Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-01
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Self Preservation Calls Out for Free
Coal and Free Ore.

Self Preservation Calls Out for Free
Coal and Free Ore.
Boston Herald.
Senator BAR OF New Hampshire has APP
parently entered upon road which tue
senators and rtpr-s, Mt ittves OF the other
New England states will shortly be- forced
b7 pubic opinion to travel when he says:
81 am earnestly In favor OF such changes in
the preselt tariff law as will admit free OF
duty into this section Of the country iron
ore and coal from the provinces. We can
not afford to see the industries OF New Eng
land paralyzed for want Of cheap raw
MATERIAL
As we have on several occasions pointed
out, there is steadily growing opinion In
this part OF the country that 1t Is about
line Tor New q CHAMBERS to look QUE for
New England. Ia number OF highly i'm
portent matters We have permitted what
were distinctly our local interests to be
sacrificed at the bidding and for the welfare
o. oilers. More than half centu-Y ago
Daniel Webster predio'ed the downfall Of
what WI the greatest industrial interest
that New England posse-sed, her merchant
marine, as Il result of ha imposition Oft taxes
upon tine various articles that enter INFO
the construction and maintenance OF SHIPS.
There eau be- no doubt that II 10 had NOE
been for the restrictions OF orr registration
laws, and the tremendous burdens
imposed by the protective tariff, New Eng
tand ship merchants would now possess
II ets OF vessels which, In number, size and
equipment, would surpass those OF old
EIgiaud to the same extent that the Eng.
lsh merchant marine aurpasses that OF
Francs or Germany. II II had not been for
these cEecRs the troubles of the war OF the
rebsllion would have bsen recovered from
aa quickly as the troubles incident to the
war of 1879, and our nation would now be
what It was In a fair way to be so years
ago, the greatest commercial nation In the
world, having the lager part of its mer-
chant TONNAGE owned and commanded by
the people OF New England.
These opportunities have been taken
from US, and those Now Englanders who
would now he carrying the American Gag
to every known sort on the surface OF the
globe have been compelled TO torego tie
Developments OF what was with them
natural aptitude, to turn their attention o
| other occupations, ard TO make the best
use that they could OF n somewhat hard
situation The sacrifice thus made WIS
distiI city sectional one. for the rsason
that the shipping interest Of the United
States was largely centred In New England
| lines.
| sill more recently we have he'd to wit.
| nes he gradual decline, snd In many In
| san es the extinction, of once reasonably
/ fiouri.hlBg iron manufRcturii < busine,s
4 Nature has not favored New England with
/ icon AMI coal deposits tn quantity and
4 quality which Will compare viii other more
/ favored pacGs Of the world, bur as the
4 elr.s iron working establishments on the
4 American continent started In N4w Eng
! land, so from tina time to this our people
/ have possessed an aptitude for work of this
/ kind which would easily give them he pos.
/ session OF large trHds, II ARTIFICIAL oh-ta
I cles were not thrown in their way. There
are iron and coal In the Canadian prov
NF,s 80. 81,
very doors These could be obtained in
4 inexhaustlble quantity aud at prices which
would tasily enshle US to command all OF
our local iron trade, II wa were not re.
str G ed by national legislation.
We are told by the New York Tribune
that Pennsylvania will object to the demaud
for free coal and iron ore and n reduced
tax on pig iron, AMI that her objection viii
constitute II veto on our request. In short
that we must consent to witness the
stTanBnlA'lon Of what was once great
local industry, and what might be 10 Il o
future still rreater local industry, b !.
cause Pennsylvania iron masters and coal
harons wish to take the profits OF New Eng
land trade to Themselves. This 10 pleasing
Information. Bur is 1t not tims for N.w
England 10 assert her right TO certain
share IN her own w.lfare2 Self pre-
servation Is the first law of nature. and II
ssems to US that II Democrats and Rspub-
llchnS IN Iue hthtb OF HsupeylVhulR can
readily unite 10 the halls OF Congress fol-
ths purpose Of fostering tina interests ri
Pennsylvania, there ought to be lit.le dim
Guilty experienced IN forming a union be.
tween the senators and representatives
from the eastern STATES, not so much Il
foster the interests Of New EaglRnd IA tc
prevent the absolute extinction OF some o.
this Industries that have IN the past beer
the causes Of the wealth, prosperity and
contentment OF her people.
This may be species OF saotionalsm
hut It Ia sectionalism that IL forced upon
US, not by our own will, but by the act4 ol
Others. The Pennsylvania representative
In Congress oan usually be found voting W
II urit for the welfare of Pennsylvania Oh
for such sectional measures IA, in theil
opiutnn, will prevent Pennsylvania from
suffering lc4s. The sams can be said .
ONO ana other s'atea. Ard are we Of New
England 10 b. the only ones to show sec
,, tlanal dlsirteres'e ness As senator B al
points out, wne1 It come 10 the questici
Of the extinction OF NAw Englani inter
est, II Is about time for N.w England TO d
something in tha way OF protesting an,
vetding. We fancy TINT the position tina
the New Hampshire senator has taken Il
this respect Ia demanding free coal an
FREQ iron IA QUO watch the other senator
: aud rapresantat' vst OF this section of tn
country hAv4 either privately taksn, o
I vii soon na c2mpe'lad to taRe oY til
!, growth 1f an itl1.ts'iba public Opinion
:, Whtaa Will not rest patient white a gsea
!, Industry, which would give employment Z
hpni is Of thousands Of our people
= nsgtiessly sacrificed.