Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-27
BEEcHER ON THE TAHITI.
Henry Ward Rsschsr on the Iniq.
uities Of q Protective Tariff
a. He Preached Against slavery,
80 he Protests Against the
More Widespread SER
yltu6e.

New York Herald.
After an old fashioned MONDAY
dinner yesterday Rev. Heary Ward
Beecher threw himself into an arm
chair 10 his pleasant little study. and
talked right ahead to a Herald repor-
ter upon the likelihood, in his opin-
len, that tariff would be the great
question in the approaching Presiden-
tial campaign.
. stood by the cradle when the
Republican party was born" began
Mr.. Beecher. Il have worked for its
existence for years aud years, and |
years; have been in all its vicissi
tudes, and | feel profound interest
in it historical interest in il. But
1t has always gone wrong on this SUBJ
ject and now that all other questions
are left aside-for | think il Is an i'm.
pertinence to open the Southern ques-
tion again-I feel as if theRepuhlican |
party, il it expects a longer lease OF
power, has got to meet the demand
which has just been made, but which
is going to swell louder and louder.
In the first place, don't think that
the manufacturing States--the work
have been In favor of b;ob nro ~ sr
l think tkss are beginning to see
the illusion and the deception
that is practioed nnon tbem
and which il donblalold ono TN
stimulation Of any firm Of mannfac.
turing bv An excessive tariff ;nstsn,lv
carries an amount If canital into that
very direction. which nrodncss a II.
valry here Al home Tn re are mo-s
iron furnaces than are necessary 10
supply the home demand for iron.
there are more woolen factor;as tben
are necessary TO supnlv the demand AZ
home for wooden goods II Is tbe same
with cotton, and Il Is coming to he the
same with all the products If The farm
We are manufacturing more bntter
more cheese. we are raising more heei
and more hogs, than this country can
consume or begin to consume and n
is therefore indispensable necessary
that in some way or other VIC should
get larger market for them.
rup aFsUrr on ,,n
up., M "hoi'
Du' tns wall tnat keeps men out
On que sTae keeps them out on the
o.ner. :, nc taIln may primarily pre-
s s sns IMPORTATION 0, goods mSnu>
isceuIeu abroad, out directly and IN"
directly II also prevents our carrying
our our SURPLUS gqoas into the markets Of
.ne "oriu' IN Tue manuiacturlng,
ehe "a" material, the staple
eleGepIes, ene interest on nxed
I9pl'ai, ana 50 on are incomprehensl'
pIeT.neS remain ABOUT stationary.
AN, Wnen Tue GUT comes there Is
W. one way Ia wnicn they can CON
SSLacs' anu tnat is oy nrst knocking
uown .ne wages Oh thelf men, ana II
!na. creates row, then the next thing
!. y 70 snu. up-shut the foundry, shut
ene ln1nuIaotory-and 10 that way, II
YOU 'asg 'ne IeoelPts Oh the la9oring
a hsn WIN ~ al 'nese ueductlons, don
enlnA tnS'' pu an average, tney get
Any NY ia aI. .nAn tney u9 IN Europe.
e nuu tleI {ou u us, aqe tnat tne Things
iol mnloh ne spcnus MS money IN TINS
oou.y naro De1h s'lnuiAteu 10 price
o os.ne up iIE 'He SAKE Of tne mer>
onan. anu 'ne farmer lior tney nave
s gu in1sGhl H. ~ .ia' wien ne comes 70
sPenI nls nHIgy ne puys less with 1t
y; !ns T IL couiu 9Ty WIN me same sum
u EUROPE, anu snlns tue working,
.uer ate ses.llf .nis iuea more ana
tuolo IuyiYusniy into tnelr minas; 1
s Gsse pelu IRON tne very beginning,
81 aV 10 . mlas NY ~ ~ acsive campaign
~ y s1o s SuOyecS VI iree .taee, tna. while
leees and s5ucstsd ms s'S sb n i" b ~,
right views on that subject, in SO far as
campaign policy Is concerned we have
got to persuade the voters. Allthe theo
ries in the world are of no use If the Ia.
boring men who have cot votes in
their hands cannot be made TO see
that it is to their interest 10 have a
low tariff. | think we are getting
that beaten ia more and more to the
public comprehension; and when Won
come to bring out the silent vote 10
the next campaign | should not be
surprised at all if there were a change
that would overwhelm politicians with
surprise. If | could have INV way
therefore, my policy would be TO let
the Democrats who control Congress
frame judicious bill, not OVERRIDING
the reductions, and let the Republi.
can Senate accept il and vote Il and
that, so far as the question Of party il
concerned, would l think, be as con.
servative a step as the Republioan
party could very we'll take ="
u1Nc1nrNrAt pporrcT,ovr no,sov
@Wkasa III - Ol'vN'
.'o nere "Ouiu lnat place the
party rySTh., 1870. go w ~
W nat matters ia: itf we all agree
up Ssa. one e. sn1 ss, tnst as practical
measure tne nrst sep 70 be taken is
70 sum! raw material lreei ana the
secO ''u 10 ~ nave sloing scale, year
" Ia uu'ii Wg hAVe reduced tne
T SSLln " On absolute revenue pass,
Inc mome9e you say with incidental
pIoeecIon, y1uare ueaui you are gonlei
ever VIZ sl1 5, drop Oh protection 10 the
az sSs n !. ushG pOi'oT ! wpulun tpTo'
tect any.mng. would make the
.aI nne eA GU i. icf revenue
~ yyu ilnaglne tne hepuDllcan
party VIII take the matter up IN the