New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-06
1..,vs for Home Protection.


Trade. and in order to counteract the operations
of Mr.. Walkers League, would it not be desira-
bic TO establish a Protection League? Such
BODY. like the one whose designs 1t would be
meant 10 combat should embrace men OF both
parties. II seems to me that the Tariff question
must be separated from party politics. In Penn
sylvauia, there are thousands of Democrats who
are strong Protectionsts. In this city, also, am
acquainted with many Democrats who would go
for Protection TO Domestic Industry, If the ques-
ton OF Protection were not made party one
am of this class myself. l am a PrOtectIonlst; ;
but / cannot abandon my party for the sake of
Protection. / would suggest to you, then' tue
propriety of forming Protection League, to
be composed of men of all shades Of Political
opinion | could say much more on this subject,
but refrain from troubling you. If you think the
idea have thrown out Of any value, | am sure
YOU will give it all the consideration Il merts;
Yours, &c PROTECTIVE DEMOCRAT.
Remarks.
Speech French diplomatist once lob
served, was given to enable us the better
to conceal our thoughts The provision
seems quite needless in the case OF those
who hare no thoughts.
Our correspondent proposes 'Protec-
ton League whereof he is willing to be-
come a member, yet in the same breath
gives notice that he will vote against a
Protectionist and in favor of Free Trader
if the former happens to be labeled Wing
and the latter Democrat Such being the
case, we really don't perceive that the
cause of Protection is likely to be much
aided by his countenance or his League
Mr.. Walker and his Importing friends will
be quite willing that he should belong to
half dozen Protection Leagues so that
he takes care to vote regularly for Free
Trade Presidents and Members of Con-
gress.
For our own part we endeavor always
to keep names subordinate to things. We
vote Wing mainly because we most pro-
foundly believe an enlightened and discrim-
mating system of Protection to Home In
dustry a cardinal principle of beneficent
and salutary public policy for young and
undeveloped nation like ours. Or, more
strictly, we perceive that the whole tenor
of the inculcations and maxims which in
the vocabulary of party are termed Dem
ocratic' is in favor Of Free Tradc and ad-
verse TO Protection. The world is gov
erned too much THE best Government
is that which governs least Hands off!
L Il fho do, FOL
maxims of what is partiwise termed De
mocracy.' That all this is in deadly hos
tility to Protection there are very few so
blind as not to see.
We know there are thousands of Penn
sylvania Democrats who sag they are in
favor of Protection, but they certainly have
an awkward way of showing it. They in
1914 by desperate exertions elected Polk
and Dallas, hurrahing all the time for The
Tariff of '42; and Polk and Dallas directly,
palpably, ostentatiously killed that Tariff
Those Tariff Democrats may have been
duped then; but if they now vote for
Free Trade President, they cannot plead
ignorance. They must be pretending to
swindle themselves in the hope of actually
swindling others.
In short, our correspondents idea is
very well; but he is not heartily sincere in
it. He realizes that he ought to be for
Protection, and is trying to humbug him.
self by looking that way while he rows
the other. Thus his practice utilities his
idea and renders it in his case foolish
ness. Ed. T'rib.