The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-03-17
uExEY WARD BgECHER ON ''vgEaTGA ApE
AND PROTECTION

This great question In political
economy was brought before Tia,
attention Of common people LecausC
IL was their votes shat would deter,
mine the policy of the nation. It
(the lecturor) entered with zeal inte
the advocacy or frce-trado principles,
because no believed that protection
was not only wrong In It's metiiods ol
developing ,tsolf, but also because ho
believed 1t TO be wrong In Its funda-
meatal principles. Applause. A
protected tariff vas protected immer.
ality. II there was one thing that
l.caused the American heart to beat
more than another Il was the .ove ol
liberty. Men were FREQ In every dl.
rectlon unul their liberty lnrlnged
upon the liberty OF other mon. The
American might command the man
ufac,ures OF tho world, but no must
not bring them home. If man
admired painting or statue he
must pay heavily 10 the G0verninen
TO allow him 10 bring 10 from the
country In which ho had found IL.
The Government stood with It's oiIi
GERS al every port aud obliged him
Wien he returned, 20 swear that hc
had broRght nothing home hut him
self AMI his skin. II was said, how.
over that this was n protection 10
American Industry. On many foreign
mado articles thcro was y penalty Of
nearly 100 per cent. The Idea seem
ed TO be that the Yankees wcro on.
brethcrn, but that Englishmcn wers
our enemies. By this policy Amori,
can commerce had been well nigh
destroyed the building OF ships.
thai was once the most extensive
trade In America, had now weli-nigh
disappeared 4 protective tariI " {.
n source Of mischief further, inas-
much nj !; was the parent Of indirec!
| taxation. ~ hen taxation Wa~ Iire,i
overy citizen VIZ com. ci!fd tn ;hIat
about via tn GJTtTuIne.l 81
with It's money. Ehtn pga pod g.
c,.uis * r. pst : ttri Hs- pa ustf.5-t
that was b.gZtf, tAs t'Ktlrsl So e..
not perceived. gu.t t!ta tssvcsass--.,.
colld not only Eefr s-e..y Is..e 81
revenue, ~ lhTy could cDg,ra9 ih4
proper appropriations OF mou.y 1910,
easily. Av matter Of wisdom guetp
wa+ 20 doubt t''at direct taxation
commended itself 20 every statesman
The Government Of tho United
Safes was IN far greater danger ol .
surplus II money han IL WAS OF =
want OF Il. Revenue tariffs Nigh;
be tolerated, lu. when ariI wa
introduced f1r the purpose cf protect
| ing industries then a very different
| thing was brought 30 i1t.sr uppn clli-
Lcus. The fnomsat al iatEstfy Xas
protected then 81 enterprise aEd skill.
thereby h'ish,si. lat i VA slii iAs:
hi, -a- done - l-.ot,c; tbs vrg,s Of
tAs working people. Btt % tAasa nine
and bali mi.'ions ssrg i.jlfal uy il
apd OILS half i mi..sn b.leG;te,:. Il
was aid that Am.t.ca was y1luZ
country ard eouid nos stand 80 e3mps-
titiou against country that va long
established afd had ci.cn srr lal',r. T.
was said also that m1uuf,ctures ara
necessary Cox the Development sf ci,isi-
eaton. ahJ that n ratiou thar depead-
ci wholly on ue,;,ui:use caaiI never
have highly civilized ile1".e. Il was
further psii ,hst nasccut irdus'r. r.oa
l,ks children, must bs protected IN
their growth. For limited tine Ia.
dasttiea might be helped 10y rro'ec.
tive policy. Now FOR twenty years,
however, they had had ths. Lclr; Lut
wb're was there nu industry - bs
fourd which bad Lad that help ,hst
w;~ now willing to give it uI3 All
thee protected msuurActur,s were at
tsc iea', and lay s?ou tn. breast Of the
Government IL il r. fac. that fully
one-tLird O! tfe wages # the working
men was required to he pnii TO these
~ho lad their industries protected
and which, but fer this protection, Tie
workin.men would rot have to pay