The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-10

specs, of our own labor, against the cheaper,
i'll paid, half fed, and paupsr labor Of Eu-
rope, is in my opinion, q duty, which the
country owes TO its own citizens am,
therefore, decidedly, for protecting our own
industry, and our own labor.
Il am Of the opinion that with more than
usual skill, in the application of the we'll
tried principles Of discriminating and spec
itic duties, all the branches Of National in.
dustry may be protected without imposing
such duties on imports, as shall overcharge
the treasury The present unreasonably
high tariff and the vicious internal revenue
collections have oyercharged the treasury
and corrupted the public administration
and should be revised 10 meet the Just and
reasonable wants of the government; in
deed there is no power vested in Congress
to overcharge the treasury with revenue
The power is 10 pay the debts and provide
for the common defense, etc, and not TO
collect money to be boarded up for extrav-
agSnt expenditures or for fancied necessi.
ties.
Manufacturing is in its infancy in the
South and needs the protection and foster
ing care Of the government that she may
advance in all of the elements OF wealth
and power commensurate with her bound
less resources. With reasonable protection,
diversified manufacturing enterprises will
soon spring into active and successful OK.
istenee all over the Southern States,
adapted to the raw material of each loca-
ton. They will give renewed value to real
estate, improvement to agriculture, sheep
raising, etc, and a larger and better home
market for the farmers with increased
profits. They will bring capital and enter.
| prise, and add TO our population men and
women from the best classes of other States
and countries. In 1.-THE progress of events
our social systems will be reorganized upon
the durable basis of intelligence, prosperi-
| ty and contentment. We must, however.
in considering these subjects, to reach cor
rect conclusions, do so, from the stand
point of our changed relations, and not
from the conditions of things before the
war. We must also consider that indus
tries multiply and vary as civilization ad-
vances, and that they are suggested by the
necessities Of the times and the material
resources of the countries and adapt them
selves 10 every variety of mind and physi-
cal capability. These combined influences
enlarges the scope of thought, develops and
unfolds all of the material, physical,
intellectual and moral resources OF the
country. And the nation that most wisely
fosters and protects its varied industries
will never fail to lead the van Of civiliza-
ton. II IL no exaggeration of the truth
TO say, that there is no part Of the globe
where all of the natural elements OF the
highest attainable degree Of civilization
exists in greater abundance than in the
Southern States. These manifold advan.
tages should be improved by all the means
IN our power, and as protection of home
industry has built up the East, why should
we now object to have it build up the South
We have rich lands, varied productions,
genial climate, grain, grasses and food il
their extended varieties, cotton, hemp
tobacco, wool, coal, iron, lead, copperb ant
the precious metals, with an endless variety
of timber, with running streams OF pure
water traversing every State.
1t is however argued that tariff for rev
enue that discriminates in favor of HON,
projections is detrimental TO the interests
of the cotton States, which can hardly be
true, since manufactures located and op
Grated in the midst of the cotton field
would afford home market for the pro
ducts of the farms, where mutual exchang,
would be made without the cost of trans
portation. Moreover, the increased manu-
facture ofcotton increases the demand and
} price of the raw material and the price OF
this one regulates the price of the other
and supply and demand regulate both ex
cept in times of great revolutions in trade
} and business. Besides factories furnish O
home market for food, consequently en-
courages the growth of the grasses and
grains and domestic fowls and stock Of all
kinds. BY these diversities agriculture il
made more profitable and agreea
. BILE and better adapted to the condition
and labor Of both sexes, and there is no part
of the United States where they are more
needed than in the cotton States or where
their success would be more certainly as
sured. | therefore conclude that these States
should now favor judicious tariff with
Just and reasonable protection to Ameri.
can industries against the cheap paupoi
: labor of foreign nations. The present
tariff and the public expenditures are SC
unreasonably high and excessively extrava.
giant as TO be an abuse of the powers OF
the Government, and when considered in
connection with the internal revenue laws
they become intolerable.
} The expenses OF the public administra.
tions have kept pace with inflated taxation
!. and as co-workers they encourage and sus.
tain each other and progress together
hence a reform Of each il equally demand.
ed and should be revised in harmony with On
honest, economical administration of our
republican institutions.
1 AS governments are instituted TO protect
life, liberty and property, and law for the
collection of revenue or otherwise, that
proceeds upon the idea of hostility to the
products of human labor, whether in the
field or the factory is subversive of gov
Il eminent itself.
Il 1t should be the aim Of all laws to secur,
the greatest good to the greatest number
and harmonic any real or fancied confiic
of interests for the common good Of all
and these are part of the peculiar Offices
of laws for collecting duties on imports
to support the government.
i As "a tariff for revenue Ionly" in ii
strict, literal sense, would iniure protection
ana Imply opposition 70 tne 1ndusSrial anf
manufacturing interests Of tho United
States, 1t would controvene the great OBJ
iects Of government and law Extreme
protection is the very opposite Of "a tariff
for revenue only and is equally unwarrant
ed BY justice and sound policy. A conserv
alive, judiciouB tariff lies between These tw'
extremes and would produce ample revenue
for the just demands Of the government
, provide for the common defence and tn
: general welfare and regulate commerce j