New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-14
HISTORY OF PROTECTION
rGOF. sUMNEG BEFORE THE INTEKNAII"NAL IlaE
TRADE ALLIANCE.


TRADE ALLIANCE.
Prof. w. G.. sumner 81 Yale College lee
tnrl last evening beloo TIE international Free I"f'
.lliuc, at No. - Washington square, SOUTH on The
History o. Protection ~ The United Stites," the lecture
leln, mis- SECOND that subject before the Alliance ic
reviewed Amcrc tara legislation IN tis century mp 10
1880 TIE cotdro included, with other TOPICS tio fol
lowing:
ti,rg, non iutercour-e and war. lasting from SoI
ia si Dr.cd i entirely artificial state q! ttg' rc,".
ar pcihl,, should say. a." tnit'd ,.a,.s WIS p-"'
INTO t.- toron and prYcr-i'h ~ ldirirF hil t'H
,i,rce which tno great wars were producing IA EUROPE
Hrnlfctorc- Of various Linds -'rans up bore to sr"
tnc wants OF The prJinc "A'H - ga IN IN 80 .i
.nurcr- oil -uiily by foreign exchange They Podu''u
Articles Of ia e. iOr quality or design seh,Iy HlAn'
but p'oI" Lad 10 r 81 ,i,i WIN t",nl' W 'ii' ~,
also the products were dctrcr thhi io'r no hiF o.
,nir.be abroad. They were sustained by III, ailIh,l'
dairuliic. IN for,-u exchange, AMI bv the DIMINISHED
profits Of other Industries which w"uld nave D'th
moe psoi,a .lc here In mat year lolp SOM ci"i.
os m de 10 gct more protection through duties, bu
uofiug came n. The same cioIl pay 81 some taI'
ti,ne AMI as NJ e!lt-, - t Ruthless Ole ~ III
first war wts 10 dpubo AL uh'"' dhi IRON
inc import oil Eu-sH products DnlnS ths wa ,.'
c-s Of manufactured auttaes were very hgh. Aaht
fcjurcrs made great p0hs ana 'aet"ii,s WI pu y.
nIge numbers. Ia 1914 al TIC banks HsIendci rprct
I..InrpI ana then followed ItcA.ora paper money
pc.iod which has never been equ.lcd aiucc IiiceH !Vs'
81 las observation previously made il1i oar curen!
AMI aif errors have boon mtert"incd Throughout Gus
lie act OF Feb. ., 1916, continued The double war
duties until July J. bu ne srnerL la,lH a't EaS up
nor Tor IL Yeas alter, political question, M, II 70 no
Uorthy that tariffs were passed ~ every r. s.u.
ho@eVei .e!nCiai'1 ." MS oi The protrtrd interest
IN 1870 iaIin was proposed, nut Idi!cl' because ii
d,proc Was 10 reelected without cohleal' ~ !o
nOWo,er lslG, the question Was hehei lo,,.l'ai
.c.tl,ual .a4p gen rally opposed the t1iti
Inn moi universally The south accedcd 10 II for Tia" sac
o, INNS article was incu heavily XeI abroad
& nr very cheap manufactures oi It from emma anu
In LA were largely imported It was te!e'cd nat 'uc
.yrlopn,n Oi cotton manufactures Leie Was Tue DlF'
~ a. a. % cIltUIf lucrative.
~ so Mr. Baldwin oi Pittsburgh introduced three
is an, Tor IN ica.td du,its one for taxes on auction
"'i'' and o1e lor cash payment of duties, Whch AL
Iicd 10 pass. lb22 aho 1873 othcr bi!a "tc lhio
i ~, Ircr,asin QUITE which failed 10 pass wIs
nnt mill the great Presidential struggle 81 ISL tLdl
utLcr tal1n crOwuca the seven !cafh hiidEb,' iu"'
ct would MOI have been passed. ~ II ma NOT b,eh ol
I,,c uo.ificI contest which was impending mere We
,urrt with tAc Iew factor of pJilcdi lhlitu' .n a.
vim IN, 81 pncnDmcna which arise IRON the cA'sha""
and romp,exiiy OF the system. lhis Dill Was a. Att!
ON, combined to embrace strhgih ,hpusH 70 C".3
Ne .sO now md toe south uppoocd 10 poiectl"i, an
~ .',, s''r ina been since ls2O. TIC arSunieha en-
oycd we've not new. but toe issio was clearer au '
d.l,e was lar ncltcr dincd rOn ne fIt" liio sue
MI toria uAssol tEc House. by lOl 10 w. Nv
tu.Iaud gave - woes for II and ~ agAnS IT,, ~
.,flr and South Western States gave Two votes iOi IL,
e de cnilcctsl under 1t we've, on an average, equal
Dne the period from 1924 to 1923 the political fac
tor i'm Tic tulIn controversy rose 10 chif npo Tn e.
The administration Oi j. e. ADAMS H-S sAPosu 70 t
most vi solous and relenr opp silioh rom w p
winch lad formed around Andrew Jackson 'he cVi,lV
sltion OF the Jackson partl cohcd ~ ~ IN 49,
with the coalition which hGd passeO lht t,t ~
Nav .and as the Adams section was pom pOitI'tl
and on Inc tari, still more In position 10 O1 ne o
man VAS I'm 5i7 The SOIth FOUND us pulii,hl COM
aud ia larin interests Inconsistent Ibe new
t'riT Il WIS II reduced in February. So IT. cen, al
tsatnrc WA. wool and wOolens Hemp. non ana noli-
So 6irr "A before, II came forward therefore a. q
eN-Iueand or Al tns measure ana the Jachs cOil
ton opposed II, but under Inc necessity W
Middle aud Western States Tle ieng IN tho SCUM Wa
ALREADY very bitter ABOUT the tariff legislation ami this
nrw Effort ~ push the system, reckless OF southern
nroieais stIl luther embiteicd the south Tao cst
also took the position that had as yet had nons Oh
mis- yot which IL Was assumed that the Government
had 10 distribute and IL demanded that, Tue system
was 10 20 on It should have its share Nj webster iooe
the POSITION Tor Massachusetts,. that she hd been forced
into manufactures by the policy adopted In ISL ~ Hpe
of her protects she NOW protested that the invest
ments into mich mad been drawn should not BE- sac
rnced. T.,
The agitation Of the Northern protectonsts for the
amendment Of the tariff sank into n-0nh"a""S Ia COM