The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1853-12-29
Speech of the Hon. join M. BOtts.

some few weeks since received from
the wings of Newark. NewJersey, tn
compliment Of public dinier. As al
able, fearless and consistent whig
few members Of the party better de
served the honor, or would ave beer
more capable of explaining md vindi
eating the principles upon which it il
founded. Mr.. Bolts made a peech or
the occasion, which has beer. n.ubIishec
by his friends in pamphle FORM
Though we have little hope tat any
thing which can be said will top the
desolating torrent of "progresive dc.
mocracv vat MO tL:-L 49, -VI
ne "a ie gfratltication of our readerssC give
snch extracts as our space will ldmit
After introducing the differet sub,
jects to which he intended TO all al
tention, and classisg them uner ap-
propriate heads, in due time he came
to that of home protection, fromwhich
We extract:
Let US take up these measues for
which we have contended for Eenty
years, one by one, and see if anlgood
reason exists for abandoning Thea. II
upon fair trial they shall have Toyed
to be injurious to the public god, lei
them go; but surely no sane ma can
be convinced of their injurious teden-
CIV because we cannot always ltain
the power of the Government il our
own hands; and | might here raark
that if the people are supposed tosaye
decided against them IN 1874 and 852,
they as surely decided in their fair In
1910 and 1913, and are most like TO
do so again i'll 1856.
Is free trade indeed in the ascer IAN
cya The tariff of 1916, | grant Iou,
has taken the place Of the tari of
1912 but then is the tariff of l8 a
free trade tariff? Does not every ldy
of good sense know that any tarltfhat
ranges in its duties from ten and fiji len
Ia forty aad fifty per cent. and upwlds
is discriminating tariff, and doesot
every body know that Discriminate is
a recognition of the principle of 10
tectiona The question Is, is II Jli-
cious Discrimination, and does 1t p-
tect where protection is most needle
| mean such articles as VIZ can supy
at home and must consume? 1t IIy
become, perhaps il has become nee-
sary that tI.1 tariff should be reYih
and modified, if only 10 diminish E
superab bundant revenue that is act
| mulaiiag in the public treasury, ana
may be found indispensable to dimini
the duties on some article and equal
indispensable to increase them /,
others but you will find that under
circumstances will any party in III
country venture upoh an equal rate
duties On all articles that we import.
They mnst ard will discriminate, al
| SO discriminate as 10 give protection
certain interests; and, if | am right
| this, let us, instead of suErenderlng ii
principle, maintain Wat we have E
lablished the wisdom of the syster
| and claim the creditor our party tn
r, lis sagacity and wisdom has entitled
to receive at the hands OF our opp
nents.
But let US see how their tariff
1916 has operated practically. That
has furnished sufficient amount
revenue cannot be questioned; but
what cost it has done SO remains to
seen. We all know how commoa it
for public men of the Democratic par
| (they have usurped that name, and
it consists their only strength TO clai
infinite credit for the acquisition
California, which, with its natold IN
lions of gola, they say has SiaVed {
stoh commercial crisis as has bet
heretofore unknown to our people.
| Well, admit that to be So What d
sire they should next tell US is, VII
would have been necessary had not Il
| golden sands of California so oppt
timely come 10 avert the calamity al
distress which would have befallen D
| will tell you. First, Ii was the Il
sound system of legislation by whit
our people were induced 10 encouras
European workshops and European
Dor, 10 the exclusion of American wor
shops aud American labor, that won
have brought on the crisis ; precise
the same causes that produced the T
vulsion of 1897. And, III the ne
place, to have remedied the evil
would have been necessary TO resort
different system, by which we shou
have afforded encouragement and pT
lection to the labor OF our own peop
in preference to the labor of any 9th
people on the earth. As it is, tn
mighty influx of gold that should ha
been spent among our own people
home has followed on in the regul
channels of trade, and is not to
found in the workshops of Europe
Now, in my judgment, he is the wise
man and the most reliable statesm;
who recommends such system of
gislation as would enable the indust
of the country to protect itself at {
times and under all circumstances, al
that would render the country abs
lutely independent in every sense
the word. Suppose a general w
slould break out in Europe, what wou
be the consequence TO rs? The 10
rate of duties, as have said, has