New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-02

to slavery lAppaase Then we had Tat greatest g,
all tariffs the Civi War, which student OF hnanc ~
either hemisphere has ever scrutnizei without seens
that when 10 those VINO wak-as many oi tne SUM-
men Of Europe di mot by Iath but by sight Tue ias
days of tins country in its present form OF goverh
had come saw the marvellous fact that aDni-hin ~
can laD0r--free labOr-that mad snare ~ tho
country coul rise TO power 10 suppress tne idrEr
saw and bua iroad- acros. the at the Same
time. and develop wealth that never na1 a. 1 ,ht
dreamed Of aud At the end of the war pay on te u t
by hundreds and hundreds OF millions OF
have every workman well clad ana ms VIE and NOT one
and respected and his children &c 10 fre Inv
draw OacG whatever TO the greatness OF as % ,D,
reason of the wonderful struggles that h"'0 '' ee
And NOW the tarif. the arrangement Of duties the
adjustment OF our Industries under or ru The boring
people of y for and can any N ~ In
compatiDle with tae wealth. the happiness
G ge tp! f &na gsE sd that
we had not had taese helps we might nave b go,
hree or four times and did gel aiong que AS ,vsi
but was opposite direction Langnte 81 Wall
apparently tne European ENTHUSIASTICALLY our great
rival aud freud Great Britan-afe really distressed a
we should stand 80 much IN our stand
ing in their light: lLanghter Well 'ld
do you suppose that the English manufacturers ane
merchants aid shp-0wners reail suffering because
are not rch AZ We ought 10 be ll.au8ntoiJ f
you suppose wnen they houg1t that we were 70 g to
ever itudcapp Il i'll the race with them Dy ucot 90
big as tners that they troubled because VIC NV
not been aoe 10 pay ou IHI INN te that we
receive from over In water must b. tested by their GOOD
sense ana their weakness rather than from any notion
that we can trust the benevOence ot the motNoS
which dictated them. lAppauseI
EXPERIENCE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
One would suppose t1at the American people I'M
der the @ perlence of the 100 years Of their e-anu
we are not very old peope but that we may ne Do
g1ued of the foes of youth we are only about
eight years older tlln our friend Mr.. Cooper nero
[langhterl. and although he never had any
follies when he was young yet N"uon'
you know when it is prosperous may
even repent of It's prosperity. and Ike 10 sPehu
little more OF it's feeding upon the husks that tho
swine do eat But don't anticipate anything o In"'
kind What is it then that interests our peopet why
is 1t that they quick to pcrceNe ~ 80 Sn ~
500 900 900 or S3oOOO.0JO year from this or tnat
subject of taxation TO an0t lerf lhey w, w
the the SoSnir S the sea- to
dispense with ranks titles, re lit ry power ana CO.
rsied the Government the hands OF t1e people we
knew what we were about. IAiplause.I We Knew, IN
the first place, that none OF those hWK"d InueSses
thinking ard the physical force of country the Other
the ply steal force an TIE governing power Jul T
the suffrage one aud the same hand' ana Tue CN
War showed thai We were rig1t ABOUT mt Ey9r.
soldier and every man that Helped I" ieea "a s'Ig s
knew tlat ne vas hshI'g iOr SON tllhg lnA' nc an '
pO-terit, had vital int est ~; ana olciy ih hneM.
too that the rrage relation ana Inc e' OF
ard parent were 10 De naht'hcu w. ~ -,
ana that the fruits honest labor should ne adequate 10
SUPPORT tle ciIzcn and ,he citizens family. No" tue
question mes whether we AL uhuettihc 70 M
the pend of our labor, or wheth we shali AZ
% !
of men WA" are not ct'%ehs OF masters u 'hoi e'''
mems abroad.
The first tbing we must do is TO stop all the cnyeop-
menls Of false ls'les nat re Orodg up aDOu H. "ii
rs tue uee argIng ia favor OF protective tariff II
the voters 81 what .acy can protective tarin ar, 70
jump Up Ihd Say that th&t Is Just eAic,N "iil my
mean what is he use o thslr cogoahns us with
and then somebody our eide Jumping
up and payi la that is ut what he thlnks That
cordlng t. tneir traits, and If 20O0OoOO or
$4,000 900 OF TO be raised or TAKEN Oh
IN.
ether on me prncpe Of t.fG for revenue only or
Of taf at Obsrryes IN lis adj siment WIN aeiciy
with circumspecuOn with nprehensOn and win -
tice the projection of Ameic n industry. lApausel
THE REVENUE TARIFF PRINCIPLE.
The revenue tarih principle Is mss That the ATTY
millions TO be got or the fifty millions to be struck %
shall be IA de u that for the smallest impOst
you will get the greatest revenue and tLai means, in
the very statement adjustment OF The necessary
burdens Tor supparung our Government upon the
foreign duty revenue so "a 20 get the
largest possible importation OF foreign goods
(applausel. and when you find that
70. have a surplus then you must reduce your duty
and when YOU have got your Industries ut home half
starved by "a flood foreign lmportations you must
keep on they wholly starved by getting In the
rest until finally discover that you haven't any IN
dustry ana haven't money I'm your pockets and
tnat Is exactly the situation that our foreign commercial
friends would like to have us In That
is mo situation that we we're in be
fore the Revolutionary War li1ughterl. aud the
result OF hundred un Ter TINS teac ling will be
nat ON the whole the Revolution was mistake aud We
had ietUer get eek 10 the Colonial situat Tue
pose mctn,d Of protection i, not that revenue should
bel < raised beng sum. If you please.
tat tie Tree traders are going 10 ADJUST ter
tariff TO acquire; We propose 10 acquire that
sum by such distribution All over the whole ded aud
of nusC les as that tie pats ia Il come IN
snail not huft our ndustcs anu thht as We Keep on ad
on cHer ana richer, can stil protect those iHdns
ines bOtA Labor prosperous and money III
pocsets to pay Tor he l0reIsh inpIrt''nhs Applhus
But every senator an Repre-, sentative wan The du.-
willing % lt ever tnng else 60; a'd you see we
are liz Iting in the dark In The WOrid, wh.cn IL a
tie re marks senator vest OF Missouri, srong anti
protective tariff VINO SAID "tnat while he believed
hunts OF a farm revenue. the protection Incidental
g. every tarIa SHOULD BE- given TO infant lndstrlee,:
tna Zinc production was an infant Amenoin
industry We're rccy TlG and P peeed protection
M r Sol be- Ifience fy local CONSIDERATIONS in
dealing vita arm question. bat appreciated tue
feeling mpcie1 thc senator 10 seek 10 foster the
interests OF ms Diya state ami aid -p,lA OF
,lih disrespoct Oh, Delcv d tId IL generally
entertain ID IT wOuI be absolutely 'aai 10 al dtemta
to reform the larn." lLanghtrrl He Thought
tat no local individual demands should
be considered or heard N0~ Is rot tue whole United
made ID Oi individual cidzens Are not le looh de
Inands % oh sttes TO be entertained by Congress
parted with power t,ke OF these local in
tcrestsl DO you tainG that the great statemaI Mr..
Ont GtIon the .greate.t g'ver ment ever
stIuca Out at a single blOG by human intellect had
idea 1t meant 20 be tOru 10 pieces when any
body wished do inside, and helmed by
tai. Ons when body outside walCd 10 sink IT under
OTHER OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED.
There are aonc other objections Is mat protec-
lion doesn't otec Well not in favor OF il it
doesn't protect Why under heaven they In
OF 1t II IL doesn't protect lLaughterl what
has developed Industries II protection has not
Have they been nursed by tue system OF Eng
land and France ana Germany Another suggestion is
int ~ he
II they Introduce The system Of foreign importation,
Inel gent American D0rer that the scheme that has
carried money Of his pocket has also
cIrrird IL UuL OF the pockets OF his IeiOwcOuntry
Ineu ana whole or IL has gone into the
pockets, not OF the Bfish aJorer but OF the British