The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-01
PRoraorloN AND ooMMRRop
Preserving Our Immsnas Home Trads-Th
EFesStRud Beet Market.

modihes between foreigners, but the ex-
change, not OF things only, but OF services
and thought between our cities and homes.
Now protection promotes this. It diver.
sites functions, liftsoutol uniformity, fsci.
lltates association, promotes Interchange
and makes commerce rapid and easy aud
less burdened by tho charges OF the mid.
dleInan, and hence more profitable to both
producers aud consumer, The amount
country exportp, or imports, are misleRd.
ing IS 70 Its RCcumulatious Of riches. The
smallest amount are the sources OF the
greatest wealth, hold 1t an error that
the census takes no account OF any bust.
meas here OF less than 81, QUO year. Mr.,
Atkinson says that our largest single source
Of wealth and one ,unnotiCed, unmention.
cd, comes from eggs, and 50 Americas
commerce, while not extensive with for.
eign countries Is, under the protective
policy, the ireest, greatest and most profit.
able In the world. The de6Diiion Of CON.
merce as foreign trade is misleading. This
trade Is no test OF prosperity, Take Eng.
land aud France after 1860 Up to that
time England had been making the fines:
lrand OF silks which France now makes.
The interchange OF Oottons and silver he.
tween England and France after being
continued for ashort time, was denounced
by the French. England was committed
10 the policy. What Ia the resultP France
Is making the iIuest Of textile fabrics to-
day, whilH the grass Is growing in the
streets 0l the old important English silk.
making towns, Wealth docs not come
by the amount Of trading with Others,
Our amount In America Is quite enough
and our increase Of wealth rapid, Since
lSGO Epgland's increase has been only $50
percent to Americas 800 percent.
Butt Is said that We protect manuIac.
turers alone, This ia not tue. What is
our National policy toward commerce?
Protective duties exist In more than onS
form. Whatever dtVorts capital, especial,
ly II 1t creates channels for capital where
there were none before, or makes easier
and more profitable, OF reduces the risks
OF embarking In them, Ia protection. Our
Nation and our States do all they can for
commerce. We don't leave 1t 10 the shift.
lorsyOnrsall policy Of iree-trRde.
First, We follow highlands example OF
harbor making and river improving. True
our river and harbor bills have been loose
and Objectionable, but not excessive. II
was Jetterson'S idea, after the public debt
was paid, to devote 81 PERCENT Of the
revenue Of the country to the improve.
ment Oh our waterways and harbors. II
we would appropriate large sums and give
the Government Hoard Of Engineers dis.
Cretionaly powers as to expanding them,
these river and haTbor bills would be-
stripped Of their log'rolling element and
much that Is Objectionable and disCredit-
able. We have blasted out Hell Gate,
built breakwAterB and lighthouses land we
do not levy lighthouse dues as England
doesl, Gnd leYeed the Mississippi. All, in
fact, take the public money gathered BY
taxation and applied to the fostering Of
commerce. But we are asked why not
leave this work to private individually
Because 1t would not pay them. Private
intereDts are not sufficient. Collective &C.
ton is necessary and this is protective.
Secondly, II has ever been the policy OF
this country to foster and hence protect
roads and railroads. In Jeaerson's time
when Clay went to Congress through
Countiea that revealed Indian trails only
BY the bent glass, he saw the necessity Of
the speedy building Of roads and binding
the whole country together. So lie said
to Jefferson:
Don't reduce the taxes Make US
roads,
And Jefferson was persuaded Of the Wis
dom OF this idea. The Cumberland road
plan was embodied In the Wing platform,
and along this road the people began pour.
ing into the West. Then came the rail.
road era. One Of the first laws to encour.
age railroad building was to give them the
right OF eminent domain. Ia there a
waterfall valuable for manufacturing pur.
poses upon your land and would lie pos-
session make the property about you more
valuable were 1t utillzed2 The manuiaC.
turer cannot take II till he has made
terms with you. But a railroad may
be run across your front lawn
and you cannot help yourself. We
have also helped railroads by on
dowing them with land grants. Up to
June 80, 1883, as much land as would make
tlftpet popneCtiCuts had been granted 10
roads. No doubt these grants have been
made carelessly in some cases and excas.
siye In otbers, But The principle Ia a wise
one. II There had been no prants there
wotild have been no roads. nd Western
Settlements ana no great Grain fisldS in
de Northwest II IL the policy Of protec.
iinn 10 sacrifice to-day that we may have
w rS oTe NJ, Inc morrow, The State canal In
Nav YORK ls another instance Of its ben.
sSta n nrotpctipn to commerce. I'm N
tbs tims Il was bnilt. PhiladelDhia had
Sssn leading the former city, CoupreEs
moved therC because there waa a lacE Of
SnmmodiopS 0tlarters IN New York, nit
Nsw Yotk State was ripht, She sactifiCed
tho nyssant tliyertad hor capital and did
mi trnst 10 indiyliusls, New YORK CiiV's
ssoSth from that dime was "a tho vfoJth
81 tHs Vast and as yealth poifed tbfonSh
~ sI csnsi r. '' =
W" ISein n,otsrtion bsnsfla commsyce In
thjs ,,aHhar, II ahtidSsa tha nSatj,1 ~
shn ' trsdsr uia nows, n sres s wS S he ~
Y ~ Sistanre ftom ibs conan mar w snd
n.oS"cer noSnprs IL noSk ana Grain ' hs.
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