Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-17
A PLEA FOR PROTECTION.
A speech 81 John smith, Of Andovcr,
IN ISlS.

iht UNNlNSs w lNNNI W tnN
principles Of protection for American in.
dustrieS. copied from the Andover Towns,
man, was made by the late John Smith,
of Andovcr Mass, at that place, sixty
years ago;
The question under discussion is known,
| presume, 10 most Of YOU, To be one
Y hich divides the people of these United
! ties into two classes According to
the system ."f one American industry
should he left IT, sustain itself Accord.
ing 10 the system of tae other American
industry relating To the art of manufact.
uring should be protected by the govern.
mcnt, 1t Is this latter principle, which |
wnuli I this time cndcavar Ia defend,
That ruc engagement to American manu-.
tactnr'r* ought TO he given Tor the benefit
Of the nation. | have M doubt, II ought
to be the object of all wise governments
to protect the industry Of its own citizens,
and Ia give 1t force in the production of
wealth This Is what think must be
the true policy, instead "f giving employ
mcnl 10 some hundreds OF thousands of
mechanics IN workshops IN Great Britain
and elsewhere, and MS many more In con
vCWing our cation into Cl"th, would 1t
not he better 10 FIRST give full employ
mcnt Ia our own citiEcnSy
Great Britain phys 10 cents per pound
for cotton and rclurnS II 10 us In u manu-
featured state, with its value enhanced
fourlnld Aud this Is hut one article.
viz, cotton cloth The same may he
said, only with much greater force, of
ir0nwNrc Of every description and cut
Icry. Here we grow the cotton, raise the
wool, have incNhnuStiblC iron mines, and
no mCk of ingenuity; and more in
lustriOus people Is not known ON the
globe; and now would ask, shall Amcri'
can industry be dsregardcd, these me
Chanics shut out OF employment, and our
farmers made destitute OF market for
the produce of the soily
1t may be said Throw your ports
open to u free trade, become wholly an
agricultural people aud You will have
frrrign market for your produce But
| would say Il foreign market Is IN un
certain market Rather, we should Gu
courage manufactures, aud create home
market which will always he sure mar
kCt
1t is the policy of Great Britain to dis
Cluragc our manufactures, Her agents
in this country and many American cti'
EcnS engaged In commerce tell rs that IL
would be better to buy cloth than TO
make It, But what of all ihaty Are
these real facts TINT can he supported
and TINT will bear Investigations
Suppose, for instance, that our manu-
features should be destroyed or we hud
never had any, and depended upon
another nation, would this contribute
anything 10 the independence of the
United States which we are all SO proud
IL NJ, it would rather make VS. subject
TO other nations and to become, ny II
were, tools 10 be used rs might suit the
interests and whims Of mouarChs. Think
YOU IL we had no domestic manufactures
would cotton or wooden Clulhs have been
imported and sold In this G untry ut so
low n rate? Our markets have been
gluttcd with goods Of foreign manu-.
iacturc, for the very purpose OF making
nm effort to crush us In the bud, That II
has damaged US We will allow, but that
we have not received n death blow Is cvi,
dent; the speed Of our spindlcs, and the
,wlftncss and number of our Shuttlcs
testify that our vilnls are not yet hurt.
still we are but IN our infancy and need
protection by the government, and we
hope that u wise and judiCiOus tariff will
be found TO be the true policy TO admin.
lister happiness and increase the power
and wealth Of the nation
1t is in vain to tell VA of the great
chcnpncss Of foreign fabrics A cheap
article is just ms truly beyond the grasp
Of him who has no means TO buy rs Il
high one.
Our agricultural interest Is our greatest
aud nll others should bend TO It, Can we
10 nothing 10 inyigorntc II, and brighten
he prospects which are before msY An
exclusive dependence on foreign market
must lead ~ 10 ruin. Let rs Withdraw
he support which we now give 10 the In
mStry Of other nations, and stimulate
hat Of the country in which we live and
multiply the vOCati6ns ands extend the
usInCss of society ne far as II can be
lone. by the protection OF our own
Interests ms II nation.
We will now suppose there are but half
I million persons manufacturing goods
Tor us in Europe. though II would he
icarcr the truth I, double this number,
nut we will rest II within bounds. Their
subsistence. we will suppose, is drawn
rom European agriculture, Now IL we
'Ould transport them 10 this county,
there would instantly arise demand for
provisions. In one ycnr they would re
uuire not less thun DOG, 900 barrels Of
Hour This is more than is exported from
his country in whole year
Besides. they would consume proper
tionatc quantity of beef and pork. But
instead Of 80, 100 citizens immigrating
from abroad we should give employment
TO an equal number Of our own citizens.
who are idle Tor want ofbusincss. Think
ynu that our farmers would not feel the
good effects of this and home market
| nc secured for their produce would evil
IDENTIFY follow from such policy.
Let MS improve by the experience Of
other nations. Previous TO the great i'm.
provcmcnts which hayc been made in
manufacturing by machinery In Great
Britain, Asia laid her under tribute in
consequence Of the density Of the popula
ton in Asia And how has all this been
effected? BY the very same way which
the true patriots words offer for the
American system. And what is this sys-
TEN? We must naturalizc the arts in this
country and use the means which the
wisdom OF nations has discovered TO be
effective, by protection thr.ugh the cstab.
lshmcnt of tariff.
And what is this tariff II has some.
tines been called u monster" wild
beast let loose among the people to cor
sumo their substance" Is il SO? The object
of tariff is to tax the produce Of foreign
industry. with the aim of protecting
American industry. II may be said that
This is TO take the money out of the pockets
Of one part Of the people aud put II into
the pockets of another part. II is not sol
| No man is obliged TO buy the foreign
| article. lie may perhaps dispense with
il, or he may buy the American, or, IL he
chooses, go into the manufacturing OF
ID.
Another objection may be stated and