New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
"OLD HICKORY" FOR PROTECTION
STRONG WORDS FOR AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL IN
DEPENDENCE.
(Dr. Colman to General Jackson.)
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WarrentOn. Va. April 81, 1924.
Dear SIR Being one Of the six members s Of the
for you as at and proper. person to DO supported
by the people of the State for the Presidency of the
United States, and having since heard that You arc
in favor Of the protecting duty policy" take the
liberty Of desiring yon 10 inform me whether you
We are anttTarif here; and candor requires mo
to say that should you be the advocate OF measure
to which our interest IS evidently opposedmthe zeal
be relaxed. / am etc, /. H. COLMAN.
General Jackson 10 Dr. Cclman)
Washington City. April GO. 1924.
Sir: kave had the honor this day to receive yonr
letter Of the 21st and with candor shall reply
to it. :. You ask ne my opinion on the taTih.
and revision OF and so far as the tarif before us
embraces the design Of fostering, protecting and pro
serving within ourselves the means OF National defense
would advocate and support IT,. The experience Of
the late ought 10 teach us lesson; and one never
of Government procured for us by revolutionary
fathers, are worth the blood and treasure at which
and defend them Can there be American patriot
who saw the pnvailons, dangers and difficulties cx-
SrnS he ' last ane w % who would be Willing again
hazard the safety Of our country II embrocd or rest
IL for defence on the precarious OF national
resources to be derived from commerce in state Of
war with maritime power which might destroy that
commerce to prevent our obtaining the means Is Of
defence and thereby subdue us ] hope there Is
not and If there is. am sure he does not deserve
to enjoy the blessings of freedom.
penience The Providence has blessed with tho
means Of national independence and national defence
txe %e S 10 U us we dSere not the continuation
His blessings. He has filed mountains and our
given us climate and soil for the growing hemp and
wool These being the grand materials OF our National
eGeqSse aSG fair kat our
and laborers may be placed on fair competition with
those OF Europe: and that may have within our
articles 50 essential to Beyond this look at
s a h labor sSna shs
with Wow to discharge our National debt
debt is a blessing, but rather to a republic
Inasmuch as 1t IS calculated to raise around the
Administration moneyed arstocracy, dangerous to
This Tariff mean judicious one-posscsses moro
real situation Of the agIfcuturist? Where has tho
American farmer market for his surplus products
Except for cotton he has neither foreign nor
home market. Does not this clearly prove, when
there Is market either at home or abroad that there
the channels Of labor should be multiplied Common
sense points out at once the remedy. Draw from
agriculture the superabundant labor, employ It In
mechanism and manufactures, thereby creating
home market for your breadstufs and distributing
labor to most profitable account and benefits to
tho country win result. Take from agriculture in
the United States six hundred thousand men, women
and children, and you at once give home market
for more breadstufs than all Europe now furnishes
In short, sir; We have been too long subject
to the policy. Of the British merchSnta 1t IS
time we should become a little more AmerIcanlzed.
and instead OF feeding the paupers and laborers OF
Europe, feed our own, else In a short time by
continuing our present policy, shall all be paupers
ourselves.
Is much wanted 10 pay our National debt and afford
us the means OF that defence within ourselves on
which the safety and liberty OF our country depend
and last. though not least give proper distribution
to our labor which must prove beneficial 20 the
happiness independence and wealth OF the com
munity.
This is a short outline OF my opinions generally
on the subject OF your inquiry, and believing them
correct and calculated 10 further the prosperity and
happiness OF my country, ] declare TO you / would
moi barter them for any Office situation OF al
temporal character that could be given me. / am
sir. very rcspectfullv. your obedent servant
ANDREW JACKSON.