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Two Opinions

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Day
25
Month
May
Year
1892
Copyright
Public Domain
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The iiext day after the l. of M. Reublk-an Club Banquet, Kev. Mr. Tenrook, of this ciity, wrote to the Deoit Free Press that Uov. McKinley's jeech had con-verted hinu to the demcracy, and that he liad taught politial eeoinoiny ïor t went y years, and hat was the iirst time he ever knevt; uat the foreigaers paid a portion oí ne revenue irom the turiff, or words o that effect, whieh shows how exellent a thj&orlst he must have been. Kev. ïeu Brook i's quite an aged lijn, consiiderably in his dotage, as i letter indiciites. In contrast witü hiis letter, pubi.-iicd the same day, id this deelaralon oí 1 1 n ■ Prime Minister ut' Engand, ljord Salisbury. It will j)eiia.ps have quite as great an tnflueiice: "England," he declared, "unly niainains ilie ixisiiion wnieh she occupies y the vasx industries existiug uere; jut a dainger ia growing tip. Flfiy ears ágo everybody believed tha; ee trade had eonquered the world nd prophesied that every natiou "ould (oïlow the example 01 Bmglaud"he resulte, however, are nat what ad been expected. Uespite the prophsies oí thre free trade advocates, torign nations are adopting protection. iiey are exdudifltg us trom their marcris and are tryilng to kill our trade. nd tins suite oï thioga appears to rov wüi'.-sc. We live m an age ox ar tarifie. Another important point a that wliile uatione are negotiating o obtain eacii other's commercial faor. none are anxious about the iavoj' f Great liritian, because Great Brltvn has stripped herseli oï the armor nd weapons ■with Avliich the battle s to be fougtit. "The attitude we have taken in reardhig it as disloyal to the gloriotw nd. saered doetrines oí free trade tb vy duties on anybody for the sake f amythiiiig "ve get thereby, majr bt) loble, but it. is inert businesslike. liuers). Om these terms you wül ïot get anythmg. Il yon intend to ïold your own in this conflict of taris you must be prepared to refuse ationa who injurc you aeeess to your ïarkets. "We complaim most of the United tates, and rt so happens that the "nited States maintains and furnishes s wltlh articles, which are essentia] o out manufacturera. AVe can not xrlude either without scrious injury o ourselves. I aui not prepared in ■rder to punten other countrys, to nijict dangerous wounds on ourselvee. AYe must confine ouraelveg to those ïatters whereiin we wldl not suffer ïuch whether importation continúes r (liniimishes. AVMlc we ca.n not raise the price f lood and raw material, there is an nornious mass of imports, sueh as vine, spirits, silk, gloves and laces, rom coumtries besides the United tates which are merely luxuries, and f which a diminished consumption ould be risked in order to secure acess to the markets of our neiRhbors. shall expect to be excommirnicated or ppopoumding sui-h a documet, but am bouind to Bay that I think the ree traders have g'o.nie too far." The picture in Judge representing íarrison as a conductor on a street ar bound for the Minneapolis convenion, telling the crowd of republican presidential aspirants just in the rear ■o walt for the next car, labeled "re)ublican"conrention 1800," is a very jright one. E. A. Blackman, of the Hillsdale Jemocrat, died on tlie 14th inst., at ïis home in that city. He was aa xcellent newspaper man, a good citien, and one of the most companionable of men. The entire editorial fraernity wlU hear of his death with orrow.

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Ann Arbor Courier