New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-24


q century ago, Massachusetts, Senator Qloyd
nv name. as we recollecD voted against a Pro-
tect;ve Tariff. saying that he was interested
in A cotton factory at Waltbam which, being
about the only one in the State, was doing
very well whereas Protection would raise up
thousand such, and by competition reduce his
profits. He may have left some descendants
in the Bay State: if so, we shall expect to see
them active in the Free Trade League.
The World exults over the adhesion of Mr.. VIM
Lloyd Garrison to the Free Trade movement,
as though he were convert; whereas, we
never heard of him, nor any of his set, as an
advocate of Protection. More than twenty-i
years ago, on making q speech in Concord,
Mass. for Protection, we understood from Mr..
Ralph Waldo Emerson that he was Free Ira
der, as we presume he still is. In fact, good
many of the Massachusetts, Aboitionists would
like to abolish pretty nearly everything from
Christianity downward. These are sincere,
worthy persons, for whom we cherish pro-
found respect but they do not represent Mas
sachusetts.
If the Free Traders are allowed to occupy
the ground, the fault shall not be ours. They
obviously mean to make show OF strength at
the outset, by picking up and placing in the fore
Ground n few who have been Republicans,
/" off and ON in the past; calculating that they
are sure of all the Democrats whenever they
choose to whistle for them Herein, they VIII
find their mistake They have had preponder-
ance of the artisans, mechanics, and laborers OF
the cities with them in their anti-negro crusade /;
they will not have their help in opposing
Protection. The entire Laboring Glass OF
tbe cities and villages is permeated
and suffused with Protectionist ideas, as
is shown in their Trades Unions,
Knights of st. Crispin, &C., &c. They pro-
foundly disbeieve that the lowest fraction at
which any one in any part OF creation can De
constrained by famine or nakedness to do a
thing is the true and righteous price OF dong
that thing the world over; and they Will make
this felt at the right moment. Until that mo-
ment, they may 60 OH voting the Democratic
ticket as usual; but whenever they shall
clearly understand that voting that ticket
means voting that all work that cannot be
done here at European prices shall be done IN
Europe, they will ask to be counted out. For
every doctrinaire or ideoOgist that may leave
us in quest of Free Trade, we shall gain at
least half a dozen working men; and these
vote every time whereas the biologists vote
semi occasionally, and but part OF ticket.
We can afford the exchange.
In 1874, Pennsylvania gave 5000 majority for
Polk over Clay, electing that year representa-
tives, of whom all but one David WimoD
voted in 1916 to maintain the Protective Tariff
of 1872 We do not believe she can again be
swinded into tearing down with one hand
what she strives with the other to build up.
New Jersey has always voted for Protection
yet she now stands against us on the Slavery
or Negro Question. Let us get the XVIII
Amendment ratified, and we shall be quite as
willing as our adversaries 10 meet the Tariff
issue. Meantime. they will get all the head
way allowed them 10y the heedlcssness or over
confidence Of the friends Of Protection.