The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-20
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congressman UpdegraH's speech On the
tari0-the outlines OF which were tcle-
gaphed from Washington by our cores
pondent-reads even better in extenso than
in the outline Of it. 1t is n speech that
will be well received among the farmers of
his district for it deals especially with the
agricultural interests Of the country as con-
nected with protection. One Of his points
on behalf Of those interests was the follow
ing quotation from letter written by DR..
Franklin from London in Ill, where the
great philosopher and statesman had been
watching the growth OF England's great
industries.
Every manufacturer encouraged in our
country makes part OF a market for pro.
visions within ourselves, and saves so much
money to the country as must otherwise be
exported 10 pay for the manufactures he
supplies. Here in England it is well known
and understood that whenever manufac-
ture is established which employs num-
Der OF hands it raises the value OF the land
in the neighboring country all round. 1t
seems, therefore, the interest OF our
farmers and owners OF land to encourage
our young manufactures in preference to
foreign ones"
Is not this exactly the case rs respects
the country adjacent to. Wheeling and its
suburbs on both sides Of the river2
Mr.. Updegrafr quotes from Andrew
Jackson the expression, "plant the manu-
iacturer by the side OF the farmer He
also quotes from Jefferson and Madison in
favor OF protection. And he also makes u
very striking quotation from DR.. Coleman,
Of Virginia, in 1924. From several pas-
slgcs in the speech that we might quote on
account OF their interest 10 our readers on
both sides OF the river, but which our
space torbids to-day, We Sc ect the follow
ing
In every country labor is the wealth Gre
ntor. 1t is the largest part OF its capital. It
is tho productive force OF all development.
High wages are measure Of the real pros.
perlty OF country. Any economic sys.
ten that does not base itself on full wages
for labor in this country isat war with both
its interests and its institutions. How
grandly did Lincoln, the great American
commoner, recognize this in his first mes.
snGe to Congress. He said, "Labor is
prior TO capital. Capital is the fruit Of
labor and could not exist unless labor had
tirst existed. Labor, therefore, deserves
much the highest consideration" Garfield
said, ut is our glory that the American
laborer Is more intelligent and better
paid than his foreign COMPETE
tor" In contrast with that truly American
doctrine set the English theory, openly
proclaimed in Parliament by Huskisson,
when member OF the Cabinet. He said:
ITO enable capital to obtain fair remu.
neratiOn, labor must be kept down." In
ERgland it has been kept down. It is
down. 1t is hopeless to rise, for on it are
piled, tier above tier, castles and ranks, and
costly establishments, and prinogenitures,
and prinCely prerogatives, and an idle aris.
toCracy. And it Is to-day Just as when
Huskisson avowed it the brutal doctrine Of
English power that the laboring class is to
be kept down. The London 7imes Of July
10, 1850, says editorially, in speaking Of tho
chances Of free trade in this country:
The United statO' do not approach the question
object OF their statesmen Is not TO secure the largest
amounted wealth for the country generally, but 10
Keep up, BY whatever means the standard OF com.
Tort among thelAbOriRg classes,
Yes, that is the object Of all true Ameri.
can statesmen, for the lRboreri is the citizen
the American. And for that reason pro.
lection would refuse pauper labor compe.
tition with free American labor. The OBJ
ject and the effect Of that protection is to
make possible better wages and thereby
better conditions for all our useful classes,
for In this country every useful citizen is q
worker in some manner.
This higher wages represent the com.
fort and happiness Of American homes. |
This better wages, better living, better con.
diaons, the possibility Of schools, the
ownership Of homes, the chance for the
laborer Of now to be the capitalist in a few
years, are all made possible by protection.
! have come 10 hate the very name "Cheap