New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20

have been aockinc TO its happy shores Drawn there
BIS the peace and prosperity which shine all It's
There arc no eyes so dull that cannot see the ever
rising elores OF this Repnbllc except those which
are bandagcd by the prejudlccs of long ago.
PROTECTION NEEDS NO DEFENCE
do not purpose TO defend protection It's vast
growth within the last quarter of century defends It
better than eloquent oratons. 1t born with
tho Republic. II is tho faith and practice Of every
civilized Nation under the save one. 1t has sur
vIvod the assaults Of all the professors OF the dismal
sciencc' called political economy. 1t has stood up
against all the half knowledge OF learned who
had sonSe enough to transmute their learning into
wisdom on tho faco of the earth to-day there but
two sets OF people who believe in free trade whether
pure and simple or disguised revenue reform. and
those the masked majority Of the Committee
Ways and Means and their followers and the United
kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland, with Ireland
Perhaps the best argument I mako for pro-
lection IS to state what It is and tho principles on
from bis association with other men. his union with
his fellows. Whoever considers the human being as
creature alone by himself Isolated and separated and
tries to comprehend mankind By mathcmatlcaIly adding
these atoms together has utterly failed TO comprehend
millions OF such creatures without association are
only many beasts that perish But sixty millions
OF welded together by national brotherhood, each
supporting. sustaining and buttressng the other. are
the sure conqnerors Of all those mighty powers of ma
ture which alone constitute the wealth of this world
Tho great bunder of the Herr professor OF political
economy Is that he treats human beings as II every
man wcro so many foot pounds such and such
fraction of a horsepower All tho soul of man he
leaves ont
WHERE WEALTH COMES FROM.
Think for q moment OF the foundation principles
irvolvcd in this question: which I now ask, Where
does wealth come FRONT 1t comes from the power OF
TO let loose and yet guide those elemental forces
tho energy of which is infinite. 1t from tho
power OF to force the earth to give her increase,
e hold in the bcllying sail the passing breeze har
ness tho tumbling waterfall to dam UP the great rlv-
cs, to put bits In the tooth OF tho lightning Foot
l,eg braiIc n
fractions of horsepower working tremendously to-
Fr nation TO cot orr of Itself or out of the earth
all tho wealth there IS in both IT Is not necessary for
individuals alone. What concerns the nation IS how
to utilize all tho work there in men, both OF muscle
prise Of settling IN motion the gratuIious Ioces
How Shall you get out of the people of nation
Ing line. The Let alone school say leave individual
say let us stimulate combined and aggregated man to
united cndesyor What made men work before gov
was good for the muscles Not tho least in the
world. 1t hunger and desire. Hunger has
ceased to play the greater part but desire Will never
There is only ono way to git tho best work out Of
men, and that IS TO give each the work he do best
You can only accomplish this by divcrsifylng indus
try. To diversity Industry completely I'm a country
such there IS bit way given under Heaven
among TO enable the American people them
selves to supply all their wants, You must give and
What docs this phrase mean in practical life IL
means that we, the nation, say to the capital. Em-
bark yourselves In the manufacture OF such and such
articles and you shall have market TO Tie cxtept
of the wants of the American people ,,.
Capital then says TO labor Go with mo into this
new icld all of you who HE this work best and
viii share the results" Then begins now industry.
Multiply this by hundreds and you have community
where every man honestly minded Will get what. on
the whole suits him best and the e, nation VIII GGt the
To this system. so far she'chcd, no human being
there are some drawbacks. II Is alleged that the PEG
pie who are In the Older indusrics-those which estab-
prices for the articles so manufactured and that the
employment in new Industries Is all at their expense.
This does not I'm the least touch aIpOn the utilization
of human energy and natural energy which otherwise
would run TO waste. II docs not touch upon the
to the older industries to reap alone the riches of the
Garth
PRICES NOT RAISED BY PROTECTION.
meet the question fairly and assevcratc that pro
lection does not raise prices. The opposite state
mcnt and the argument which backs It up I purpose
TO state fairly. for now come to the famous
revenue reform dilemma You tell us. they say that
protection for tho purpose Of enhancing prices to
enable high wages TO be paid, and yet you say thu
protection lowers prices. This is fat contradiction.
revenue reform statements fourlshes only by assump
ton.
In order to make yourself clear you have utterly
omitted the element of time. You assume that We
%Rea yoa bS there S pces for hrher
at once Tho universal law Of compcon begins to
work The manufactures abroad, urged upon by the
lower prices which the tariff forces them offer
order to compete with Us, cause every element of
intellect IS put TO work 10 devise new machinery which
VIII produce at lower COST seek out new methods
general expenses. and the thousand and one devices
every year Invented to get more work out Of the
At home the same are at work, and with
redoubed energy. because account Of higher wages
saving devices for costly labor. And this colossal
struggle between two great empires of industry. tho
foreign domestic yyVb I'm tia
cheapness Of commodities in which progress Of cheap
devatng line until today the citizens of The United
States. the soverrgns OF today, We call them I'm
have for the commonoi necessities OF life the luxures
Of the sovcrcigns Of Old days.
That lower prices viii come at once we have never
said; That they viii come and grow lower and lower.
so 'hat ID inc series OF years which MAKO IN mans
reform. We asseverate and maintain and all history
Is behind our asscvcraiOns.
But would not all this take place under free trade
%o have R95 Es Mn ns case v all he
me answer this question by Two others. DO Won be-
lieye in the lowering Of prices by competition! OF
ducilon Of 1000 900 900 Of manufactures have not
entered into competition with those Of England! You
forced English prices down.
SOME EXAMPLES OF TO-DAY.
DO you want an example Of today In 1888 tho
importers were eager 10 prevent the increase Of the
tariff on pottery. ] know It, because a gentleman
was here earnestly enrcatlng not TO consent TO
tho Increase only three years afterwsud he ac.
knowledGed to me that the foreign manufacturers were
0bnged IN The lace Of the great Increase of product
both In quantity and quality, to cut their price, so
as 10 pay even more than the tariff lax. Perhaps
some 50 &C., revenue reqmer may ask nc, The strength
OF TINS example how raising tariff helped manu-
prices. ''" Ms
am glad to answer that question, for IT answers
many oincIs. belOle the raise were on pottery
lighting foreigners eOrsed with profits and flushed
win the Spots OF our markets. To-day we are fight
lng Them on even terms, would have been buf for
The package clause. Their profits would be going into
our treasury, not into their pockets and between
mem anu US Nould SUN DC going that equal CON
lest for cheaper and cheaper Manufacture which
Mllhoul lowering wages Is giving every day lover
Perhaps some gentleman will say TO mo tba, tbis
is all dream that the very fact of barrier raised
by our farif prevents competition. Every ,eanu
facurer knows better England must work or starye
large profits she Will take small Let mo not o ~
myself to theory Let me once more recall thai ire
mendons TACT about Russia In 1870, three wears he
fore her tariff she bought 100000 hundred Weights