The New York herald., 1878-07-03

The capacity OF our manufacturing establishments
duced; hence our laborsrs are idle And, to add 70
our dicules every description OF inventive genius
has been brought into play, ana every descr,p,Dn
| into use the exclusion OF manual labor There
must be found remedy, and Now YORK ci.y mas -,
IN my opinion, within her power TO open up 'o INC
| manufacturers OF the country The markets OF the
civilized word certainly those OF the American con
| ment. answer by a prudent expenditure OF money
in establishing lines OF vessels TO the ports Oh hs
| countries to which have alluded
WHAT DONE
This can only be successfully done oy Inc comoineo
and individual efforts Of your wealthy men' hns b1
the granting Of subsidies by the general government
Appause such an exercise Q, power Of .ns csns
| tuition. II is, In TACT proposition 10 make
our government partner IN .he inaus'r'a' osn, n'
enterprises OF some OF her citizens, 10 the sfeat n
jury and per chance destruction OF tne eh.eI-
prises already begun by individuals "a aavanos % nr
OF the coming demands o. commerce. Let tue sur
plus capital be in penetrating into oher cocn
tries and pushing Tor sale the raw matgtias ana
the manufactured articles produced here. Inc manu-
taeturer too must put his shoulder TO The wheel
ana not lie down. despondcnt ana compiainihg, win
gro wi at Congress. We cannot egisiate TO produce
results only attninable through commerce and
trade In largest signifcation The introduction
of SUCH enterprises will increase shipping, pro-
mote and increase American tonnage, and thus grad
uay make our shipping interests as they we're Deore
the war-an honor TO boast OF and pr'h' 70 Dc On
joyed.
The great problem OF the day, ana which our
put idle hands 10 fuil employment nave,
with great dnldence and Difference. suggested, In
general terms method to get ria OF
our excess capacity OF production. 1t Is for the wealth
OF this nation, largely centred IN this city, TO work
the details think you will receive what have
said the spirit which prompts It's uttorance-a par-
pose TO augment the wealth ana Increase the pros
perty aud happiness OF our people 10 genera; a,;
encouraged in others OF antasonsm between
the East and West and South. Ihey should all Work
together as tho limbs bodies do Tor the health
full acton OF the body itself Men OF enlarged miuds
wish an end the animosities which have done so
much harm our country in the past and will again
unless checked, not in the same manner, perhaps.
but to an equally injurious extent. This
be prevented by wise counses Tho West and
South leok with some degree OF envy ON the
prosperity OF your great Empire re-, STATE ana N"
The statesman who deserves the confidence OF
the people OF the whole Union must devise method
the West ana South with those vigorous enterprises
OF the older populations. The States which border
on the Mississippi aud Its tributaries should nnd en-
couragement in the States bounded by tho Atlantic.
Individual enterprises must be left free to carry out
their destiny without the aid OF government; You IN
New York should to 1t that Congress snail not stint
the efforts OF the merchants and the manufacture
and shackle the industry OF the aborer by laws for
the special benefit ot favored iew
MANUFACTURERS AND AGRIcULTuRIsTs
/. The commerce OF the country is the highest evil
prosperity OF It's productive power, for
It has The world tor Its customer. The jealousy
OF the producing states Will be ended when they see
the great com IN al comm les aiding N 10 find
markets Tor iher productions. The industries and
the farming interests will look with satisfaction on
the merchants who buy their commodities and ship
them for sale those nations that neod them ana
pay them In the standard OF all real value.
(Appause) These Suggestions are my convictions,
them only TO express them, IN tho plaiu
and homely garb OF what / call the need
viii not say a word tonight on any merely
political question. You VIII excuse me- however, II
remark that the anlasonists and opponents Of INC
most remarkable condition which rests It's claim
to the exercise OF power on Inc most sublime fraud
that has ever been perpetrated on the system Of a
represcn latve constitutional government. (rhunders
nj applause
MR.. HEwIrr's sPsEcH
Mr. Abram 81 hewitt said that the fiat which
elected the Forty fourth Congress came burst OF
anguish from robbed and oppressed people, and the
work for that Congress to do difficult as was
1t xas to restore the government TO the toun-
dation OF economy and honesty on which II was built
by tho fathers; to restore the currency to sound
basis and TO remove from commerce the shackles
which prevented it from expanding until 1t should
embrace all the world. Any man to IN
troduce reforms IN the administration needed, Mr..
Hewitps aid, tho srongth pi Hercules ana the ten
in the Chairman OF tho House Committee on Appro-
priations, Samuel j. Randall. rhe appropriations
they were an increase upon the appropriauoos Tor
tho previous Congress, that the people had lost all
faith IN the desire aud In the ability OF the republican
party to carry out reform In spite oi
opposition IRON all sides Mr. Randall had
fought for reform, and the appropriations
$40 900, ,000 and This, far Mr.. Hewitt knew, was
altog eiher Guc to the excrtions OF Mr. Randall IL
had been asserted by republicans that the reduction
was only nominal. ana that there was a large de-
nciency be provided Tor in the FOrtyiourth Con-
gress Mr. Hewitt add uced figures TO dis prove this
statement To that the appropriations OF bot
sessions oil The Forty fourth Congress-lcaving out
the fisheries award-would be $56, 600 less than
those of the last republican Congress- In relation TO
the currency, Mr. Hewitt felt disappointed win the
work OF Congress- The democratic party had not In
that particular made as good record he had hoped
| for from It's past history. lie had opposed silver
| legislation In every form, because ne tnought
was honest. /. SUBSTITUTED % silver, ons or the
| legal tenders OF the constitution, for paper
| which was not known to the constitution. The
hignost honor however. required that debts TO for
eign creditors who had expected 10 be paid in gold
should be quidaed Ia that coin alone. The iecl'ns
tion to pay them SO was not, However, The work o
the democratic party, but OF three-fourths OF the
House OF geprescntatives-of both parties together
That legislation was great mistake and Mr. Hewitt
| trusted 1T would be pared at an carly day.
DIFFERS WITH MR.. RANDALL.
In relation TO The tatin reform Mr. Hewitt frankly
avowed that he entirely disagreed with the view just
expressed by Speaker Randall as TO the cause OF
present distress and with respect TO tho remedy
business men OF New York alone It cannot be revived
! by their building ships which they cannot sat
| In competition with ioreign vessels thoy would
simply throw their money away. There is another
into which We arc apt to fall-thai of thinking
OF shpping-and very much less In the foreign trade
than we formerly had, but our commerce has not
declined, aud the last year was the rreatest in the
history OF American commerce, Tor We have received
sold 81 200 900 900 worth, and that is the
! largest In the history OF American trade"
! Proceeding TO expound his views, Mr. Hewitt ms
serted That the trans spOraton OF products was taS
upon either the producer or the consumer or upon
both. Whoever would carry our goods TO "a ioreigI
market was benefactcr, and II they could do u
cheaper than We ourselves. In Gods namc let them
do Wl About building ships, capital always wsn
where IL best paid, ana when II would pay best N
ships tney would be built II was necessary TO Dc
OF two things u we would own shps-either buiic
abroad remove the obstacles 10 buiuing them
here.
REPUBLICAN nLuSpsRs.
our real industrial ,roube was We were producing
or could produce more tnan could c0nsurle ~
man uiacturcd articles WHAT Tue rcmtdyY fo
nnd foreign market The reason we did not get
foreign market was not because lacked ships, but
because we could not sell the goods SO cheap as out
foreign competitors. fhc mistake We made was IN
puuIng duties upon raw materials. All these duties
imposed by successive republican Administrations
have ruined our industries and should be swept
away. Was Mr. Hewitt willing TO take his own
medcine2 He lie wiling TO have Mr..
Randall go TO Pennsy lvania and tell the people that
one OF the largest iron dealers OF New York was
ANXIOUS TO have the duty upon the raw material re-
moved. Mr. Randall had been, by some Pcnusy J.