National Republican., 1888-01-17

marine. / ask your attention to this, another
view of the same subject, aud Will eudeavor
to present II so clearly that we can all rocol-
leCt II:
During the year ending June 70, 1857, the ag-
gregate entries and clearanccs OF American
vessels ct the ports of the United states--and
let us clearly get at that idea-the aggregate
coeranCes OF American vessels, sail aud steam,
at tho ports Of the United states was s,0j0,
with an aggregate tonnage OF 662i66l. DUR
year ending June 80, lS87-the aggregate
entries and clearances OF foreign vessels at the
ports of the United States was 40 936, the aggre-
gate tonnage Of these foreign vessels being
2j73l,bl American clearances and entries of
American vessels $1,000, foreign vessels 5000.
Aggregate tonnage of the American vessels
$50, 9C9i foreign tonnage 25,5Oo,0O0. ,. .
ycntioD, reminded INC In his. remarks Of
bis own cty-that is, the city of New York.
The city OF New York is the great center of
our foreign commerce, and might say OF
great deal of the domt stlC as well, aud that
city alone there were last year American YES.
sells cleared and entered the rort OF New York
with caIgOos to the number of l,6ll, and for
oign vessels to the number Of 1855. The ton
negc OF the American vessels in the great port
OF New York amounted TO only 0p1OOO tons,
while the, tonnage of the foreign vessels
MIR. President, ] need 20 no further in bring.
ing to your mind the present impo.ency OF our
merchant marine lest larken counsel BY the
from the Official record of Our own governments
and might be permitted to say that the inter.
est which the farmer has presume very few
Of you are farmers-but the formers of this
country govern the country through the ballot
box, andit Is the policy Of this association TO
address the intelligence and patriotism of the
farmers lnpplausel. for, according to the census
OF 1850, there were 100000 agriculturists in
the country and It Is one of the problems sub.
mitted TO the Intelligent, gentlemen VINO are
guiding the destinies of this association how II
Is that this great farming community--that
this great agricultural interest-shall be made
to feel the. potency and the power OF the argu.
mcnts with which gentlemen are urging upon
Congress the claims OF this association.
Well, in what respect arc the farmers inter.
esttd in the revival of American shipping ;
They nrc Interested in i because OF the
amount of agriculture products Of this Coun-
try which are transported abroad. II had
time tospeak. and You had time 10 hear, this
would be yCiy interesting part OF this dis
cussioD, hlt have neither limC to speak nor
!ou time TO hear, therefore shall be very brief.
In 1857 we exported Sl&i, ,fON,000 worth of the
products of agriculture and sl36,0D,00) worth
OF the products oi mauntac nrc, aud Si},O00,0jg
worth Of the products OF mining, fOrasty, aud
the fisheries. Conilnug this item purely to
the agricultural productions YOU will see that
we sent over in 1857 1923 100000 worth of the
nrodLcts Of the farm, and we paid foreign ves-
sells to carry the products of our farms last year,
according 10 the most reliable statistics which
] have seen, Sl5O,Np,L6D in the form of freigh,
Spd Of GnqLgeS He!eye @ that GSo Adnri an PPiSr
drcd and fifty million dollars paid to
foreign bottoms by our farmers to trans
port their own products 10 foreign markets.
Two dollars and a half charge on every man,
woman, aud child constituting the G0C000)O
that now belong to tie American republic, or
$40 apiece TO each Of the I;5OD,CG0 n2ricultnr'
i GeGb of 2nf cPPSy PSSys 5 pq 10 FGH ossn OF ba Se
toms TO carry their produce t1thc forri gn
markets Of the world /; Is for ms reason
the. time, that the intelligence Of the agtieul.
tmists can be addressed successfully from this
ana every platform TO show them what inter.
est they have pecuniarily and otherwise in the
discussion Of this great problem. Applause.
Now, Mr.. President, believe shall not bc
bCguiled TO 20 further in the discussion of any
Of the details of the, Ncgley bill or the Whit
disclose statisticaily and historically the pres.
| ent impotcney OF our merchant marine
trust ! have done 50, Applause And lha,
exhibition OF the figures as they are found IN
the official records OF the country.
Now will conclude what / have to say By
reminding you of the utteranccs OF one OF tht
| great men known In the early history of thit
| country, as also of the words OF wisdom which
| have fallen from one of the great statesmen Oi
Germany. Sir Walter Raleigh, after he had
| gathered the treasures from the territory now
| comprising our southern states and driven the
| Spanish feet from the Atlantic. said: Whose
| ever commands the sea commands the trade o
! the world, aud whoSoever Commands the trnit
| of the world commands the riches of thu
| world.'
| Count Bismarck, one of the most distin
| guished and enlightened statesmen Of modern
| times and ever sollcitous for the commercial
| advancement of Germany, recently said that
| the merchant service is the handmaid OF nj
| other industries-o OF agriculture and commerce
| These two sentiments are but reflex, Mr.
| President and gentlemen ofthe convention, o.
| the wise utterances of Admiral Porter in the
admirable letter which has been read. The
merchant marine is the haudmad of tn,
navy. That was a prominent idea Of that letter
| The wisdom and the truthiulDess Of that utter
ance are demonstrated by tre history not oul!
| OF this country. bu' of every o!her country o.
| the CLONE. Without pro 'pcrOuS and power
| fll merchant marine there can be no srG'
| thingdS piosperullS and powerful navy, IAp
| plausc
believe the tlmei is coming through wha
| agencies YOU gentlemen must dcnitc. aud tn
| Congress OF the United states mat affirm --th
| time is not distant In my opinion when thor
| will lie n breaking mp ,he great deep OF tn
| popular heart on This quc't!oH,no1 only 70
| economic and states naniisc reasons, hut tO
| those considerations which have never with
| ont ic'ut' onnea'od ttNe patrottm of IN
| American people. We have pride IN til
| history and achievements Of tho pnst: We hav
| a iU,t pidc in the auticlpatlOn Of the fIilrt
| and 10 American ritiTen worthy OF the grca
| lineage OF his GnCc. tors, no American CltiEe
worthy of the achievements mad history OF hi
| country is to-day without sOliCitte Ia reglr
to the commercial importance of his country
Al Of rs wish itaud arg willing 10 maze q T.
ices TO sec the time when the starry nag of th
Republic Will wave trunphGutly upon ever
sea. Great applause.
Mr.. Sperly: move that vote Of thanl;
be extended to Cot. SwIt2lcr for tha abl
address he has made aud the valuable stats
tics lie das given us.
On rising vote OF the conveDtion til
motion WAS carried unauimougly.
The address OF the last speaker heng s
pertinent 10 agriculture, President WheclC
called upon eX. Commissioner OF AgriGu
ture Hon. Geo. b. Loving to speak to III
same point. DR.. Lolng, In response, mad
very happy and interesting address.
Capt. W. w. Bates, Of Chicago, followed
and delivered an address of great researc
and careful study on "Thc general interes
Of the people OF the United States I
american shipping"
Pending motion to adiOurn-a caucus q
the delegates was ordercl for 0 o'clock, a
which business of the league was liScu5saA
The league will meet at 1880 o'clock th
morning, and will visit the President a a
hour he may name. At the public meetiu
to night, to which ladies are also invited
the orators will be Hon. Mr.. WhitthOrn'
of Tennessee; Hon. Orlando B. Potter, {
New York; Hon. q. y FELTON,, OF Cal
fornis; Hon. Frederick Fraley, Of Peunsy
vauia, aud Hon. Charles L. Hooker, {
Mississippi.