The Never Satisfied Free-traders

For months past the free-traders have been telling us and our farmera that they have not had sufflclent protection. That, whlle the manufacturer has been reaping the proflts accrulng from a high tariff, the farmer has been fooled and hoodwinked wlth a tariff on his products that amountedto littleor nothing and aftbrded no protection whatever. Well, we are ahvays glad to receive points from our free-trade frlends, and being convinced that our agricultural interests have lacked sufflcient protection to certaln products the framers of the new tariff bill have increased the duty on some and put a duty on others before on the free list. But our tree-trade friends are no more satisfled than before. They cry now that the necessaries of life are to be taxed, etc. Truly, the Cobdenltes and the Clevelandites are hard to jilease. Nothing bul complete stRgnation of our industries and ruination of farm, factory and fireside would seem to brinj; joy and jjladncss to to the advocates of British free-trade. The great talk about the annexatlon of Canada should not cause mucli scriousness here. Who wants Canada, with her Immense debt, any way ? Uncle Sam isu't courtlng In that direction to any grent extent. ' John H. Vincent, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch was born at Tuscaloosa in the Slateof Alabama February 23, 1S32. He is the Chancellor of the Chatauqun Llterary and Scienliflc Circle and editor of the Sunday school publications of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Hewasonlv 20 years of age wlicn he joined the New Jersey Conference of the church to which he was attached and in 1S5G he was transferred to the Rock River Conference. Dr. Vincent became iHsÜDffuiihed by liis effbrts to improvu the organlzation and the üterature of Sunday schools and visited the lloly Linil in order to be prepared for service in tlüil brandt of the publishing departmeut of bis church which prepares readin; for young people. In the year 1805 he was appointed agent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Union, and three years afterward by the General Conference, editor of the Sunday School Journal and of the books of Instruction issued by the Union. Ia 1872 Dr. Vincent was iinanimou.-ly chosen to be editor of the Sunday School books, papers and tracta of his Church, and eorresponding fecretary of its Tract Society and Sunday School Union. He enjoys a national reputatlon as a Sunduy School worker, and as Chancellor of the Cliautauqua Circle. Dr. John H. Vincent is the fourder of the Sunday School Teacher, publi8hed in Chteago, Illinois. Hishoj) Vincent will lccture before the Wcsleyan Uuild.at the Methodist church, Sumltiy evening, April Oth.