Show HON RON HENRY L MOREY gives eleven good ind unanswerable reasons for being a protectionist in the urbana hon henry L morey tell tells why he ia is a protectionist in the subjoined sub joined letter and he tells it well EDITOR CITIZEN you ask me to give you an answer to the ques tion why am I 1 a protectionist I 1 will briefly state some of the reasons that occur to me at this time 1 because I 1 am an american 2 because protection favors america ns as against all other countries it is patriotic to be a protectionist ut idt 3 because the american farmer is entitled to be protected as he be is against importation of farm fatra pro ducts of canada and other foreign nations 4 because protection multiplies and increases our home industries I 1 and the number of those who con sume the products pro of the farm thereby increasing the home market of the american farmer which is the best beat in the world 5 because under protection r 0 lection ameri american cian competition el his lt given give every protected article to our peo aeo pie at vices prices one two and t three ree hundred fold less than ever known before 6 because under protection ours has grown to be the greatest agricultural manufacturing and corn com mercial nation on earth 7 because protection maintains the american standard of wages and enables the man who toils toile to educate his child for any Roi position tion to which an american citizen may he called 8 because the greear greedy english from whose commercial com mercia bondage our forefathers fought to be free and who have levied tribute on our commerce whenever they could are free traders 9 because the american farmer and american manufacturer should produce everything that american soil and shops can produce 10 because protection places the burdens of taxation on goods ot of foreign production and man kanui no facture and relieves of the burdens of taxation gooda goods which are produced and manufactured by our own people 11 because protection and reciprocity will multiply our resources at home and widen the doors to our on r commerce abroad 11 II L MOREY |