New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-21
PROTECTION IN ST LOUIS.

The City of st. Louis has been and is to be
stirred up by determined, persistent struggle
between the friends and the foes of Protection
to Home Industry. Each party has formed a
regular association and holds public meetings
for discussion from week to week. The friends
of Protection have put forth the following
platform or profession of faith:
ResoIred l. That the principle of Protection should
always he embodied in National Tariff and that
while we may approve reforms in present tariff by
way Of simplifying H. increasing the freelis changing
rates where needed and just, and to prevent frauds
ad valorem TO specific duties. would primarily keep
in view that Protection industry, and that de-
velopmcnt Of our resources by which alone the pros
pey the people be secured and tho solyency OF
the Government be made perfect and lasting
2. That We favor the free admission OF Tea, Coffee
Spices Dyesus and such articles not produced by
that OF universal use and would retain duties for
Protection and Revenue all articles OF luxury and
such articles and do produce, and the home
production Of which is a benefit to the people.
g. That while English wOrkingmen denOuncing
Free Trade alleging that II IL reducing them to pauper
ism and leaving them defenseess against still cheaper
labor in Europe ii would be injury and injustice to Amer
lean workingmen to adopt or approach system that
would in similar lower their wages aud degrade
their condition
4. That the Protective principle ias adopted by the
United States Government has been the guiding star TO
the hopes OF tho oppressed wokngmen OF Europe has
already induced thousands OF tho best and most skilled
artisans Of other nations to seek home upon shores
help build up our manufactures, and settle up the
broad stretches OF our fertile prares and that the
withdrawal Of this principle from National Tariff
would be certain check to the most desirable part OF
our Immigration retard growth a nation, and take
away the toilng millions Of the Old World their
heartfelt hope Of finding freedom aud Independence III
the New.
9. That Missouri has vast resources in mines, fields
and forests waiting development, which give her won
derful capacity for making farms and factories neighbors
to each other and that st. Louis has surprising adyan
tage situation for great center OF varied Industry
and COmmerce-therefOre such Protection may help
growth OF signal ard especial benefit not only to
but TO our whole country
G. That the only good and market to the farmer IL
home market. and that this be secured IN other
way except through the medium OF homo manufactures
and varied Industries.
T. That whereas the West and the South inithe In
fancy OF their manufactures they this account require
tie fostering care OF Protection than II their
featuring interests were wealthy and firmly established
s. That have not forgotten the universal JOY in our
city which the successful experiments in ronsmelting by
Illinois coal lately occasioned, and how tho newspapers
at that time with one voice. exhorted and urged our
citizens TO embark in this branch Of manufacture and
that hold il be the duty OF every citizen of ST. Louis
to encourage our manufactures already established and
to aid in building up every variety OF manufactures in
our midst and that in favor Of such Protection
in our Tariff, AZ will accomplish this result