The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-02-16

world and maintain it in peace, through
trade and commerce, as in war by
arms. We may not see the fruits in a
day; but England struggled a century
for one industry. We may not see il in
a year OF a score of years; but remems
Der England stood fOr,two and aquar>
ter centuries fighting TIE world to rule
it on the mere question of iron. This,
sir, accords with the lessons taught by
history, and follows the wise teachings
of the fathers Of the Republic,
In response to reply of Mr.. Profit
Mr.. Jones said:
Mr.. President-The gentleman says
that in the days of Jefferson and Jack
son it was right to foster our infant in>
dustrics by protective tariff: that these
men favored protec ton from the fact
of our comparative weakness; but that
the day for protection has gone by,
and he re.aiirms the proposition that
q protective tariff is unconstitutional.
Now, | submit to the distinguished
gentleman whether he intended to say
that Jefferson, Madison, Clay. Webster,
and the host Of statesmen who lived 10
the earlier days of the republic were
ignorant Of the fact that their meas
ures were unconstitutional If so,
the greater the pity they had not lived
to-day. But, sir il he means to insin-
uate or state that those men favored
n proposition for nero policy, and en-
acted laws knowing them to be in Vi
olation of the constitution, he simply
cast q feeble SANDER on their honored
names.
If protection was right in principle
in 1882, it is right tO.day--a principle
never changes. "Men and circumstan.
ces may change but principles never"
If it was good policy then, 1t must re-
main good policy as long as the cir
cumstances remain unchanged
"Thtn," says the gentleman, 1--WE could
not compete with foreign manufactures,
hence the policy" say, we can not
to day. So long as the tide of paupers
sweep into the shops and factories Of
Europe, crying for work, the shops
and factories being full, 30 long will
the wages of labor be low and pro-
ducts cheaps. When the day comes
in America-as l pray God it may new
err come-when millions ARE seeking
employment, and seeking in vain, as
they do in Europe, then the industries
of America will be able to compete
with Europe; for then the fruits of the
laborer will be as cheap as in the Old
World.
The Senator speaks of the tariff on
salt being $50 per cent; Why then is
salt cheaper than when there was no
duty on it2 What would he the effect
if there was a duty of three hundred
per cent? Why, sir, the salt furnaces
of America would put forth new efforts;
idle ones would be put in operation;
and competition would lower salt as it
has lowered it in the last four or five
years. But, sir, there is no such duty
as $50 per cent on salt.
The gentleman denounces the press
eut tariff as an 'iniquity." q curse"
and says that it was instituted in the in.
terest of ~monopolists. 1t is easy to cry
monopoly The gentleman talks o whis-
ky, and cigars, greenbacks and bribery.
Such charges made against Congress-
men may do for a grocery or street.
corner politician; but, sir, it does not
become a Senator upon this floor to
stoop from the dignity with which the
State and his constituency has clothed
him 10 dabble in such filth. l have
heard of bribery and corruption be-
fore; ] have yet to learn anything of
its actual practice in legislative as.
semblies. | do not believe in it. ITO
the pure all things are pure The
experience may differ from
mine. If so, | give him the benefit of
any information he may have in that
direction.
Mr.. President, the Senator exhibits
the weakness Of anger in his reply. |
intended no reflection upon the Honor.
able Senator. l was serious when |
asked him to inject fair proposition
into his speech before sending it to his
constituency. thought it but right
that he give it some mark of an %intelli-
gent examination Of the subject; and,
sir, | now advise him to insert an ex-
PLANTATION of the salt question put to
him; | think it will have a tendency
to salt down his effort, to preserve it
for future use and reference.