The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-02-28
WHY PENNSYLVANIA WAS LEFT.

A stranger VINO derived MS notlou
of our revenue policy from the dia-
tribes of Democratic orators, would
infer that our protective tariff was
solely and altogether in the interests
of Pennsylvania, with an incidental
lift to New England. If he would
scan the votes in Congress, however,
he would soon Teach the conclusion
that the difference between Pennsyl-
vania protectionists and Kentucky
and Louisiana protectionists Is that
the former believe in and consist
emily act on the principle of protect
ing American industry, while the
latter would protect only the indus
tries OF Kentucky and Louisiana. II
lie on this account largely that Penn
sylvania finds itself left in the cold
10y the Senate Tariff bill.
The strength of The revenue only
school, lies III the South. In the re-
cent debate. Beck, of Kentucky,
talked free trade by the linear mile.
He believed in it for everything but
tabacco. That touched Kentucky,
and its free trade 5, nator sees no III
consistency of which he need be
ashamed in asking that the duty on
tobacco be increased from thirty five
10 seventy five cents per pound.
Bayard, oi Delaware, is another who
believes in free trade for all indus
tries in which his own constituents
have 10 interest. The Diamond
Match Company, of Wilmington,
through the unequal operations OF
The match tax, is able to crush out
all competition, and the Delaware
Senator Is ever alert for this interest.
Threaten 10 scratch the match tax
and Ba, ard is sure to squirnl.
The manufacture OF gun powder
is another industry which the Della
w~ariaus imprudenuly cultivate, not.
withstandIng the necessarily close
proximity of their match factory,
MIR. Bayard would not protect
Delaware gunpowder. He knows toe
much political economy for that
but he wanted 4 high duty all the
same, and with the aid of Republi.
can votes he got it. He relieves his
conscience by callingi ii facilitating
the manufacture of gunpowder
When his fellow Democrats moved
for a lower duty on gunpOwder
Bayard was not with them
but, with the solemnity of a
Pecksniff, he told the Senate that III
was for the country to considel
whether or not. as the Government
has no manufactures OF Its own, il
is not well for il at least 10 facilitate
i am not using the word protect
the manufacture of gunpowder by Sc
laying its duties as to prevent al
unjust oppression by foreign under
valuation" Gunpowder was cared
for, but Pennsylvania complains tha'
its iron and steel have not beeI
equally facilitated" but are expos
ed by this bill to IAN unjust oppres
sion by foreign differentiation"
We had supposed that Senator
Vest was a revenue only" man
pure and simple, until zinc wal
touched. and was discovered to be
struggling infant industry of Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Vest at once took Thu
industry 10 his arms. He was a tar
iff for revenue man sure enough, bu
ne took occasion TO explain to tn
Senate that. inside of the limit of
tariff for revenue" he believed in
little Incidental protection TO Mis-
souri, zinc. The Louisiana Demo
Gratis are for free trade for every
thing but sugar. The Texas FREE
traders insist on 20 per cent. al
%valorem on Mexican cattle. Soutf
Carolina believes and votes, ant
even becomes revolutionary at times
for a tariff for revenue and rice only
and the Missouri Democrats cease {,
be free traders when hemp, or lead
or zinc are involved. And so it run
through all the States, each n O
them having special industry, o
industries, which it is anxious :
have protected.
), The Republicans, believing tina
what helps one State helps all. ar
willing to protect and promote tn
struggling industries of every sec
ton. Each Democrat in the countr,
!, is willing enough to accept the ali
of the Republicans in protectin
something in his own State, but vii
vote against protecting anythin
else. Louisiana, sure of her sugar
and South Carolina of her rice, sc
their faces against every other pro
~tective duty. Pennsylvania has new
er asked any exclusive favor. 1t Join
in granting reasonable protection T.
every industry in the land, only L
find itself, in the present instance
out voted by States which, havin
secured ample protection for then
selves, feel no concern for the pros
perity Of the leading industries {
the great protectionist Stateo Penn
sylvania.-The Press.
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