The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-06
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The Secretary q the Navy, in his re-
port just msde public, makes tffH busi'
nels.like and patriotic comment:
tits cerlsirly raopt lsmentable cir.
cumstance that country Ike ours, with
It's immCngo pIoduC,s CT iron and steel,
should be content 10 be dependent upon
the manufacturers Of any other nation Tor
the fabrication oiGrmor and bigh-powered
guns, both Il which are now essential
and Indispensable pGIts OF modern
fighting ship. Whatever it's commercial
policy may be, for tho creation OF ita
necessary implements ot war 1t nhould
certainly be independent +,
Tho small amount OF modern amor
which haa been used by the department
Of late years has been purchased abroad
policy certainly re! in keeping with
proper dignity and pride, nor ~ all con-
sistCnt with wisdom.
In reference 10 tho commercial policy,
in which tho seCretary's party tGeks to
make radical change, will naturally
raiae the Inquiry, whether 1t would be Ices
prudent to putsue a dependent policy with
regard to the furnishings Of war than 10
puruue theAame policy in relation to those
manufactured aitiClep which the people
need as well III war 90 in peace.
We might 10 content, and, by reason Of
the abundance Of our resources, for time
able to stand the drain CT heavy imports
OF manufactures, buGin time OF war come
blocksdea and all the obstacles to interna-
tional commerce incident to strife. Az
much time the foreign AourCo Of supply
fGils and the people Eutler, an tho people
in tho lately rebollious States Of the Union
will testify. The southern people werO
forced 10 60 into manufacturing as best
they could after they bad como into war,
and neither their own enterprise in manu-
featuring nor their dRringdn the blockade
enabled them to make those exchanges
which wero necessary to their wUll-being.
But 1t iBnot possible to draw the lipe
between tho manufactured commodities
required by the Government and those
needed by the people, for tho Govern
mcnt and the people arc ono and tho
Bamc, 60 that that which affects uniavor.
bly, either Ia hurtiul to both. Every un.
satisfied pressing need Of tho Southern
people in the war time wac source Of
weakness In their Government, a. every
we'll filed CANARY and every piece Of
arlnu, though individual property, was 10
much strength added to the Government.
Whoever 10 ready TO admit that II 10 not
wlso for tho Government, nor IN keeping
with Ito dignity and pride, 10 bO dependent
upon foreign workshops for Ito implO.
mOnla Of war, Csunot well irnistthSt bio
oounlfymVn shall be dependent upon
foreign producers for any Of tho
implements Of pssco that con lie
made in this county, And who.
ever admits ihip much eau not
will deny flat Congress, which repre-.
cents Hll tho people, dcta well when
encourages any American indSsliy, end
III when II diLCourRgcB any AnohCan In
dubtry,
tho price Of the protected article, butthe
history Of tho protective policy elbows
oonclndvHly thst home cOnipetiu ton btlngl
down tho pflco 90 that wo gain by the
protective policy anew industry, induH.
TRIAL independence In that branch OIL pro.
iuciion, and a lower price. What Ia good
iof tho Government ID good for the PEG.
pie,