The New Protectionism

It is astonishing with what rapidïty the clearer-headed advoeates of protection are in one form or another approaching the position of the friends of a tariff for revenue only. Mr. Blaine leads off as the champion of "reciprocity," which he explains as a cunning and superior sort of protection. Mr. Wharton Barker has recently written a very interesting open letter to Colonal Du Pont, of Wilmington, in which he advocates "true protection" by a repeal of protective duties on all articles of which trusts have been enabled to monopolize the production, and by putting on the free list from time to time such articles as iron ore, carpet wools and lumber. He also favors reciprocity, not only with our neighbor countries to the southward, but with countries to the northward also. Other distinguished protectionists, not of the hide-bound McKinley persuasión, are equally out-spoken. Our esteemed townsman and contemporary, Mr. Dolan, for example, sees free wool coming and is not terriiïed at the prospect. Now these things rejoice the Record greatly. When persons of weight and authority in the inner temple of republicanism openly demand the enlargement of the free list, and wink at "free trade" by calling "reciprocity" "true protection," there is reason for rejoicing. It will not be long until the whole lump of protectionism shall have been leavened. - Philadelphia Record. A very pretty morning wedding occured in this city yesterday morning when Miss Anna R. Judson and Frank H. Tichnor were married by Rev. Henry Tatlock. A number of friends set down to the wedding breakfast. Flowers in abundance decorated the house. Mr. and Mrs. Tichnor will go to house keeping in this city.