The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-18

lion from The resi- OF the COMMUNITY ne Aiiul} Puts
on the ground that you are protecting labor Can y DC
denied Thai the thing protected is the article produced or
The bale Of goods owned by the capitalist which he sells
without paying tax while the foreign owner OF bale
lust ike i has TO pay third OF its value for the privilege
Of selling But il will be replied that the bale = e
podac Of labor and you protect that you protect inc
laborer ~,
The capitalist when he goes into the market Tor labor
gets il . cheap he car, and have shown through
what agencies the price s regulated ana KEEP. up pu'
for argument sake, let il be admitted mat me asoer
is projected 10 The extent OF his agency in producing The
bale What proportion OF il did he make and what the
machine owned BY the capitalist In that proportion,
whatever il may be, is The premium shared between
them. leave 10 others better acquainted win the SUD
ject to determine the proportions OF each But my own
opinion is for every dollar pocketed by the capitalist
about one cent goes into that OF the aboer, which paid
away the first time he buys coat Sir, the machine and
its owner alone protected You may as well tell me
that the poor OF Louisiana protected by the duty on
sugar The labor which makes ] owned BY the CAPT
lallsls, the machines OF the North They alone
recsive the premium. The aborer pays It, The wealth
lest class of the North IS the protected capitalist The
wealihest the South the protected sugar In
each OF these classes you find the monaies OF the coun
Try II is idle TO tell me that duties were taken on tea ana
conss for the sake of the poor Was ever cup OF either
drank without sugar No. SIR the reason is that there
wsrs no wealthy producers OF these articles TO combine
with others to grind, no, 70 protect the laborer. =.
have heard il commended that ii duties be light for-
signefs will combine oversock the market. and crush
hona manufacturers, and then demand their own prices
Men alike governed BY their interest all over the
world. They will combine at home as abroad
= certainly easy and practicable. Can the man,
ulscurers 81 England, France, Germany. Belgium, and
cher countries more readily combine than those OF
Lowell Is il more probable that the world will CON-
bns against US than corner 70 which the trade IS Sc
cnradY The competition OF all nations is our best secu-
vas very glad to hear Mr. Chairman that my friend
from Pennsylvania mir. JoSEsl had taken The liberal
ground he did on protection; the only protection he
wants is that incidental protection which The highest
lsvsnue duties could give him. That was the ground
assumed by Mr. Polk his first message after his cleo
non0ne which had never been officially taken before,
lr,ksn al hxs hnlo
cratic party But the gentleman from Pennsylvania must
remember that eight years have expired since that time.
and the progress have made since then IN sound prn-
cpes and knowledge OF the laws trade has been very
was pleased when the democratic party took the
ground that they would be coalent with such incidental
protection the highest ,arf OF would give.
because consider that one step towards more liberal
policy.
What does il amount to practically five desired 70
raise million OF dollars upon shoes, supposing that four
millions were annually imported, duty OF twenty-five
cents would raise ii higher duty, say OF nifty cen would
also do il; and at the same time incidentally encourage
he home article BY excluding Two millions OF the foreign
The fifty tax is the highest revenue duty, but still il
- protective; for while the amount s paid into the
treasury upon the two millions OF shoes you are yet pay
ing an equal upon the millions made at home
the goes into the treasury and the other into the
pockets OF the manufacturer
II 10 argued that the announcement OF our manufactu-
re at home lessons the supply OF the productions OF the
earth, which would be overslocked in case we did not
divert labor from the SOIL When that time comes, the
which will itself suggest 10 capitalists other investments
But expect to the day when the earth shall be
beaten by any competitor. 1t has never been yet
laborer can make by poughng than in any other
business.
MIR. Chairman. listened with pleasure. until discov-
cred his object 10 the remarks OF The honorable gentleman
from New York Ihr BaooKsI the other day He seem
ed to desire to reduce the revenue and diminish the
plus by taking off duties The object of his first resolu
lion, explained by himself became apparent In
his list OF articles 10 be made duty free, there is one,
believe, which is manufactured here and by making
them free impose the necessity OF keeping up the du
His free istconssts of such things must import.
and many OF them entering into The composition OF The
manufactured article AT home Now, think ] have
shown clearly, that If were 10 admit the maerl-
ais free OF duty it would be indirect protection TO the
manufacturer and tax on the consumer
But the gentleman desires 10 reduce the revenue and
10 prevent its accumulation in future He anticipates
great Inconvenience in The country from boarding mp the
MIR. CLEVELAND. II the gentleman will allow me
10 interrupt him, desire 10 know by what process OF
reasoning he will prove that. by admitting railroad iron
duty iree railroad companies would transport cheaper
and ri the time the manufacturers under similar
circumstances, would not sell cheaperl
Mr.. MEADE. II the gentleman will read my speech
when il is printed he will find that have explained that
matter fully. cannot 90 the same discussion il
would consume much time. The gentleman can sat
sfy himself Il he will do me the honor to read my
speecn.
specie circulation the Argument Of The gentleman from
New York Mr.. BRoossl would hold good; but the
money boarded m the treasury is only portion oil the
surplus product OF the country occupies precisely the
same relation 10 commerce much in time of
plenty The gold OF California is article OF merchan
disc and so long as The currency Of the country suf
Gent Tor the purposes OF trade Inconvenience would
result from the surplus Release it tomorrow, and II
would he driven away By the parer which, unfortunately
occupies the place OF gold. But, Mr.. Chairman 1 viii
admit that there exists the other danger to which the
geallepan from New York has alluded | entirely con-
cur in hat he says OF the danger exravagan and
perhaps, unconstitutional appropriations For the sake
of The purity OF The democratic party. should like re-
move thai temptation out OF Their way But SIR for The
II, be has attributed the
nry Circulars issued By Mr. Walker, and which, when
afterwards reversed by the decision OF the Supreme Court
were made the law OF the land by special act The
construction put upon the law OF 1915 by Secretary
walker was certainly in conformity with the spirit OF
intention OF The legislature that passed it, II precise
y ia conformity with the letter OF that act the design OF
Congress- IA every knows was ha, the duty should
BE- asexsed the vsne attached the foreign article at
the time il left the foreign port.
But The gentleman may be reminded OF another thing
Oar Revenues from the tariff OF 1916 have been diminish
Cd BY the construction which of bis own Secretaries
pat upon the OF 1850 There is not lawyer in this
House that would say the freight part OF the costs
and charges Of goods imported which The law OF 1850
required 10 be added to them and included in their value
IN hxing the duty.
that freight across the Atlantic should, under the
lay. be considered as entering into the valuation
upon the goods on which duty Is 10 be paid He has
Just said that il the object OF the special act OF
Is30-for which voted with much msgivlng-to legal
ize the treasury circulars OF MIR Walker beg leave 10
suggest 10 my colleague that the treasury circulars OF
Mr. Walker 70 which he audes expressly excluded