The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-21

The Father ofthe House Prepared to Do Fur
Their Battle for Protection.

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Their Battle for Protection.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Hon. William d. Kelley yesterday sent to
Robert S. Reed, chairman OF the committee on
notification, his letter accepting a denomination
for Congress in the Fourth district Judge
Kelley gives a brief retrospect OF the period dur
ing which he has been permitted to represent
the district-a period that dates back TO nearly
q third Of q century ago. He says:
Under the baneful influence OF the revenue
tariff which, in violation OF its pledges to the
people OF ths Northern States, had been substi-
tuted by the Democratic party in l646 for tho
invigoratine protective tariff OF 1912. tho work
OF national development had been arrested, aud
the growing industries Of the people been oblit-
Grated. AS if to providentially illustrate the
fatal influence OF free foreign trade upon the
fortunes OF the American people thA decade in
which the disastrous tariff law referred TO went
into effect was marked by the bestowsl OF such
diverse and boundless sources OF wealth as their
most fervid imagination had not pictured as
possible to our people. Yet the wealth and pos
sibilities of national power thus thrust upon US
were squandered in the purchase OF foreign
(which we should have produced for
ourselves from the Astounding raw material ly-
ing around US.
''The conjunction OF the potato rot and the
Crimean war had created Unsuitable markets for
our agricultural productions which would have
enriched rs had we opened our coal fields, ore
beds and quarries and DEVELOPED our manu-
featuring ability as We have recently done. But
this was impossible under q tariff for revenue
only, and though we added in gold aud silver
from the newly-tiscovered mines OF California
more than 81, 100. 600. 900 TO the hundreds Of
millions received as the proceeds OF our sgri-
cultural exports, our people year by year sunk
into deeper poverty. our banks and other inan-
cial institutions became insolvent, and the bus
mess Of the country, at the close OF the decade
in 1857 had to be conducted by the use OF ire
deemable and deprecated bank notes"
Judge Kelley, referring to the policy OF the
government during the war. the ~pledeing OF the
faith and resources of the country for the
redemption OF treasury notes OF convenient de-
nominations for current circulation as money,
says: ITO give assurance OF the good faith with
which this paper money was issued, and 10 Sc
cure its redemption with wealth created from
raw materials, which could not possibly have
been developed under the revenue tariffs, duties
were i'm posed upon every form OF imports. These
duties were soon increased. and again further
augmented until foreign manufacturers, seeing
that they would derive more profit from mining
coal and ore and constructing furnaces, FORCES,
rolling mills. foundries and factories on our soil
than in other countries, came 10 Us, co-operated
with US 10 the development Of our bounaless re-
sources, and before the war closed the hitherto
impoverished North had assumed a conspicuous
place among the great manufacturing nations OF
the world.
upon the surrender OF the iusurgeut armies
immediate steps were taken by the administra-
tion for the reconstruction Of Southern society,
ana the UTILIZATION by Southern enterprise or
the Infinitely valuable and varied natural re-
sources Of that section OF the country, by the
maintenance of such rates OF tariff duty as
would compel the Investigation of their INDUS
tries, and thur enrich the people, IS a home
market for their productions bad enriched the
Northern people. As a striking illustration of
the benefcence OF this truly national policy, let
me point you to the fact that we are now, not
withstanding the vast expenditures OF the war.
the freest from 8 burdensome national debt of
apv ~ fha 0raat natiana af tha world. that 0nr
credit is unparalleled NOS only among cotempo-
raneous nations, but In the history Of nations,
and that to relieve ourselves of the effects of q
treasury surplus created and maintained by
those who. in order to overthrow the pro-
tective system. seek so derive our revecue
from internal taxes, we daily advertise our
readiness TO pay a high premium as the price Of
anticipating the maturity or our bonded debt
And further. let me suggest the impressive fact
that more than half OF the railroad IN the world
is on our soil, as of the 800, 900 miles OF existing
railroad we own leo, 600. and in conducting our
home trade or the daily commercial transactions
by rail pursues lines as long as do the average
tramp ships Of Great Britain in the pursuit Of
foreign markets for the surplus productions Of
her under-paid laborsrs.
~ find a measure Of qualification in this, my
fifteenth nomination for Congress, such as none
| of it's predecessors brought me. Having partici
pated in the necessary legislation for tho main
tenancs of the war; for the reconstruction of the
States whose constit1tIons had been over
thrown; the reoreanization OF the Union: for
providing the means Of liquidating our un-
paralleled war debt: for the creation and MAIN
tenance OF industries which In their diversified
ton aud annual production exceed those of anv
other people. and IN providing by legislation and
constitutional provisions for ~effecting the abo-
litiou OF slavery, whereby millions of freedmen
were invested with the duties OF husband. father
and citizen. ! hope by participating in the
Fifty-hrst Congress to cooperate in providing
for the absolute perpetuation of all these bene6-
cent results. | am the more grateful for this
reconciliation because l believe that the re-
election which will sssuredly follow it will en-
able me, by supporting the ADMINISTRATION Of
Harrison and Morton. to participate in promot-
ing such general development OF the unmeas.
ured natural resources of the South as will bind
the hitherto warning sections OF the country In
bonds of common interests, and make the Amer
lean people henceforth and for all time enc
people VINO will dwell under the enli ghtsued
and liberal government OK the foremost nation
of the world"