Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-17
His Name and Himself Greeted
With Great Enthusiasm.
Taxation Only for the Purpose Of
Raising Public Revenue.
The Herr Lasker Resolutions In
dorsed by the Club,
And Interpreted ~ an Endorsement
of Lasker's Authorization
Advocacy
FREE TRADE,

FREE TRADE,
CARLIsLE's GUARDED ENDORSEMENT.
New YORK, March 15.-The New Yorl
free trade club gave its sixth annual din
ner tonight. Horace White and Mantor
Marble, formereditor of rhe World, wer'
among the guests. Letters of regret were
received from United States Senators
Bayard, Pendleton and Beck, Charles
Francis Adams and Henry Ward Beech
or. President Everett S. Wheeler wei
coined the guests, and especially Speaker
Carlisle. AS
THE NAME OF CARLISLE
was mentioned, the gentlemen arose and
cheered. The president, in his speech,
referred to the resolutions of sympathy
passed by the house of representatives on
the death of Herr Lasker, the determined
opponent of a protective policy, and said
"We are delighted to notice that the
whole country has united without dis
elimination of party. in condemning the
action of the German chancellor
in refusing to transmit this reso'
luton to the reichstag." Mr.. Wheeler
said that another encouraging fact is the
report on the Morrison bill. at is q
step forward, and we welcome it.
When Carlisle rose to respond to the first
toast the gentleman at the tables ap-
pIauded and every N in the room stood
up. The sentiment to which the speaker
responded was
"oUR FEDERAL UNION"
In his remarks Carlisle sai6i "The
formation of a union, peacefully and vol
UNFAIRLY, which made such radical changes
in the relation between the several states
themselves and between them and the
government, was undoubtedly
one of the greatest political achievements
of modern times. 1t is, l think, safe to
say that in no other part of the world
could such a change have been peacefully
made at that time. Perhaps it is equally
safe to say it could not have been made
here ten or thirty years later. The old
federation possessed no means of sustain
ing itself. In fact, it had no power
to impose taxes, regulate commerce
or administer justice. 1t had but n of
the essential departments of real govern
ment, the legislative, and even that was
defective and
ALMOST IMPOTENT.
Each state had a right to-day to impose
duties subject only to the condition that
they should not interfere with the duties
entered into by the United States with
foreign countries or states. There was
no limitation whatever upon the power
of any state to impose duties upon the
products of any other American state
brought within its limits for consump-
ton. For the purpose of protecting its
own manufactures New York had full
power to impose any rate of duty upon
Philadelphia goods and New Jersey pos
sessed the same power in respect to the
products of New York. II free trade is
what it is, and that is what everyone
claims; if it enables them to overcome
natural disadvantages and to secure a
higher degree of transportation, it must
be admitted that the arrangement ex-
listing under the confederation was a wise
one and ought never to have been
disturbed. What a different picture this
country presents from what it would
have presented if the policy of
RESTRICTION AND ~RorEcTI
had prevailed among the states al it has
prevailed for 80 many years between the
United States and foreign nations. Un-
der the liberal policy established by the
constitution our means OF internal com
munication aud transportation is increas'
ing. Free commercial intercourse be
tween the states.has promoted the devel
opment of our national resources, ant
fostered our agriculture and manufao
lures and added millions to the wealth o.
the people, while the protection system
has, to large extent, at least, shut III
out from the markets of other countries
and brought us substantially TO the do
mand of home consumption, and, in som'
cases, has actually arrested the free devel
opment of the great Industrial interests.
When the primary object Of taxation j
the fostering Of private interest il
is not in the ultimate used for the
power Of taxation, but it is simply spoil
alton. II has always been my opinion
that it was the outy of congress 10 pro
coed carefully on the subject, having du,
regard of every step; in other words,
am in favor of
REFORMATION, NOT A REVOLUTION.
This process of reformation must go o,
until the power of taxation is raised onl.
for proper purposes. There must be n
step backward. 1 have already brief.
intimated that this federal union is
commercial, as we'll as a political one
We are ~instinctiyely opposed to tn
British system of government in Amer
ca. Taxation only for the purpose q
raising revenue for public use should b
an established law. / will aid any bod
of men in bringing about this grand re