The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-05

can 60 to California or Oregon, and he will not
encounter on the way custom house officials or
tax-collectors. So that, as matter OF fact
and have brought that aspect Of the question
to the attention Of people beyond the sea-we
enjoy the blessings of free trade to an extent to
which they have never been carried heretofore.
because OF our vast territorial area and the
many millions OF our people. But, bear in
mind. that is free trade among ourselves.
that is the intercourse between members OF the
one great family OF the American people, to
whom every State is guaranteed ss a home to
him who chooses to locate therein, and to whom
every right of citizenship Is secured In all alike
But when you como to free trade with those
who are not Of our national family, who pay no
taxes to our government, who are alien to as,
and who live beyond the ocean--.when you come
to consider whether they shall enter into our
nome market--we say that is another question.
There comes in the great doctrine OF pro-
lection. Let me say here that the principle OF
protection cannot be applied in every country
with equal advantage and profit II Is ofpecul-
lar and lasting benefit TO the United
States, because our own country Is q
world within itself If the United States was
little, narrow country, with only one or two
leading products, the probable result OF an at
tempt to protect those products would be an in
crease OF their price among ourselves. But
ours is country that extends from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific; from the guif to the lakes; from
latitude 23o, on the borders Of the tropic
OF Cancer. to latitude 49o. away of on the
borders of British Columbia; our products
range In variety from the semi-tropical.
in Southern California, to those
OF tho North, and among them
are the cereals the fruits, cotton, wool, hemp.
and SO on. We have world within ourselves.
And 30 universal is this principle OF projection,
and so varied in its application, that 1t cannot be
said that one man Is protected at the expense OF
his neighbor. Every pursuit and every product
which would come in competition with the
and
receives its share Of benefit under the beneicent
protective system OF the United States.
When in England they talk to us about
free trade, I tell them they do not understand
1T In relation to ourselves. In word, We have
absolute free trade among sixty-fve millions OF
our own people, aud we have protection against
the !, 4O0. 100000 people who live outside our do
main. Great applause. understand 1t TO be
my duty to look after those 60. 600 900 people at
home. There was an old saying that the city OF
Prague was the cleanest city Of Europe. and tho
reason was that every man brushed his own
doorstep. These philosophic statesmen, like
President Cleveland, who wish to
reach for free trade beyond the
sea. and to benefit mankind in general,
have, think, o larger job on hand than they
will accomplish. That nation, like our own.
which takes OF its own interests, 10 acting
according to not only the frst law Of nature, but
the best teachings Of philanthropy, because. as
We grow richer and more powerful, We impress
the entire world with the evidences OF what in
telligeut self-eovernmeat accomplish for
man without the aid of nobility or royalty. That
is the mission of this country. We framed our
governments without the protection of Kings.
and in spite Of them. We grew strong
without the favor Of Europe, aud in spite Of it.
To-day that which, in the struggle OF 1776, was a
little nation Of 100000. has become q great,
overshadowing power in the affairs of n&ions.
The influence Of our example is worth more to
struggling nationalities and to suffering human
ity than oil the efforts Of phisntbropists. The
policy which has been followed is the policy OF
protection. IL 10 that which has built up every
industry at home, which has facilitated the in-
terchangs Of domestic products among our.
selves, and prevented injurious intrusion from
abroad. Long continued cheeringl