The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-11-24


employing its people, creating home markets,
and working up its own raw material, thereby
uniting our Interests with theirs as citizens of
one Nation. aud making an American policy
OF protection bcnc1t and a need to all Sec
tiOns.
HcMarcd, That this Convention recommends
to Congress for the more cite ctual prot cotton
and npl"lildnx ri our commercial marinc:
]. That American maritime property shall
lie exempt from the burdens of State, munich
pal and local taxation. The REASON for this is
that American vessels dcrive no protection or
benefits whatever from State and municipal
Governments, which are not shared in an
equal degree by foreign vessels touching at
cur ports, which pay n, taxes, and hence such
taxes upon capital invested in maritime prop
erty amount to a heavy discrimination in IA
vor OF foreign against American shipping
this Discrimination In the port OF New York
being 2.i per cent. on the principal.
2. The United Stats should make American
vessels the carriers of American mails at rates
-preportionate to the Value OF the service per-
formed, without regard to the rates ut which
foreign vessels, subsidized by their own Gov
ernmcnts, may be willing to carry them. -
3. The United States should regard an
American commercial marine as the basis of
an American navy and an integral element of
our American nationality, and should 20 dis
criminate in favor of American vessels, espe-
cially of those which are striving to extend
American trade to new countries, as would
secure to them fair and lucrative share of
the worlds carrying trade proportionate to
the dignity and power of the country in other
respects. >.
1. That the methods adopted for meeting tho
expenses of our Consular service should be so
remOdcled as no longer to amount to dis
eliminating tax on American vessels to which
the vessels of other countries are not subject
Res9lued, That whenever any fereign COM
modify 10 produced or exists in surplusage.
and is constantly broueht to our markets as
ballast, thus advancing the price of our pro-
ducts, an increased duty should be imposed
thereon for the benefit of the home laborer
and the G.. vernment revenue.
Resolved, That this Convention dsapproves
of that class of absurd Trcasu decisions
which interpret Eessemer steel looms, steel
wire rods. cotton ties, knit goods, and other
products of advanced value, the production
of which has begun since the Tariff law was
passed, in n manner to class them under the
clause mot otherwise provided for" instead
CHASING them under the designation most
nearly corresponding to these products in
their nature, cost of production, and need of
prote ction. The effect OF these decisions is to
make the duties on these articles diminish as
the amount Of labor invested in them iu-
creases. Such decisions sacrifice the evident
spirit and intent of the law in u manner which
recalls the apostolic saying, THE letter kill
eth, hut the spirit maketh alive
Resolrcd, That tn, National internal revenue
taxes should be gradually reduced with q view
to their extinguishment within reasonable
period.
RcsOlccd, That this Convention recommends
the passage Of IN act of Congress providing
for the appointment by the President, by and
with the consent of the Senate, of q commits
sion to revise our revenue system, including
both the internal revenue and our tariff laws,
in the interest of protection and for needed
revenue.
WHEREAS, a National Tariff Convention 10
to be held in New York November % and 30;
therefore,
Rcxolrcd, That such wise and patriotic &C
ton as that Convention may take, inspired by
fidelity to the idea of the American policy Of
protection, will meet our hearty approval and
support.
Rcsolred, That committee of five persons
be appointed to visit Washington during the
next session of Congress, present the acts Of
this convention to th proper committees of
both Houses, and forward its objects in all
proper ways.
ResOlped, That this Convention recommends
the appointment of a committee on printing
and correspondence. to whom shall be re-
ferrcd all letters AM communications to be
published in its doings. if worthy such place.
RcsO1pcd, That this Convention. in common
with an afflicted country and a sympath hiking
world. rccogni es in the death of President
Garfield a profound National calamity, to the
appropriate express on of which no language
of culogy or regret is fully adequate. But in
one especial degree VIC, rs friends OF Amcri-
can industry, lament in his dcccasc he loss to
the world of a judicious and experienced
economic legislator. a profound student and
master of true National economy. and ale
champion of the American doctrine OF pro-
lection to industry; nor IL our scns:bility ia
this loss rendered in any degree less acute.
nOtwithsi andiny our respectful and due ap-
probation OF the fact that his successor in tho
Presidential Office. President Arthur. Is equal
u dcvotcd in principle and by conviction tn
the same cause OF protection t. American i'i-
dUstry. %Tf