Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-23
GEN. C. DODGE ON THE TARIFF.
A Stirring Letter from the Veteran
Statesman.
Continued from last week.


More than q century ago New
England manufactured fine, if not
super-fine broadcloth. Ninety-three
years ago he who was first in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts
of his countrymen,' was inaugur-
ated our first president. On that
august occasion the hero, pat
riot and finished gentleman APP
peared before the two houses of
congress, in the city of New York,
April 30th, 1889, dressed in cloth
woven at jeremiah Wadsworth's
factory, in Connecticut. 1t was
then good enough for Washington
to wear. Now we are to be deluded
with the deceptive argument that
the manufacture of such cloth, with
innumerable other tariff taxed
articles is an infant industry not yet
able to walk or even stand alone.
Through oceans, wide, stormy and
deep, rivers difficult of navigation
and railroads, long, expensive and
costly, in freights, custom house
charges, ETC., ETC., have been kindly
interposed by God and man and
serves as so much protection to our
infant, still it is squalls from fright at
the ghost of an "Old English
pauper," and clings as for life to its
mother Congress, and begs for more
pap.
The feeling heart of the Hon,
VIM. NJ. Evarts has been pierced by
the pathetic cries of our bantling
At a meeting of the disciples Of
Blackstone, quot farmers) held a few
days since in the city of New York
he pleaded with words interminable
for our "infant manufactures and
propose that he shall answer his
own speech. May 18th, 1879, when
transmitting to congress the reports
of our consuls, on the state of labor
in Europe, acting under the solem
nifty of his oath as secretary of state
Mr.. Evarts, says:
| 1.-The average American workman perform,
| from one and a half to twice as much work a
I the average European workman. This Is 50 i'm
portant a point in connection with our abilities
| to compete with the cheap manufactures o
Europe, and il seems on first thought, 50 strang'
| that will trouble YOU with somewhat length.
quotations from the report in support thereof
| Within the last fifteen years we have demon
| strated our ability by the brilliant development
| of our own resources to exclude, by honest com
petition. foreign manufactures TO a Large extent
l nom our shores. The question which now per
emptorily challenges all thinking minds Is
how to create q foreign demand for those wh1el
j are left AFTER supplying our home demands w
cannot stand STILL for the momentum OF fncreasa
will soon become 50 great that IL will push !
| ably is of so much importance as to almost over
top all other questions of the hour. This ques
ton appeals equally TO the seishness and patriot
ism Of all our citizens, but to the laOorer II ap
i peals with ten fold force. for without work b,
canno: live, and unless We can extend the mar
I kets for our manufactures he cannot expec
steady work, and unless our manufactures c..
undersel foreign manufactures we cannot en-
large our foreign market
The first great truth 70 be learned by our man
ufactursrs and workingmen is, that the days o
sudden fortunes and double wages are gone. W,
must realize the fact that ocean steam commu
the nations face to face. This drawing togefhe
of the nations means eqnalixation in trade
profits, wages, ETC.; the advantage being viii
those who soonest accept the situation and Shoy
the most sensible continuity in the new paths Q
success.
! His more distinguished successor
the Hon. James G. Blaine, always |