The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29
In Ohio.


war have been ultimately acquiesced in by
the democratic opponents of the repub
licaps, the senator said:
"They cannot now name single question of
party difference for twenty-five years upon
which they will now venture to take issue with
us. They do not even put forward their we'll
tried leaders. They have now in succession
nominated three gentlemen for governor of
Ohio, who each have been warm and ardent
supporters of the principles of the republican
party. | mean General Ewing, Mr. Bookwal-
ter and Judge Hoadly. All these distinguished
and able gentlemen have been republican par
tisans as | have, and Judge Hoadly has
, think, been rather more free in his denuncia-
ton Of the democratic party than l. To the
extent therefore, of acquiescence in the great
issues that have divided us in the past the
democratic party comedies that we were right.
| IL they wished to try with us the old questions
of state rights and national authority, of sound
money or fiat money, of tariff for protection
| or tariff for revenue only, why do they not
| nominate some one committed to these doc
trines? The democratic party will not meet us
| on the principles and tendencies OF the two
| parties 1t is a struggle with them to catch
| dsaffected republicans. II it is only choice
| between republicans, then prefer to support
Judge Foraker, who has carried the republican
| banner in war and in peace without hating by
| the wayside. And 1t would seem to me, IL the
contest is between republicans, that a demo-
crat who believes that his party has been right
| in all these long years of contest would prefer
the frank and open opponent to the new con-
vert in pursuit OF Office
The two questions to be decided at the
coming election, Mr.. Sherman said, are
Shall we stand by the Scott law, which i'm
poses tax on the sale OF spirits and beer
Shall we, in framing our tariff laws, stand on
the general principle OF so taxing foreign goods
as to protect, foster and diversity American in
dustry AS to the proposed amendments, he
said, " the republican party does not attempt
| to prescribe which shall be adopted, or whether
either should be- 1t recognizes the well-known
fact that there is an honest difference of opin-
ion among the people of Ohio of all parties as
to the best method of dealing with the liquor
traffic. Whether prohibitory laws will accom-
pish the object desired is honestly doubted by
many citizens who are In favor OF effective
temperance laws, but who believe that the
general assembly can be safely entrusted to
legslate upon this subject. as it does in mat
tiers affecting the life property and personal
rights of all. 1t is in NO party sense that these
amendments are submitted. II the prohib-
tory amendment should prevail, 1t will be the
duty of the general assembly to enforce it by
appropriate legislation. II both amendments
fail, we shall have the Scott law, now estab-
lished as constitutional, which in my judgment
will tend, more than any other that has been
proposed under our present constitution, to
check the evils Of intemperance."
In this connection Mr.. Sherman showed
why the liquor traffic should be taxed and
said that Ohio had lost $50 900, 900 in the
last thirty years by neglecting to enforce
a tax law. He showed that all except
three democratic senators voted for the
reduction of the tariff on wool, and on
the general question of protection spoke
as follows:
Fellow citizens this subject of the tariff is
now the most important subject Of national
politics, and upon it the democratic party is no
more frank or just to the people than Judge
Hoadly was on wool. If the democratic party
carries Ohio this fall it will be greatly encour-
aged to break down the protective policy which
the republican party has built up and maintain
ed for more than twenty years. We know that
the controlling element OF the democratic party
is opposed to this policy. Say what they will,
If the democratic party gets control of congress
and the executive office, the system of Ameri
can industry will be broken down by what is
called a tariff for revenue only This is an
) ever living question Of American politics
More speeches have been made on it in congress
than on any other topic except slavery Now
the best way to test all theories is by expert
} ence In this country we have tried both sys
TENS thoroughly. For fourteen years before
the war we had tariff for revenue ony
based upon the Walker tariff of 1916; and
since 1861 we have had protective tariff, based
upon the Morrill, tariff bill of that year. Ha.
} the tariff for twenty years worked for the ben
eft OF favored manufacturers? How could it,
Every American has the equal right to engage
in and pursue any business Of manufacture il
any part of the country without preference OF
favor. Protection makes, within the limits o.
r our country, the most absolute free trade. 1
operates only on foreign productions. The
|, only advantage the American has Is over tn,
J foreigner, and that advantage Is that tn,
foreigner on his productions has to pay a ia,
which the American does not pay. Protection
8 to American industry means like protection
, to every American engaged in the same in
dustry. 1t Is said 1t creates monopolies anC
= special privileges. This is great error. An,
benefit conferred by tariff law is conferred
, upon all Of sc, 100000 of people. Every Amer
- lean citizen has the same advantage. A paten
gives the inventor monopoly for time, but
/ protective tariff gives equal rights to So 000 0O
: Of our people, and only gives them privilege
or advantages against the outside world. Tn
o benefits OF the system are open to ALL and ar
o shared by all. We claim that protection help
to build up and diversity our industries. Thi
: is shown by the enormous growth Of domesti
manufactures in all branches. You need n
statistics to show you this. Diversity of pun
q suit Is the greatest element of national wealt
q and strength. nation limited to single pun
suit, even 80 important AS tnat OF agriculture
8 is sure to decay. Farming can only be profita
a BILE by having the consumer of his surplus prod
nee near at hand. Subdivision Of labor,
8 multitude OF pursuits, and the interchange @
= commodities make the wealth of every nation
No country is capable of such diversified indu,
r. try as the United States. No other has sue
4 varied resources. The protection policy alon
has enabled us to open our mines and build GU
l. workshops and advance our country to be tn
8 second or third manufacturing people of tn
- world. protective tariff enables the mani
Vt facturer to employ labor at higher wages tina
- elsewhere. This question OF the wages of Ii
20 Dor is the vital argument in favor Of protection
n Capital needs no protection, 1t may lie i'd
q with or without an opportunity for investment
10 or may be drawing interest, but the laborer
q. compelled by daily wants to be busy He cal
not wait. would not vote for duty or Ia
u merely to add to the profits of money or cal
n ital 1t is the effect Of such tax in increasin
=. wages, in opening up new employments Il
80 labor and in diversifying our industries thu
et justifies the tax. That higher rates of wag,
. are paid in this country than elsewhere
10 shown by tables furnished by the secretary
is state from consular reports in the chief coul
!. tries Of the world. Our laborers receive twit
40 or three times the wages paid for similar en-
le poyment in Europe and in this Is the marke
distinction of American and European labo
d. 1t is this that brings to our shores more tina
Is 100000 annually of laborers from all Europea
countries. The rate OF wages enables the Amer
70 can laborer to attain the standard of intel