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ports were hermeticslIy sealed against
our productions by ptohibilory duties
lie appealed 10 lbe farmers Of The great
west-he impIored them to come 10 he
rescue to defend aod MAINTAIN their
own great American Interests. BY elect
Ing men 10 this House end to tha Exc
cutive government. who would take the
American side against Joreigaers in ibis
great Struggle now going on for the
American market the remedy was in
their own hands. and it was hslr own
fault il they failed 10 apply it, If they
failed, they themselves WouI1 be the
sufferers The great American Wing
system had been tried, fully iried In
lSI6 We passed protective tariff. hich
with the tariff Of 1924 and 1923. rad
paid off principal and Interest," OF the
war debt, in 1852 229 millions OF dol
lars. 1t had furnished sound end uni
form currency; il had rendered the
whole country emtnentlV prosperous in
all its interests, agricultural. maDufsc
turing, and commercial, and just at Tho
lime this war debt was paid of. and The
surplus OF i8 millions year. derived
Irom the protective policy, was bout to
be applied 10 Inc construction Of those
internal Improvements, which had SINCE
involved the States in foreign debt Of
more than $500 100000, there came q
frost, a killing rosl.' ths American sys-
TEN Of policy was, in the language of
gentlemen. exploded and the Van Bu-
rem system introduced by Mr.. Van BI~
rem himself, then prime minister estsb
llshed on its ruins. ln few ypsrs be
expenses Of Government were doubled,
and almost lrebIed; internal improve
ments arrested and transferred to the
States; the protective ,atltfrepeaIed and
the country ruined; agriculture, manu-
iactures and commerce, went down 10
gether; and individuals and govern
ments, State and national, involve d in
one common scene ol bankruptcy, repu
diation, and deep disgrace.
Such were the clear and undenisbIe
fruits Of tho Van Buren, policy, and
such the admitted CONDITION OF things in
1910, when the people who had forborne
ill 'lorbesrance ceased TO be virtue
rose in their might and resolved to
throw off this ruinous system, and re
turn TO the system that had rendered
them prosperous-by one united and
vigorous effort they had succeeded for
tho moment by the election oI Hsrrsor
and Wing Congress, who had partially
restored the national prosperity by the
tariff OIL '42; but all their high hopes and
bright prospects were struck DOWN BY
the death OF their chief, aud the success
SION of a man who is now an adheren
Of the Van Bnron system. Thus, sir
The popular effort Of 1910, 10 restore
the Wing system, had been defeated auc
postponed; but thank God, the time is
approaching, and is al hand, when The
people would again come up with re
doubled vigor and energy 10 ihf
rescue. They were defeated in 1910
but in 1914 they would succeed, as he
hoped and believed, by still more tri
umphant majority, because tho ruinou'
effects Of the Van Buren system, and
the beneficial effects OF the Wing policy
were now more clearly seen and bette
understood. This was a contest fol
measures, not for men men we're moth
ing, measures and principles every
thing; much for veal or for woe de pen
ded upon the result; the fate OF the couO'
try, he believed. was involved in ,h'
issue. Shall The country ge, up anC
again advance in career of prosperity
under new auspices, or fall back into
The wretched and depIorab'e condition
in which Mr.. Van Buren, left il in l840
This was the great question at issue.
question which touched the interest o
every man in this country deeply ant
Vitally, and in reference 10 which h,
could neither be Indifferent nor silent.
Against Mr., Van Buren, personally
he had said no:hiug-he had nothing t
say il was TO his measures and prnci
ples he was opposed. He firmly be
Ileved, before God, that The re election
of Mr.. Van Buren, would be The creates
calamity that could belall his country
Under this solemn conviction he felt i
10 be his duty TO aver, this calamity j
he could, twas duty from which hi
could not bs diverted or driven by any
species of intimidation here or else
where. 1t wasa high duty he owed tt
his country and his constituents, and HI
would be false 10 them and 10 himself i
he failed, on all proper occasions, firm.
Iy and fearlessIy 10 perform it.