New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-19

rapitalists of New York. among whom you, gentle
men, are Justly recognized as honored and eminent
Your city is to-day the largest exporting mart OF the
world This is true IN the money value OF the mer-
chandise shipped while IN bulk and weight you are
trsbly as large as Liverpool, your leading rival a,
tbere fore dem and rehle the ocean tonnage. And
vet there Is not "a single steamer SAILING rom new
York 10 Europe that bears the American max nov
York merchants have taken no steps LOOKING 10 inc
revival of the carrying trade. nor have they aske.
the Government 10 assist thtleln. Duilhg the fst
TWENTY-FIVE years Congress- has passed hlhetN-t"o
acts to aid in the building of railroads. has gwen
ia these euterurises 2OO. 600 600 acres OF the pnO
lands and has advanced P75,OoOooO III cash. Ana
vet so gigantic ls cur railway system, ana 80 AZ
its expenditure, that the aid eXtended by gov
eminent has not cxceeded per cent of the total
cost of our so 600 miles OF Tai-greater IN extent
than is contained in all the world beside Inc
Government has supplied 8 per cent, ana private
can tai has furnished 81 per cent.
What countless millions New-lork capitalists
have launched IN these great railway enterprises
Ana when they have brought the products of n
continent to their port they Tcsign all eoltrol 10
the foreigner. The principal route from Chicago,
St Louis or Cincinnati 10 Liverpool Is through
NewYnrk-one continuous route 1000 miles IN
length. New-IOTk AIMS with American cap'si ~
control 900 miles Of II, ana without q struggle
giyes 900 miles to the cpntrol OF Ehgish caPitH'
philodrIpbia with bat "a fraction VI Newly ork
foreign trade Is maintaining one spIehald me Oh
steamers TO Liverpool, aud maintaining IL Win an
rnterprise and courage that does honor 10 us DO
iectors and To the great clty whose tap',al 'snu
whose mechanical skill produced the ships Lev htr
example be followed with or without ana from the
Government with u where essentl"i Wl'noout II
"a bare rrac neal BILE Boston. Philadelphia, Portland
New-Oreans, san Francisco, Char, sion,
All have a large export trace, but NeW-lOih aloii
ships nearly half Of the entire exports OF the OhiG
states. and on any p0hcY anrcHng tnat Vast u"io
New-YoTk must take the lead. The country Waits
on her. She can keep us tributary To ,Engiahd, OF
she can proclaim and cnloico inc sccohu
of commercial independence
Let MS learn wisdom from our rivals. NOT only
does England continue b. large pecuniary aids 20
stimugfe the growth OF Der steam MARINE Dut from
the DAVIS OF Oliver Cromwell until the reign OF &C.,
toria she maintained the most rgld protection OF All
her navigation Understanding the iasJ OF hcT
avclusiyp sfafurrs rs lately as 1917. one OF Out
most intelligent commercial WTtels ana statlSll =
clans describes and cmbOdcs the navigation laws OF
England III words that are always worthy 10 10
quoted
These laws comprised an iDgeBiousy constructed
systrui in favor OF British sctmeu, Blush shlp-huIatS,
british smp-Owners. and British merchants IN reading
thc compcate ANA apparently redunddbl tudctmehCs
which constituted the maritime code OF Lutlahd IL
scenes as IL Brush statesmen were Tor two h"uueu
years haunted by dread iest III az we "de NoIu .
ioou-ole OF advantage might he lelt To thr sup, ol
other nations which ny any possibility an act OF Par
lament cOu d secure TO tie Bri'h hdg The maritime
men ..Caarta MafIuma." No student Of history can
doubt bat that her navigation laws Lngland en-, ny
ives vast extension OF her commerce. the WONDER
fu development Of national wealth, and hat colonial
EXPANSION which gave her an empire upon which the
sun never SETS Under TINS protective pOcy her power
upon Inc ocean became supreme.
England has always been for protection when
that was needed TO develop any OF her great IN
terrsts; and always for free trade as soon a. she
became strong enough IN any held u enterprise u
defy and to destroy competition. Today We are
evcIuded by her energy from the steam marine OF
the world, and we shall remain IN That ptlaDle
condition until we use the same lustTumcntalllleS
by which she has won her imperial supremacy VIC
must arm with the weapons Of Achilles IN contest
with Achilles himself. Very respectfully yours,
JAMES q. BLAINE.