New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-14
PROSPERITY AND PROTECTION.
BURROWS ON AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.


wnAr THE FARMER AND THE MANUFACTURER NEED
-soPHrsTRIEs OF THE MEssAGE-poMEsi'o
AGAINST FOREIGN PRODUCTION
WASHINGTON Jan. 10 Cspecian. Congressman Bur
rows OF Michigan. the only new Re
pnbllcan member Of the Ways ana Means
Committee. has always been recognized as
a stanch advocate Of protection OF American indns-
tries but his tariff views have for obvious reasons DC
come OF more than usual interest at the present nme
al bcleve,' said Mr.. Burrows to-day. mat pro-
tsctIvs for the best interest OF all the people,
and am unaterably opposed to free trade for this
country The highest prosperity OF the agrcnturist
demands protective tax. What the farmer wants Is
a market for his surplus products II Is for his ad-
vantage to have that market as near his farm a. pos
sible. and such market IS secured only by building
up diversified industries to consume the farmers sur
plus product II We purely an agricultural peo'
pie we would be the poorest country on the globe.
protective tariff builds up these diversified indus
tries, and such extent that the farmer today,
leaving cotton and tobacco. sells 81 cent OF bic
surplus product to our people. Any policy which
would disturb manufactures and thus drive the
to the farm and make them producers would
be injurious the agricultural interests Then to the
farmer the homo market is a steady one on which be
can rely from year year, that when he sows he
knows when be may SELL while IL he rolled on tho for
egn market his surplus would be taken one year and
left en- his hands the next
"The statement OF the President In his recent mes
that the duty imported article enhances us
by much to the consumer Is never true except
when the article is one exclusively Of foreign produc-
ton. If the article which duty is levied IS also one
OF domestic production is always true that the cost
Of the article thereby reduced for tho simple reason
that the price Of article determined by the
of duty it, but by the great law Of supply
and demand II duty imposed article results
In Increasing the production of the home article, the
direct and inevitable tendency Is to bring down the
price,
The Free Trader cannot name a single article OF
domestic manufacture which is the result of well es-
tablished industry which cannot DO purchased to-day
cheaper under the protective tariff than in the days Of
free trade. And there Is article In the farmers
homo his farm upon which a duty Is imposed
that not furnished TO him cheaper than 1t would be
furnished under free trade.
"Of course, l favor putting the free list all
articles purely of foreign production which not,
cannot be, produced in this country but when
imported article comes In competition with Article
which Is, can be, produced in this country, be-
lieve In imposing such restraints the imported
article tend build up the domestic industry,
encourage investment TO capital and give employ
Iuent labor.
As 10 wvul 1 am unalterably opposed TO putting it
on the Tree INST, Or reducing the duty penny. On
the contrary, believe the Interests people
upuaud that the duty suuuu ue raised 70 what IL a.
undei tne act OF loO1 1t ID Illuminating to nation Of
oOUUU,UUO,oOO people TO have ~ depend on anybody
for the clothing the backs of It's Citizens The
Wool industry exists to-day In every county In the
United states, except thirty SeVen and, II IL be
encouraged, there Is no reason under the why
can Ot oduce ali the wUOI necessary nome
Manufacture II the policy OF the President,
lined IN his message, were carried out, have Ques
ton but that it would drive our forty-fo millions OF
sheep TO the slaughter house, and finally result in
Increased price OF wool and It's fabrics.
AS to lumber SAT-, copper ard iron, those impOr
tant Industries IN state Shsu not knowingly adopt
nny course tending To cripple them or reduce to
state Of dependence upon any foreign country. There
should be question TO salt, which has grown In
Michigan under protection from a product Of four
thousand barrels In 90, to four million barrels In
81 And it IS complete REPUTATION OF the Presidents
assumption that the duty added to the cost that the
price Of salt has gone down in that time from 81 30
per barrel TO TO cents per barrel the Saginaw
Valley, barrel and all
"The barrel costs by Wholesale % ,ents, and that
leaves the price of $50 pounds OF salt only 81 cents
But look at the matter beyond It's Michigan as pect
with brUaCNve for what benefits che country at
large, benefits each state and Individual
There is no question but that at the present rate
CT taxation, surpiis will follow al tho end OF the
year 80 There Is no difference OF opinion the
necessity Of so moderating our tax laws to avoid
such result, and shall favor any system which Will
surely reduce the surplus to the needs of the Govern
ment, honestly wisely and periodically administered.
Lut shall not knowingly support any which
In my judgment Will tend TO cripple American indus
tries or pauperizc American Labor