National Republican., 1888-02-10
debt under the plain provisions OF existing

MlNnOuhu uOU1B L hnOW
that at any time In the last Congress taxation
could have been reduced but for the desire Of
the Speaker of the House and the President to
suihe snno % AZ home industries rather than to re-
though Demooratlo would have passed in an
hour a bill reducing taxation If It had been
permitted by the Speaker TO vote upon re
duction OF internal rather than external
staxes; and to day, " lhe House IS not packed
70 defeat its Will, o bill to make all the reduo.
ton recommended by the President could be
promptly passed. But the truth is the President
and the controlling elements of his party are de.
termiDed TO use the exigency which he has
created to force Congress TO reduce taxes-in
their way, so as TO strike dangerous blow at
our domestic industries and Il is because OF
Lowell.
Again, Mr.. Lowell says that "the two great
parties in Congress are unworthy OF conf
dence?, that with them IL is a struggle be-
tween the ins and the outs" and that leach
appears TO make use Of the same, unworthy
tricks for Its own advantage. Each had an
abundance Of aces In its sleeve, and each was
divided on the great questions OF vital inter-
est"
OF Congress and have for many years, / must
say that during all that time have never seen
the game played with aces in the sleeve. This
%eh sr no%e %, h' ssh dsnsusheG phi n as
literary man, has no perception Of the interests
and business of this great republic, ofthe men
who, like you, develop Its resources He can.
OF the policy OF protection to the millions of
our conntrymen whose ubread and life depend
upon Developed industries built up and
foreign competition. His afIinities for
what he calls the mother country are so
strong, and his dogmas, acquired from school
DOCKS, so fixed that he cannot distinguish be.
tween the interests of n new, great, and grow
ing country and the ideal policy Of his iaucies
and dreams. He neither did nor can throw
any light upon the economic questions In
which you are interested. He demonstrates
this in his little speech between speeches in
manner so "chil1like and bland" that 1t is
MEETING SE IN Ensana ss R Was sted BY Faae s6e
assumption of some OF the speakers that 1t
would be an excellent thing for England II the
free trade doctrine should prevail 10 America"
when he tells lis he got up and said "that
those persons in England who expected that
the adoption Of free trade here would be profit.
able TO them were greatly mistaken can
Imagine the smiles Of satisfaction of the great
English merchants who have spent so much
money TO get foothold In our homo market
at this delusion Of the American minister.
OF Boston with sincere respect, but would apply
TO him the memorable language used by
whittier, the greatpoet of Massachusetts,. who
still lives among you houored and beloved by
all, of Daniel Webster, the great statesman Of
Massachusetts,. who In q critical moment dis
appointed his trends and constituents
"Revi,e him not--tho tempter hath
snare for all;
Auu pllylub tehIs, EOL SCOTH huu WTulD,
Betit his fall"
And now call your attention to the re.
marks made bya fellow senator with
whom do not agree in politics, yet for
whom i have sincere, respect. Sena.
and laments that the trainers of the constitu-
tion, prohibited an export tax on domestic
productions. He says: "No other government
sovereign. power and thus to deny itself the
power to teke care Of Its people even in times
Of emergency. He says also that 1--WE could
have hay, derived incalcuble wealth by levying
pine, and lumber" This is the key of his
political opinions. He sincerely believes in
the wisdom Of tax on exports, and he be.
constitution, that no duty or tax on imports
shall be laid to promote or foster any indus.
try. Whatever you may think OF a tax on
ages and now repudiated by nearly every civ
ilized government In the world, you can
not no., question aool his sincerity or honety
Boston audience, 10 discuss tho wisdom Of the
policy of the trainers of the constitution IN
without limit or restraint duties on imported
goods. Senator Morgan, In his place In the
Senate, expressed doubt whether the vast
development Of the internal iron and coal re-
sources OF Alabama was blessing to that state,
becau,e the labor demanded for II advances
the price of labor in the cotton field 25 cents
DAY.
Again he said To the Tariff Reform League:
We exported during the last fiscal year agri-
cultural productions worth more than $685.
100000. If our agricultural productions should
not be at all increased, we would need popu.
lation in this country Of at least 100, 100000
people to consume them"
This extraordinary statement is but fair
illustration of the argument Of free traders.
According to this 1t requires only s523, 900, 900
agricultural productions to feed 100 600 900 of
people for a year, or 1923 a head This may
do IN Alabama; but certainly would not do in
The truth is our entire expectation of agrl.
cultural products is less than per cent of our
dom-eaio ,nroduc,ion, and the foreign market
Tor such pTouihvu.iArs As a most uncertain, uu-
stable, and variable maiRet, Depending en-
tireIy upon the accident of a good or a bad
ket, consuming more than % per cent. OF our
agricultural productions, Is steady, unchaug-
ing and permanent. The increase of our pop
ulstien Tor the past three Years VIII consume
aggregate exported. The workingmen OF New
England alone consume far more OF the prod
ucts of the western farmers thau all Europe.
It is strange, Indeed, that such deluSions will
mislead an intelligent American statesman.
Mr.. Morgan says that the farmers raject
the threadbare falsehood that the bountles
they pay for labor to other classes are to be
restored to them in the benefits @ Of this vision
market the existing tariff has built up has
been for the manufactures"
Gentle men, our iarme rs In the west have got
far beyond the reach of this appeal to preju
dice and II will not be long before the far
mers of Alabama and the south generally, and
even the cotton planters, will learn by eXpe-
rience that the hungry mouths of working
men engaged Ia varied pursuits in every part
q our country Furnish tn, the best l market for
even your professors aud free traders witt
learn that the steady demand made by mil
south for textile and metallic fabrics furnishes
you hundred fold better market than you
can iind. with all your ingennity ana M enter
A hf If oa Sn IN beaEs G Down ErGps Ss
system in order TO increase your foreign
market for manufactures from two to even ten
per cent. you will destroy the goose that laws
the golden egg.
Now, let us drop our p1st.prandial friends
OF the league and consider what we mean by
protection and one or two matters upon which
The policy of protection Is founded upon the
idea that II Is best for us, us Il nation, to pro-
duce by American labor as many of the arli'
cles essential to human life and comfort Ms
possible; that TO encourage their production
we are justified In levying upon foreign arti'
cles that come into competition with ours such
reasonable rates of duty as will induce capital
to embark in such industries aud secure to
American Workingmen reasonable wages con.
sistent with the higher wants and the better
food, clothing. ana shelter demanded by
is TO secure the greatest diversity of employ
ments by the substitution of American products
for foreign products. When this policy was
first adopted there were practically no manu-
was to develop the simpler and ruder forms of
manufacture and the raw materials of indus
try. Now our manufactures have grown to
such marvellous degree that they amounted
in 1880 according to the census TO S5 400 900 000
and according TO an estimate made thren years
ago TO over S6,000,0OO,000. aud now to near
$1,000 000, 600.
The question has arisen whether the policy
of protection should extend to raw materials
produced on the farm and from the mine, or
whether these should be admitted tree of duty
We all agree that all crude articles necessary
for manufacture that cannot with reasonable
labor be produced in this country ought TO be
admitted duty free. More than 500 900, 900 in
value OF such articles are now admitted duty