The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-19
:. -, H., M American. Form

orlv the heart Of the pairioiiC ''"~'u "
NO rnited States thrilled with pride
when he read tina, one o o1F Baltimore
-. hal beaten an English vessel In
race across tie Atlantic Bat
.ncs Thing, d. not happen now AMI
low treat and utter has been The over
~. both OF ship building aud our
,ar,ino trade LET ohcial dgrres tell. We
mote from the American Almanac ior
1887.
From 1916 10 1869 a revenue tariff was
the law Of the United States when IN
,o.,d on an average, a much lower rate
Of du,v than the MILE BILL but ever
since the war 2 high protective tariff has
existed, AMI nov exists
How stood our Carrying trade ID our
own vessel. ia 1850, and during The as.
cogs from 1850. and low stands If now 3
In 1850 The foreign tonnage Of American
yo..sl. wa. $4,000. tons, So 1850 j
va. 2s;o8o5: an increase If 9a5'l-
ton. or saw about Is per cent just as
,ns,rf.ctg,e. f3rii.le3 and grew unaer
. revenue tariff. so dit our carrying
trade and our mer-Laa, marine. ln l'o'
,be tonnage Of tie world was as follow"
viz: Tons.
The United states .....-....' XXI, .sQ
Great britain ---- ... -''-' 5.u.-.,
This was one Of the most conspicuous
and use MI fruits Of the Democratic
policy: bu. what haze tie Republicans
done. Have they fos,ered and preserycc
tina, rrea, American industry, No they
have destroyed it, and ii put in power
again will forever prevent its resusciia'
ton
ynea the tonnage Of the United states
was nearly equal to that Of Great Britain
and also to that of all other nations OF
the world. Since 1860 the foreign com
merce Of tie United states has increased
enormously, and every people who have
sbips have obtained portion OF IL e4-
con, the United states. The suoioiaed
table shows the increase TO 1880 ana
who has benefited by it
Great Bfltain from o3- 00l tons % I.H5VNto.ns.
Germany i'n'D''
sweden and q. a6.e. " i23i0oO
Norway 49, BE- 1.fnen
Austria 49, d. ~ l9
Portugal t"-' q
In 1860 American vessels carried OF
our foreign trade 10 the value OF S'oH-
a47.7j7. or sixly-hye AMI half per cent.
of the whole. and fore ga vessels 10 tle
value Of $2jJ0iO;9j OF 'h.Fiy-iou' and
a half peg ceat Bu, ia 1856 we carried
but Se27el7 GOO, or just sixteen per cent
of the trade of tast year, while fore 20
yesscl- got eign'y-lour per cent
In 1886 the imports and exports com
bined which American ships transported
amounted in yolae TO S.-loiaooO, while
Tie amount cent abroad from our ports
and brought in from Other ports Ia Tie
.hips Of other nations reached The en-
otmor. son of $lt.955e91i most Of b
in English vessels. Uace Sc could {
only carry abroad our oHn Produois-
agricultural aud mauciaciured-but add
10 our resources by carrying for other
powers.
How much tax the present condition
OF thin.s imposes upon the American
people We are MT able 10 sag exactly bu.
We have seen il estimated al more Than
$500 100000. Mos, Of Ibis goes to our
rival. Great Britain, aud is SO much
money We pay annually 20 that country
TO support her navy aad ada 10 ben
wealth and strengthen Ter in the race ioi
supremacy with Us.
The Republicans admit our almost
total loss of a merchant navy, and are
fond of atiIibut.ng II 10 the depreciation
Of two OF three Confederate cruisers d
quarter Of a century ago But If thi'
cause put a check on TIE voyage oil
American vessels, while the cruisers were
aaoat. there is no reason shy il should
90 so now. The Alabama and bel
sisters have ceas-l to commit their raw
ages FOX nearly twen,y-louryears. They
were like storm or food, doing dam
age for the time being only, but leaving
the crops to grow tue next year as vel
as ever. Ii the Republicans are right
whenever the Alabama disappeared oul
: ships should have reappeared But they
have not: aud we must look some wher,
else for an explanation Of why they
have not resumed that Old activity anC
again traverse the seas
That explanation Is found in the huge
protective tariff which the Republicans
imposed upon US. which hampers tia
and all other enterprises in which VI
have competition. A heavy duty is nov
laid upon nearly everything that enter
into the construction of ship-upOn III
iron aud steel that binds her together
upon the million OF feet OF timber useI
to build her, upon the spars that sup