Show the american protective TARIFF league devoted to the causo of republicanism ie sending out advance sheets for adilore ed ilore the burden of its lay ig tariff and statistics showing the number of failures and sales in the past four years we have looked the statistics over carefully and reviewed abe comments based thereon but fail to note any reference to the fact that the years 1893 and 1894 were mckinley periods of unrest disaster and distress tho additional information bearing upon 1895 and a part of 1896 which ii a continuation of abe story ol 01 unsettled business and numerous failures does not convoy tooba mind any argument for or against protection in as much the wilson gorman bill is a protective measure only differing six per cent from the mckinley tariff no one denies that a period of depression depree sion and ie upon this country no one denies that england france germany italy and spain arc likewise suffering that a gradually cra dually depreciative market has been witnessed throughout these countries in the past fifteen beare to say that tariff is abe beat of the evil is too contrary to a reasoning from broad and liberal views investigation proves that while gold standard countries are in a deplorable condition silver standard countries are enjoying the greatest prosperity ever witnessed within their boundaries these statements hardly need veria cation to bo accepted by all readele who are in the least degree informed on current events throughout the world |