, 1880-10-24

black baby did; and they were both sold ut TIL
same me- time lLang9teE1 - = -,
know. I say that these men never Relieved thu
labor was entitled to wages. say TINT they de
nounced the labortng-nen of the North d
nnd they went into and went through the Wa
beG,suse Of theft unwtl1ihgness to pay wages fa
labor. Now, do not exnggcrate- And thinl
the speech OF Senator Hammond in which hs
donenneed Gun q the laboring people e slaves" Le
floor Of the United States Senate which I give
you; III .oo,., .,.o4.,,, .,,.uo x,;a. :: =, s,.,z -
ing but a low order Of intellect and but little
skill. lts REQUESTS are vgor, docillty, fidelity
Such class. leads to pro9ress. civilizations and
refinement. 1t constitutes the very mud-sll of
society and Ut the political government; and
ybu might ias we'll try to build r house in the
air as 70 build either the one Or the other except
on this mud-sill. Fortunately for the South
she found a race adapted to her purpose al
hand,-a race inferior to hers, but e.ninentiy
qualified in temper, in yigor, in doclity, il Gu
pacity, to stand the climate, to answer all her
:" The difference between us is that our slaves
are tfai n's9 fer f. St the aay
elevation. Yours are white, IT your own rAcc-
They are your equals in natural endowment of
intellect and they feel called by their degfada-
'sOur slaves do not vote; we give them no
political power. Yours do vote; and, being the
e on
that the palot-boI is stronger than, an army
with banners, and could combine, where would
Intheir false philosophy they believed that
the lnbortng man should be ensiaved, should be
kept In ignornnce:, should not .be allowed to
Ing men ourselves, or sprlngng from the Joins
OF laborihg men, Gcileve that every man. Won1-
an. and child is entitled to- fair days wages
our our country T is only safe VIE When ~ we SO SO
reward our laborers TINT their children shall en-
joy the benefits OF the public school, and the
with church, and the ability to dress we'll and
appear freely IN social life: [Appluuse.] There
fore, the purity Of the North has always been for
Democratic party. has always bcen for free
tlnde and low wages.
NOW LET Me EXAMINE THE suBJEcr H1sron-
:. 1CALLY
for moment. And let tue, in showing you that,
show you more; that disasters, amounting to
bankruptcy, State and National, have followed
every tariff for revenue only; that to relieve
disasters protective tariffs have been adopted.
They have Invariably built up the prosperity OF
tho country. and continued to maintain It. until
tho South, wthits few Northern miles, should re-
peal protection and reGstabfsh Il tariff for rove
nue. only: I;wlll show you that as sure US light
follows the rising of the sun, or darkness tho go
Ing down thereof Oh ii moonless ntghe that pov-
crty and dcstituton. follow in the wake of a
revenue tariff; prosperity in the wake Of tar
it Of adequate protectlveprincipies. [Applause.]
but, say sume, 'sls it Observation-Disclosures
cause you have NO right to adopt even u heneti-
cent tariff if 1t violates the Constitution Now,
it so happens that Washington signed the first
Tariff act; H1 sisqea M It ~sa s E Freed2ms sacaed
passed that law was made up largely Of uleM-
bers OF the Convention that had framed the Con-
stItution Of the United States; and desire to
read tO you two.lines and u half Of the preamble
OF that Cunstitu don, simply on the question as
to the consttutonalty Of protective legislation.
The, preamble Of the Tariff act OF July 4, 1Ts9,
begins thus:
'Whereas, 1t Is necessary for the support Of
the Government, for the discharge OF the debt
OF the United States, and the encouragement
laid OH foreign Imports
Now, know that the gentlemen who make
tional. | Will pit George Washington against
jeff Duvls any day Tor constitutlonalty. [Loud
hold in my hand tho erpression-the highest
and most formal expression ever! given ~ the
prevailing power In the Democratic party to its
ductfines uu the question Of Protection or Free
ton md the Senate and Congress that lcglsated
with him-dccared it necessary. BY legIslaron
to encourage and protect Hanufactures- Wien
the brixlaers, who march the Northern wing
Of the Democratic party about, adopted what
they called the Confederate Constitution, they
inserted as scc OF Art. l. Of that Constitution
this clause:
mo bounties shall be granted from the Treas
ury. nor shall any duties or taxes on importa-
tlQQS from foreign NAElD03 De ll} 10 promote Or
foster any branch Of industry"
THAT Is THE DoCrn1SE OF THE SOLID SOUTH, |
which makes, with forty Northern dough-
faced votes, the whole sum and power OF the
party nshts55 d 9ud Sp
Jersey, the Democrats are now all swearing that
they are better tariff men than the Republicans !
IN honorary member Of the Golden Club; aud |
the deuce knows what they don't undertake to |
prove. But here do not know whether they |
aas had TO discuss the, tariff. lLaughter.! Ho |
e General Gosernment don'te troSable itself nueh
q which =. he was boro. .iKenewed
aughter} Now, gentlemen, IT, j. any ~, Of you
Iair run In the public school, that would make |
IS many mistakes about the tariff in so few
cords wop4qt you spanf s anghtee ot ad I'd
xay again, because il there is anything that the
Sst upan sh
;ou: : Well father | was only making fun; /
e
ocen out Of the army at any rate, Or been living
n parts of the coutitry where they nanufhct-
$ IL local question which had once peen brought
lp In his nutiye town. lApplnnse.1
When the Washin1ton law wept into effect we
|
lust emancipated US from British rule;
British statutes to find II that. British
ry. There was penalty for erecting Sitting
mill. Or making nail rod, or q null, IN nny one
# the colonies OF North Ametica: There was
North American colohies. There WIS no branch
Il manufacture unless it was tonf-nread and
hfnHs TINT people must ent. frun day to day,
nd rhut-they could not export from England,
hut was tolerated: therefore we had only u.few
thar had sprung up during the
revolutionary War. But even these were to be
they were to bc fostcrcd; the re-
ources Of the country were to be developed.
They struggled on. and manufactures did grow, |
nd they were protected: but the war Of ISLE
ame, and lasted, you know, until ISIS; and
hen, when peace came. no provision Of law had
een made to protect the manufactures that had !
een called into existence by the war, and
Ienry Brougham, afterwards Lord Droughaln,
i the year 1Sl5 urged from the
oor OF Parliament the British man
Irncfurcrs to Hood the country
nth goods, without consideration Of price, so us
D destroy in tho crude the infant Indus ries
hat hid been forced into existence by the ex-
.cncics OF the war. The manufacturers of
England were rich and powerful, OUTS were |
Lruggtng for existence: they had but to calcu-
,tc TINT they must sell for one or two years ut
tile profit or at positive loss, to know when (
aey should OblIternte American manufactures. |
he result was that 1916 found our country In
lins; Sheritfs were busy everywhere: our
rcdit was gone. He,d the story from 1916 to
cIfhnr fpdr or }nn4rfn1 histnrs- and |