Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-13
MORNING, MARCH I3. 1884.

down to posterity and appeared foremost upon the page of history among our coun- try's benefsctors. No permanent prosperity will ever attend our South until mechanical business is generally established there and encouraged by Lrotective policy such as duties on foreign imports.
 To-day notice published in 8 New Haven paper what purports to be conversation between the reporter of Cincinnati paper and one of our prominent citizens regarding duties on imports, etc. In speaking of certain kind of wire, the gentleman is made to say that it cannot or is not to be had from manufacturers in this country. If that is so I would suggest that he help to obtain the requisite knowledge and see that the artisan of his own country goes forward to make the goods. Why not follow the example of General Humphrey, the founder of Hum phreysville (now wrongfully named Seymour) in this State. During General Washingtons administration as President General Hum- phrey purchased in Spain one hundred or more sheep of the merino breed, transported them to Derby and at his place from their wool began the manufacture of fine broad cloth. He did not go of to foreign parts for the article he wished to produce, and re- turn home saying to our people he could not obtain satisfactory article here. But at this time we find one who has accumulated his hundreds of thousands of dollars by the aid of the mechanic going of to foreign people for so small an article as wire for his clocks rather than aid in it's make up here yes, goes to that country claiming the mar ksts of the world. to one that has already, in our stupidity, gone a long way towards sc. complaining it's objsct-s power which to day would blot our name from the list of nations. We claim our independence of England to date from 1776, but such in fact is not the case, unless it be in political point of view. In respect to mechanical industries we are -agVn L . Tr 1n~T plainly shown in our shipment to her of five million dollars in gold, with probability of say twenty million dollars more to soon follow All this should have been kept here, paid out here for the encouragement of home industries Yes, the struggle of the mechanic and the workingnan in general of our own country and the foreign Is now being enacted whether well paid labor among us shall be- or whether pauper labor prices of the old world be substituted.
 My countrymen arise let not the great American republic sit supinely down and hesitate as to whether she will stand by her home industries, or give way to the mighty pressure now being brought to bear from foreign parts through agents and evil disposed persons here in our midst. Every manufactory and workshop in our land should be to-day filled to it's utmost capacity with the artisan and mechanic and at fair play, and nothing prevents but the veil drawn over the vision of the workingman, binding from his true interests.
 I advocate the immediate repeal of all laws lavYing tax on the production of home industry. That done and imports made to pay on the protective plan, a prosperity in the near future awaits us such as no previous history of these States has recorded. No more hue and cry about so large a share of our maritime carrying trade being done by foreign nations to the detriment of our own interests. No. we would then send out our own ships we'll freighted with our own products bound for every island of the sea and nation and people on the globe And now in closing allow me to offer a sentiment Encourage the mechanical in dustry of your country. H.