, 1889-03-07

| was energeti. ally directed to the duty of
eauipping the Young republic for the de.
fense of independence by making its peo.
pie self.dependent. Societies for some
use Of domestics in the dress of the people
we're organized in many states. The re.
vival at the end of the century of some
patriotic interest In the presentation and
development of the domestic industries
and defense of our working people, which
was injured by foreign competition is an
incident worthy of our attention. II Is
not departure but return that we have
| witnessed.
OPPONENTS OF PROTECTION.
The protective policy had then its op-
ponents. The argument was made as now
that its benefits enured to particular
classes or sections, and IL the question be-
| came In any sense or at any time sectional,
1t was only because slavery existed in some
of the states. But for this, there was no
reason why cotton producing states should
New England states In the production Of
cotton fairies. There was this reason
only why the states we're then divided
why Pennsylvania, with the mineral
treasures of the great southeastern and
central mountain ranges, should have
been so tardy in bringing to
the smelling. furnace and to the
hillsides The mill fires were lighted
at the funeral pyre of slavery. The eman.
cipation proclamation was heard in the
depths of the earth as we'll as in the sky.
Then were we made free and material
things became our better servants, Sec.
tional resentment has happily been elm.
mated from the tariff discussion. We
have no longer states that are necessarily
only planting states. None are excluded
l.. av,v hot Goa oF
suit among people which brings wealth
and contentment. The cotton plantations
will not be less valuable, when the pro.
ducts are spun in the country towns by
operatives whose necessities call for
diversified crops and create home demand
for garden and agricultural products.
Every new furnace and factory is an ex-
tension of the productive capacity of the
state more real and valuable than any
added territory.
REFERRING TO TIE SOUTH.
Shall prejudice and paralysis of slavery
continue to hang upon the skirts of pro-
gressp How long will those who rejoice
that slavery no longer exists cherish and
their communities and look hopefully to
the continuance OF our protective system
and to the consequent development OF
manufacturing and mining enterprises in
states hitherto wholly given to agriculture
as q potent influence in the perfect unifca-
tion Of our people? Men who have in.
vested their capital in these enterprises;
neighborhood, and men who work in
shop or field will not fail to find and de-
fend their community Of interest. 1t Is
not quite possible that the farmers and
promoters of great mining and manufacture
ing enterprises which have recently been
established in the South may yet find that
the free ballot of the workinRman, with
out any distinction of race, is needed for
their defense as we'll as for his own? lido
now accept the tariff views of Clay and the
constitutional expeditions of Webster,
would courageously avow and defend their
convictions they would not find it difficult
| by friendly instruction and cooperation to
make the black man their efficient and safe
attorney, not only in establishing the cor
rect principles in our national administra-
tion, but in preserving for their local com.
munities the benefits of social order and
economical and honest government, at
least until the good Offices of kindness and
education have been fairly tried, con-
| trary conclusion cannot be plausibly urged.
I have all along rejected the suggestion Of
a specially executed policy for any section
of our country.
| DUTY OF THE EXECUTIvE.
I It is the duty of the executive to admin
lister and enforce in methods and by the
instrumentalities pointed out and framed
by the constitution all the laws enacted
by congress. These laws are general and
their administration should be of uniform
equality, As a citizen may not elect what
laws he may obey, neither may the execu.
tive elect which he will enforce. Duty to
| ohou ord oxacuka oruhracaa tho uatiku-
tion in its entirety, and the whole code OF
laws enacted under it. The evil example
of permitting individuals, corporations or
communities to nullify laws because they
CROSS some selfish or local interests or pre-
judices is full Of danger. not only to the
Union at large, but much more to those
who use this pernicious expedient to es.
cape their obligations or obtain an unjust
advantage over others. They will pres
emily themselves be compelled to appeal to
the law for protection, and those who
that use of it to others. II
, our great corporations would more
, scrupulously observe their legal limi-
tations and duties they would have less
| cause to complain of unlawful limitations
, of their rights. or violent interference
with their operations. community that
} by concert open and secret action among
its citizens denies to portion of its mem.
. bers their rights under the law has sew:
/ prosperity. The evil works from q bad
center both ways. II demoralizes those
who practice it. and destroys the faith oi
those who suffer by it the inefficiency Of
law as safe protector. The man 10
, whose breast that faith has been darkened
ia naturally subject Of dangerous ana
1 uncanny. suRgestions. Those who use sucf