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Show NUTS T0CRACK. "Yet" Illustrates Protection in a Practical "Way. He Cites the G. O. P. to Matters of History and Asks Them What They are Going to do About It. When the United States sent her ships of war to Japan in 1852 and demanded de-manded of the thirty-five million of people of that country- that they open taeir ports to the outside world for trade and commerce, creates in my mind the questfon as - to what the United States government would do in a like emergency. The dullest mind can comprehend the result without vexing the brain with a multitude mul-titude of useless cogitations. The time once was when China was politely informed that their exclusiyeness was inimical to the advantages ad-vantages desired by commercial intercourse in-tercourse with other nations, and that it was expected of the government that the Chinese ports would be opened and trade established with other nations and people. There were war ships in Chinese ports to back up the invitation and I am not sure but our covernment had a gun or two there to aid, if necessary, neces-sary, in the fulfillment of the really reasonable reas-onable request. McKinley in all his romantic tariff wanderings does not preach the doctrine that the South American Republics or the nations of Europe ought to uphold the principles of an excessive tariff tax. Protection, as it is called, to the exclusion of everything every-thing else, and every other consideration, considera-tion, is dangerous in its manner of discrimination, dis-crimination, and lays bare the fact that somebody must pay for it, and the question is being agitated more and more who it is that puts up for the solace so-lace of protection so generously distrib utcd. The Hon. Wm. II. King made the speech of the campaign up to date, at Payson Saturday night. The principles princi-ples of Democracy were discussed in a very able manner, and in connection I am going to mention a fact not down on the bills. Whenever you notice a violent vio-lent kicker present it is almost safe to bet that he is an apostate Liberal. The crank Liberal condemns everything but Liberalism, and the question comes up what is he going to do pretty soony. Should he be admitted to the sanctuary of either of the great political parties or both for he must be watched he would simply go on kicking to the annoyance and disgust of the honest, earnest men around him. But to go back to the speech. The orator of the hour was no doubt pleased w ith the good order of the people and the music by the Payson band, assisted by the martial music provided pro-vided for the occasion. Two bonfires were kept brightly burning by the boys, the speaking in Hancock's grove permitting per-mitting of that pleasing and liqht eu-teitainment. eu-teitainment. A-number of names were added to the Democratic pay roll to the disgust, no doubt, of the solemn kicker who will soon be without a party to flee to. Senator Henderson, of Missouri, is mad at the American agriculturist because be-cause he dabbles in politics. Of course he is. What is a farmer any way? He is protected to such an extent that even his guardian would protect him against politics unless he protects himself by voting the protective ticket, and then he works for a living. Just think of thai I'll be darned if John Henry Smith did not say in his speech at Payson, June 25, that our men must be protected protect-ed against the peon labor of Mexico. O, John Henry, what are you afraid of? Mexico is a highly protected country, and as protection makes wages good, the peons are no doubt amply rewarded at home for labor performed. James Sharp, at the same meeting, declared that the wages in Mexico were all the way from 25 to 75 cents a day, and that the Democrats wanted to bring our laborers into competition with that miserable people. There is a mistake running around loose some where. Wages must be good in a country coun-try where every man is shielded by the protecting influences of protection in its most protective protectiveness. There is a man living somewhere within the boundaries of the United States by the name of Gould Jay Gould. He is not a farmer. He causes railroads and cars to be built, and coupons. Well, by all that I can learn of the accident, he would have been pressed under the wheels of a moving train if an employe had not taken him by the throat and yanked him out of danger; and now comes the curdling part of the story: Jay seemingly comprehended com-prehended what might have been, and before stepping into his car he put his hand in his pocket and, as the story goes.thanked the employe yery heartily. The weather, as you know, is pleasant pleas-ant but quite cool. " Indeed, the old settlers set-tlers make remarks about the coldness of the winter. Yet. Payson, June 30, 1801. |