In A Speech At Birmingham, England

the other day, Hon. Joseph Chamberlin, president of the British board of trade under the Gladstone ministry, declared that a few years ago he was engaged in the manufacture of screws. The sanie artieles were manfactured by an Ameican firm of Bhode Island, which had persuaded congress to put a duty of one hundred per cent. on screws to protect American industry. Nothwithstanding this high duty which, of coxirse, doubled the pnce of screws to every purchaser, Chamberlin was able to import screws, pay the large duty, and at the same time undersell the American firm. Thereupon, Chamberlin says, the Khode Island firm sent an agent to him in England, who said, "Mr. Chamberlin, your importation of screws into America is a great injury to us; it lowere the price of acrews and, of course, takes just so much money out of our pocket; now if you will agree not to import any more screws to America, at)d give us full control of the mnrket, we will pay you so many thousand dollars a year bonus." Chamberlin, of course, took the bonus and it was paid regularly for several years by the American firm. But thi8 flrm got tired of paying the Enghshman after a while and went to congress and persuaded that honest and intelligent body to raise the duty on screws two hundred per cent. This high duty prevented Chamberlin from importing any more screws and the subsidy ceased. As a result no screws were imported, not a dollar of duty was paid into the treasury, and the protected firm charged the American people just about four times as much for screws as they could have got them for if there had been no duty at all. This firm has become immensely rich, mouey has literally flowed into its treasury, and from where? Of course, it has had to come from the pockets of a swindled people! Great is this "protection" which the republioan party ha extented to the masses of the American people. A system which is the grand-mother of bribery, oorruption and robbery. The last legislature passed a law that allowed an attorney fee in mortgage fnrr"1"""""" ft iiomf nifi n [Jptrilïï. lected on any mortgage given before the act went into effeot Sept. 2d, 18S5. The sheriff sold a piece of property and did not inolude the attorney fee, so the mortgage sued the sheriff for the fee, and got thu above decisión which it strikes us in good law. - Adrián Press. It will be remembered that some years ago the Mormons attempted to run the government liut a democratie administration gave them a thrashing; but during the past twenty years uuder the "God and moralty" crowd who have had all they could do "elévate and dignify American labor" by fostering and encouraging monopoly, Mormons have grown stroug and arrogant, and it now looks yerv much as though a democratie administmtion willhav3to give them another thrashing. - Monroe Uemocrat. For the past fifteen years the republican party has done uothing but abuse its opponents, and point to the record of its founders. leaving to the democrats the work of correcting the two greatest evils this country is afflicted with- the protective tariff and Mormon question. The only issue remaining for the republicans is the suppression of the liquor traffic, which they dare not grapple. Therefore, except as a stumbhng Lblock to the prohibition party, Repubhcanism has no visible reason for its further existence. Louisville Journal: The pro tectionists in the democratie party says that they are satisfied with the President's recommendation on the tariff. It is to be noped that they are. The President advises a reduction of the tariff by about $70,000,000. This is $50,000,000 more than the Morrison bill proposed to reduce it. If this satisfaction of the Kandall men shall extend to voting for such a reduction, then there will be no cause for doubting their siucerity, and revenue reformers will have no cause for complaint. Let us watch and pray. A master mind is that of Samuel J. Tilden. All public utterances deserve to be cherished in the hearts of the people. They are wise, they are statesmanlike. Honor may be given him now. He is too old and infirm for the discharge of the active duties of the presidency, but he is revered as the sage of Greystona and the guide of the democracy. True he takes but litilo part m }.ilitioLi. Hnt uVnif Iia says, hesays in such a way that hecarries conviction. His latest letter given to the public is addressed .o speaker Carlisle and advocates the building of sea coast defences. We are really without a navy and within a couple of weeks after the declaration of war, a foreigen nation could utterly destory New York or Bos ton or Charle8town We jonnot, in case of war, erect sea coast defenses. Such fortifiicatins as will prove effectual require years to build. The letter of Mr. Tilden deserves the attention of thinking