New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-29
GREELEY


His Speech at AllentowRy Pennsylvania.
| 4LLENToWNo Pa September 28-Mr.
Greeley spoke as follows:
| Fellow citizenS-J understand thai the
! gentleman whO is a candidate for your
! suffrage in addressing this borough not
/ long ago, asserted thatif / we're to be chosen
| for President that all the furnace flames of
Lehigh valley would be speedily put out
! Now, fellow citizens, it seems to me i'm
possible that such statements should be
made. Thai am protectonist all men
| know. but that I would not veto any bill
| fairly passed by the Congress of the United
| States, modifying or changing the tariff of
| the United States, is certainly true.
do not believe in government by self
ish rings, but l believe just as little in a
government by one-nan power.
/ don't believe In the government of
veto. dhe veto power of the President
IS not given him to enable him to reject
any bill for which he would have re-
fused to vote # member of Congress,
but only to be employed in certain great
emergencies where corruption or reckless
ness has passed measures through Congress
which would not stand the test of inquiry.
| tell you, friends, II believe in legislation bv
Congress, and not by Presidents, and |
kh0uld myself approve and sign a bill
winch has talr majority in Congress- al
though IN my Judgment it was not in ac-
cordanee with the public policy, with the
wlsest policy Now, fell0w-citizens, is there
one man so intelligent as not to know that
the prosperity of the iron interest of this
country depends not at all on the facts of
the tariff, but the fact that all over the
world iron is in great demand, and is sell
ing at prices nearly double those of three
years ago. The world is iron hungry
The world is calling for more and still
more iron. Iron is very high in all coun-
tries, those which have free trade as we'll
as those which have protection, and is high
because more is wanted than can be pro
duced. 1t is not probable that for five or
even ten years hence there will be SO much |
more iron in the world that DEices will NOT |
be above the cost of making it here and
everywhere, just like any other product.
There is less iron in the world than is |
needed; consequently the price has goneup. |
not because of the tariff but in all conn |
tries which have free trade as we'll. and ia |
morally certain to remain high for a CON |
number OF years | believe that |
If the duty had been fixed at $40 per ton at |
the close OF the war, and remained there.
we should have had double our present
number OF furnaces and been supplying
With iron very much cheaper than
we can now get it or could get it if the
tarlH were entirely off of it, Such ia nv
position, very plainly stated; you under
stand 1t, and | tell you it is not in the
power OF all the legislation on earth to put
2ut the. furnace fires Of Lehigh valley of
pennsylvania for many years to come.
:. Now, then, few words more generally.
Every attempt is making to divert the at
5entlon OF the people from the real issues
of the canvass. find them set forth in
rival platforms Take them up and study
them. 4 great deal is promised in each, .
out judge for yourselves which of these
platforms is best deserving your approval
and support. Men are nothing; principles
ars every thing. / am a believer in real.
not civil service reform. believe there
S urgent need that tho offices Of the coun-