New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-03
PROTECTION FOR HOME INDUSTRY.

understood and practiced in the United
States has inculcated policy looking tt
the encouragement of home industry ari
this, to be just and equal, should embrace
the industry Of every State and Territor,
| of the American Union. A republican
form of government, honestly admins
tered, looks to the interest Of all classes
of its citizens, and will protect them from
the damaging results Of governments ad
! versely administered in the interest of tn,
lew. Protection for American industry j,
the manufacturing line was successful,
advocated by that great champion Of home
industry, Henry Clay. In his day-pro
lection for our agricultural interest wa!
not deemed Of as great importance as pro
lection for our manufacturing in:erest
because in our Southern States slave Labor
was used to compete with the cheap labo,
Of European and other governments adj
ministered to benefit the few at the eX-
pense of the toiling millions. The aboil-
ton of slavery in the United States has
certainly assisted in making the protective
system become the settled and general
policy of the country.
1t is now Enthusiastically aiming to pre-
tect all classes of American labor. We
find it at work to protect our Atlantic fish
cries and enable American labor, per-
formed under the inspiration Of republican
government, to successfully compete with
the same kind Of labor performed in the
fisheries Of the British provinces. This
is recommended by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, not as a means, it is true, Of
adding directly to the revenues Of the
country by the collection Of tax, but is to
be brought about by the giving Of bounty
by the government as means Of ercour-
aging American citizens to continue a
branch Of industry that annually adds
millions of dollars to the wealth Of our
country. This is certainly new feature
in the way Of encouraging American labor,
but that will not detract from its merits if
it enables our countrymen to successfully
compete with the cheap labor Of the Brit
ish provinces. Existing treaties may pre-
vent the assessment Of duties On fish
brought into the United States from the
British provinces, but they can not pre-
vent our government from encouraging
American labor. And if it is right to pro-
tect American labor and American in
terest in one section Of the country and
one branch Of business, it is right to ex-
tend that protection SO as to meet the
wants of all.
The changed condition of the Southern
States since the war renders it necessary
that the protective system, which is re-
yalded by some as the ''settled policy 0:
the country should be extended to South
ern labor. It is true our protective sys-
em in the days of Mr.. Clay was confined
o our manufacturing interest, bat as We
ave made progress it has been discovered
hat other great interests in orr country il
which labor is involved need protection.
Among these interests are now plainly and
enumerated or mineral,
agricultural and fishing industries. Our
country has got to extend its protection to
American labor wherever it is needed.
Senator Frederick A. Sawyer, Of South
Carolina, recently delivered g speech in the
Senate OF the United States il favor Of re-
aiming the duty on rice imported into this
1t appears the Senate Committee
IN Finance lad recommended that the |
luty on rice be removed, and this gave
occasion for the remarks OF NIr. Sawyer. |
lie said one OF the most important 2cr;cul- |
ural interests OF the State he had the |
lOnOr to represent, and Of two Or three |
,ther Southern States, made il his duty to |
oppose the recommendations OF tie nance |
Committee IN regard to rice. In the course !
f his remarks he said special reasons ex-
sted at this time why the kindest care and
cost generous aid should be extended to
be industries of the Southern States. He |
elieves their material prosperity one Of
be most certain cures for a large part Of
be evils under which they suffer socially
nd politically, and that large increase
f their productions viii render their
elations with the manufacturing and
parts Of the Union more close
nd intimate. He depicted the ruin war
ad brought upon South Carolina and
ther Southern States, and said that while
le slave had become free man the boon
ad been acquired at the expense of an
ntire disorganization for the time being
f the labor system of the South. let
it'll all these difficulties Mr.. Sawyer be-
ewes most OF the old industries are re-
wing, and that with the fostering care
the government at this time the South,
nder the impetus that free labor will give
er, will rise to higher state CT pros
Gritty than it ever before enjoyed.
Mr. Sawyer continues his remarks in
gard to the duty on rice in the following
ointed manner:
We ask now that when one Of or domes-
C products comes into competition with
lose of other countries, where labor and
rovisions and clothing and shelter are
reaper than with us, the producer. of that
rticle in Carolina or Georgia shall receive
le same protection as is given to the pro
ucer in other States. The protective sys-
IN having been established, the doctrines
free trade having been repudiated, let
rejection be afforded with as much impair
atty as is practicable. We do not ask for
permanent retention Of the rate OF duty
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