New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-11

have never been successfully answered. chcers) They
come now with peculiar force to repel the feetade
argument that the farmer Is being robbed by the tafi
THE FETTERs ON TRADE.
The new Tariff law puts no letters on trade, but
removes such as no longer required for our own
defence and abe needs Of the Treasury. 1t gives us
wider freer trade regardful Of interests and
occupations than enjoyed under any tariff law
1t maes reciprocity possible which has heretofore been
next 10 impossible and under the provisions OF the
new law and within four months Of its passage Presl
dent Harrison and his illustrous Secretary OF state
have concluded a treaty with Brazil valuable to our
country in the extensions of its trade. (Checrs we
have opened up another avenue to the worlds markets.
regarded by better than our home markets Tin
which view do not concur by giving the American
manufacturer free material for the export trade
Under this provision, any citizen OF this country can
import any material he pleases pay the duty fixed by
law take it out and manufacture 1t into the finished
product take IT back to the custom house and enter 1t
for the foreign market and the Government refunds him
90 per cent Of the duty paid the imported material
within per cent of free trade. 1t makes all materials
OF foreign production for spbuidng to be used In the
foreign trade free. 1t has prohibition In 1t, except
that IL prohibits the importation of obscene literature
pictures images, figures and everything else of'an I'M
moral nature u prohibits the landing in this country
Of the products of the prison labor OF other countries
to compete with the free labor of and In the in
terest OF our producers it prohibits the Govern
ment from importing any foreign article except upon
the terms exaced of its citizens. Under this law
the Government cannot 90 abroad and buy what 1t can
get at home without paying the duty Tho result
win be that the Government hereafter will buy more at
home and less abroad and it ought to. (Applause.l
The Misrepresentation Of the new law by certain
papers and orators have been serious and persistent
that many good people have been preudlced against
II. 1t Is true that experience Is fast removing that
prejudice, and will do still more In that way as time
IN, demonstration.
course of the frcetrade Journals OF The country Is not
novel in history They have failed TO make
similar misrepresentation and false prophecies when
new protective law was substituted or passed These
doubtless be with us while tariffs last. For example
here is an editorial OF New York evening Journal OF
omse Of alT SS the
Tariff law Of 1894; let me read 1t.
Won the a as s by e wSGne W 6 0
any nger nG occupants for costly Pei Of stores
empt from its grinding opemtloni
The poorer classes, especially. must feel its effect
clothing they and their families wear and every mouth
full they eat or drink, save cold water and to that
will they ere long be reduced Uaughter)
THE SAME OLD WHINE
What familiar tone this has daughter and APP
plause.) How lihe the editorial OF the same paper
written in october and November, 1890, and yet IT
was written sixtyseven years ago. When saw 1t
for the first time few days ago, IL read for all the
world like the one / had seen In the same paper
idSt year udy lOllOWlnB my VpOTJ VI thc hO"
Tariff bill IanghterD None. Of these awful proph-
ecies were fulfilled; none Of these dire results en-
sned The nati2p was not pafied but Gac d =.
your costly piles of stores and dwelling houses, they
costly ones the poorer ciasscs were not driven to cold
water their only food and diet but their labor
Th @ H state anu and the enc counting under PtI
tariff, moved on to higher tumphs IN industrial prog
ress and to higher and better destiny for all Of its
History seems to be repeating itself, the predc.
prophets US Is those hos Of is2G Mppanse ~ '''
Prosperity has silenced false prophecy. Trade and
experience have been dlspelling its omens Of evil
The show windows have already conti9dlcted the
freetrade writer and forced him To revise his figures,
umns and the merchants daily price lists have i'm
peached the false testimony Of the free trade orator and
the false philosophy Of the freetade professor ZAP
May not be pardoned for suggesting that hereafter
absolute verify received with doubt suspicion
be safest and will insure the PEOPLE against deception.
PROJECTIONS DEFENDER.
Protection lad abler advocate and defender
than Horace Greeley. Npplause) His work on Po-
nca Economy" published in 1870, is as clear an OK
position Of the whole economic subject as any work
published before since. 1t is within the compre-
hension Of also plain and lucid and simple that the
commoncst mind grasp and understand 1t. His dc
bate with Samuel j. Tden was valuable contribution
to this vexed subject while his daily contributions TO
with dispelng freetrade theories and making and keep
ing public sentiment in favor Of the American system
the paper has under its present able management never
deviated In Its devotion 10 the protective that
port to the great cause never weak or wavering
1t has struck hard blows for the system 1t has fought
hard fight In city whose sentiment was more fro
quently adverse than friendly and whose press, with
few exceptions, were fighting on the side Of free trade
congratulate The Tribune and its managers that
this issTe H. failed to win m vcSTy
thu question OF protective tariff, or n
American people, the people with It,. and
their verdict was in favor Of the American and against
the British system. Npplause) Nor can we doubt
issue may be blinded by other considerations it may
be subordnaed for time 70 other questions but When
interests and industries are involved whose wages
and are Gnn0t Re az o to
lies and fellowcltizelss, and in opposition TO the
progress ana glory O. the RuG 3Sc naon have
epeees 'a prophco inc words are m Of truth
courage and hope and we fos can well adopt them %
about a to eaS1t Of peSPG
tons ms and reiooc that snch is the welcome
the conflict for feel entirely assured AS to the ultimate
issue Bull Buns and and, III T an may and S
pomattox.' Applausel 49,, -. ,o,.,,oo,su -,
Industry has It's campaigns and us battlehelds and
Acatlons God grant us the wisdom and virtue to
press forward on the shining patti thus opened plainly
before us 10 the end that labor NAV be fully en-
ployed and fairly accompanied and that age after age
growth Of our people in all the arts of peace-al the
| elements of national well being. .
congratulate The Tribune tonight Whether 1t
faces the past or whether 1t faces the future IL can
| do II with pride and exultation. Great cheerngo
CHAUNCEY NJ DEPEW.
| Mr.. Van der Stucken now took Mr.. Damrosch's
place as conductor, and the orchestra played his
Festival March," after which Mr.. McElroy
introduced Mr.. Depew in these words: The link
which connects The Tribune Of the past with
| The Tribune of the present. we are happy to say
| Is not missing The favorite son of this metrop'
oils, the best beloved public man since Henry Clay