The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-25
COL. UPSON'S SPEECH.

| From Georgetown Rccord.I
| CoI Columbus Epson, our distinguished
| member of congress, spoke here ON last Tues
| ,E,y night He is clear, forciblc anu eloquent
| sneaker He reviewed his position ON the tarln
| uuestinn. He proved that he was in entire
| harmony with all democratic preceueits. Ills
| speech was an able argument. ALL out It,"
| men, who persist in misunderstanding hi''
| and who are for Hancock, right or wrong
were sat iSticd.
Mr.. I-pson stated his position on the tarIif as
| follows. quoting from his tariff speech dc'Ncr-
ed in congress April Eth, 1857
| .Couur.ss cannot ryhtfully exercise the
| mower of taxation to the direct or indirect m
| Jury of private property ana interest,". ulli'S>
unavoidable in order to proNluc ioi 'iT .H,''
mon defense or general warfare OF Inc hltcu
| States no more than ii can lawful! Ia! ai'i
| collect taxes for the purpose OF fostering inn
building up private interests 10 ciricu WI :
ed few ana create privileged classes u! p:'.li-
rios from th, public treasury, directly or lnd-
| rectly drawn from the pockets OF the people at
| large. A., .i,,.
| of the bower granted 10y the constitution Tor
| congress to lay and collect taxes primarily 10
| aid. or to give protection 'pers St 10 private
industries. A., .,
| Tpon the tariff question | believe the true
| democratic doctrine and the general sentiment
| of the American people to ne IA tarih loi rt.t
me, necdful for carrying on anu ilGeaile ,,,c
| obligations and wants OF the general govern
| mrnt adjusted, as far aS may DC. 10 ailoru nct
| eSSary protection against foreign oolnpc. ti
| to all American labor produces ana INDUSTRIES
| upon scale of Justice to all domestic mtcr,
| ,Sts with "A view to provide for the gchci;tl
| welfare of the United States; or, SUMMARY!
put. "A tariff for revenue, with mcldchtal pro-
lection. /. ,,;,,,,
| To this extent only is protection to American
| industries warranted under the provisions "i
| the constitution which we have been dlSc'iSS-
| u.s., Il, Ar,l tlthnn
ed or required; to this extent, pitrl"tl>ili' WIS.,
| dom and sound StatcSmanShip demand mat
| protection should be given to American labor
| PRODUCTS of the farm. field ana workshop.
| Within this constitutional limit ami I" thlS cA-
| tent protection is democratic doctrine, ANA l"
| this extent only am Il protccti"nSt
Or III other words. ii t;tri TOR revenue 40 nu,
| ustcd in thu, language of CEN jackson liE'i
| oljr II,ulii,t llr,lr~ and ltborrlS may he Pictl
in fair competition with th"S,. of Europe
In support of his position. Mr. pS"h' al''"''3
! many others reed the following:
| Mr. Madison, one of the fathers OF democracy
| in his celebrated letter to Mr.. Cabcll. in ISIS,
stated: '"rhc constitution vests IN congress
expressly the power t" lay and collect taxes
duties, impoSts and excuses and the power to
regulate trade. :.
| ''If congress has not the power it Is annihI-
| lated for the nation, policy without example
i'm any other nation and not within the reason
| of The, solitary one of our own. If revenue
be the sole object of Il legitimate lnip"S'' ana
tn, encouragement of domestic artic les hc not
be- not within the power OF regulating tiiii'
il would follow that no monopollHlng or I'M
equal regulations of foreign nations colli u"
c,llntrr1,ctcd. The encouragement OF Ihhhn-
features was IN obJ''tl ol inc power W
late trade. ~
i'm his message of lSt, said: TO cultivate
| m.n.,.. maintain commerce ana Navigation, u
foster our fisheries and protect manufacture
adapted To our circumstances, are the Ian,
marks to guide ourselves IN all our relations.
Mr. jefferson, in 1916. said:
Nv hast
lures are now rs necessary to our independence
;tS to our comfort.
| Andrew jackson, in Il letter to DR.. Coleman
| of North Carolina, in ISL. said
"iIciVrn smiled upon AMI gave Us liberty
and Independence" d" He has tlcd our noun
. tainS and our plains with minerals, with lead
, iron and copper. and given Us II climate ;tIl'
soil for the growing of hemp and wool. The!
ought to have extended to them adequate pro
lection, that our manufacturers ana lthoitr
{ may bc placed i'll Il thlr competition WIN th"H'
. of Europe.
I President Monroe in his message of Dccrm
Der, lSsi. recommended II revision OF the tarit
{ for the purpose of atiortling such additional
! protection to those articles which are immcdi
atcly connected with the defense and indrpcn
dcncc of the country.
0 The speaker then referred to the commercial
r warfar,S wugcd 10y England against her IndL
and American colonies, causing Il greater dies
: tnIction of life and property during ia" last
6 years than 10y all the wars of conquest during
: that period.
President james X Polk in his inaugural ad
:. dress of March 1. lS4j, said: 1T is the duty q
i the general government to extend as far as
j. NAV he deemed practicable to do SO, 10y its rev
II rnIIc laws. ami all other means within its pow
or. fair and just protection to all the gr,4l
:. interests of the whole unon embracing ayr
II culture, manufactures the mechanic art
n commerce and navigation. have also dcclar"
. my opinion 10 he in favor of Il tariff for r'Nt
y nue. and that i'll adjusting the details of such
&c tariff | have sanctioned such moderate d
l terminating duties H. would produce III
J. amount of revenue needed and at the sam
.o time afford reasonable incidental protection
~ our home industry, and that | was opposed t
&c IL tariff for protection merely, and not Tor rev
IS cnIIc.
a, "thC raising of revenue should |
{ the object and protection tn" incident.
u Within the revenue limit there il II dIScr'iIu
+ to discriminate beyond that limit the right #
n exercise of the power is not concccd II
We incidental protection afforded To our home il
tcrcStS by discrimination within the rcNcnI
&c range il is believed will be ample. In maxi
IN determinations, all our home interests shout
to ~ far A. practicable, he equally protected.
NJ The speaker then reviewed the different II
:. tional demOclatic platforms, adopted at '
ie riOuS times showing that the doctrine OF InI
E. dental protection was there clearly recognize
to and quoted from the democratic plat forms +
-, Gently adopted in the states of North tHrOliI
'" Vermont, Ohio, Indiana and from the Virgin
IN state platform of 1851, setting forth the san
ne doctrine.
an The North Carolina platform contains Il
following: I'VE favor such II revision of Il
y, the tariff, as will produce revenue suffCic
rs for the economical support of the gOVcrmmC
ne with such incidental protection a. will give
vs domestic manufactures It fair competition wi
J those of foreign productions.
~ The Indiana democratic platform cOntai
ng the following: THE constitution of the nit
TO states cuntcTS upon congress the power Ia I
70 tabliSh Il tariff for revenue. and a. Il just al
" proper exercise Ot that power we favor SII
AN adjustment of its prov iSiOnS, within the re-
~ CnuC standard ~ will prOmOi" the induSt rieS
an the country and he interests of labor witho