, 1874-10-12


iIrisod Btatcs tho .eraytnealt Of tt,lB loan Aud
it,outans a provision TINT tho company a,,all
IL aade ovorv yoar after thoy cnnnlcuce rum
R esrnss "a yaS to pay BACK to tho G"od s ssatss i
ia amount which las beol1 oxponlcl for inter-
ut. DO lot say tnat thIa blll vii 50 through.
tho poop'o IN THIS d,btret uro III fnsor of tho pro-
poaea law ur not. It IN q suggestion thrown out
to them 10 help settle this great problem OF
bringing tho producer amt the c"tsuler. ncnrer
TO each other: ,s 81 h,snging a., there !" H. tho com
and al,a!! gather from tho people before that
time what their wislios arc.
THE rAn1rr.
Now, upon the question of ths tariH. alr.
Farnswoltn says 4m what ho ualls a protective
tariff man. do not think Ao L. right. ! know
that there IL no question OF protection that can
AriBe at prasent. 1HhoBo old questiona which used
to divide tlls Wing aud Denuontt'c parties, az to
tho difference between = protective aud revenue
tho legacy OF debt that has been lott uy " tho
War. We have TO i1ac every year iron, e0,oo0,-
600 to S3J0,Q ,0u0 about $4,000 001 Of which
Ia 10 pay for tho sxponaen OK tho War. Now,
In co,lectlHE tllat great revenue by duties
it is Impossible but that oil tue protoosl,n that
anybody ought to have can be gwen. That it III
wisely distributed IN all cases, do not Bay but
wheu ho (Air. 4a1nswartn) talks to you here iii
favor Of tho Canadian Neupreci.y treaty,-a
thing With WHICH tno Ho,lae Of Representatives.
has Ho,l.ug to do--the President and Tue Hapao
negotiating tveasoB-I thiuk Ae is talkiug With
out MID host, becaueo but worry little Ca..a alinn
Mmbes would over cQGne to our makeE. II am
not ms.akun, YOU larnlot4 around here raiso a
good deal Ut barloy,-;ho!o il d mali-louso al
mort nltoin si9At-ana II you 90 III for tills free
admssalun Of everything from CAnatlu. ~ eonts
for tanaqa bpley wouI4 come In aud would
knuoh tlle price dowu. I would lko to ispuw
how you would feel ntlder that siato Of Affairs.
lArplause.] GOULD mama hundreds Of oshor
thtnRH that would ua In tho game tredieamout.
tao 1t ttIat Ito correct ductr.ne with resaru to
tho ta:4h IL this To mot think lloro IL any
living alan IN oil tina country who IL Freq
ltadui puro and Hlmple; l never heard Of ono
iils entirely, and the coIlecsion by dmcet taxi
ton. Undor onr Constitution it lB I'll awkNald
provision) ta>auop III not Ibid OIL tho property
but Oh The mon aud tho Congressional districts
an equal amount, Thls district and QUO III
A'kansas. Which take Ia tae poorest place III
aod's onlth. would Aaye to pay The sumo as that
IN Wall Rtrcet Ut Bostuu.
But thoro is . dilTel onca among mon as to tho
class Of tA>ngs tint SHOULD be pro.oced. Ihat IL
p,inoiple, soma 4,er want iron protooluu, and
II they oan Eet voteB enough they yet 1t pro
tcctcd; aud tho only Nay, If YOU thlul tho serliK
Is too high, TO have duty reduced. is 10 convince
q ma jurIy Of tAe pouple and Of lhcir rop1oventa-
tiyea ot tDnt TACK. LII my t.ldH,nent land I, q
- high tasin man, votoo lass wl1,er to lppoal tho
duty Oh aat), there ia no Eouee IN keeping 1t up.
I ooutess to you very frankly that did mt know
there Was 8 duty on iulnuey uutll tlad occasion
to look at tAlR question. But my theory about it
Ia very much the aasno Rs that ono MIR. Fntns- |
worth stated,-illo old Whig doctrine Of llenry |
Gay. Ana that tn tho doctrine upon which tho |
Alucrican nasiop nus grown to thus Etaturo ilH
protection WAS to help infant manufactures,
And, whom they could stand alono. to leave tho |
maskota open to competition. Break down tho /
American manufacturers, and wlat tol!ows7 |
Iihn EilSlinll manufacturers; Nnt1H IaVH |
Sion OF tga marts, aud you could not roach them
or compete with shem. Tho truo way il 10
90 rcguiato tue thing as to keup up
who aonda in, his goods aua OIL u"n
msa VINO manufacture thon. Aud remember
one thius' fArlnors, which great u!nny ara opt
to forgoe. Wno9 you Iaat auch silly speeches
as are maQo by S. II, Smith, remember tliat this
world OF ouTs.lu 10 conhtltntod,-aad especially
these United States,-tli.!t you canl1ot hurt one
branch Of industry Without lNItng auolhor;
snd, it lbora aro no manufacturers, If taero AFRO
no mechauicA, no ars4aan no iule men. no gosd-
for-uo. hing peopio-l!ka lawyers, as you Aru &C.
10 shy--than tiara ID nubo1y TO tA.e
tue farmers prqduoss, MD consume them and
pay Tor them, Your lnto1ests Rre as closely
bound up III the progress aud Development Of
every other species II industry ascau possibly DO
conceived, aud you caui OF hurt them without
tho injury reacting upon you. Wo do not legis-
Late lor cahsos. 1t a miserable idoa that has
gonu abroad IN those later degenerate days that
there Ia etain class III society that has all tho
honesty, all the integrity, And all the capabty
Ihero u no suen elass. aud noyor was. Men a.o
Just ao W evenly arranged nl oyer. lhoro is
no Aonesst industrial pursuit nut what il just
- honorable aa another. lApp1auso.l And,
standing hero before an assembly that Know
70 70 20 targe!y maae up Of farmers, l propose
20 appeat to thelr good eense aud cou-
se'once "hea say to them that, What
they Rak tor themselves, they, must bo
feaay @ 20 give 70 a. others. lApplauao.] 70
iak nv. rusk s9oay Wuo talks 70 you about special
interests. h9nr intofeats ore governed by gen-
eral law; Taln about proteet1onl Why. there III
nos unna tnat t!lo farmer inthis couusry rasos
taat u 10! Lro!eotea. !heta has beon standing
!of 1ofty yoats ta4tS on oEoRn graln 1t very soI-
dom @ Gomea lnto .als country but thereis duty on
T. inelels onty On proSlaonB ehat arc b. ought
!lo1 apfoeq. "alle a. 1lio Same time anme's i'll
a9naea t2r ploeulng purposes are admitted free.
Ina. is olhcs!mlhat!oh. l4eso things have OK
lssea itom une inmenoslal Truly there IL
fatel, any eompalllloh between tue products OF
our soll nna she psoaacta q other sofia IN tho
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