The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-09
MIR. Webster.

gives oil Mr.. w ebSter
1874 How changed since that time, not only in his
views, but in his powers. We defy any man TO pro.
duce OF his speeches, from the last long session OF
Congress- OF from the meetings of Boston or OF Phadel-
pha which vie in ability with his Boston speech OF
1920 or his reply to Mr. Clay, in 1924 Mr. Webster can
never become the head Of a great party He wants the
moral force the enlarged views well the discretion
to constitute him their great champion much less their
leader His genius quaed in its PALMER days. before that
OF Henry Clay and it only the period which pro-
duced his liberal and manly speech OF 1921 that armed
in the cause OF truth he able 10 cope with the fiery
spirit OF the western orator
From the Baltimore Argus and Republican
FREETRADE SPEECH IN In looking over the 26th
volume OF Nless Register we find admirable free-rade
the tariff of 1924 The positions OF Mr. Clay are met and
refuted in the cleaest AS the protective tariff
principle has not essentially changed since that day. we
propose to give readers the substance of this speech
abrdging or quoting as may best suit our limits
The speaker represents district ''hghly commercial
and deeply interested in manufactures also He regrets
that Mr. Clay should have declared that it was aues-
ton between the friends OF an American system and of
foreign system -FOUR readers see parallel case in
the Patriots cry Of repeal of the British tariff Wonder
Is expressed that that policy should be called
which has been uniformly followed for centuries in the
Old World and that that policy, "a revenue tariff should
be denounced "foregn, when it had been the policy
of our government from the beginning. "Ths favorte
American policy is what America has never tried; and
this odious foreign policy Is what we told foreign
states have pursued Sir that is the tuest American
policy which shall most usefplly employ American capt.
tai and American labor and best sustain the whole popu
laon" He declares that all the great interests of the
country are united and nseparable and that that egsa
ton is most dangerous which proposes to benefit any one
branch of industry, without due consideration OF the bur
dens which may fall upon the others
After discussing the nanc al condition and the commerce
OF the country he proceeds to notice its manufactures
He injuries as to the necessity for further protection and
whether that be given without injury to other in
terests:
"Centemen tell that they in favor domestic in
dustry so am l. They would give it protection; would
l. But, then, all domestic industry is not confined
u,curcs The employments of agriculture, commerce,
dustry; they all furnish employment for American capital
and American labor; And when the question is, whether
new duties shall be laid for the purpose of giving further
encouragement to particular anuactnre every reasona-
BILE ask himself both whether the proposed
,cithout injustice other branches of industry.
sit is desirable to know also somewhat more distinctly,
HOW the proposed will produce the intended
One great object proposed example, the increase of
the home market for the consumption of agricultural pro-
provisions of the bill expected wholly principally
produce this not stated would not suggest that
ton of this bill but all provisions have equal ten
dency produce this effect. Those manufactures which
employ labor create course, demand for articles
of consuption and those least the production Of
Which capital and skill enter the chief ingredients of
The protective and prohibtive policy of England had
been held up worthy OF admiration and imitation. But
more liberal notions were growing prevalent; the policy
of restraints and prohibitions getting out of repute
the true nature of became better understood
Many thought that the great prosperity of England
owing her long continued adherence to her exclusive
system but he quotes the opinions Of such Lords
Lansdowne and Liverpool to show that spite of
that system. u" Protection when carried TO the point
recommended, [ls2l that is to entire prohibition
to me destructive of all commercial intercourse between
nations" The adoption of the general principle having
been urged he asks whether the consequence of the uni
versal application Of the general principle would not be
that nations should abstain entirely from all intercourse
with one another think freedom of trade to be the
general principle, and restriction the exception" The
true policy of all producers not TO keep other vendors
out of the market but rather to conquer them in it by the
superiority and cheapness of their goods. .a|
Commerce is not gambling" in which, whenever there
is loss, there must be corresponding gain but in Just
and liberal system there gains TO all Since climates
and soils differ do the wants of If were not so,
should not have reciprocal wants. and reciprocal means
OF gratifying another's wants Hence arises COM
merce, which is but an exchange of equivalents.
The money paid for foreign goods is enormously
spoken Of so much given for the encouragement Of
foreign industry to the prejudice of our own; for own
labor has earned it, and paid the price for it II the
modify were dollars, no doubt would be expressed.
lWho quarrels with or disputes the patriotism Of any