New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-07

chip upon the writings OF the scholar at his desk aa e
professor In his college eDdcavor 10 convince s ~ Inc
balance of trade has little to do with the prosperity " %
country IN answer 10 this, looking again into my Ooh
of our National history find that the change VI o
anee OF trade with foreign countries, which was
eight years ago and has since ~ Stayes
change OF ownership in the re3t oa of interest
foreign countries. has swollen the CONF oosifors
lngs banks and the credit 9ances NJ has dleI tho
country with gold and silver aud added % e,,ts bas
r,ccd interest fo no lowest point known IN INC
history of the country. both for COVE, lhls M H. ri,
ylua has raised the public credit to the f0fenosI tau tau
amongst the nations OF the world and has so magneu
the capital Of the country that borrowers ase I'm
ScneGcent enerpr,es places for the Of their
wealth You may say mat TINS cannot "; ~ Tation
which is "robbery and injustice" My only answer Is
that 1t is 90
COST TO THE CONSUMER.
But you have further and very fayorte argument
which sounds and resounds from the Atlantic to the IA
ciac and which rsverberates in the centre OF the co
nent This argument declares that the tariff enhances
the price OF every article which ia imposed by the
amount Of the duty You further say that 1t not oS
adds 80 much the expense OF the consumer bnt IL aso
enhances the domestic prices by the same amount Oh All
the like articles produced at home Where shall go 10
test this arguments Snail I go to your books when
only tell me what ought TO he as,
logical deduction from logical propositions Agaln =,
make my appeal to our iayoriie book the history VI
facts As YOU know, duties on nearly al ln,poitd
tions were increased than once after 1850 take
the list OF principal articles where the American cont
majority OF cases believe in aD that prices are lower
than they before the imposition OF Increased &
II would require than address to go over b sI
Of articles in respect 70 which this Il found 10 DO w.
I viii mention some by way OF Illustration .uN ""
regarding them as xures II has been high as to be
also protective duty. Enerprsng Americans re;otCG
10 avail themselves of It and introduced tnat nusoiS
into the United II has been developing Tor ABOUT
twenty years. and has extended into seyer olat5s
census report on that subject in letter to me- me gen
era reduction in prices since 1850 ayeraS o npcu ~
while about one-half the entire cossnmpnnon 10 rs E
the product Of American labor. In steer rams
before the imposition Of duties paid England SlOo per
ton. Since American manufactures nave grown up w
have purchased them low "a $40 per ION ! mia
results have attended the duties cutlery and other
hardware The is true of cotons ana OF Woonens
the as cheapy as in Great Britain, as we learn
from consular reports and personal Investigations
Mr. Kason gave further Illustrations I'm support OF MS
argument and dccar that was the result OF the Jaw
which the advocates of free trade choose to ignore Hc
then read an extract from tho report of the French Cen
tennial Commission in 1873 "a follows;
A veritabls economical revolution has taken place ii
the United States Under the shelter oil ProlJsD'oh
system they have organIca pO"o'i"l ~
dustry which rivals England in cheapne5s'
This he supplemented by remark Of the president OF
the German Commission the Philadelphia Centenna' IN
the following languages
Tho present condition Of American manufactures snows
the faacv OF the reetrad. doctrine that tho productions
of a country raised in price by protective duties
And a. ain from Tie London Engineer, periodical de-
voted to British turing interests nc read as iOl'
lows:
As far as the American consumer OF iron Is concerned
he is tho better of fer protection.
Continuing he said
Altbouob American exports Of manufactures wen as
Of raw products have largely increased they would be
much larger Congress would open iincs OF
ton under American control when should gave US acc59
to the market which gmately belong TO oar ghDBidp
cal situation and TO the enterprises OF our people
HOW THs LABORiNG CLASSES SHOULD BE TREATED.
The speaker appealed from tho question OF money to
the question Of patriotism AMI humanity He anrned
10 be the duty Of every citizen to support all legislation
which makes The United states Independent Of foreign
countries in war as well in peace 1t was he CON
tended higher duty to sustain the integrity and honor
OF the country and It's absolute Independence OF foreign
control, commercial well "a political, than 1t was
to provide for a temporary increase OF wealth
by sacrifice or the elements OF safety. Inc
object Of the Statesmen OF tho United states
he said is not to the largest amount Of wealth for
the country generally mucn "a TO keep up by GEerent
means me standard OF comfort among the lab9rIns
classes lie proceeded 10 show the importance 81 giving
these classes the OF educating their children, OF
Of making them feel themselves an integral
part Of the Nation, enjoying It's O,ssslng33 as
lions Of legislation the effect of which should ne either to
rob them OF employment by the destruction OF industries
them of wages necessary to their comfort ana
reduce them to the grade OF W0rkneh abfOau nc yo4
cluded by porrayns That condition o. labor w ed
advancement OF all classes in society lie claimed tha
there should be a soul put INTO pOulca ccphoHli Mlyu
sbould recognize the rights OF humanity well as the
right 10 a market
A FEW QUESTIONS ASKED.
After tho address few questions were put 10 MI hs'
son by some gentlemen In the audience holding ireeaoe
views all Of which he answered promptly aud eiecualy
one gentleman commenting upon the statement = at pro-
tecton was a practical application Of WaShnston's
MAXIM ntne of peace prepare for war; asked how
this tailed with the fact that at present VIC found our
selves with so few ships Ir. Kasson replied; am
afraid 1 am not a &c person to answer that
potrt "a n Protectionst would. 1 have
introduced bills ard voted for bills introduced by others
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