The daily gazette., 1882-05-11
.,rrIoAN SHIP BUILDER.


.,,ants on Sonhtor ny
y worlds Co ,nn, Marine Speech
ards yarl world, Wednesday,
I wards speech on our %r Revard's
r Ba !t NIGHT, like all of Mr. ,., nays
adne last nis thoughtful and inter 9,,,.d
Aeeches, wa soa sn who have not followed
boy Of bis y ll Sehste upon the subject were ere
course OF u ta"d 10 ind that the Senator
OD' RsIaware is not an a !, senator Beck
ilcal relli1u Of the navigation laws. 10
the rePt;sii !, seems that upon TINS poiI ~
BoT paoL I i right and Senator bayar sli Is
ustOr s Tsn question n however, can scarcely
long. Ihs q ~ practical question. A
des siioU to admit ships free o. dGsS s %
pposlli oam " time taxing heavlly et t,.:,
NE That hat enters into their cohstruesnon
'ieIial , ,Io' doubt be unjust TO American
uld Tl.nou Rut 80 far as we know, every
bullug,Ii, n favor of admitting foreign.
y wnV I, = -, registry is also In favor OF
ps % o AI G.oe snch foreign materials as are
Ili ~ KIN building. They would probably l!y
e la'% and admit that while we leVic !.
fur'ne' a ans ayowedly for protection, IL
I tIso 'a an Injustice TO the ship-buildlng
uld u .i nn Il alone to go unprotected.
de 70 ANAL anal conditions OF affairs, every rev.
the a s.,"sr in either house of Congress
Y y l', we believe, be glad to have an opPor-
l ~ 4 Voting to apply to the snip buiid-
ig, y, I tbe principle laid down In Mr.:
' i'l, n y" discussed speech: to admit
VII. .,o , free and to charge such a duty
I a.a~n ships as would protect the
. l 1"nioycd in American ship-yards.
went oms the American ship builder oc-
y an unique position. He is not only
hs a. American mechanic who is left
In ,..te} nv the tariff, but he is the only
g'.n mechanic who is avowedly pro-
s nTr the prohibition of the competing
- y .rticle There are other manufac-
mSo are virtually protected, but If an
i',' "n' has fancy for the foreign article
y s,' I" comuetItion with them, and is will
:. nav two or three times as much as it
XXI Or as he would have to pay at the
O' oT manufacture, the law does not pro-
him from importing 1t. But an Ameri-
cannot even buy abroad a yacht for
. S"nI Sailing and import 1t. The law dis
m denies him the right to fly the flag of
cclnty from any craft whatever
d he may wish to buy at any
whatever. Why should this
exception be made, and why
uH We be the only civilized
nty in the world to make such an ex-
Eio1l Senator Bayard says because 1t is
desirable to abolish ship building skill
mprica for the sake of cheaper ships.
1 distinctly protectionist argument,
IN urging ii Senator Bayard abandons,
sbIps, the doctrine of free trade and Of
dghtful purpose or taxation which he
advocated with SO much force In regard
other industries. Mr.. Kelley would
nd the tax on iron and the tax on
Eets by insisting that 1t is more
Nant that we should have
ket-making and iron-fOrging skill than
We shOuldshaye cheap iron or cheap
kets. Warner Miller would defend the
ouwOod pulp and Mr.. Dawes the tax on
m ore on similar grounds, although the
industry" much concerned In either Of
products is that by which Warner
In and Mr.. Dawes secured the insertion
hcm in the tariff. Whenever 1t is pro
to reduce duty the person who
IT. by II can make out a case Of unfair
iment by pointing out other benehciaries
se protection is not reduced; and II we
to listen to these tales of woe we could
reduce an uncomfortable duty by
ng down the whole tariff. The naviga-
laws are the most obvious point OF
Ok for the reason we have given, that in
ther Industry is protection carried to the
tOt absolute and ayOwed prohibition
repeal of the navigation laws and the
ttaliOn Of duty on foreign ships al
average rate of the tariff would put ship
lers on an equality with other manulac
aud would enable an American either
ferrse the right now denied him to buy
gn ships, II he chose TO buy foreign
at the price enhanced by the tariff,
Bayard is firm, all the Democratic
fh Of bis speech will be glad to see
NJ The project of stimulating American
building by subsidies; and all sucl
h will be glad To note also that he ex
rs with yigOr the opinion of the Demo
party upon the attempt of Mr.. Blain,
pnltlt huge speculation based upon
lnlrSs private claim against Peru, unde
o. a pretended adoption of the tradi
\ lorcign policy of the Democrats