Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-14
Tariff Reform,


The following admirable outburst of
Senator MaXey some days ago was,
perhaps, an unexpected but not the
less perfect speech, most creditable to
himself and the people he represents:
Mr.. President, voted for the amendment
offered by the senator from Missouri MIR.
Vest granting the right to American citi-
zens TO purchase ships anywhere and of reg.
istering them as American vessels for the
sea.going trade. which was voted down yes
terday evening, but shall stu vote for the
bill for the reason that although the bill in
charge OF the senator from Maine does not go |
so far in favor of removing restrictions from
the carrying trade as would like, still It is n |
movement In that direction and sh all favor |
1t. favor 1t because I am In favor of re- |
moving restrictions from trade in any and |
every way save those restrictions justly and |
constitutionally imposed for the purpose of
raising revenue for the support of the gov |
eminent economically administered, and | |
oppose any and every restriction whatever
upon any lawful trade save and except for
that purpose.
! On the 18th of February, 1893, more than
! nifty years ago, the great champion OF protec-
| ton, Henry Clay, in his speech in this body
in support of the tarlf.compromse bill then
pending, said: 1.-THE friends OF free trade In.
sist that duties should be laid In reference TO
revenue alone" AS an honest man, despising
word quibbling, he stated truly the position
OF his political adversaries. 1t Is the position
of the opponents of protection to special in
dustries to-day. In that sense ! am for free
trade.
know that that view OF the question has
but recently been met and the friends OF the
protection OF special industries IN fair and
square fight with the friends of those who
believe In raising tariff for revenue alone
were successful; that the opponents of special
protection TO special industries, the a6vo-
Gates of tariff for revenue alone, went down
defeated but not dlsmayed 1t is but n few
hours since that / heard the stentorian
voice, Va victis, uttered triumphantly by
/ those who have always been the friends OF
Q the protection of special industries, and 7
did hear weak, timid echo of "woe to the
vanquished" family on the air from n shift
ing contingent without whose aid they never
! could have succeeded. But that does not
dismay the friends of the people in their
great effort.
Let not our hereditary adversaries lay the
= fattering junction. To their souls. They did
l. not defeat us, but defeat came from the
/ household of our iriends-frlends,
q The battle-ground is changed. We chat
ienge combat in a fair field before the people
- the source of all political power. We may b,
defeated again and again, but with the cour
v age of conviction, daring the enemy In III,
a. very citadel of intrenched, ill-gotten power
:. we will triumph in the end. We have com,
20 demanding this great right in the name of .
3. suffering people. and we have come TO stay.
Is That the view take may not be regarde,
m as the view Of an extremist, have Jotte,
down what was said by the ablest man tina
"a New England has ever yet produced on tn
u very question OF n protective tariff and al
t. unrestricted shipping Industry. Daniel Wei
ster In his great speech on the LIST and I'd @
:, April, 1924, in hi unanswerable reply TO MI
~ Clay, uttered these words:
d. In short, sir, the general sentiment set
" Win a strong current In favor of freedom O
:. commercial intercourse and unrestrained I'm
r. dividnal action. Men yield up their notion
~ of monopoly aud restriction as they Weld M
III their preiudicss, slowly and reluctantly. bi
RI they cannot Withstand the general tide o
;" opinion.
III This grand man uttered this grand trutl
he more than sixty years ago. 1t prevailed Il
M 1913 and abided TIL 1860, and the country wa
:. never more prosperous.
IL Is again before the people They arr
ON aroused; they are seeking light; they will &c
rs II, and the intrenched monopoiists OF toda,
al VIII yet learn that there is greater powe
T., than wealth wrested from the people by nm
Just taxation-thc power Is the people tn
OF source OF all political power.
~, 80 say that although we went down be
to fore mouopolistic power yesterday, and a
though we went down yesterday evening
tho effort to secure free ships. still, Delicate
as we We're, we are not dismayed, and tru,
mt 10 the people to unfurl the banner In favor ,
=. free ships, OF trade with every restriction !,
~ moved save that imposed for the Just admin
IT. istration of the government economical
lty administered, and let them inscribe upo
mt mat banner the motto: "No tax but tha
,or honestly laid tosupport the government hol
estiy administered" In hoe signo vince,
III Inc battle ON free ships las bee
he transferred from the senate To IN
ar. people, on thesubject ola tariff for reyenu
no alone rom the house to the people, Ther
", we WIN meet their opponents squarely an
ne inriy before the people, In whom Is ali IL
cry hereht political power and by whose autho
er- IVY governments Were Instituted and ia
,as 'heir benent. To them we appeal and def
any man TO strike out the enacting clause +,
nd this issue.
,he IL there II one principle In Democracy abov
all any other 1t Is that the will of tho maori,
ant larry expressed is the VIII ofthe party. w
n, accept the gage; we rely on the Intelligent
,ne OF the people, and In the end right. iustIc,
Tor "iihout special privilege't0 any, with eaua
In ana exact Justice to all. win prevail.