New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12
MR.. KASS0N Nor 4 FREE-TR4DER.

CiPLEs.
To ihc EdttOr Of the Tribune.
SIR: The Hon. John ~ Kuss,n first brought
prominently forward b. ore the country by the part
be bore as delegate from Iowa in thr National Re
publican Convention winch IN MAJ, 1860 nominated
Abraham Lincoln for President. III. Greeley. in
giving an account OF thar Convention m The IBIB-
CNE wrot, as IooTe:
was mainly ont o the canvass t'ronSh WEDNESDAY
Msn' aod mot or PnH[%y' Dg,IS @nS"lgo
p go. the Committee or O"r irnln elch
e'cs. inI,lei by it. owl unwcldin"s. dputed irs Ia
b0is primarily 10 Subcommittee Of ave, ana adjourned
to the morning, letNn the oumittet To amor
through the night ana he ready to report a. The ad-
i,rui etus 1hnt the platform presented Is so gen
orally a 'iactoty, az II has proved einneh'y que TO
Junu A. Kds~on, Of Iowa, whose Efforts 20 reconcile
df cncrs ana secure the largest liberty OF sentiment
CONSISTENT with fidelity to Republican principles were
mos effective and uutirlng. tnnk no former platform
ever nj ccd fairly ana fully tue average cOn'lc-
tons o. "A great AA'ohal party
Upon Mr.. LiucOin's Inauguration, Mr.. KassOn was
appointed .'rst Assistant Postmaster-Grneral and
held that position until his election 10 Congress the
following vcnr. OF Mr. Kassons services in Con-
gross on the stump and as a representative of the
Government abroad 1t Is unnec ,5Sary TO speak. HIS
eminent ability a practical legls ator debater and
leader on the floor of the House, well as his
thorough 0ua fcat.Ons for the position OF Speaker
are unquc5tioned. 1t Is also generally conceded
that otlcr things being equal. the Speakershlp OF
from the West, the East having held the place for
dozen years consecutiycly.
Sorne weeks ago IHE tribune, through its Wash
meton correspondence, mentioned the report that
Mr. Kasaon IS a free-trader. Mr. Easson's friends
have peen surprised at this charge, believing that 1t
| is entirely without foundation. An examination of
! his communications t. the State Department, as
found in the diplomatic correspondence for 1878 and
1879. Will show that Vr Kasson has given unusual
! attention to commercial and economic subjects,
! while representing ms Government abroad, and that
ais own opinions are unilorniy on the side of pro-
lection To nome industries and agunst free trade.
4 few examples and extracts from MS dispatches
! VIII illustrate tins
J I'm q communication n the Secretary OF State
I lated Eionua, November 10 1877 tsee Foreign Re-
/ lajrus of the L. s. 1879, p 20. NJ. Kasson calls
attention TO a proposed new commercal treaty be-
/ tncca Germany and Austria, and gives with con-
Siderable detail the effects up3n Austria of the too
hucra. provisions OF the iree-trIde treaty Of 1867.
! l,~ says:
l. gr uoe' starting commentary on that very liberal
tlity l'III lu- .;sr TO result 10 Austria OF
los. t.u ten years opcatun under 70 IA.s result Is
..1 $3.50. 1919 li .-i. -tIpn Of Sig per cant 81 Aus
g.. l.Ep .- % .r.U.uy; ot Gcrnt" cXppiS ou the
a.l.r land D. ALSrIll There was augmentation Of
.,Iii 81 .cr .ut. Ihl- certainty loud enough
v.r 3d. 'A"a' ihc 'Ii AZ ...c7m4n 10 tno necessity
d .t a.. .. ..f.-.. a. nYlI', Boz Aut.fiI
H. On Inc o,.cr A.ul Ocrnauy dads hcr.el; I'M
,.s D v..A frla,c. oW.u- to RE most H.
..i-l Nau.u" clause % tie tr,oy. Austrian
4 !-u.. r-tJof 10 hnt German action wan respect u
s.,rl .r. II. German tr1Etruil"ui, N.Ou tiN and
.4.p.ir rDiU.-. desires so recover Liberty OF nct)u
d." l,, ,,.' u,rp ..i,t ~ r';rlclug TIER steps
t.l4....ri4- .l-e.I1l. Impulse OF the last decade
n.a.. ..',,i-rU concur ia tas belief.
VI. * ..s.l aids. jaa; q, far as his observation
! ...t.i.... pig. C.uturutu GOV rlmcnt, Of Europe
..re -..,r. l.y renewing an their commercial rela-
II BIS and iu.or s.+ IN the sens, of sei-protecuon,
at ,.ar+ iuliy th" disastrous results OIL the ice
. ...,,.e policy lie sums up as follows:
.alr, ,.n c. s.oIl be collected IN tho best
'I ..,ai., .,.i,. il.io. ul.iry ut,d by aIy ci
'-
t,,-I. ,I!.....5 olr...r .uaa.i De always suCI-
30. .... ~ fi,. OWN ~ ,f or..r 'u,fi,n-
..i .a.. ... ~. horr 81 luattlc- when are ue,rs-
&C.,, 90 d, pl iu!,l rnGcicc. 20 that tay cease 70 be
! ml....i;..,':
o.- ,-.,i ON Is tI. safest for t. basis OF COM,
c. r ,ic '.a d. '.. ,,sr ,n' N'nai Ht1 9,. 81
a, not alN4,5 coutiuu. n same.
IuauY.ler dispatch. da.cd NIrch I, 1878, pag'
..rf..c volume above men, oucd Mr. Kass n gives
..ut Of ii. proposed changes IN the pr, sent tar
.ft,,. with n lengthy extract from a report ot tue
7 t,..,... MINISTRY. on ti. ,t. ie.t and adds:
'f, ,...f object however, transmitting TINS ex-
'r'r's 90 c'A"tr ny tn, ",n ,,u, vi, ,nr 5,,
a., '.o...I .onul.,c.i. policy going on In Euluie lis
i.-ut- cannot July predicted. That change Of
f. " ,,,i,,, ',n, and nns.ib,y n, view, ~.
.ur .ci commerce VIA EAropc. dan< rOuS. that the
80 m ..', & r, a' ,,nonf ,af i I,
Top. .- ..l-iuon from iree-trdde toward protection.
ii Oh" o"h Lat 'u marcus re.'u 10 nnt'ona III.
''''''t 1-..iT, " M ,l,vcd -, ~, s,,,Ir.ss,i,
~ o, ct ir MINISTRIES wh,cn may not be equally wei.
| Rad
t-,., ,t,,. of NI,v ? 1S-0 Mr. E,sson gives "A
'"" " " 10y 80, ;,L 49,, 80
summary oi long conversation held with ana al
| tl. ,.t,u,. of fine French Ambassador upon the
SUI '''i '"'''''. ''''' W
etc" ID NlHch ne says
N"ur1lIy De inc French Amba.sador objected 10
W p I.'',l ~ ', ,I 's ~, ,,r,i,r rol,ai tl,t
4" r consumer ~ W h l., ~ tt, 90 rfr 5i"