The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-21

From he ST. Louis Democrat
After war reconat, uction. The smoke oi
battle scarcely has rolled away when we see the
surgeons binding the wounds and repairing
tho losses of the cOndicts He VINO passes over
the bones of the slain and the wrecks and irag.
ments Of the contest are already half concealed
by the springing grass and fragrant mowers ii ano
the luxuriant vegetation with which nature
hastenB to hide the traces OF destruction
Scarcely has the war; in its broader ,se sense So
results when the minds OF ali true statesmen
are turned to the work Of restoring IN sae amane
rial prosperity of the country ,nIned Anu S tbeiT
sptsnt,on O to this task the Hon. W. D Kelley,
NTH his w ide range of informaJlon' ms oIlgl-
maiity of thought and his eloquence OF Speech
stands among the foremosrh hoop annreojated nv
ouT readers as one OF surpassIne 1 anseaSsS 1no t
mpoTta3Se; TTeatthng n ths Excitement Of contest
upon the questions iDvolving tne very y9,t 9HisC S
ence Of the nsti9n, I ,soning !, not often eouaiied
the popular demand for information upon the
needs and duties Oh tne stmctie as veil az
interesting, and, to those who nave regarded
Mr. Kelley as man OF narrow range 0i ~ Il
on nfTrape. IL may prove somewhat surprising In
its thorough knowledge Of the material re;
sources and full appreciation OF the industrial
needs and interests of all settions of the coun-
tTy. and especially Of our own State.
We need not say that we agree most heartily
With Judge Kelley upon the necessity of diver
sifying the industry of the Northwest-it has
been the burden Of our lamentation, day afCer
Sayl ever since the war ended. The result of
ths war most quickly and most surely foreseen
in the Northwest was tnaG Ine Soutn IN Wouiu De
cultural products are concerned. with slavery,
the great plantations pass out OF existence; the
cnitnre of great staples ceases to be the almost
Exclusive Employment ofSouthern capital, the
new condition OF things creates new popula-
tion and a new class Of land-holders-the I'M
migranis and the freedmen-and to them the
capital is wanting to carry on the culture OF
sugar and cotton upon So1tb so rssnS bep % own M
agricultural products will Inevitably raise
more than enough for her own consumption
can be shipped TO New York or Europe from
Dubuque, Iowa, by way OF New Orleans,
man can see that 1t can be shipped from New
Orleans or Mobile cheaper than 1t can from
Dubuque or ST. LOUIS Be5wSen baye us an% 0Ss
up q competitor, with power eventually TO sup
ply the whole demand. What must the North
mand at home. We must 80 diversity our in
dustry that the surplus products OF agriculture
shall not be forced to travel all the way TO New
York or Liverpool to find a consumer. We
must make Missouri the manufacturing centre
of the world Nature has poured out before us
with lavish profusion all the needed resources:
The decay Of industries in England places at
our disposal skilled labor of almost every kind.
We need only the enterprise and combined
effort to bring the labor to the natural re-
sources, and Missouri will become the work
shop OF the continent and the market for the
Very many OF Judge Kelley's facts and sug-
gestiops are new and important. The informa-
ton which he gives in regard to the culture of
the beet in Europe will attract the attention of
farmers and agricultural societies In every part
thorough experiments and a full Investigation
Of a subject promising such startling results.
For it would have startled any man six years
ago If he had been told that, after the drums
mad ceased 10 beat, the Northwest should supply
Louisiana with sugar. Startling as tue change
may seem, we may remember that this is the
day of startling changes. The marXellous
revolution effected in the industry o. OF France
manufacture, more than justifes the hope
that this country, raising its own sugar, may
save over forty millions in gold every year.
Missouri and the whole Northwest need man.
ufactures The people realize the need of them,
but they have not all learned to believe, with
Mr.. Kelley, that high protective tariff is me-
cessary to secure them. There are many who
believe that very different tariff is required
to sustain manufactures at the seabOard. or
even in Pennsylvania from that which would
be most beneficial TO Missouri or other Western
States, where the cost of transportation from
the sea shore constitute tes permanent and con-
siderable protection in addition to the duties
imposed Dy Government Doubtless, public
wisely adjusted for the development of our re-
sources and the diversihcation OF our indus
tries but such complication of tariffs and in
ternal taxes as we have witnessed within the
past Few years does not seem to be calculated
TO benefit our own country, or to increase the
immigration from foreign lands The central
TACT IN the tariff discussion seems to us to be
nsInat we are forced to protect our debt, If
~, means reputation. With an absolute neces-
Mty ior levylng heavy revenue tariff, we have
also, as YET, internal taxes which SO burden
labor and cramp home manufactured as to
nentrallZe In great measure the effect of the
tarlH. Ihe manufacturer whose product is pro-
tected by duty of sixty per cent on foreien
importations is not protected at all ifinternsI
taxes so increase the cost of labor, OF the raw
material, and of his operations that his nTod%c%t
increases sixty, or even forty per cent in cost
1nternal taxes upon articles, or the manufac.
sure OF articles that can be imported are sInnIy,
tariffs against our own, and In favor of forelnSS
labor. To protect American industry" !" then
cut down the taxes upon that industry or its
products. -' vi 4Vs
These views we urged most earnestly during
tne last session OF Congress. and in some i'm.
portant respects the legislation OF that session
was wisely directed to reduce the burdens on
1..iGssiy: Much L1re may be done ip the same
directlon. And when we have taken the load
nom our own labor, we can then ascertain
much more nearly what adjustment OF tariff is
Sest cslculated to secure II against foreign COM
RSSii,on, Ri, ana 20 deyelop those vast resources to
when snch speeches as that Of Judge KelIeV
directs attention. e' AA'iAeJ