Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-01

Copyright, 1855, by The California Assoctatsd Iress
BosroN, August 1st.-General B +.
Butler this evening addressed large au-
dience in fremont Temple on the tariff
question and our fisheries rights. He in
| cidentally scored Cleveland in a lively
fashion. He called attention to the fact
that the first statute passed by the first Con
gress provided for protective duties, and
that the Father of the Republic made pro-
lection of American industries the subject
of his especial care. The protective policy
then laid down and the present tariff
laws are conserVant. Butler said that
the existence Of such manufacturing towns
as Lowell is due TO the protective tariff.
He defined free-trade, tariff for revenue,
tariff with incidental protection, and a
tariff for protection only
THE TARIFF NECESSITY.
He said he knew of no party in favor of
tariff for protection only, but we have to
raise $3OO,OOO,00O annually to pay the run
ming expenses of the Government, the in
terest on the public debt, aud the pensions.
If the internal revenue tax is retained. as
the President proposes, still there are $3.50 =
100000 to raise. Butler had never met Z.
practical business man-who knows any,
thing about the subiect-who is a free
trader. The President declares himself
not to be free-trader but l must confess
that he seems to try to get as near being 3
free-tradcr as he can, if I take his words.
He exactly agrees with me as to a tariff
with incidental protection, but when read
the Mills bill find that it puts many arti-
cles on the free list which would be dis
astrOus to American production"
FREE TRADE IN THE PAST.
a. returned from college" continued
Butler, well taught in the theories of free
trade. l went to Lowell, which was Ian
gushing. Men and women were working
very long hours. There was no importa-
ton of foreign labor, yet wiIhal the work
ing people were failing in every relation of
life. The tariff of 1872 wss adopted. Cot
ton manufacturing at once then sprang up.
NOT only in Lowell, but all New England.
Not only this, but IL was found possible to
cut down the hours of work from fourteen
hours per day TO sixty hours per week, ana
the manufacturers advanced the wages ald
still made profit
WHAT PROTECTION HAS DONE.
l have carefully given this history of the
pioneer manufacturing city-now of $4,000
people, happy and prosperous beyond any
like people, which | know so well and in
which have lived so long-in order that
the facts shall come to be understood by
all that to the support of the protective
tariff Lowell owes the prosperity of her
mill owners and the high condition and
character of her laborers.
! THE PRESIDENTS IGNORANCE.
From reading his message l learn that
the President does not believe in these
bene6cent results of protection, but | do
believe if he had observed and known as
l haye-how much the protective tariff has
done for the American Workingmen, that
MS message would have been penned.
1t is not his fault, but the laboring mau s
misfortune that he did not know these
facts"
COTTON AND WOOL
Butler satirically said that the President
could not agree to the provision of The
Mills bill which puts duty Of four tenths
of its cost on every poor mans shirt. for
nobody needs tariff protection in rails
ing cotton. Neither India nor Egypt
can compete with our Southern
States in growing cotton The wool-grow-
ing industry is attempted to be mis1epre-
sented by misrepresenting the reports Of
wool manufactures to the extent Of S12,-
100000. The cotton broker and Spectator
had been protected several millions more
by the Mills bill, Butler reiterated his
solemn conviction that our prosperity Is
due TO the tariff. Then, paying attention to
THE FISHERY QUESTION
He said: "The first question that springs
10 the lips is. is the President in earnest b?
II yes, let him enforce retaliation for out
RACES, by the power he has had since
March, 1888 Ii he will do that he will
show that this paper is The message of 4
statesman, and not Of a campaigner on the
stump. Were l the Senate, the President
should have power enough given him within
an hour to tumble Quebec into the
st. Lawrence, if necessary, unless
these things were stopped And not
Quebec alone, but enough to say
to Great Britain that all intercourse stops
unless all intercourse can be just and free
according to the treaty and the laws of
Justice