Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-09-13
WITHOUT DEAR.
NESS

1t would seem as though there is not
n solitary free trader in the United
States who dares attack the protection
theory except by first siisststingit it. As
an instance, We cite from Gen. Durbin
Wards recent speech at Gallon, Ohio.
He said:
"My fellow citizens, let US look for
moment at the essential of protec-
ton. 1t is that the home producer can
not produce an article here and com
pete in the market with the foreign
producer, because the foreign produc-
er can undersell him. He therefore
asks that the foreigner shall pay du-
ty, so he cannot afford to sell his arti
Gle no cheap as to exclude the home ar
ticle. The producer at ht me would
not ask tariff if it did not enhance
the price"
Gen. Ward hero misstates ar being
the essential idea of protection an in
cidental circumstance which does not
even accompany protective legislation
once i'm ten times in which il is applied.
Indeed, protective tariffs are more of.
ten laid because il is evident TO Con.
gress that il can thereby secure the
American market to american produc.
srs without raising the price than frs III
any othermotive.
Each State in the Union has s thor
oughly protective clause in it's csnr:.
tuition. which excludes r. sidcnts of 9th.
cr States from holding any Office ol
trust or profit within such State. 1t il
not adopted brcause of any belief that
foreigners could perform the duties ol
the Office more clieGply then residents,
but because the state holds that there
will always be resident citizcuS whc
can perform the duties of any Office
just IA well and economically as any
nonresident it could import. In short,
the state believes its interests are pro
moted by producing all its own Office
holders at home Indeed, it would bt
Il complete travcsty and n ridiculou,
Misrepresentation of such n clause tC
say of it that the reason rhe seyerC
states adopt it is because they know
they cannot produce statesmen "a
home who could compete in the pol,ti
cal market those that could be import
ed from other States, or that the poll
ticians Of IA particular Srate would no
ask for such Il claim if il did not EN-
nance their chances for Office, On tn,
particular business which n politician
prrsuee. viz: ofiice-holding, each Stat,
constitution a not oni. protective hu
prohiDtory. And the reason IL Is so Il
that each State holds that it can pro
duce at home as good governors legis
lators, judges, sheriffs, and the like a
it can import, of just as good qualit,
and at as low "a price.
The same is true OF United State
protective legislation in behalf of cot
ton and wooden goods, boots and snoe
leather, hides, paper, books, tanning
materials, utensils, implements, instru
ments, machinery, ships, engines, arm
from cannon to pistols, wool, barley
} breadstuffs, starch, salt, lumber, qui
nine and medicines generally, whiskie
and highwines.
Protectionists expect duties on al
these articles to perform exactly tn
srme function relatively to the pr C
and quality of the supply as the claus
i'm every State constitution includin
residents of other States from holdin
Office therein performs in behalf of til
price and quality of State office-hold
ers. Protectionists expect the dutie
OH these articles to exclude the forcikl
article and to preserve the America
INA k-t for the resident article exclu
sively, because they foresee that
Americans are given the exclusive trad
of the home market they will suppl
just as good an article at just as low
price as If it is left to be supplied b
foreigners. Al of these articles, eS
cept quinine, wool, and WOODEN goods
are manufactured for export on COZ
iderable scale. Wool and WOO. G
goods are as yet exported only in slna
quantities, and those chiefly TO th
Ctnnd'v, because American customer
can afford to wear ,lIeln more Ire
ANA dOGnd~ntiy aui pay better prIce
or Tn. III than any oihar people. 1
,vnis ioflus of tiio WOODEN nanufactur
.ucn as carpet. u ankrts, IA, 4 saawi.
a. -. ,iy - ~ Lly tan. pc
- Ita "lii., - II; any other country
arpsss g.. ,t..l. ..se is nuch scare,