Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-02-01
PROTECTION FOR THE SOUTH.
SENATOR BROWNS ARG UMENI
AGAINST FREE TRADE.
THE SOUTH MUST FOLLOW NEW
ENGLAND's EXAMPLE AND ADOPT
THE REPUBLICAN IDEA OF
FOSTERING HOME INDUSTRIES.

FOSTERING HOME INDUSTRIES.
From tho speech Ct Senator Brown, OF
Georgia, in the U. 5. s., Jan. 10, 1859.
In the proper adjustment of the
tariff am a strong protectiOnist.-
Saw the Government must raise
1850, 900, 900 a year for its ecOuOm-
ical support and to meet its Obliga.
tions, which IS about what will be
necessary, suppose, for the en-
suing year. Now, l would RAISE
this sun and all other sums neces'
ssry to the economical support OF
the Government by tariff taxation
at the custom. house, and would
repeal absolutely the Internal
Revenue laws, with all their aboml.
nations, iniquities, expressions, and
domiciliary vexations. .
In raising the money by tarIn
taxation for the economical support
of the Government, | would so al
Just it as to give all the reasonable
protection in my power to A'nerl
can capital and American labor, IN
preference to foreign capital and
foreign labor. would generally
admit such articles as are raised In
foreign countries and are not raised
in this country duty free, because
the tariff assessed upon articles OF
this character could protect no
body in this country, as nobody
here either raises or manufactures
such articles.
For instance, l would put tea
and coffee on the free-list, we
can raise neither tea nor coffee III
this country to any profitable ex-
tent, and we certainly cannot raise
coffee. Therefore, the tariff I'm
posed upon coffee or tea wonld
protect no American capital and
no American labor is employed 10
the culture of either commodity.
1t follows, therefore, that l would
impose the tax upon such articles
imported from abroad as are pro
duced In this country, so as to give
to American capital invested and
American labor employed in pro
ducing such articles, whatever pro
lection may result from the tarln
imposed upon such articles. While
would put coffee aud tea on the
free list, l would put manufactured
fabrics, both Of wool and cotton
and other like commodities, upon
the dutiable list, because, while
wool and cotton are manufactured
abroad and the product introduced
into this country, and there is al
least All incidental protection tC
the manufacturer of wool or cotton
when a tariff is imposed upon those
commodities imported from abroad
and this incidental protection Is
advantageous to the American
manufacturers until the encourage
ment afforded them by tariff taxa
ton has built up enough of estab
lishments in our country to pro
duce all the commodities of that
character which are needed by ouI
people. In other words, until the
home competition has regulated
the price independently of the
tariff law or the foreign importa.
ton; or till our factories have
reached a point where competition
among themselves regulates prices.
1t has been said In ridlcule, that
our infant industries IN this coun-
try are now hoary with old age,
that the New-England factories are
almost as old as the English fac
tories, and that it is a deception
when 1t Is claimed that they must
be aided by the Government as
infant Industries.
1t is not my purpose at present
to discuss the question as to the
age or maturity of New. England
factories. 1t is enough for me to
know that they are much further
advanced than the mannfaGtsliS1aa
industries OF - II =