New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-06

of free tradei They rush TO hide themselves IN the
missy regions Of gtterng generalties Here they are
hard 10 catch because their theories are too impapabe
10 take the practical and formulated shape OF PROPOSE
tons The best do who seeks to compress TINS
thin air something which can stand long enough and
firm enough to bear assault, Is to say that the end'
Of free trade claim that the system Of protection 10 ua
natural that It destroys foreign trade which they call
commerce.; that It stimulates home growth and pro-
ducton TO an extent which causes olsss-
those engaged In the business Their hrst ooec
ton s thaprotecton interferes with the natural laws
o: trade Our Is that interferes WITH the I'M
natural laws OF trade Older countries Tor generations
by legislative provision and money subsidy have forced
trade into channels that conduct 1t ali to their ware
houses These efforts have gotten trade TO flow so easily
into these weworn channels that they need no longer
force and they stand the banks OF their canal
and watch the enrichng tide they exclam This the
ural flow these precious waters!" Now when Amer
friends seek divert any oft they cry It s crime
against naturei" To drop all figures Great Britain by
every contrvance Just aud unjust, stimulated manac
until they well established The capital In them
terest the laborers skllfu, many and 50 III
paid that she could withdraw all supervision and let
them take care OF themselves And because they now
take OF themselves she says her trade natural
But when we proceed to get our oy similar
methods into similar condition, but less obectona9e
that We TOO may leave TO natural laws the Golden
Club speaks III both OF our head and our heart
Their second objection Is that protection destroys for
eign trade which they call commerce. | meet tnls
III does not destroy
interests Of the home trade We need foreign markets
only to take surplus. Our surplus In agrcutel
oUy per cent OF total production. IL does not stand
to reason that should care so much for that as
for the market that takes and 81 per cent nor
il it by any that commerce as now practsed
Is me great ehEhery 70 Dflns WedItn 70 TIC
centres 1t used 90 be- but commerce In oiden times was
exchange Of the world and did II prohtaby that c
of Tyre Constannope, Venice and Genoa mad the
incomes OF kings did different business They did not
sell teir products. Tney gathered into their hOsp-
able harbors tGe products OF all ehmes aud there made
the exchanges taking that the rates OF exchange
were profitable 60 the merchant prince "len commerce
means the thing for when other continents shall
shall here get them from Us, then foreign
may ask us 70 consider her rival TO our domestic
The third objection ia that it stimulates growth and
production excessively and It does The few who arc
RED away by greed a noble enthusiasm suffer But
these characteristics lead suffering I'm any and IN
the suffering Of the few leads to the gain of the
The money made the industry is frat developed
IL so much 10 excite the cupidty OF
The weaker fail but the price Of the commodity
falls the people get cheap articles and the manufacturers
W 40 are ia seek other occupation So goes cou
santly the process OF development distribution and al
iustnent. We accept this loss to the few VINO are too
greedy aud too sangmne, natural law, by which the
lew ysture sc i to dcyelon ali new indnstries
expO and pOpularze all discoveries IL is her method
10 set n1 , We cold H. rst GsrHered iS prntts
OF mining The story OF the miners
fires the imaginatOu The adventures OF the world seek
he and HE .rodts begin 10 diminish lust as soon as
enough aDOrers gathered there insure regular and
continued production From that time the rewards OF
labor fall 10 the normal rate. Many crossed the
or risked all rad but the mlnea open, have be
come, and will continue 90 be, permanent contribution
to the worlds wealth. So with OIL any other new
discovery with the electric light At the start great
uroBts-natllrcs way 10 tempt ia enough labor and
cota IN proluce and ,lstrbute the novelty-and then
ordinary profits aud lOss to the few who expected
fortune in the business but gain 70 the many, 10 the
COMMODITY Unless free trade do better than this free
trade must 90.
REcApITULArIOv.
Ladies and Gentlemen: one word OF recapituation
and will relieve your courtesy. We have the adj
vantsges Of cur the pursuit OF agriculture We
have al Of farming land is worth the
average more than an elsewhere and yet the emf
grant can buy land for so within four hours,
for 500 an acre within hours OF the largest cities Of
the continent We have that this bears in
grain not less than the average and the products Of
varied industry the most that produces In money the
most. We have seen thdt eaCn man, woman ana cnliu
that tolls jersey farm 5000 per annum-mOre
than IN any other state and tna each OF these tOiers
the capital OF all equally divided Is worth more
than the farmer Of any other state.
We have see too that the value Of the farm and Of Its
products just tue farmers diminish and the
farming population Increases and that this ratio Is
fuVOrably affected by the operations OF the protective
system, which we largely our present prosperity
and winch all Jcrseymen, whatever their party atia
TONS pledged to maintain, and these facts convince
and Independence OF country life need not West, but
say with US In firm assurance that NewJersey Of
nation was devOuy to be wished for; and II there
has disappointment that the story had 20 tell had
sentimental or dramatic interest and that passed by
seusincs 20 appeal 10 the reason, you Will una eX
cse for the thought that 10 because it Il the
story brave little state 50 prosperous now and so
houef the future that there il tue mOnOtony Of
fort and OF peace Happy the people VINO have
nails! Happy comfort and peace clip the
wings OF rhetorcI