, 1866-01-23

Editors Chicago lT1bnne*
The Protcctiouist says TO tho Free Trader:-
SAT best you only want revenue tariff with
incidental protection, while We 70 for protec-
tion outright, aud claim for our policy the
largest revenue. Show us where genuine
free trade policy was ever established success
fully"
Free traders want free trade, but they can
not hope at present 10 get through Congress
any thing better than rerenue tarin, and
therefore take it. For M example Of free
trade policy successfully established, tho in-
tcr.State trade Of this nation Is IN Illustration,
OF which every free trader, and every Amer-
can may bc proud. Tho respective States orig
inally had the power OF establishing rules for
The regulation al trade between each other
witness, the clause in the Constitution tnl1ing
from the States that power, and forever estat-
lishipg free trale between each and every
State. Under that clause, commerce knows
no State lines, but every man Is competent to
buy aud sell where he can buy cheapeat and
sell dearrst., This generntion Of Americans
have known no other rule, and We are apt 10
consider 1t a normal condition In trade. 4
reference to any other part Of the world at
once demonstrates this faliaeZ. Our interstate
tiou. Had the rebellion succeeded, one Of Its
results would have been, the destruction Of our
tree trade with the South. Icannot undertake
to estimate the advantages Of this Tree trade To
our people, but faint picture may be had Of
whal would have been our condition under
ey stem Of protective tariffs, by contrasting
This glorious freedom with the restraints with
which trade Is hampered By the different
States Of Europe, whe1e the legislative pro-
tective policy had been carried 10 perfect re-
suits. There custom-houses and an army
guard meet you at every State boundary.
There Is restraint, espionage and interference
BY petty otiIcisls. tors9oth protection; here Is
OF common sense, let Proteciionists answer !;
II free trade ia good for us in our homo
commerce, why IL It not good in our foreign
commetcce Let not the people think that,
had these protection!sts the power to set up
barriers to trade on State lines, they would
cannot bug or sell in England OF France, 1t
must be wise to prevent our buying or selling
IN New England. If free trade between
our East md West, North and South pvodn-
ces good results, why limit the lines, and re-
fuse us free trade without restriction. Upon
the beauty and value OF this Interstate Free
trade, wish every man would dwell. Think
Of It In all its phases, commercial and educa-
tlonal: turn It this way aud that, bearing in
mind that 1t Is peculiarly American, the fruit
Of our own Constitution and the answer will
be found for "p1ain people, to give to the
subtle eophisiries Of Protection1sts, Free
trade Ia no experiment. It Is open and clear
rs Is our Own personal interest TO US. Legls.
latiTe protection Is its opposite.
hova free 1rades We 11nre an ennr1no,s
debt n navWwhcre il The money 10 CONG
from to pay it, l answer, from the same
source 1t is now got, from the people and In
the same why, that With this interstate free
onisi,e . rercn,,e4 q Prateci,on,, asks IN snf,.
stsnna q hnW tber con iii;no7s ~ bpr nrr,
PORTION Of the revenue required r. illinois
psrs iev nronortion now. hi sfc NAYS a nor.
iarre m one neat At hat. sho pays Indirectly. which
az cannot count. This idea OF ta1atiop by
| initrreIion. Is a remnant Of a poIltical con.
| serT.tfsn1 n rood definition IF which il.
eswant II confidenee In the people.'' We
have a certain large amount Of revenue to
raise. 4 certain mo1cty falls upon each State
lfjustly assessed, upon each man. How 50
fiuns Soi neccssarily upou cacI man Der se,
hut Int in sucb q way that each man NAV know
W1c, and ,,ow 1nnch he navs. Nnf fhe lest
of sJ'c 1csnIts Of such free trade policy
world h. n direct accountahIIity Of our Con.
pTcss1onai servants TO us. NOW, they haye q
iarce sum Of money to dispose Of which,
in snrne ~ Wav lie neoi,,c are Given to ,mder
stand. # nd costa o. them nothing. Witncss.-ths
Question Projection asks. which fully i'm.
ssiIes fhat Illinois paTsno revenue except bs
5irect Tar. when he must know fhe truth. ii
il this indirection in RESPONSIBILITIES and nc,
n,nnf ah;iJfv whir1, 4 the fTnjtfrl snurce of =
1aire nnnnnt or eorrnntion. in tbf
The mnrn frronentlv The nen,
~ 1im md thc,r canrrcssInna7 sccnts enm,
44nr,th hs. ths ,,o-a 5irecf 4hn rssnnns7hi1ifS
ma he t,ettrr ior both. Let the peonic paJ