Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-27
From the Bulletin of the National Assoei"
ton of Wool Manufacturers
General Garfield's Tariff VIEWS


In our issue of June, 1873. referring t" the
then recent contest on the WOOD tarih oiii-
No wrote "a follows: The speech OF ten
oral .iaues A. Garfield of Ohio. made on the
4th Of June. considering his reputation as an
orator and his eminent position as ieader
in the bouse. was marked event IN the tar
;ff discussion. General Garfield has been
spsnected by some Of our over-zealous frienus
Of free-trade proclivities. But IN that speecii
the trumpet gave no uncertain sound i"e
cosmopolitans of the Golden club, OF WHICH
General Garfield mas been enrolled hiehioei
witbont his assent, can get but little comfort
from such declarations rs these =
If all the Kingdoms OF the worid Shout
became the kingdom of the Irlnee Oh ea'
then admit that universal free traue @
TO prevail. But that blessed era Is
remote to be made the basis OF the Pi"e' .',
legislation of to-day We are no. se. NJ
b,.ys of ..the parliament OF man, the Ieuei"
ION ot the world For the present. 'he
I'D is divided into separate MARION,
al;,;.s and that other divine coihiiiahu
~,iII annlies TO our situation, ne 'na'
,rar;datb not for his own househo!u'
b,Aenied the faith. and IS worse 'i.il al. IA
ard nntiI the better era arrives. pat
rio,ism must supply the place. % UNI
hrotbe rbood. For the present. Uortschahon
con do more good 10 the world py takinS care
- pnssi,. the great Bismarck can accom-
,I;sb more for his era by being as he Is uer-
man TO the core, and promoting the weliare
of the German empire. Let beacohsheiu
,ate care of England, and MacMahon OF
France. and let Americans devote themselves
- ,ho welfare of America. When each does
his hest for his own nation. to promote pros
r,nr;tv irstice and peace, all will have done
ni,,ore for the world than if all had attempted
~ he cosmopolitans rather than patriots.
Too much of our tariff discussion has been
uarrad bv narrow and sectional cOnsidcra-
tions But when we base our action upon the
conceded national Importance of the great
industries | have referred to, when we recog-
nize the fact that artisans and their products
are essential to the well-beiGg of our country,
II follows that there is no dWc1lef IN
the humbleSt cottage on our re-
mOtcst frontier who has not a
deeD personal interest i'm the leg
islaiiOm that shall promote these
great national industries. Those
arts that cradle our nation to rise in the scale
of civilization bring their blessings to all,
and patriotic citizens will cheerfully bear a
fare share of the burden necessary to make
their country great and self-sustaining. Twill
defend tariff that is national in its AIMS
that protects and sustains those interests
without which the nation cannot become great
and sef-sustaining.
So important, in my view, is the ability of
the nation to manufacture all these articles
to arm, equip and clothe our people, that, il
it could not be secured in any other way, |
would vote to pay money out of the federal
treasury to maintain government iron and
steel, WOODEN and cotton mills, at whatever
cost Were we to neglect these great inter
ests and depend upon other nations, in what
a condition of helpessness would we find
ourselves when we should be again involved
in war with the very nations on whom we
were depending to furnish US these supplies
The system adopted by our fathers is wiser,
for it so encourages the great national indus
tries as to make it possible at all times for
our people to equip themselves for war. and
at the same time increase their intelligence
and skill so as to make them better fitted fol-
all the duties of citizenship both in war and
in peace We provide for the common de-
Tense of system which promotes the general
welfare