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Show ought to make Ler own iron and steel good. They interested capital In tho idea, and induced ths government to grant protection to the propoed indus-try, indus-try, tha result being that Norway now has a great number of factories, which furnish employment to an army of workmen and add immensely to the prosperity of the country. That illustration of tbe benefit of protection in hi nat'u-e country wai lutlicieut to make Mr. Sankbeko a protectionist and a republican here, lis could see tha same priuciple running run-ning throiig'1 our industrial oeedi, and was prepared to maintain it at all tlmei and under all circumstances. It Is a very p!ani principle, aud it ought Id I'oum.and tin support of all who believe be-lieve in fos'erin.' h inlert-sts of the hmd in which they live. There la noth-' noth-' ins cumpljx about it, but the free traders attempt to befog men's minds by leading them away from the main path into the domain of assumption. I'm; Tr.tK.3 U unable to ses how any man can fail to aupport the principle when ha lees it in lU plainness and 'iiipliclty; and we would caution those who are undying the question not to be led oir into tlie wood by tho mislead-ing mislead-ing statement which the free traders prepare for thenl. ir is a aiMi-Li: I'utNcirLK. A few days ago Mr. J. C. Sanmikro made a short speech at a republican caucus iu which be gave a striking iiius-tr:r.io:i iiius-tr:r.io:i of the beneliis of protection. His native country. Norway, produced the finest iron in the world, but during his younger days all manufactures of iron were imported from England. The .Norwegians made tiie irou and stit it to Kugiand. where it was made up iuto cutlery, rails, enginos, and other Hues of iron and steel goods, to be stiipued ! back for Norwegian consumption, j English workmen seemed ail the em-; em-; ployitient arising from the businussand : English manufacturers secured all the I proiits. ; Finally, in later years, public spirited j Norwegians conceived tho Idea that j there was nothing of i.ouate superiority I about the English, and that Norliy |