The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-06

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The tariff bill now pending in Congress,
has found no special favor or support form
New England, Overland above other locali-
tiss, Notwithstanding It is chargedto be q
New England measure, and Copperheads
and free traders abound in bitter and vicious
viturperation ofNew England on that score.
Senator Wilson, in his speech in opposi-
ton TO the bill, took special pains to deny on
behalf Of New England any responsibility
for the measure.
He said in substance:
"Massachuse tts, does not demand il, and in his
opinion there is nothing in the bill to compensate
for these increased duties upon coal, upon iron.
upon steel and upon wool. 1.-THE duties On these
articles that enter into our manafaeture and our
mechanic arts are to be so enormously increased
he could see what the contests would be in the
future. II would be pretty hard lowering the
duties on coal, on iron, on steel or on wool, but
the upon textile frabrics and upon the various
productions of the mechanic arts in New England
win 20 on. 1t will be made every stump in
the country, and while the benefits Of this meas
are 10 60 to others the reproaches are to be
heaped upon Massachusetts,. Now, said Mr..
Wilson. want gentlemen here to take the full re-
Ipretest against this talk here in the Senate, or
in the country, in the press before the people,
that this bill before us, the bin passed by the
House of Representatives at its last session, il
demanded by the people represent or IL to pro-
mote their interests. III had my way to-day |
would prefer for our interests to stand upon the
laws as they are now"
The bill was engineered through the Sen.
ate it is true by Mr.. Fessenden, New Eng
land man, but the Senator from Maine,
State which is comparatively new, and is
not famed for the extent of its manufactures
den, as the ablest man in the Senate Of the
United States, and think that his knowledge
and his judgment in regard to matters cons
neeted with commerce, finance and manu-
features and the interests ofthe Government
and the people as connected with them, are
superior to those of any man at Washington.
Hence, without any knowledge of the details
Of the bill before Congress, we have conf,
dence in its general character, because Of
its advocacy by Fessenden, of Maine, as well
as by Sherman, of Ohio, and majority of
the friends of Home Industry from the East
ern, Middle and Western States And we
attach little Importance to the opposition of
distinguished Senators Of free trade proclivi-
ties, however much we may be disposed TO
value their opinions and their Judgment in
other matters.
We do not claim to know anything about
the details of q tariff bill and we think it
possible that in the contest between the
British importers and the railroad companies
on the one side, and the manufacturers and
wool growers on the other, the latter have
got the advantage, and strained point or
two more than sound policy for the general
interests demand. But we are consoled
with the recollection that under our highest
tariffs in all our past history, the country has
enjoyed the greatest prosperity, and under
declining tariff duties, the land Ihss been
overwhelmed with bankruptcy. And we
know of no single great statesman in our his
tory from the days of the revolution, unless
Calhoun be excepted, who advocated free
trade. Every great name in our history, is
down on the record in favor of protection to
Home Industry.
But aside from such authority, common
rense and observation satisfies us that with
q scarcity of capital and interest on money,
twice as high in this country, as in Great
Britain aud with scarcity Of skilled labor
ers and wages here, more than twice as high
rs in Gres. Britain, we cannot successfully
With har
featuring. Low rates Of interest and low
wages OF labor to say nothing of other ad
vantagcs, enables her to manufacture cheap
e. than we can, and undersell us.
We must then IN some way protect our in
dustry against this ruiaous competition, or
our manufacturing establishments, will be-
come Improbable to their owners, and will
be closed up at an immense loss to the coun
try. And as consequence, those engaged in |
them, whether laborers or capitalists, will be
forced into trade and agriculture, the only
other avenues open for them. Common sense
teaches another important matter that has
controlling influence on the relations Of the |
farmers of Iowa TO this subject. He who
raises agricultural products must be, a. a
general rule. at the expense of taking them
to The market Of consumption, as well as NJ
the expense of bringing home the merchan-
disc which he consumes. Hence, the de. |
struction of American manufactures will re-
move the market for agricultural product.
and the point OF transfer from New York TO |
Liverpool. And the farmer of Iowa will
have to pay the cost of transportation both |
ways. provided he can find any market It all
Tor his produce, which We do not believe.
Ii these two propositions are correct, then
the conclusion follows that after having de-
stroyed American manufactures, sacrificed
the wool-growing interest of the country.
and driven ell engaged in them into the
farming business, We shall have no marke,
for their products either at home or abroad
and the farmers of Iowa will not be able to
raise enough on their land to pay their tsxe.
A policy which shall build up diversified
industry, and thereby furnish a demand for
its products, is the only policy worthy . great
country, and the only policy which will secure
Its prosperity.
But not TO be tedious TO any further extent |
on this subject; however injudicious the Tar.
Id bill before Congress may possibly be. in
some OF its provisions, we are not willing
that those provisions shall furnish the occ..
sion and the basis for an appeal to the pre;p.
does OF the people sgainss the policy Of pro,
lection to American industry.
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