New-York tribune., 1870-12-15

STORING clsscs -i,s AIRED with the hammer aud the
savel. crying or, Protection to American industry"
faey had haa Fee Trade since the war
snded. AMI they had had enough Of markets
smrTic,n aSor III peonIe were Thoroughly tired oft
pi nothing, m fact Contributed half so much TO the rat
fecsOn % that constitution as the need Of Protection
Yeu may SWAY it Dos political organization by party
eueSswork you may wr,s IL out Of It's natural leaning
.Nc Iahorrr's wa-cs l Is not bad policy for him
How then ar tie ca lcrs to meet Ms this question
% The Uaiong I know low it was decided when the
people discussed from to 1925 aud know it viii
aold produce the s ii-Same mcni
TIE SURE RESULT.
never sanguine OF any future result in the
world am Of this The simple question OF Protection
versus FrceTfdr shoGld be brought right home to the
anys to the shoemakcrS' shops, and the carpenters
hops OF the country and thero discussed Oy journey
men Then work, reading this ana reading ths anu
considering VIII is ost Tor themselves ana gS tSt t' ss
country Ana s" sure am loi ther Ner0t , a iss, OF
nothing except tat this question be made tHe i9S Us t o
s dg n Us Isl. 'I and 's iss 'i1 " dare the opposite
PARTY to make the truths in the case as
sSS ne more nbso6nf they make the the better
shall like it, know what the people are. hnow waI @
when this question shall root up 1 Others and snail ma i he
carried hcse to Ie leIrS RSpTse II u ''''
Mr. John A. Gri,wold responded TO the toast, " The
at Iron Interest OF tAe CountryIn Peace, in War,
.As fsutiu ~osrce OF National Strength" He said;
SPEECH OF JOHN A. GRISwOLD.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: Before arose I was
at loss e. know why hOnored with an invitation
60 this gathering % American woolgrowers and wool
manufacturer hut see that 1t neither more
Dor than courtesy their part and desire
% express my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the pleasure Of
meeting such body Of men assembled here to
hight. have claims to be woOlgrOwer; have done
very little, Mr.. Chairman, In the way OF woolgatherng
The nearest have to being wool manufacturer
IN the character OF rather large sockhoder, some tive
six years ago. IN wOolen-mtl resembling very much
this building In front OF me p9inting to an American
Vhnk the architect Of this building the architect OF
shat-thc only distinct difference being that
manuiactory has net these trees. Well Sir, the re-
cult has been what we all know TO be the
ries. We have increased the population OF the town.
The farmers ind better market, the schools better
DOcor better hlod. lLaughtcrl But the pleasure
Of seeing what beautiful goods can be made in America
OF American wool In al American factory, OF which
lam considerable soc6hOCef, was the only return
lam delighted To lie here; am delighted to know that
Shfre IN this great city OF NewNOrk representatives,
81 the manufacturing Interests OF this country have
had occasion that there here plenty Of rep
fev years have failed to discover by any significant
preston gathering that there men in this city
who really were the representatives, Of American
reason to be here tonight lApplause am glad to lie
here, Sir for other reason happen 10 be connected
sands under particular odum among certain class of
oar community. have heard myself branded on the the
platform, in the cwpapers and the floor or Con-
ess as robber. an extortionst plunderer Protec-
=
Toise-of being mOnOpOlist
Now, sir, the only Instance of monopoly that am
connected With is the one 10 which have referred To
extent, suppose, the iron manufacturers
tDonoposts, and believe, the pg-iron manufacturers
only thing which has been made the fucrum OF all Free
oai end Mr. we could not hare wStSds rw
mOnths before he issued his report wherein no made
Set of pig7iron; for It may not he known
y the gentlemen here assembled that owing to the fact
that home protection has increased the production of pig
aron to such extent within the last five years, the
manufacturcrs Of that article to-day cannot sell their
products Home protection has brought the price down
70 such figure that they cannot make any profit.
And aIy gentleman, or any opponent OF ProtectlOn,
wishes 10 lease mil for pgirOn, am IN the MARKET
LlughteT
The fourth toast 1.-THE National Association OF Woo
sGanutscturer, responded to by John L. Hayes Of
Boston, Secretary Of the Association.
SPEECH OF JOHN L. HAYES.
Mr.. President AND GENTLEMEN: Our great political
economist who hOnors you and by his presence this
evening has taughtus that the the producer and
consumer are brought together the greater the power
g maintain in its broadest sense. The
chants who necessary instruments for connecting
Ame producers and not 10 he classed with
he traders especially the agents Of foreign trade who
realy oppose obstacles 10 commerce by separating the
consumer and producer The necessity Of local centers
for distribution, where purchasers can obtain ass0rt-
rpen Is recognized by none more than believers in the
Protective philosophy. The commission merchant who
distributes goods from these necessary local centers
rsnnot be distinguished in principle from the manufac
Surer who has his own warehouse there. He is a
sry link in chain pi oducton. He is part OF
syes and is In fact producer, because without him
production would cease by accumulation Of products
MERCANTILE INFLUENCE on MANUFACTURES.
Far be IL from me, representative specially OF man
usctures to fail 10 recognize the part which the mer
chAnt has borne In developing the manufactures Of the
world. The most renowned merchants OF history, the
Aedic who in the fifteenth century made Florence the
Ttrtsble center from which the useful well the
higher arts were dfused through Europe not only had
l bankinr rhouses in Europe, and bound together by
syria but they worked marble quarries Carrara they
lighted furnace fires in the Marremnes, and possessed
alum mines throughout Italy. Under the auspices OF
these merchant producers the manufacture or sk glass
Paper books hemp max and Wool sprang up IN the Italian
oes and Italy alone produced as much US all Europe,
abd furnished TO Il all It's Injuries.
The merchants Of England the founders and sup
porters OF her wooden manufacture. The term wooen
trade synonymous In former times with wooden
~ naW Sscnate by the latter phrase The Oldest En-
ssh and drapers were in fact the only class
Sshed The raw material scattered
sad collected, finished, and sold their products Inc
ssd In New-Engand with the exception OF Rhode
bland), the LOwells, Jacksons AppletOns, and Law
Fnces, merehants They not only introduced the
pweroo. and for the fret time combined ali the ope-
Of making cOtOncoth In one establs hment Dut
rty established the first cOmmissonhouses for the tex
fabrics. For not 10 honor these merchants would
New Fuapd For you merchants, not to honor these
zsnufaters would be 70 forget the men Of whom you
1t not only through these assoeations that you are
snosed ore by the whch Won t6s COMMISSION
mtrcharns of New-YOrk, rendered TO your CORE
sDondent in the wool manufacture. The manufacturers
recognize knowledge OF the maZes OF trade when
you place their goods, the personal amenities
G which attract customers, and the rapdIy O sleo
Which enable them u meet the daily e1penClure at ther
Eas They recognize the prObity with Which, as a cias'
meet your engagements, and the promptness ana he
curacy Of accounting which govern your tIanbac
ley also recognize the influence OF your suggsuOhs as
y STYLES and fabrics aud that you means by which
a. ta-ts of the metropolis influences the production OF
"a remOtcst mil OF the Interior
IK COMMON INTEREST OF MANUFACTURES AND TRADE
~. cr1y
ue but they are bound you by the strongest OF ties
sperfec community Of interests Your interests are in