
will smile out loud at J. W's assertion
that Protection Is robbery and you can
| make anything else OF II X you try from
now 70 the crack OF doom"
Readers will smile because 40 piaase<
to peruse so much truth boiled down int
so few words
For example: Our protective police sys
tenn robs burglars and other homes
thieves OF their opportunity to steal. AM
| IL should not be forgotten that men. hila
riously drunk, are foully robbed OF thei
liberty to make night hideous. Nefthe
should policemen. who protect womel
from insult. be allowed TO escape tn
/ epithet, 'Robber:'' for do they not ro
roughs, toughs and libertines Of thei
amusementf
Yes, truly, J. w. hits the nail on tn
head: Protection is robbery and yo
can't make anything else OF II. etc"
protective tariff n also robbery
Why, OF course II is. Just think for a mo
ment how our genteehsmugglers Cprovid
ed they are wealthy enough to purchas
from $4,000 to 10000 worth OF foreig
goods) are robbed OF the opportunity Q
smuggle and robbed Of the custom dutie
, fust because IL the fabrics made by ou
, wage earners came In free. from two mi
lions 10 four millions Of our bread wir
|, | ners would be thrown out OF work. Don
. IL make your heart bleed TO think the
these poor abused robbed and insulte
. ! rich, arfstocratic. genteel smugglers ar
: thus robbed merely that our plants ma
run and few millions OF US poor devil
| common wage earners, may have Jobs
Methinlxs hear the oonundrlm shou