The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-04-27
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speeches on the tariff aud other important
matters SENATOR CoKE'a speech from It's
great popularity In all sections indicated
public sentiment on the now controlling
issue before the people and showed not
only the nbsurditics Of protection but that
the country was beginning to appreciate
them. II was the voice of the
producers and consumers of the
south and west against eastern mo-
nopolists and was effective work in
the formers behalf In contrast to SENA-
, TOR CoKE's effort is n recent one of Mr..
, UPsoY our member from the sixth con.
gressonal district. Mr.. UPsoY it seems has
been misunderstood and in the Washing.
ton Post of the 18th inst. the following
explanation of his position is found: "The
position..of REPRESENTATIVE UPsoN ,ofTeXas,
on the tariff question, as stated in his re-
cent elaborate speech in the House on the
tariff commission bill, appears to be mis-
understood to some extent. The gist OF
his opinions on this great subject will be
found in the two following paragraphs from
his speech. The entire speech will appear
in the Congressional Record Sunday morn
ing:
Upon the tariff question, believe the
true democratic doctrine and the general
sentiment of the American people to be {:
a tariff for revenue, needful for carrying
on and meeting the obligations and wants
of the general Government, adjusted as far
as may be, to afford necessary protection
against foreign competition to all Amer
lean labor, products and industries, upon
a scale ofjustice to all domestic interests,
with view to provide for the general wei
fare OF the United States: or, summarily
put, tariff for revenue, with incidental
protection.
ITO this extent only is protection to
American industries warranted under the
provision OF the constitution which we have
been discussing; to this extent only is pro-
lection needed or required to this extent
patriotism, wisdom, and sound statesman
ship demand that protection should be Civ
en- to American labor and products of the
farm, field and workshop. Within this
constitutional limit and to this ex-
tent protection is democratic doctrine, and
to this extent only am | q protectionist."
We cannot see that the explanation is
calculated to help Mr. UpsoN or that it
relieves him of the charge of placing him
self outside the pale of democratic position
on the question of the tariff as at present
assumed 1t is true that many good dem
ocrats and few party leaders feel with
Mr.. UPsoN that what they call ''inciden-
tai protection" should be maintained, but
the rank and file and the prominent men
in all the parts Of country
seem to favor simply the tariff
for revenue only. By such tariff
alone can the interests of the masses be
properly subserved by legislation. There
is no difference between incidental
or other kinds of protection. All
are in some way protection, and enable
few men only to get rich at the expense
of the great army of sufferers. Every |
legislator who is an advocate OF protec-
tive duties does the country at large just
so much harm, and when he is the repre-
sentative of a Texas constituency, at least,
better represents Massachusetts than our
own state. Mr.. UPsoN no doubt is
actuated by principle in the position he
has assumed, but we must certainly differ |
with him as to the correctness of his views
or the beneficial results flowing there
from. 1t may be contended that now |
of all other times is the accepted hour for |
the adoption and advocacy of protection |
by the south, es manufactures are begin
ming to spring up rapidly within her bord-
ers, but the fact remains that never
can any but limited class, the manufac-
turers be benefited by such course. The
south will always have ten producers of
raw material and consumers, to one manu-
facturer and upon the broad principle of inn
partialiaty and right this great majority
of people should to use the truly democratic
doctrine be permitted to sell in the high
est and purchase IN the cheapest market
Any other views than these in ac-
tive operation cannot but be in our opin-
ion disastrous to the country at length and
Of the nature of class legislation This is
The battle cry of the democracy now seeking
10 overthrow the iniquities which Turk be-
heath the specious pretense of protection ;
o American industries While giving
Mn. UPsoS the benefit Of the remarks in
he Washington Post we cannot but differ {
With him in his position both as regards
and policy. To protect at all /,
5 TO limit the freedom oftrade and TO limit
reedom Of trade is Just SO far a violation Of |
mems natural rights. No matter what
nay be the extent OF the tariff, the prin- q
iple Is the same and thousands are plum
erred TO enrich the few. We regret TO :
&c the distinguished representative OF the \
ixth district in the ranks Of protection. d
THE Cincinnati Enquirer presents briefly e
n abstract Of a London journals COM i
nents on some recent occurrences in this !
ountry, which is by no means as pleasant 4
picture as we could desire to contemplate. '
he Commercial says: 1.-THE London c
lines has material for another leading ar
Gle on the United States, in the tone bits q
bseryatious on the conclusion Of the q
Inhibition in court Of the muir !
erer Of PnrsIDEST GARFIELD; the I,
arbarism OF the press on the killing q
an outlaw in Missouri; his sensational q
neral; the reverent awe Of the border \
ifIians at the grave; the celebration Of his a
.latives; the congressional clamor in be- b
ar Of persons whose business Is the stir =
ne up strife with England; the sale Of the V
a clothes Of the murderer Of the PEEsi- h
III GARFIELD, and his boom in jail on q
lioeraphs and photographs; crowds lock Al
Il 20 see him, and he and his sister fussing N
the newspaper about the disposition Of 2
!. money. the telecraphic advertising Of !,