Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-10-02

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Of no such tarif.
II there !. any industry OF enterprise
- important in u. results and benefit to
the country as TO need 30 eres, protection.
then l, would be better to encourage that
industry or enterprise by diree, bounty.
Ia the early history Of the country this
VI. done 10 . very considerable extent In
the case Of our fisheries. which had di.
rec, bOuniis. paid 10 them. according TO
the amour, Of f.h caught, 80 premium
or resari for the dangers Of the service
and the unoer,siniy Of iu returns. and
because ,hi. industry WAS the nur,ery
and school Of seamen 10 man our ships
of war. France even now gives boun,ies
10 her cod fishermen in consideration OF
the dangers Of the service In small YES.
sells. 90 f.r away from home as the Grand
Bank. Of newfoundland.
|, doe, no, seem TO me ,ha, ,arif for
protection only IL nov within the pale Of
discussion. We have TO false more than
$3.50. 200. 900 year TO pay the running
expenses Of our government, and the In.
,sr,., on the public deb, aud pensions.
Assuming our internal revenue tax. which
the Prsiden, proposes 10 retain. TO be
sbou, sl0O. .0OO. 900. more ,hsn $780,
600. 900 mus, be raised every year. and
certainly 10 raise ,hs, sum in = year by
. tariff imposed upon such subjects OF
taxation q. would .ub.erve the interests
Of the American manufacturer 10 entirely
.atiieien, foe the purposes Of protection.
In relation TO raising taxes from imporia-
ton. bu, three questions are lef, US
-hieh shall be our governmental policy.
|. Free trade.
2. A tariff for revenue only, raised
~i,kou, any discrimination in favor OF
American interests.
5 A tariff for revenue sufficient TO
pay our debt. aud supper, our govern
mshi. and in raising such revenue. Incl
dsni.lly TO pro,ee, American manufae-
tufe.. as did our fathers.
Theoretically. free trade between ell
nations. .. between ell men, IL correct IN
principle. The, IL. II all nations ia all
,hinss -err exactly on the same footing
Bat such condition Of equality e.nno,
s,s, between nations, and therefore all
,h,oris. upon the question Of free trade
become useless Almo., al the 'ehols'.
TIC. ate free trade theorists. bsesuse books
on political economy lead the student
away from the matters Of practical i'm.
Por,.nee TO oon,smpl.ts solely deductions
Of logic.
I shall no, discus. frec trade longer.
because | have yet 70 NEE, = practical
bushes. man Who know. anything upon
our .ubjee, who !. free trader s.Pee
tally .. the Pre.idsn, declare. himself
no, TO be free trader. lie .sy' ia bis
message, "lt h no, proposed TO entirely
relieve the country of ihl, ssnd taxa.
iion. IL mus, Be extensively continued
I. .oarce of iu Income and in an
adjustment Of our tariff the Interests OF
American labor eng.sed in manufacture.
should be e.refully considered. /. we'll =.
the preservation Of our manufacture
| therefore cite him on my eide =. asain',
free trade. but mus, eonfe.s. q, the same
lime, that the Prs.iden, seems to Try to
get =. near being free trader {. he can.
IfIAke hi. words. be exactly agree.
With me TO tariff ~i,h incidental pro.
lection. ia, when | read the EMIL.
Bilr' which he. passed the House OF
Representatives. fnd ,h,, i,Pu,. many |
matters on the free lie, which would be
di..uou. TO American production.
Gen. Butler then spoke q, length on
hi. experience in Lowell in msnuf.eiur-
ing. dwelling msinly on the ,srif issue.
Continuing he said:
may q. veil remark here and now
,h., time sill no, Psrmi, me TO 70 into
extended review Of sll the details OF the
bill reported by the committee on ways
aud means, which. the report says, vi.
made "in response TO his (,he Pre'i-
dsn,',) recommendations"
The last annual message Of the Presi-
den, was unlike any ever coming from
such . high officer. II Is the only mes
sage Of . President th., deals only With
a single topic and . single lsw-,he law
Of the t.riH-ind recommends is
simply. His deelars,ion-
never before made by President against
the laws OF hi. countfy-s ths, "oaf
present vicious. in,qui,able aud illogical
source Of unnecessary taxation should be
=, once revised and amended"
We have already seen that these law.
have been discussed and sanctioned by
the highest and be., men ths, the eoan'
try affords. No tariff bill has ever been
vetoed by any President. northern or
southern. although Calhoun. MeDaths
and South Carolina adopted secession
and slmo., war sg.in., one in 1882. yet
the jadieiou. tsnf Of Jackson. . pro-
,setionis,, prevailed.
The Presidents attack Was no, made
until the third year Of the recommends.
ton. required by Law TO be made to
Congress. and We are LEI, to wonder how
he failed for three years to find on, ,hs,
the whole system Of our revenue laws
wa. "vieiou.. ineqai,.ble and illogical"
Ia addition to this. for the frs, time
has Presidential message made an at
tack upon . single agricultural industry, |
which. we may be allo~ed 10 say n
earnest. vigorous and imps,uou.-or
good taste when talking about the se's
Of high public officers aud legislation will
no, permi, us TO say "yieious-sn in
dustry wherein We are the second lsrse',
producer In the world-so says bis CON-
mi,,ee's repor-and which !. the
seventh lsrge., production OF this coan'
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