Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-09-19
1BENsBURG. Pa. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1860.


acted with hin. were disposed to make? He
was glad that the gentleman from South Car
olina had thus early given them information
as to the course he intended to pursue as to
the question Of the tariff. The gentleman
went fer revenue standard of 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? To morrow the
gentleman might tell his friend from New En-
gland that 1.-The revenue standard upon wool
en- and cotton goods amounted to the same as
! it did in the genteman's action on iron; and
he might make similar declaration to gen.
tlemen from New York, and from other States
engaged In the manufacture of salt, iron.
wool, cotton. and sugar. Although the gen.
teman professed to be in favor of revenue
duty" lie (Mr 4 y should tell the people of
his State at least hat the gentleman. by his
action. was in favor of having foreign Iron
come in duty free.
All that Pennsylvania asked was fair.
honest settlement of this great question; she
wanted it adjusted in some manner TO give Sc
curity 20 her citizens. She had always nain-
tanned the doctrioe that the majority were to
rule, and that their laws were to be submitted
to From 1888 to 1Si2-a period during
which all ber Industrial pursuits had been
stricken down by the operation of the com
promise act-no arm had been raised there IN
defiance of the authority of this government;
but daily and hourly they the whole of
these interests going to decay and destruction
aud they waited until the appeal made to the
patriotism and good sense of the American
people prevailed in the passage of the tariff Of
1912, under which all her interests were be-
cupied the same position she had occupied be-
fore the passage of the compromise act OF
1888 The principle of the tariff of 1872.
as fa- as related to the manufacture of iron,
of any description, or of every description,
was not too high.
He would state it as reproach to the a.
mericau character, that, in his own State. for
eigu railroad iron has 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 had hitherto been
imported, and laid down on all our railroads.
He wanted to see the time arrive when, by
the perfection of machinery, by the Increased
skill, and by the increased capital Of Penn
sylvania, they would be able to successfully
compete with foreigners without any Protec-
ton at all He knew that the time would
come, but he would tell gentlemen from the
South that it never would arrive unless ade-
quate protection was gwen to our great inter-
ests in the beginning To show the beneh-
cial effects of protection, he would mention
that in 1888. 80, aud 40, when railroad
iron was brought il free of duty, and when 1t
was imported largely in all the States, 1t rose
up 30 aud 60 per cent; but now, since the
tariff of 1910, it can be bought II per cent
cheaper than it was in 1888, 59, and ,4U.
He was really sorry to see his friend from
South Carolina Mr. Holmes fall into the
arms OF coalition which he believed had
already begun between some of the geLtle-
men of the South aud of New England; but
let him tell the New England gentlemen,
that if they deserted Pennsylvania, aud threw
; themselves iBI8 the arms OF the gentleman
from South Carolina, they mast hot expect
the aid of the former when their own interests
are In danger. Pennsylvania voted Tor ana
with them 10 the protection "t their cotton ana
woollen manufactures; and he would ask taeih
who it was that passed the tariff OF Iotz, py
which such amp.e protection was anordeu 70
the important interests OF Ne" hoSiahoi
Wben-let him ask the gentleman OF New
England-did Pennsylvania ever falter on the
question of protecting domestic INDUSTRY!
strike down at one blow her most important
and vital interests. should it be eountenanced
by those to whom Pennsylvania had always
given her support? Why was 1t, when Penn
syiyauia was alone singled out from all the
other States. and her, interests set up as
mark tn he shot at, that he found some OF his
friends from New England joining In the at
tack? If thew were disposed to desert fenn-
svlyauia now. let them not hereafter say.
whatever the action of Pennsylvania may De
in regard to a tariff that she has deserted
them IF the majority of that House thought
the duty on railroad iron, or any kind OF iron,
was too high, why, let it be reduced In
general bill: but when they were asked 10
strike down this Important interest, not Iof tue
sake of the farEaer, or the mechanic, out ior
the sake of large corporations, then ne hoped
they would pause and consider whether tney
would be consulting the interest OF tue coun-
,rr hv odon,ing the measure. He was glad
that Thus early in the session prominent
member of the Wing party had brought for
ward a measure that would show the people
how far they were willing to protect their ln-
terests, while they would exempt from taxa
ton wealthy Incorporated companies, ana IN
pose its burdens on the industry OF the coun-
try. He wanted to know, aud pennsylvania
wanted to know, if there was disposition IN
that House to strike Gown her most important
interests, while the interests of other portions
of the Union were left untouched; and ne
wanted the vote on this bill TO decide that
question. As he observed before. he trusted
there was no disposition in any part OF the
House to sanction measure such as tins
Had the introducers of this measure giVen, or
could they give. any reason why railroad IRON
should come iu free of duty. IN preference to
cotton or WOODEN goods? Had they given any
reason why it should come In free IN prefer
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