Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1894 — A NATIONAL APPEAL. [ARTICLE]

A NATIONAL APPEAL.

The American Protective Tariff League in special and extraordinary session on December 16 th, responding to the earnest request of wage owners, unanimously agreed that it was necessary to call upon the press of the United States to urge every patriotic citizen to assist in defeating the proposed Wilson Free Trade Tariff, which is now before Congress. If this measure becomes a law, the demand for labor in all productive employments in this country will be decreased. This will reduce the wages and earnings of every man, woman or child among us; permanently lower the standard of living in this country; and, reduce the purchasing power of our wage earners who constitute the great consuming force in this land. Every person, rich or poor, high or low, old or young, who is not in favor of lower wages and less comfort in life, should at once write a postal card to the Congressman from his or her district, protesting against the passage of this bill and demanding that the McKinley Tariff be left unchanged. Write a postal card' to-"day, • and urge every friend of yours to do the same. Perhaps your effort will defeat Free Trade and save Protection.