It shows itself in the rosycheeked children. the happy housewives. the wellfilled larders. and the neat wardrobes of our laboring classes. as contrasted with thepale. puny. everhungry children. the careworn mothers. the empty cupboards. and the ragged clothing that are the companions of the halfpaid and halfstarved laborers of freetrade Europe. The people know and appreciate these things. and when in November next the great poitical parties of this country go before the country on this issue they will write their verdict by no eighttoseven vote. but by a majority that shall be as eighty to seven in favor of protection to home industry and American labor. When westward the star of empire no longer takes her way. when the pauper labor o freetrade Europe no longer seeks the shores of protective America for homes and food and an equal chance in the battle of life. when the labor of America seeks the freetrade fields of Europe. then and not till then will we adopt the freetrade doctrine of Democracy. I am glad that the distinguished gentleman from New York [Mr. Cox] has rung up the curtain in the drama of Free Trade vs.
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Generalization about the poor conditions of laborers in freetrade Europe.