The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-05-03
share of that which the American

share of that which the American
people consume?
There be some who profess alarm
at this large influx of immigration.
suggest one sure way of stopping it.
Put the Democratic party in control.
Immigrants never seek our shores in
large numbers when Free Trade poll
cies have closed our factories. When
millions Of our own people are walk
ing the streets, their families begging
bread, there is little temptation for
the people of other countries, however
unfortunate their condition, to turn
their faces this way. And be it known
that our doors of trade cannot be OPP
ened to the free admission of Compel
tive merchandise from abroad with
out closing the doors of the shops and
factories where this merchandise is
now produced.
William H. Harrison was elected Pres
ident in 184O, and following his cleo
ton a Protective Tariff was enact
ed which remained in force only four
short years: During these years the
country prospered as never before, but
in 1874 the Democratic party elected
James K. Polk, Free Trader from
Tennessee, President, and George M.
Dallas, an avowed Protectionist from
Pennsylvania, Vice-President. Our
opponents, it will be seen were about
as consistent then as they are now.
Half Protec ton AID half Free-Trade
is about their present complexion.
In 1886 the so-called Walker Tariff
law was enacted. England also adopt
ed the policy of Free-Trade that same
year, and it is generally conceded that
English money was freely used in
controlling the economic policy of
this country.
| Do not misunderstood me. 1t is not
claimed that this money was used
illegitimately. 1t is not claimed that
any one was bribed. 1t is only claim
ed that it was used in the dissemina
ton of Free-Trade literature, in the
payment of salaries to Free-Trade
writers, and in the payment of legiti.
mate campaign expenses of Free
Trade candidates for Office. utter nc
criticism of all this, and l state il
simply as conceded historic fact.
) The natural results of this law wer,
not felt for some years. Our Free
2 Trade friends point to the first few
years following its enactment witt
5 manifest pride, seeming to have for
gotten that the potato rot, which ex
: tended we'll nigh over Europe, Great
Ell an unusual demand for America
v foods, which was continued by tn
: subsequent breaking out of the Grim
v can War, while the gold excitemer
!, in California took large number G
;. our people from ordinary industris
: pursuits, and that the unexampled in
g flow of gold greatly contributed to OF
o financial we'll being. But these thing
p could not last forever, and the ma
a ural, the Irresistible, the inevitabl
(. results of insufficient Tariffs follow
Z. ed in the panic of 1857.
k History repeats itself. The eyes {
o the world are again upon our marke
h People who are compelled to find
o foreign market for 20 per cent. {
/? the products of their factories are nc
r unmindful of the unequalled consuml
i tive capacity of the American people
: I am not surprised therefore at the il
d dication of the liberal expenditure Q
n foreign money in legitimate ways t
elect candidates pledged to reciprocs
I? tariffs to and create sentiment in favo
: of opening our doors for the increas
i ed admission of competitive articles