New-York tribune., 1871-08-25
:. o., and not tho principle, that conducts

Ienuhicans, / am CERTAIN hfc th0 ''Ni""N'
- su0n, u0onno,nonomic faith Of our great party
U'1 ,,,xrs ARE BOUND TO PROTECT HONE INDUSTRIES
,d now assert that there if not, in the Whoo UNI
= of laws one law OF quality Of all good goNerli'l
ono benefcent trust-more fundamental OF ever =,
,rg in the very nature OF government thah 'ni ,tr
wit; That governments owe to the industries .no in
own subjects defense" protection and hostile
trrious encroachments. the superior power nations
Iiyares and greeds OF the sub)eets o Ison for one
And i challenge historians 70 the inqus.rSa al in it's
quality more ancient in It's days, more ol orr wise
Enforcement sacred in the taf as means for
rulers and Nay, more asstI. fret IN rank
tSe defense OF the nations own induse IN ali modern
and far before armies and nayes yeSsctye duties And
assert more that there has not De9 law every
ns became father state existing has not hsd anu
enforced this very theory OF dwb Children which 1t was
favor OF tnG me oS,o democracy to repudlae IN Anrn
In the speech OF my ao historic statement in these
llso ne InSdo eonsiy undeniabe that the prncpe &
words; III Is i@vs heen recognized and adOlteu IN
Protection has b sSas by All nations and is to-day the
some iCa f every CIVILIZED government Ana tis ,ht
peICy nomenfous historic fact stood, Ihfougnou 'n'
onsiy, ,dhote pnGuestoned as il is unquesuonaoie'
,e ur.srRE OF THE PROTECTION TO BE ACCORDED
snoaIer then proceeded TO give his views in regard
% Tho present tariff and TO foreshadow what congress
may do He said: -,
Inow come 70 the last elements OF the debate whcn
time will hermit me 70 notice and which is TO state the
o or the limitations under which determinations may
Justly he made. without violating the rule that one
legitimate industry ought never to be taxed Tor another
Let me begin by making some explicit and important
Rrsf In all / have been saying have not opposed
S,tond on The contrary believe in Of its pro-
visions the present tariff in the present state of the
country volave OF the principles have striven TO adj
voctc and because the tar was created by party
In obedience TO our principle, which declared that the
should have sinews enough 10 nghtlt OUT on bat
hne if took all summer 10 put aDemocrac reDelon
IN death 60 i'm obedience TO the other principle that we
shall raise more revenues than required i0r lne
ernment economically administered and this by adjust
OF another The Republican party Will th,Lh w o"orn %
the President and Secretary OF the Treasury both reco
mend in their last communications TO Congress- " WIZ
Largely reduce the internal and tarn taI sooa +bo
public debt from the Of March 1869 TO the ISL OF
December 1870 sla 6S S6 mas feasG @ pisbed Gu, the
animal expenses of the Government as contrasted Win
JohnsOns at tne nH rae per nae & and for
c6T reasons growing OF the improving condition or
ny sson OF Congress abolish the Income tax and
reduce the tariff to the extent on both kinds OF revenue
This brings me to the question-what IS the rule by
which these adjustments shal be made III lhe equh
interest OF fevery part OF the peoplel
The answer TO this compes the statement Of some
things necessary to an answer: Interest on captal
empoved in European industries per cent.
q owing 10 the condition of our continent in opportun-
ties 70 buy land &C. TINS dlfSrenee must long eGn1ue. rue
chnery materials for leading industries and ther prOx
unity each other is such that we can obtain gwen
quantity OF these leading products tas, for example,
tun OF pgiron for about the same expenditure OF lu-
man labor as they can in the most favored rival nations
For example, the absolute natural cost Of tun OF
rOn at Cleveland, in England heT most favored place.,
Is days OF human labor while at most favored
places can he reduced TO about the same see Hewitts
Report, pp As &c) Both the nominal and purchasing
so low u to adopt the Words Of Mndee Hayess report
Paris Exposition as TO be not more than half the rates
paid In the United States being reduced to the lowest
which will support existence On the European
continent wages are from 80 TO 80 per cent lower than IN
England. days work IN England is 10y hours, on the
continent y hours, and the average price OF days
work skilled and unskled is, in France 60 cents in En-
gland u cents and IN Belgium 20 cents Now t1ose WHO
assert that though these wages are nomina below ours
yet their power TO purchase e % @ he ~ 9 o 10
this N Mr. Hewitts report and IN the following state
Mr. Hewitt says: "The labor OF women and children
required exc out the subsistence Of the family
and earning at mems work, from ten pence to
one shilling three pence per day" Page 81. From re-
september 1867 it appears that out OF population of
l9ss6l dwelling within the area in which returns were
ported by public charity of which number l26ss were
in the vorkhonses, and 7Ss726 were relieved III Their
which substantially regulates the rate OF wages Tor
tsse sny vacant place which may offer itself And this
stat Of the exists, not in midwinter but just after
The close of harvest and the show that the evil
is an advancing one as there is increase of 252l
or So per in 1867 over the corresponding week III
lam now brought 10 the deduction which is 10 be made
nom the Eve propositions of fact which have named
and which shall state substantially in the similar terms
of the two reports of Commissioners to the PaTs E1
position say that the "Judico9s PI4tecnQh o! SfI; 90
Protection of the Republican platform OF lsi0 and the
Protection advocated Uy lutln All, is lHlS
namely such degree OF pIOtcctoh as sAal "a ~
the advantages held by the foreign nanufacuIer IN 1e
cheaper capital and labor at his command Stated in
smother way, IL is this Because the rates OF cOpens
ton the United states Tor those engaged IN slcn PUT
suits as from their nature, cannot be suGcteu 10 lhs
Injurious competition OF the pauper aDoi OF LIICe anu M
who therefore need no protection are SO Sh tnat the
manufacturers OF the United states cannot pay such
compensation to their labOrers and yet sell thelr
products low as most European mahuiaG,
after our competition is destroyed; therefore,
lust protection is that will be equal TO te oneTence
tlt
required for the product and the American cost OF such
human abor in the same pT0duSt ISqeh Afcan c te
Inference in the cost OF the capital required III pro-
dpcne the product minus the cost Of transporting 10
ne rival commodity. see Hewetts report 6). Pro-
lection this must inevitably either destroy our
industries or reduce American labor toward pauper
prcee Protection above this tends TO excude foreign
competitor and tax consumers. A Protection at this
gives Indispensable industry OF our country
those equal and American cOmpensatOns which are due
10 all people under all our continental and national
conditions.
THE PERNICIoUs AIMS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
repeat therefore that they who decide that Ameri
can law shall defenses TO American labor. as
Democracy decided in 1871 in Ohio cOnsign our nation
and It's industries TO inevitable run or else consgn all
labor In America prices at which million and half
N England alone are to-day either starving or else
sskue by the side Of Oliver Twist for more out OF
the charity bowls Of the nation And say more
affirm by al that is great and wise IN the uttelahces
Of our own and other histories by ali the teachings Of
experience nv all the practices and designs OF goOd
government among men, and by all the impulses Of
patriotism and OF mere humanity, that tins
immola,ion 70 which Ohio Democracy, at least
by the logic think not the design Of their platform Of
fTs up American labor and labOreTs, is wrong wholly
Unparalleled, causees and monstrOus IL Is unpaIal-
ieled because nation. not even England, as nave
shown ever has does uOw refuse all protection 10 lts
Industries IL Is Oiectless because all experience SHOWS
tba The moment you sacrifice your own industries, ana
at az the mercy O' the foreign monopOhes that Ked
yoGr they get back from you the cost OF underselnug
ana Killing yours by putting up their prices where tIey
C6uC not be put 10 they compelled 10 sell h the
presence OF competition with our own Industries mod
efdley protected IL because II proposes
osacfhce 10 the mOnopOes alien 70 us the dearest H.
tertsts and very means OF life Of our own people
have declared that this sacrifice would be bootees
hhd result IN permanent reduction in the pr1ces OF