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Show REPUBLICANISM. Kditou Butii.Kit: I thought I would take advantage advan-tage of your generous "Public Opinion" column and tell your many readers a few of my ideas on politics. T am proud to commence this communication with the declaration ; of being a Republican. Our principles are all good ones and very numerous. I claim the following fol-lowing a very good one: A government of the people, for the people, and by the people. 1 am not one of those contracted persons who insist that our party has all the good men, and the other party are all infamous fellows. To acknowledge the fact, for it is a fact, of there being good, intelligent men belonging to the opposite political party does not injure our cause. At our next election, which is not far distant, we want men on the Republican ticket who can, and have in the past, commanded the entire respect and coniidence of the general public. We want men who will maintain the principles of our political party. We do not want men in oflice who will defend de-fend our principles only during the campaign, and after securing an oflice forsake the principles through which they obtained possession of the reins of Government. Govern-ment. Most of our citizens are engaged in agriculture. It is the most important industry in this country. It would be far easier to do away with mining and manufacturing than it would with the products of the farm, garden and orchard. Therefore the farmers are the main support upon which the interests of our country center. They should first be considered, for their interests inter-ests are, to a great degree, our period was only 350,3S8, while in the protective period it was 73S, 916." E. P. Miller. High tariff stimulates manufacturing man-ufacturing industries; develops cheap transportation; increases the value of farm lands; lessens the cost of manufactured articles; increases the farmer's income; benefits American wool-growers; and increases the National wealth. The protection of home industries indus-tries is one of the most important principles of Republicanism. The foregoing figures show the great advantages ad-vantages of a protective tarill'. There is no necessity of saying more on this subject, the intelligent intelli-gent reader can reaidly see the benefits derived from a high tariff, and the detrimental result emanating emanat-ing from a low tariff. Our City Council are men of ability. A majority of them are sincere Democrats, but several are staunch Republicans. It cannot be called a '-Democratic City Coun-teil" Coun-teil" with exactness, for it is no the truth. That a majority are Democrats does not make a "Democratic "Dem-ocratic City Council." I, as a Republican, Re-publican, am proud that there are men professing the principles of my party who help to make up the City Council of Brigham City. Their course taken in relation to the establishing of a good system of water works in our city is commendable com-mendable in the minds of all enlightened en-lightened citizens in this community commun-ity and every place where the truth is known concerning their actions. Let it be remembered that several members of our progressive City Council are Republicans to the backbone, anil that it is not entirely en-tirely composed of Democrats, as some people would make believe. interests. A protective tar i IF is what benefits ben-efits the farmer. Protection by our Government should guard the interests of the farmer, and to do anything detrimental to their interests, in-terests, by wny of legislation or otherwise, would be injurious to the general public. The question of tariff is of great importance to the farmers of this nation. All should be well acquainted ac-quainted with the tariff question. The farmers should have a good understanding of the great influence in-fluence that a protective tariff has upon their prosperity. There arc many books and pamphlets published, pub-lished, costing but little, upon this subject. Our farmers should procure pro-cure some of this literature and study up the important information infor-mation contained therein, and not remain in ignorance on such a momentous subject. If one farmer thinks a high tariff advantageous to his intcrsts. he should exercise all his influence in maintaining it: on the other h ind, if another farmer considers it damaging to his particular interest in-terest he ought to be regarded by those in power, and if a high tariff is injurious it should be abrogated by the U.S. Government, To prove that a protective tariff is not injurious to the general prosperity pros-perity of our country, but is most beneficial to its welfare, we are only obliged to adduce a fair figure for the reader. ''From 1850 to 1SG0 was a period of low tariff, while from 1860 to 1870 was one of high tariff. Between 1850 and 1800 the number num-ber of factories in this country increased in-creased only 17,130, while between 18(10 and 1870, the increase was 110.1 '22. The increase of capital invested in manufacturing enterprises enter-prises from 1S50 to 1800 was $171, 070,808, while tbe increase from 18(10 to 1870 was $1,101,55)2,733. The increase in tbe number of hands employed in the low-tariff All are, or snouiu ue, aware oi the fact that tbe Church Authorities Authori-ties have publicly proclaimed that they would not interfere with politics poli-tics in any degree. This gives the members of the Mormon Church the right and privilege to divide politically politi-cally as they prefer. Everyone knows that the Republican party has done as much, if not more, for this Church than the Democrats. Our present Republican President, Benjamin Harrison, has pardoned a great many who had been imprisoned impri-soned in the penitentiary for their reliinous belief. There is nothing more a good Republican will ask than to have all men, who have not decided concerning con-cerning their convictions between the two great parties, study up the principles of both parties before be-fore casting their lot with either. If all do this, it is evident, in the mind of the writer of this article, that all men will choose the better of tlie two the great and good old Republican party. Richard Roe. Brig ii am City, May 10th, 1892. |