. Australia and the fiscal problem ... tion in it, the Free Trade Party areentitled to the credit. In so far as it is stilldeformed by Protectionist duties the blame andthe odium rest upon the Ministerialists. Andsurely having successfully done so much for itwe may be permitted to do a little more. The Advent of Pree Traders, then, have the most amplereason for satisfaction. With a Parliamentarysuccess beyond their most sanguine hopes, theyhave made remarkable progress amongst thepeople. The advancing tide is with us. InVictoria especially the fiscal schoolmaster isabroad, and t
. Australia and the fiscal problem ... tion in it, the Free Trade Party areentitled to the credit. In so far as it is stilldeformed by Protectionist duties the blame andthe odium rest upon the Ministerialists. Andsurely having successfully done so much for itwe may be permitted to do a little more. The Advent of Pree Traders, then, have the most amplereason for satisfaction. With a Parliamentarysuccess beyond their most sanguine hopes, theyhave made remarkable progress amongst thepeople. The advancing tide is with us. InVictoria especially the fiscal schoolmaster isabroad, and the Free Trade faith is spreadingand gaining adherents on every side. It is notmany yea^s since Free Trade had to speak inwhispers in that enterprising State, but thethraldom of the Protectionist press has beenshaken off. Its powers were considerable withinthe State. The advent of federation, which bythe bye, it had strenuously opposed, drew itsfangs and left it comparatively harmless. Theawakening in Victoria is not to be wondered at,. Rembrandt Studios, Blcck Arcade, Melbourne Copyright Senator Sir JOSHUA SYMON, THE COMMONM^EALTH FREE TRADE POSITION 17 when we reflect on the steady decrease of itspopulation. High—cruelly high—Protection for30 years, and a continuation of it even now onmore moderate lines, does not enable it to keepits population. The year 1902, as comparedwith the year 1901, shows a decrease of 3,192,the emigration—mostly of adults—exceeding thenatural increase by births, plus any increase byimmigration, by that number. Efforts are beingmade to stop this exodus by opening up landsfor selection. It is a pity that experiment wasnot tried years ago, instead of high Protection. The Duty of the we must not leave well alone. Much hasbeen done, but much remains to be done. Wemust see the thing through. It is dogged as doesit. The people are rousing themselves. Thequestion is coming home to them as it never didbefore. No Revenue Tariffist should
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