The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-08-29

ington was inaugurated. It sub sequently receiv-
cd his sanction, and it is fact not without sig
nificance that his approval was given TO il ON
day memorable in American history, the 4th OF
July, 1882 IL had the approval OF James Madl-
son. Rufus King, Roger sherman, Trumbull, Lee.
and a host Of other leading men from all parts
Of the Union.
Additional tariff legislation was had in 1890
Some duties were increl ed Tbs journal o; the
House OF Representatives. discloses the fact that
Of tho thirtynine vot given in favor OF the bin.
twenty lone We're from the southern Stntes OF
the thirteen votes agairst rine were from the
New England States three from the So thern
states and one from inc Mid 40 States II will
thus be seen that we are largely indebted TO the
South for the Inauguration and ostabl shment OF
the protective system in the United States,
which has for the most part governed our logs-
lG.ion since ths formation of our governm mt.
For nearly sixty sixty years % oar national life
this principle in It's mess has been recognized
in our laws. and whsnover recognized 10 hes
been accomp inicd by comm srcial aud Industrial
development, stimulating new enterprises and
securing prosperity TO the ma SIes without q
parallel IN the worlds annals.
The revenue tariff periods in our history have
bean periods OF grentest financial revulsions and
Industrial dscadonce, want and poverty among
the people, private enterprises checked. and
public works retiried From 1888 To a, under
the low tariff legisln ion then prevailing, brs-
ness was Ut n stfn,lstil!, and our merchants AID
traalers were baikrIptod, our industries wero
par dyed. labor remained idle, and orr
capioal was rnempl Dyed. forei II PRODUCTS
crowded our marKets, IL s,royed dom ostic conf
petition. and, "a invariably follows, the p Ice Of
commodities to consumers WA appreciaDly
raised IL IA an instructive fact hat every pauic
this country Eas ever experienced has been pre-
coded by enormous impUrta.ious. From 1916 TO
le6i n similar situation WAS presente under
he low tariff OF that period Contras. this period
with the period from 1861 % lSS the ftrmer
under a revenue taTid the latter under protec-
tive tariff In 49, we had 100, OOD, OBJ acres OF
improved land, while in 1880 we had 2s7,UuO Uc),
a Increase of rs per cent In 1860 our farms
were aued ut -, 2OO, 10000. In so the value
had leaDsd TO $40, 1877 90 00O increase of over
10 per cent. In le6) we raised l73 OO0,0oo bush
els o whed in 1887, 495.0D.000 In 1863 we
raised $500 100 bushels of corn in 1884, l. III,
O0.0OJ bushels. In 1850 produced 1000 00J
bales OF cotton in 1880, 7.0JOO)) bales an in
crease OF ~ per cent. In 1870 we Manufactured
cotton goods 70 the valre Of Sil5CS ia in 1881
the value reached S211 0OO O0l, increase OF up
ward Of 80 per cent. In 1SJD we manufactured
of wooden goods Sji,0)o,O)O; i'm 1880 S2J7, 0)O-
600, increase OF s33 per cent. In 1870
Wa produced 10000 pounds OF wool
In 15s0, 2in00O,O)0 pounds, an increase OF
nearly 300 per cent. In 1850 mined Il, 600,
crease OF over 40 per cent In 1850 wo made
$4,000 tons Of pig iron; in 1870, 3.S35,0o0 tons.
In 1850 we manufactured 235,00O tons OF railroad
iron, and I'm $780, l.2l80OO tons. In 1860 oUr az
gregate Of national wealth s16 49,, 0)JOoO; In
1889 IL was S43,O.0.t00,OO1 From 1913 TO 1850,
during the low tariff period, there was but a
single year in which we expor ed in excess OF
4 what we imported. The balanc OF trade during
the twelve of the thirteen years was against us.
| Our people were DRAINED OF thcif money 70 pay