Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-20
Buckner and the Tsrif.

Buckner and the TariR.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 7.-Ex-
Representative Buckner Of Missouri,
for several congresses chairmen Of
the committee on banking and cur
rency, has been in the city several
days, and speaking Of the tariff ques-
ton in the south, said:
"The attitude of the south toward
the tariff has been greatly misjudged
on account Of the course Of some OF
our public men who look ct the ques-
ton from the standpoint of the inter-
ests of the south thirty and forty
years ago, and not % those interests
present themselves to-day. II you
look at the history Of the question
you will find that the early advocacy
of protective legislation - . means
Of encouraging manufacturers, sgri-
culture and commerce was strong In
the south and weak in New England.
The statesmen Of Virgins tried every
means Of getting rid Of slavery, with
out snccess. With the state rights
doctrines Of those days no one ever
thought Of appealing to the national
government as wayout Of the dilem-
ma"
"That would have been peaceful
solution"
"Yes, If it had come early enough;
but after various plans had been
, proposed the southern statesmen
found that slavery was fixed fact,
\ and therefore had to make the best
of it,
The fact was mentioned In sup
, port Of this that Mr.. Parker, . rep
, resentive from Virginia, in the dis
1 cussion of the very first tariff act,
a 1889, moved to insert Q clause In the
b bill imposing duty on the importa-
y ton Of $40 for each person, in order
/. to prevent sin some degree this inhu-
l. man traffic.
nj "When it was realized" continued
v Judge Buckner, 'that slavery was .
fixed institution in the south, south
ern statesmen were compelled TO 40
d cept the situation. Calhoun Of South
Carolina, who was an ardent protec-
zionist in 1916, when Webster oi
8 Massachusetts WAS 6 violent free
" trader, soon saw that slavery ana
%. manufactures were incompatible, and
u as q matter Of self defense the south
was compelled to protect agricultur'
;" because Of slave labor, and manufac
tured articles in those days Of slov
Transportation could be had cheape
from abroad. The notification pra
Is. ceedings Of 1888 we're the outgrowtl
IL of the conflict between slave labo
and agriculture and free labor an
N. manufacturers. The sectional diffel
he ences of 1S6l-65 can be traced bsc
" to the same originating causes"
I'D SNOW you think the south Is il
nd terested in protection?"
II do most emphatically. I am
ed favor Of protection Of America
elk. labor, and to do that you must nr.
ity tect every branch Of American b
dustry. I think our farmers hon
co. markets are better than foreif
'n markets, especially when brought i
e q to competition with the cheap whe
an- Of Egypt and India. think o.
farmers are beginning to understai
ing this. The increase of the home d
h;s mand for homo manufacture by !
stricting the supply from foreil
Ills sources enlarges the employment
'ale labor in mechanical industries q
.he M correspondingIy increases the 4
" mand for food. / think our wests
farmers are beginning to zee Ills y
ion "When slavery was abolished I
,or economic interests of the south to
mia change. The south now has n
nts labor, therefore the interests OF I
, of people in American industry are q
ced respondingly changed. Nilsson
!: ! 70 Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabsr
,ad Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolil
as North Carolina, West Virginia, v
men ginia and Maryland, In fact abl
any every southern state, is more or i
l'co w interested in protection and will
mis- come moro 80 every year th'
that 1t is time for the southern p
pie and their representatives to 10
Mr into the matter. II is not GU
s76, ton Of politics, but Of comm
ears, sense"
Judge Buckner, referring to
oeen strikes in Missouri, said tbst u
.ns were over and that the effect wol
i'm a not be permanent, Is the cr'
he promised well, and that the peopl.l
ever the west would have ahundsIl
last which would make food cheap
,,as @ enable the workingmen who h'
more suffered by the interruption Of IL
His labor to bridge over period Of prl
with ton on account Of loss Of empl
dren ment and wages
ould
win / most heartily recommend
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