Show tile tho cry for tho corn cn laws the protectionist protection iNt organs arc trying to make political capital out of the fact that sone some ol of the english fart partners ners are calling ailing for a restoration of the th corn laws it consistency were V CIP CI P a charac characteristic of cf the protectionist party in ii the united states it world but bu i task las for i party that had just baafi ilni arguing th that t everything an fn english li h was necessarily harily bad for this country to arga th this is isiash clamor alamor of the english landlords us CU ail a argument ra aliment in favor of protection here the english corn ns were passed 1 in the interest of tilt the 1 landed of england just Is as our tariff laws were passed for the benefit of the moneyed aristocracy here england needs more food than her scanty territory can yield to feed her people hence a on oa imported import ted grain would give the english land owners a monopoly the 6 united states raier millions or of bushels of grain grain yearly in excess of the amount our orr own people can conspire cons nire iune A tariff on oa gran p ain cn can therefore benefit tile american farmer in no possible way it is tho the american manufacturer that stands elands in the tha same relation to 1 a I protective tariff that the tha english 0 landlord doss does each is benefited by shutting out corn com partition pati tion by means of protective tariffs the same selfish greed i is the motive motivo in ID each cabo cabe lit in each case the moneyed class the few denand that th tho tha a laboring masses shall hhall be forced to pay mora for tile tho of life for food in en england land for clot clothing bing in america in order that enjoy greater profits the tha blackest page in ill english history is tho the of the 1 suffering erin entailed upon england by tho the corn laws las there is not the slightest possibility of their restoration if there could be the reaction would be as quick and powerful as that which followed on the tha heels of mekin aa oakland kland post |