, 1870-03-24
THE TARIFF.
of Taxes Demanded
Ivy the People.
local Taxes Of Pennsylvania Paid by
High Tariff.
rx.,rc.s from thc Speech Of Hon.
lob f.. Htcvcn*on, OF offos De
liycfcd LII the HtoHhc OF
Representatives
March IS.

wc want coA free. Is We are told over Ed
,ver seain bv the eloquent Hepresentatlses o.
he rohle state Of PennsEtvsoia. coai y one
he rhine necessities Of tfa Civilization can
10 hnger do without It II IS neesss'ss ita .u
uaehinery which represents more labor thah
he men who use it
ueed,t bv its producers that II ts11sElSanla =
1t lat able 70 do without, PIots3ioa IN Asl u.
I'd. uLy shall wa not let tho tariff Hns'n+ 70
make u,1r orn producers tho mastkfs OF tno
market? answez, because We Want NO mas
te1p Of the market. Let the baHiers tott1osen
enough, perhaps, to prevent a1ybe'dy no!npo-
li2ing tic market Perhaps they canshtitl;,
enly that much, but thst will be sufficient aor
spol purpose.
Thou I w1nt salt FREE It il with pain I
touch upon this subject, because ~ 80 neAs
from New York CIR. Alcc1ttlyl, whore heart
seeuas TO be preserved IN salt. laughter.
am wiling however,. to compromise WITH hi1t'
aud let him keep his Irosecsion On tease1s. -
bounty on their discpvety hy his enterpr1slns
constituent but I entreat him to Sot Sait free.
/ 1aay be somewhst superatitioua, but there
seema hind Of dissertation in lay.ns the hand
Of taxation upon this prime Article OF huuan
life; to tax the salt Of our bread IN country
where salt flows freely from The earth AMI y
friends On this side Of the Hours il shsre VAS
nothing e1so in the question except tho
rnlitltal confederation It would be better
1or us. u . party, to pay out o. ont
Treasury to New York Al he bonnt5 ann asn e,1.
from New York wish to 90 to tlde-"ate1' 1no
hns;nesB Is 20 proapeIoua thxt they can acsu-
liz 70 to sea and compete with tbs foreigner
in tnpplying the hardy fishermen, sfas uhaer-
seu hin in whose favor We remit the dats; r.,
thcy have grown 80 strong that they c1oss ne
lakes and s,t1ck the foreign producer On ms ms
own roll aud untlessen lin, yet they pa1ist hase
premium from lis- ..,,
tba rnachiuerv, 80 iron forms it. Civilization
c.uII neither stand nur move without these
two elements. Why il it-les come men
harmed in tho intricacies of the taf1n sEseem
! answc1-why is it Sc import TO much of tue
h;rher forms Of manufactured iron, AMI SO
| little n.c ton? It must be either that TIE
| t,riN On manufactured iron il too low, or tho
/ tariff on pig iron is too hsSe.
| lsut, say gentlemen, We want tzn1 IN tho
| interest Of labcr. There IS more lashor III q
round of tho finely manufactured article OF
iron than in ton OF pig iron. Let us briilts:.
in the raw material at Il reduced rate. and le!
our own skilled fatror work it sir when here.
Anl il Nc have not enough skilled labor let
moro come to ,s froM foreign countries III
greater number. Let the foreign 1aidr
elaye," u he is called. dig under ground, atla
mine in the earth, while our people work W1til
Skilled industry in the air, and in the light,
Hides and skins should be admitted free:
| The Chairman Of the Committee of Ways a:l.]
Means s1.r the committee, in its consideration
Of ,his question, found that while there wcsr
large quantities Of hides imported there wese
also > great many produced in tho countf!
, I will say to the learned committee that t!c,
appear TO have forgotten one material fact II
n =
that Is that every hidt-bearing :.illlnai 10 e1.
dowed by nature With tho capacity to prolnc'
lis own hide without any tariN- and there il nj
danger Of ITO more hides growing II We do us'
, ! ,,r0tect them by Law. The happy dumb ctea
lures viii continue to cultivate their own hide
to suit themselves in blissful Ignorance Of OH
taIifI. and even OF the market value OF til
akinB the- bear. Ne hAge in this countrs
ra1e combination Of material and skill II
I tanning
We have also grand and growing ind1st
in the leather business. Give liz the raw M
tesiAl free and let .a pro,luce tho manufacture
}. article for ourselves and for export. Do yr'
= not chow that the present policy is tlritit'
a Canada, to engage in the leather busine,
h there.
;c We wasn't the rough forms OF lumber free, !
thst The homes Of tl,e people may be eheape
IS 80 that it shall no longer cost small fortuE
:" 10 buill cottage to shelter family. 40 tn
:. our owu forests rhalI not be stripped from u
n face of the earth BY the greed Of our people
l, We want printing paper free It is tho m
r. teriM for tho dissemination Of intelsieenc
j. Let it come in free, and let our booknakc
:. aud pubishc1H have the benefit OF tho che:
q. material.
tnicls mention other items, Init those
N have named will show the general drift Of II
n yiew1 upon tho question to remove OF selsu
=. terials. These things which have mensions
n tAould come free, except ris iron and s''ga
u at,d ou them thnrc should be material retl1
liz tions. The people demand such policy - til
~ am bold to Say IN this presence to gentletns
I'd who have bean discussing aud viii continue
~ ditcnrs the abstract question Of free trade
IN projection, that the people care less about II
~ subject than gentlemen may irnagine. 1h
d; have heard it discussed for thrre generation
~ and l ask gentlemen, however learned and at
ey question which Hamilton and Clay. could =
al ectt'c appeal tt, my vonng and enthusi'
~ tie friends who hase esrn,sed tho Cause
np free tra1e to at&te RomlcthinE OF their cnttu
- arm for the beautiful ideas which can never
,is wholly realized, until tho commercial mile
-. nm and ask my faenGs Who have gro,
m | almost fanaticl IL the subject Of protecti
h, to defer the adsocac! OF nieir theory until
II. tlens- A prolonged and determined s.rugI
the ty the opposite eide on thie question will {
Fc1 feat auy bill, however cunnmgly it may be
A. yised Of how libes4lly framed and We ahal
ia before the people next autumn without hi 81
IN done anything to relieve them frum the
nm dens oi tho tariff.
/ It In order, Il possible. to commend wha
on have said to the good opinion Of the Old n1s
hets Of thin Uouae who have esponsed the g
Of protection, wish 70 remind them that
N. protectionists Of this day arc going far III
vance Of and departing from tho doctrines
the founders Of tho American policy. In
Gzceley'e book on political economy, on P
81. you will find this language:
I "Whoeycr !" will consult Alexander Hsruiltt
nas repos. on manufactures, the writiugs OF
.na thew Cayey. Hczekiah Niles, and their g
ton peerr, With the speeches OF Honfy c
3ne- Thomas Newton, James Tod. Walter FoEv;
10y nollin c. Mallory, and other forensic ch
tho pions OF protection. with tho messages of
Of earlier IreAilerts, Of Governors Simon $
der, George Clinton, Danlel D. Tomlkina,
per. Witt Clinton, d.. cAul.ot fail to note that
light champiouei. hot the maintenance. hut the
say, ation of home n8nufacrurc.-nnt m.iulf
tile preservation OF existing interest. SRI IN,
nth tres bat the natu1a1AiuE or calling INTO
Of prfs,lita Lew to our c~1untrytuun: and
ann- not for the sake. primarily. Of those who sh'
eiHr thus lie incited to manufacture. or 'if
@ @aen'' hithe1 from Europe 10 rlant then n.y. ~ IN
7tich OF those Who then were and would Frobaol!
Ct Of main. farmers
tion. So the old rrotectionists were patriots.
piow t,atfiots They we're national men, not
The men; they we're Cniou men. nut so:r
s in men. ioyed To lleas tue echoe. OF tue su
Forld | magnetic voice Of Hensy Clay. 1t wal
make fortune to be partly raised within twelve !
: and Of Ashland; and often have heard: aud
boy almoet worslupeI him. But VIC shotl
,olicy forget that echo in repeating music comet
It IN makes strange discorl And it sounds etss
West- ZONE to his rest. 70 hczr his political des
.ic4rS | Snfr men claiming to wear Ills fut,eA. nd
tents. ting perpetual ptctectiou for established
ahd ests. surely New lorkcan ahnrd t" abate
thing. II the salt intercnt sslffeTe let the
And OF New York. which receives over eight
na- sand dollars a year from SALT nav oye
intel amount to nd them. II protection be 9
blessing to New York, why does ahe no
} New self protect her LOCAL interests: rsote
merce | Eke charity should beri:l At home l
nnc. | coed I'M tie country. It Is good for the
lgland Mr. kEiL1r Will the gentleman III
me for question:
aon At Mr.. STEyKSso.- cannot rield.
our country should par for It New York
-. pay fzst. II the country should give
this Nav York should give bounty t.fat-
II and | when Ees York il exhausted let her
tho country. In Ohin We are adoPdi
may l system. When town vants manufa
aanity, the town raises and advances the nc
utiu- build them. and that Is sound policy.
ngreas ducing the duties on pig i-nn and plaza;
LASs- on tie free list bel1s hAEi on Peupsy
TON tss stes s'o On 'as here m 1t Is
and somewhat surprising to exam'n
Ind. records Of the State Of rennsElranla A
His her Local policy IN this rrEa9d IN tAe
E.nrr- of the Auditor Getafral for lee' S9n ~
Torfd / thas the state of PHnAvlEAnia de&14eu !
-, eune fnr State purposes IN that year OF
~ - as0.o7. Of vhch +s sssA 361- - came p!1t'
- css, frorn The interests Of coal, iron and o11
/ obly- Nr. rfG1IK. 11as n asrno+ vi
pereon- Ms. S1kfIssoSI1 i5 i,ts ~ g. re-
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