Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-01-03

VI ultb ttti7 way ~
high protection TO the detrimelit of the
manufacturing industry Of the whole
country
'NVhat can be done to extend our
foreign trader"
"As said before, we must first abolish
all duties on the raw material; then we
can stand, at least, some chance of ex-
porting.
TIE sPANIsH-AaIERIcAS TRADE.
"Here are the Spanish-Anericln re-
lpublics right at our doors. We are ev-
cry day receiving most gratifying evil
dence of their good feeling toward us,
and yet our commercial policy is one
\ calculated TO encourage the reverse.
4 They now get the lagest share of their
4 goods from Europe, although that
4 market is many thousand miles further
removed from them than New York.
We who are right close to Them can
scarcely trade with them atsall. The
reason is very simple, we will not take
anything from them. We have n nat
ural advantage in manufacturing for
! Mexico and the Spanish Americans,
not only in the fact that we arein close
communication with them in point of
! distance, but, beyond that, the climatic
| conditions of their country ;tTc very.
/ similar to those of u large share Of ours,
/ If we were not hanipered by tho enor-
nous handicap of our blunderoas tariff
we would inevitably enter int0a very
profitable trade with them"
| GLOW about free ships?n H.
At this point Mr.. Robbins showed
signs of strong feeling, as though touch
ing u subject to do justice to which
twor,ls were inadequate.
| WHERE ARE OUR SHIPS"
"Supposc,' said he, tive shoulp cell
the people Of Illinois that they should
notshe allowed to buy any rollingEtDck
for their railroads. That wouHt be
about as statesmanlike Us passinglews
prohibiting Americans to do whatAhcy
please with ships. 10 think tha1 the.
great, generous oceai, that covers 4lree
fourths of theglobe should be free bb all
4 except the United States. | think That
4 we. who used to fly the stars anHstripes
| in evrrv port of the World ay, and
beat the English ut it, too shauld: be
reduced to the contemrtiblc place we
| fill to-day as q ship-ownin9 nation.
And to think that all this Has been
!to.is'ie !,s IuouS y y.n1n.ai:.st ny 80 80
.. IVY ,tSot.u r,a.Il' s,airoah thot ,. na,,.d &
HFls''au;sn cs', ,Ni t;, f'"t ;a@ m
iis shameful. You can't name q great
| lpeoplewho have not had ACCESS to the
sea-. The kings and lawiMsl1ars for tic
| world have sprung from thenld Morse
4 men who were sucked onaa bosom Of
\ Ewhiteears. The INSTITUTIONS we enjoy
- Y ~ Il. Il. r.
4 to-lay are the product ofeenturies Oh
| civil liberty, and this ciyil hberty Is tho
direct outgrowth of the halit of railing
land obeylng III turn thatis natural TO
| all seataring people. lhe training of
the sen Is beyond anything human in-
tellect can devise. Every man stands
] with every other in the presence o.
|; common danger; the man VINO rules
Il Only Trough ms, nluiesailf ilaaSl'
Iedged superiority; INC habits OF eAduf
} ance, seii-dcinai ana ehRrpflse iiiugn'
by the 9id ocean are never wasted, aia
aoose.a All, man learns IDS great tessoi
on the water, that nc ls.lil 5fle aoiioW o
4, q q mighty haiio anu very elese 10 e'efii
ty. -
sit 4 diillctiit 70 taak patiently on
sich 4 subject; me stRpidlty we nave
SHOWN legistatihg ouf lnefchitht navy
out ol existence can Pc ohiy partially
atoheti 1or Dy ii'iiiieal'tteiN reversing az
such WofK'"
4 pAurg's OPPORTUNITY.
,rrhen Tom to undaystandu said thu
M far i, - a;sc,, nf fhis 1,nast;on
nj n ~ ~, ,'ir ~ nnIis; ;n;aa I J, sa;d Nv
p,;li,:na mana ~, ~ ,i.,rsad 4, ~,
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