Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-04-21


duties would the gentleman tell him how
much railroad iron it would be necessary
to import under the provisions Of this bill,
to raise revenue sufficient for government I
Tomorrow the gentleman might tell his
friend from New England that the revenue
standard upon cotton goods amounted to
the same as it did in the gentleman's action
OH iron and he might make a similar
declaration to the gentleman from New
York, and from other States, engaged in
the manufacture of salt, iron, wool, cotton
and sugar. Although the gentleman pro.
fessed to be in favor of a revenue duty, he
MIR. F.lshould tell the people Of his State,
at least, that the gentleman, by his action,
was in favor of having foreign iron come in
duty free.
/ All that Pennsylvania asked was a fair
honest settlement of this great question
she wanted it adjusted in some manner to
give security to her citizens. She always
maintained the doctrine that the majority
we're to rule, and that their laws were
made to be submitted to. From 1888 to
! ie42--a period during which all her in
dustrial pursuit had been stricken down
by the operation of the compromise act
no arm had been raised there in defiance
of the authority Of this government; but
daily and hourly thy saw the whole Of
these interests going to decay and destruc-
ton; and they waited until the appeal
made to the patriotism aud good sense Of
of the American people prevailed in the
passage of tho tariff of lei2, under which
all her interests were beginning to revive
and look up She now occupied the same
position she had occupied before the pass
age Of tho compromise act of 1888. The
principle Of the tariff Of ls4a, as far rs it
related to manufacture of iron, Of any de-
scription, or Of every description, was not
too high
lie would state it as a reproach to tho
American character, that, in his own State
foreign railroad iron had been laid down
within six inches Of the finest beds of iron
in the world. Such iron abounded in
Pennsylvania, Missouri, Tennessee, and
New Jersey; and yet foreign railroad iron
bad hitherto been imported, and laid down
on all our railroads. He wanted to SEQ
she time arrive when, by the perfection Of
machinery, by the increased skill and By
the increased capital of Pennsylvania, they
would he able to successfully complete with
foreigners without any protection at all.
/ lie knew that the time would come but
he would TIL the gentleman from the South
that it never would arrive unless adequate
protactian MAS given to our great Interests
in the bcsinnin. 10 show the beneficis
effects of protection, he would mention that
in 1893, 80, and 40, when railroad iron
was brought in free Of duty, aud when j.
was imported largely in all the States, it
rose up 81 and IL per cent but now, sine
the tariff Of 1912, it can be bought > per
cent. cheaper than it was in 1888, 80 ara
40. lie was really sorry to see his friend
from South Carolina Mr. IIolmcs] fall
into the ar'as Of a coalition, which IL, De-
lioved had already begun between some e
the gentlemen Of the South and Of New
! England but let him tell the New Eng.
land gent.emcn, that if they deserted Penn.
sylvania and threw themselves into the
arms Of the gentleman from South Carroll,
Ma, they mu't not expect the aid Of tho
former when their own interest are in
danger. Pennsylvania voted for and with,
them in the protection Of their cotton and
woltcn manufactures ; and he would ask
them who it was that passed the tariff Of
lS42, by which such ample protection was
afforded to the important interests Of New
England' When-lct him ask ths gen
tlemen Of New England-did pennsylva-
MIA ever ialter on the question Of protcc,
ing domestic industry Why, then, when
an attempt was made to strike down at
one blow her most important and vital
Interests, should it be countenanced by
those to whom Pennsylvania had alwa ys
given her support! Why was it when
Pennsylvania was alone singled out from
all the other States, and her interests to-
be set up as mark to be shot at, that ho
found some OF his friend; from New Eng.
land joining in the attack If they we're
di'p osed to desert Pennsylvania now, lie t
tAen not hereafter say, whatever the ae
ton OF Pennsylvania may be in regard tc
tariff, that she has deserted them. Ii
the majority Of that House, thought the
duty OH railroad iron, or any kind of iron,
was too high, why, let it be reduced in a
general bill but when they were asked to
strike down this important interest, not for
the Ike of the farmer, or the mechanic, ,
but for the sake oflarge corporations, then
he hoped they would pause and consider
whether they would be consulting the in
terest' OF the country in adopting the
measure. lie was glad that thus early in
the session prominent member Of the
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