The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-05-15
PROJECTIONS FRIENDS.
TARIFF ARGUMENTS OF TO-DAY THE
SAME AS YEARS AGO.

SAME AS YEARS AGO
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Gated fro'ect,"n-The Interests OF MAN
"faetnrer and Farmer Alike Consulted
W sna ,aaar :, .ha str,.o,e for
p,o+.,,.,;a,, a ,.a,,r,,l,,c,;on - ~ ar,,r-
,na,ts f,r Fraa-trada ,,b;ch tho Ameri.
c.,r ,,.,,l. d.hatad cons;dorad and ron.
dann.d a. ,,sonnd ,.cars moo II takes
n .,..... mo-, ILL Dar;,1 wnhster IN ac-
l,,,n,,.la1,,a ,l,at ha IL ,Yroue Mr. Web.
p,.r IL, Ia s,,.,.,.b a,,ainst the tariff of
1891 mad. as strong an argument for
Fr...-+,..,,l.. ~ can IA. nr,ad today This
ha,,.,.,-ar ia not dafeat tho nassage of
tho III ana a. tho rasult of mature de.
l;b.r,,;on Mr. Wahster bacamo n load.
;,o ,.l,a,n,i,p ~ tho protactive toriff
.vs+a,u n, first ey,~,t Question nand-
ine, ,h. adnnt;nn of any national fsral
uoli,.v is How we shall most snrelv and
fully a.v.lon tho ,utiro industrial ca.
nacitv of flo naomi.
Hax-;n,, adn,tpa s,,ch - ,.ob,.v stick IA
Try
co,nnarison with som, other country
p.h;cb bos d;ff.r.,, 6.cal nolirv il can
ba ,ra,.,d Tint thu entire industrial
e.ra,.i+,. ~ that n.,,,,lc is moro fnllv do.
Voinned aud am,,Inved and the u4onle
moro r,rn.u.rnns hotter remunerst,d for
ialor. and that nation more uro.perous
ANY 6S,.al noliev which brings Ia hear
dieastrnnsly mon vounv manufactures
the fatal competition nf thsir older and
far stronger rivals located in lands
where those manufactures have long ago
boon loented md whore they have at
tsi nod ,brouub n,es of nros,erous
provvtb n r;ne and hardy maturity is
absurdlv short sighted
Tho .,ro.t minds uho framed advo-
coted and sernr,d fine adont;on of the
federal constitution were not manufzc-
tnrers nor Interested in manufactures
and thev were naarlv rnonimou. in cou.
meudiug tbe fostering of home mann.
fa,t,res l,v ,lisc,;min,tiu,, nrotective dn-
ties an tbe;r foreie,p rivals They very
CORRECTLY believed th,,t hv this measure
they were helpinp tn. American farmer
by creating larger nearer steadier and
better markets far their nrodncts Gen
Washington in his first animal message
declared TINT the safetv md interest of
fine ueonle reou;red thot manufactures
should he nromoted and in b;s second
animal MESSAGE said. "congress has re-
unatedlv and not without success. di
rected its attention 70 the encourage
mpnt of manufactures The object IL of
too much consequence not to insure n
coutin,,once of its efforts in every wav
which shall apnoar ELIGIBLE"
Washington was never interested in
manufactures. but wa. a farmer. as was
Jefferson who in his second animal mes
sage. familiar TO every one speaks of the
Protection of the manufacturers as one
of the landmarks nv which we oupht to
guide ourselves and insists upon the
necessity of continuing this as the rule
of our action 70 insure orr NATIONAL
prosperity
Presidents Madison and Monroe also
clearly saw the necessity of protecting,
preserving and pronotinp orr mann.
factur,.s and SO EXPRESSED themselves in
yarions messages To congress In his
seventh annual message Mr. Madison said
I'm adjusting the duties ON imports TO
the object of revenue. the Influence of
the tariff on manufactures will necessa
rilv present itself for consideration
However wise the theory NAV be which
leaves TO the sapacitv and interest of in
dividuals the application of their indus
try and resources there are in this. as in
ali other cases executions TO the general
rn1e Hesides the condition which ,be
theory itself implies. of a reciprocal adop.
tion Inv other nations exncrience teaches
that so many circumstances must concur
in introducing and maturing manufac.
turing establishments. especially of the
more complicated kinds that n country
NAV long remain without them. although
sufficiently advanced and in some re-
spects even pcculiarly fitted for CARRYING
them on with suecess
..Jp selectine tLe branches more pc.
peciallv entitled ia nublic natronage n
preference il obviously claimed Nv such
as will relieve the United States from a
dependence ON foreign supplies. even
subject to casual failures. for articles
necessary for the public defense. or con.
nected with tbe urinary wants Of indi
,.;dn.Is II will l., an ,dd;t;on,l recom
..:,,s.. .s'o
'iiei'''.,,on loi p,i''euia, 'ii"''''i"o.ureS
wheii the liiateriais ror theili are extern,
slyely drawn from our agriculture, and
consequently imparts and insures to that
great fund of national prosperity and in
dependence an announcement which
cannot fail to Ina rewarded
NJ. Aloxondar Do,los +ha o,1o soo
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Madlsons message with special report
drawn up in obetllepce to u requirement