, 1877-09-24

~ lar h.TiE VILLA NsfD.
The famc subject has hrcn trcatcd IN moro
etatFIEAr tnaanrr ~ the Secretary II fiatc in |
an "intcryiew y published in the philaiielphis
L'r<' Ille Secretary observes t''si, ~ onr ~
snntIng NJ 'o1r capital ~ eio,on,'m
says, Is foreign narkc! for ihc sur
plus nrrincis Of nlr taanufaefofies: i'nt he
n.t'ss that "whAt VT want Il not Protection 0r
Free Trade, but full Trn,c.h sincc any l'1cas
rHt forth bv III cmtHcnt a loRlclan as Mr.. Evasts
WI be spread far mud vide, u becnsnes nc'cs-
Frcc TrH.!c and Full Trade. Tho latter he cn,l-
shlcra wloEcsufnc. but the former p"rnicipus. |
Now, In tho domain nf commerce. Protection |
aud Restriction artfhterehangcnhic terms, mean
Ing exactly the sasnc thing; while Free Tre'Ic |
signifies the opposite Consequently, shc tlca
which the Secretary has clothed Ia such polite
plrascnloEy Is, That what We want ia not sra'lc
rI.Exrr or TftAnE WITH rIsyTr or snAcKhss.
What We want in u swift runner ia mt freedom
Of limbs, hut high rate Of speed With his feet
i,i tark, Alas. Mr. Era.tsl the conditions of
tho fuller, mil tllc fuller the ftcer. Ypsfscan
have 4 little nforc foreign trade by taking od
lew restrictions, and yu,l can have much more
by taking "if many restrictions. H.,
nc Wit vii Instinct our bbspIon,atfc ana Consular
ot1fccrs to inquire Into tho wnnts nj foreIen
countries, with view to tho dovelopIaent Of II
hopes to 10 something useful through Trade
Conventions. let Us thankfully accept any In
fnr1nauun cltning through C.nsnls and Ml,i-
!stcrs which has cscaucd tho notice Ut merchants,
Ind which may lead TO tho opening Of new mar
kets; bnt let uk pot depend unon It for ,n,rnc.
t!ata reitef.. TraIo Conventions, otherwise
sAllwi Reeprsc!ty Treaties, arc doses of Frccc
70 bo consistent with very pronounced views on
views Vie e scnss vi u II this so as
try, they arc mt disposed to quarrel with any,
n
10 lrl,t Uyer again tho battles VI
tho past. Whtlc pre!crrn& FREQ Trade
| On tho large scale, they ore
wlLIING To TAKE IT in PARCELS,
provided public rLtller titan private intercsts arc
consulted tn tho nitust'ncnt. ! tnok palns q
| few years ngo to visit Washington md spend
snIie time In tho win effort to secure Tho rat'
sat!on Of 1ssiprostty Treaty Wit!' canada'
and therefore deserving oE adoption intlcpcna-
entity VI any other fact, would laye been ac-
ccptel by Canada In lieu otai c!a!tns fur ilsh-.
in1 privileges nn'ler tho Treaty Of Washington,
/ lne1.tinu this hy way of notifying Crnt!cnlcn
OF tlu VrotectiDutst tlas that have no opposl-
tion to offer To Trade Conventions ,er IL. A
waiian Islands last ycnr, wicro public rcvenur
was sacrificed to private gain In . most ohiec-
tionast1c tnanner,- ,-slIuwlng how important It Is
tlMt Legislation o., slla subject of trade slloul'l
s,mlacnco OF tho Executive anil tho &C.
crct sessions Ut the Senate. But Free
Trade has no obIecttoas to Otfcr to comlncr7
wclco'ncs then, as tentatfvc steps to treaty
| With the Whole fnmiiy of man.
III.
In what why will our foreign trade be pro-
NOTED ", striking nn or lowering protective
tluttcs1 How .lrc markets to be foutid abroad
for tho surplus Of our manufactures by over
l.aulinv Tho tariff 6lneo q protecting duty Is
oa.pss to fotg ~, ,n % sn as 1,hsr
ii nf an impedinent, like the dredging OF
ean,l.har which stops up the lmrbur. TI,cn, II
there bn any son'llsre., II t',f wle world d.
nonc, % nobody IS harmed. il. any comes In,
something will nccessartly 60 out 10 pay for IL;
anil, since the foreign country viii not
ss m sts t ot Il say s. Tsss TPSss:rnFy s
danger of foreign countries taking more Of our
railroad bonds In exchange for their goods, mr.
with the money nt per cont interest NJ home,
IL there likely 10 bc uny further largo export OF
WE Nusr rAI ron WITH OUR rnoDucTs,
our industry. our cnfploymont. All thls is sim
plo enough. 1t ii equivalent to saving that
verso Ia equally teuc, that where you would sell
there you must also bur. II you would sell
largely to South America: you must buy largely
from her. The buying viii push on tho selling,
largely to tue world, you must buy largely from
this world. Thcru Is no mystery liurc. 1t Ia all
tha A B G Of commerce.
As 10 manufactures in particular, or ratl,cr
that class OF manufactures which ate on-cxpOrt.
able bY reason ol their cost. It IL tu be observed
TINT Frotection, which usually begina by in,-
gIvc them start, always enlargcs its spl,cruan.i
takes In utlIcr urtclcs, till presently the allya.-
taye intes,ded 10 10 given 10 tho first recipients
is neutfa!izct', or perhaps more than neutral
l ,frtfnS $tufN ffnntA FJ1nf Rtnln
Parasites fAsten upon them, mud aHIalcr uncs
utul, thehu acCur,ling to tho wcll.knuwn ditty,
al h.daitu,n. Tho wnolcn-nlauufaeturcr asks
for W. ILL., s1 aa ~ ssa S a ta sks9 w9
looms uua splnllcs nsks for Ills; md then thu
cotnpouuAcr Ut dyestuits and chemicals asks h,t
his; and t1cn tl!o iulnbernla', Tho Matchmaker,
and whotu battalion Ut tramps come along, bcg:
gins for bruken vtctuas at The cxpcnec, moro OF
less, Of thu observation-disclosures. No woa.lcr
h. % srSws sa5a I :1oio yfaF 81 S yse wsrs s
mid lls torncntoss como tosat'icr md VOW tliat
tiIuy will ncycr abandon caeh otlcr, or Tho sys-
tclIi whereby they hayo collectively turned ont
much paupss anr a iost ~ muS! money
ting Ills wool, bis machinery, 9ts uycdtulls aud
chemicals, AMI everything clao, frcu Of duty
unit pouring Into the United s1atea no ncons1,
a ID pr cent duty. With this frlshtful spec
turlo bcfuru him, he says to his fcEow-Iicrnbcrs
at THUR aln,lal meeting: 1--WE arc almost
starved to death nov; what "ou!a becoms Of VI
witnnut the tarlf1t' Substantially the sanls Ia
TlE COWARD EJACULATION
Of ali the protected ciasses, although few, tl,s
Oulniur, calotnet, nnu cnstor-ui convention
lave cxprcsscl their willingness to ts,asa taxing
the sick, u other traies Will coase taxing tl.
clc.ulsts, They will consent to . lighteA[nK u
. burdens oil around, but not TO . spcaiRl cxeinp
ton OF lnyaltis. fugFce with thcsn Il the hopt
that the rcllcI tnny extend tu invalid Industries
Is well Us 10 tho patiruts III our hospltais ant
alcl-soD!ns.
Now. make tho broad assertion thAt thl.
country ls too large for Protection. Wharcve
It may hayu been In ti.nus past,-and, Will,
rl.crtslling my uwn Views In t'lat behalf, ahal
not seek 10 prulong Or etnb!ttcr the controversy
by holding out any rsd dug to thoso wllo cou
slider our manufacturing development due t
ttsv Protective systcu1,-,wo have now too Macl
capital. too much skill. tuo great natural 70
sourrcs, too much labos, aud too many llls fur
nagcs Anl fA.tDries. tn furnish tho bass tOr tlt
, longer continuance Of this systeu. In the mat
,1.f,t Ia nr1I