New-York tribune., 1870-12-15
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.
DINNER TO AMERICAN WOOL GROWERS.

DINNER TO AMERICAN WOOL GRO"Eho'
SPEECHES BY f. r. NUDGE, HORACE GREELti'
DR.. BELLOWS, PETER COOPER, AND OTHERS.
Three hundred and fifty friends Of American IN
dustry-men of wealth, learning, and emlnence III
the community-met last evening at Delmonlcos 10
do honor to the National Association of Wool Manu-
facturers the members of which have done so much
to build up the manufacturing interests OF America
The unanmy Of the views Of all on the side OF ITO
lection was the more gratifying in view OF the fact
that the gathering not called IN the interests OF
Protection, but was simply complimentary dinner
rendered by the commission merchants of New-fork
to the wool manufacturers Of the country.
The gathering of last evening was no assemhlage
of mere theorists. Two hundred wooden manufac-
turers were present-men who have gained their
opinions by practical test of this great issue. Wen
might such an assemblage be reused TO enthusiasm
by the name of Henry Clay. Well might they ap-
plaud to the echo the model of an American mill
well might they cheer their champions!
Nor was this gathering limited to wool-nanufac-
t,lrers and wool merchants. All branches of Ameri-
can industry fostered by wise American legislation,
were represented Among the prominent gentlemen
present were John A. Griswold, lie Grand b. Can
non. Theo Pomeroy, John L. Hayes, Dr. Henry w.
Bellows, Henry G. Carey Peter Cooper Alexander
Shaler, Dr. William Elder Wiley Edmonds III. B.
Clalin, William T. Dodge, Caleb Alden j. Wilcox
William G.. Lambert, David T. Jewett, Isaac H.
Bailey George Roberts, John b. Htchman. X. O.
Goft Daniel boy, T.. A. Whttemore, and Nehemiah
Knight. The Committee Of Arrangements consisted
of Chas S. Smith, J. II. Liebenau, NJ W. Cooper,
and Henry L. Dyer. Grafulla's band and glee club,
consisting of persons employed in the dry goods
trade, diversified the proceeding with music
The Divine blessing having been invoked by Dr.
Bellows, the festivities began When the cloth had
been removed, the Chairman, +. r. Nudge Of Boston,
rose and said:
SPEECH OF THE HON. Z. r. NUDGE.
GESTLENEN-I dare 10 address you thus although one
of the speakers at the late Free Trade League Banquet
characterized those who in favor Of Protection TO
American Industry thieves robbers and burglars AS
presume you are of the number to whom the speaker
alluded wish to take fair look my associates with
view to the safety OF my pockets while ] am in your
company though this hardly necessary as In all organ
lied bands Of robbers the old adage Of "honOr among
thieves" passes for law and Il may be inferred that
however much plunder the public, are safe from
each others depredatOns But seriously, is not such
language as that referred TO unworthy OF any
which appeals the dspassionate Of intelligent
men, wien it is applied a majority ~ the citizns Of
our country, for IL majority Of the representatives,
Of the American people frame tariff is IL not SUPPOSE
bic that these representatives carry out the views OF
those who elected them to office Another speaker on
:he same occasion took pains inform the world that
LEADING Senator OF the United States TO renOuDce the
principles, the practical working OF which las made ms
State prosper until she has become the envy OF those
who think she lie curbed IN her must
wait TO the fact accomplished before can believe H.
Massachusetts, statesmen will pause think before they
misrepIesen her by advocating Free Trade although
she may he IN IA good condition TO suer under TIE eA
pertinent ~ any state In the Union.
PROTECTION To AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
1t would seem if the simple announcement OF the
principle should carry the conviction Of it, necessity
the mind of every man. woman, and child In the land
and although the battle may lie fought for generation
after generation the result WILL in my opinion, be net
gain American labOrers; for they will learn, and
Without much teaching tbat a good balance to their
credit In the savings bank il better than 70 be scant
fed aud clothed and this failing them, to he num-
bercd among the fearfuIy proportion Of paupers
which close following Of the Free Tade theories OF
England II il only fair To argue would bring IN its train
THE FRER-IRADERs.
Our friends the FroeTTaders-Or. they Ike TO call
themselves, Revenue Reformers-are. however engaged
In great work, less than that Of emaDcipat
ing the wOrd-snd especially the portion OF II lying
within the boundaries Of the Uuited sate-from the
oldfoy IDEAS Of selfish love Of ones country II rs
Interests should require diff legislation from q at Of
other and older communities. am careful La making
Free Trade and there Is hut other. The two prnc
pies, then, which undeTe all the arguments which ever
First: The humanitarian idea that all are
LIS of trade. no barriers should ever he erected
srcted Intercourse between its people and those of
other nations Second: Buy in the cheapest market
and sell in the dearest" Now this formula has the great
merit OF simplicity, and forms what s adhereRts deem
British Free-Traders make their onsaughts all Of
whatever nationality who dare to question the sOundncss
against il 10y first taking OF themselves and respect
fry leaving others 10 do the same.
ho right-mOrllly for suppose 1t must De conceded
that, politically America has right u manage her own
Iangfs-s that am an American aud choose 10 advo-
a. Will bent III u DV
doing pauperism does Increase in Great Britain. And
W does increase ere only because her rulers IN.
sist that she shall he the orkshop Of the world
for the production OF certain articles and as
she las oyer-prOduced these for her own
sumption and for other markets which she controls she
H. since have shut her out from ours, fighting des
pt trely for her fe This il no fancy skech The mum
ber Of paupers Great Britain has been steadily in
crasing since Our tariff enabled our own people to manu-
adopt her Free Trade theories, she her leader
ship of the trade OF the word as she has been forced "
give up her supremacy IN The political afflrs EurUpe/
y AMEEICks PkosPERITT.-
Awhat would these drcaners hayei for Will not an
Free Traders If they Americans by harshcr nsIfe
Has not the country advanced in prosperity n uk4.
ampled degree under system, not perfect by aLy mSas,
will freely admit, but still with all it, faults better than
mani L. this denied Look at the aggregate funds
ia savings banks. ana see how the great proportion
Of these have accumulated under ths oppressive stem
of Protection to American Iudustry 4 word here in
passing the relations Of Labor To Capital in the
factufing state Massachusetts The bal o. IN her
savings banks have asrd FOR several years larger
amount than has been paid in dividends 10y al the
corpofard manu- factIir.ng companies; this certainly
shows that labor has had Its full share OF any profit
arising from it, employ mcnt; therefore, when We
told ~ the grasping monopoists who are wr.nging
from the poor lalOrer his hdrdearnrd pittance, are
ineigent people deceived by such nOnsensef single
fact will put this whole matter right, far as
the cotton and wOUlen manufacturers Of the East
Concerned and | doubt not those engaged la other
industries can make t,e same showing. This fa.t is
Inat our largest manufacturing cnrptratiOns borrow
from savings bink- than irbII any other
one source, end thus our worIingn,n ana women
only we'd full Dy the
lions of the law which made 10 benefit tncIu
hr than their empower, but they are really fast
hecoIug, their igted ctpaCy Of dcpbs i
sayiugs b,nks, our Target moury"d capitalists An 10
not uuy iu New England. BIT the here 90 New
York aul In tth,r State>. Contrast tis tn.dtiol 81
III NJ, with tAEt u the ~ Vrupe In ,tAsr
pa;t e. Wur,a and Particularly with tnat Er sc
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