New-York tribune., 1870-11-07

10 havo that iron made in this counryi For
labor ani moro products bni ne contrary! why
said good honest farmer In C"nhe.uo'",, ',,. a,
DON'T do sfG Se% any s"od xnS % the Won"
on and hired 100 acres OF his land CLEARED oa wea No
had protective tariff and an iron foundey was s,n
lished In his neghborbo0d. and tne iou"s, .uA
Sonsh Sns sSp n him @%a the per on 40 and paa @ ~
for IT, 60 this farmer nnarI n",s,, sNc, n.
Was Obliged 'S ',s, 60 the get .iS'o%., ,sSSs &
any man IA, ,h., TO timber fSS '"" was o", @S', nv
gwen M sare 70 bnt a"' was for ihi. whce ccNN,n 81, much
added 70 wealth y, sS ~ the s' Es''% v."s % %s. Nv
bmiding up demand tcr ul.NSr ~ ,ee nese.ssesed
where X grew You could not hsNN drawn " ~ mle-
market to il that ls value ceall he erNsed, When
of d%"aS che 'fa ssrae SSsvS a" asrS-scaS,,e. called
rhododcndNn-i essan g. ,eosr> siese , w'.ssI
found tha, thcrcwas factory ~ mlcs AWAY ,hs, would
nTs II r Nss MAN ST mnsns Nav rSw ,
new valne 20 the timber 60 The rsek aud tc every men
OF the soil in the township IN which u L. started
MECHANICAL sNL 4 S,rroNu NrcrSs'rr
Tho first reason. then, Ia tina, by making the ircn No
give value 80 articles bctrc worthless aud increase the
value OF articles hcforc worth ttc Evcrythng bulky
produced by the farmer Is increased In value by having
factory
But, in tho second place. when We make tho iron IN
capacity of producing C. and Is OF great yauc to know
how 10 do things Our southern friends fouud that oui
NOT get even salt Washington insisted that The
experience OF the Revolutionary war had taught
tain articles necessary 10 we'll being and dcfcnrc
and James Madison said after the close OF our second
war with Great Britain, that we had to consider not
merely whether articles were cheaper to-day abroad
case cs we % were at war and our ports closed might
save penny in time OF peace ana thereby uoom our
selves to pay extra dollar in time OF war
THE sENsEIEss CRY OF "MoSoPoLYl'
The to all these arguments in favor Of calnng
into existence new industries is monopoly! monopoly
monopoly Here are 500 iron factories. want 10
make twice many, and take the direct means TO
produce that result is that monopoly desire to call
into existence factories of Steel of brass, of CLOTH Of
everything need. wish to have ten factories where
there is now one, and my friend who opposes me sa,S
Sometimes he says the prices too high Then say
10 him. won't you make some OF this iron, or CLOTH or
hardware, and lower the pricesf Nobody ON eara pre-
you and 900 from doing this very thlng
Why won't You do III beg you to do IT. oner , you
sHd sHsy make IT, ff If heTe dollar profit
certainly afford TO do It, Go on then my
friends Pitch iDl There no monopoly that you are
a sharer In. Every American and every man frOm
the other side Of the water partakes alike In tins non2I
oily. No foreigner needs any NATURALIZATION e'eh' ho
may go To work to morrow, II he pleases.
PROTECTION FOR AMERICAN woRKMEN
This coat wear you see II Is not very good one was
made in NewYork by journeyman tailor. who got w
for making It, after 1t had been all cut and fitted ana
made ready for his needle. They tell me that just such
coats are made in Europe for o. Admitted, admitted
"Then says friend yOur interest is to get your coat
made Europe" No, ID il not; 1t not my interest For
o be able 70 by coats at all must have purchasers for
nv newspapers and those cannot find in Europe but
can find in America, II the workman is well paid and wen
be paid American wages, ana i've Ike an american ireo
But nv neighbor says "No. better buy the European
coat" tell you there is no class among us to-day 80
well protected by the tariff as the poor seamsress IN the
European clothing, with the contents of all the slop
shops of Europe cheap perhaps but where be he
American taior Either he must make coats at European
q
ceases TO make coats. At once he becomes competitor
live in some way. OF course he is an in
ferior workman at his new pursuit, and 10, he
guts the market lowers wages, throws other workmen
out of employment and the circle widens, widens,
believe the corner grocer and the tenement
won't feel thal II the tailor works for European wages
Will he get his living cheaperi We sending proy
sions to Europe and certainly he cannot getthem cheaper
here by reducing his wages still they say O ne stt
live on his 81" wen hope those who are going TO con-
vince the workngman of that Will have good time
doing it, They do anything after they have accom-
plished that.
AMERICAN WAGES THE BEsT IN THE WORLD.
But consider again. Here men to-day coming from
England, from Ireland, from Germany, from Canada,
from all parts world, to get American wages and
to learn American conditions of living They have in
Canada Just the condition of things told ought
have here They have everything a cheap a. may BE-
quire for revenue purposes alone Why, Them do Cana
dans come here by tens and hundreds and thousands
Why but they know by experience that they
bnv coats cheaper with American than they
can get them there with Canadian Wagesf Ihey prefer
conditions of mechanical industry here to those ex
listing abroad.
have only chosen to say what seemed to necessary
show that while this Institute has no creed and every
Free Trader Is welcome to Join IL at any tlc doub hO
will continue to stand, 1t has Stood firmly Oh
side OF American industry diversified, fortified es
tablished maintained. by American legislation looking
to American interests and believing that by uphodine
promoting those interests 1t Is subserying the cause
Of labor throughout the world That legislation is gvine
us a standpoint wherefrom the laborng man iook'
abroad upon the world and exhibits conditions OF vinl
which his brother in Europe and his brother i'll Canada
regard with envy. And trust that we shall continue 50
TO fortify, maintain American industry and Amer
art, that they shall 90 on from triumph 10 TRIUMPH
from this time until the end of material things
THE FRUITS OF PROTECTION.
I do not anticipate the time when properly
crockery and china not made here largely because
we have never offered proper encouragement Those
arts have not demanded and received such protection
they deserved the other day British artizan OF
the highest class who has to make plate glass
Why did he do that Because We have OF the best quality
all the materials necessary for making it, and still more
because have duty on plate glass OF GO per cent
hope he will be encouraged to and have no doubt
that the manufacture of plate glass III this country Will
cheaper and increase the Of that article very con-
| sderably and very speedily. Wherever American III
dustry has gained strong foohOld and Is well pro
teced there sends out its products to the ends OF the
earth. At least 1t begins TO do II Is young yet
| Some branches have attained maturity; others are
industries and developing new arts, always under
the aegs of American legislation until this country shall
be in art and industry what II is IN government and
! society-the foremost country OF the world
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