New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-24
a. orFs1yON OF PATRIOTISM.

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campaign, which was printed in full in yester,
DAVIS TRIBUNE, may well serve as the text OF
serious thought in other states as we'll lie spends
little time upon local issues Even his warm
and well-deserved tribute to Major Mckinney Is
for services which that great leader has rem
dered to the people of all the States, and MOI
70 ono State alone. The one question which
Mr.. Shayne treats, earnestly and with power IS
whether American citizens should by their vote
helm their own or a foreign country Shall we
have industrial independence or become COM
mercially the bond-slaves OF Great Britain or
OF Europe?
1t seems strange that there can be contro
versy between parties on such an issue. MP
Shayne most forcibly asks:
II capitalist were TO como to Pomeroy to invest q
million dollars and would leave It to the citizens OF
this town whether he would locate here or IN YVES.
Virginia how would you vote on that question: "ou.
You not vote to have him invest his capital IN PomeiVs
You surely would. because you know by inc III
vestment of that money labor would find empioy"o"'
and the money would remain here Now II you "ero
called upon TO vote whether that same manulaeturhs
establishment should be located in Ohio or in Vrsi'
how would You vote? You would vote to nave IL
located I'm Ohio Now when you are called UP 10 cast
your vote whether you desire the capital invested
in this country 10 build manufacturing establishments
and give employment to labor, or to send your soiN
TO Europe TO buy what they manufacture there now
will you votes That is the question: ana t1"V 10 i
that there is Of this whole issue.
lie shows how the new tariff has already
caused the establishment Of many new works,
hundreds transferred bodily from Europe to this
country, and greater number built up by our
own people because capital ha. been encouraged
to expect safety in supplying the home market
How is it possible that Americans OF any party
should object to this development when every
one OF them Republican or Democratic would
vote with zeal TO secure such works for his own
town or State rather than some other? In
most of the States the people of many localities
voluntarily tax themselves in order to secure
the advantages which development OF indus
tries gives them. What sort of logic is that
which will rejoice at the location OF new mill
in the neghborhood, and sacrifice much to Sc
cure it. but will refuse TO vote for the pollcy
which builds I'D such works all over the coun-
try. and transfers them bodily from Europe 10
America? Ii is indeed, as MIR. Sbayne s9ys,
National issue about which Republicans and
Democrats ought not TO differ
1t is a struggle for commercial supremacy between
Tho manufacturers mechanics and laborers Of Europe
ar the Manufacturers mechanics and laborers OF your
own country That is the issue IN this campaign.
The manufacturers Of England, France aud Germany
through their agents IN this country, are unlted 70
defeat the protection which sustans u.s. Wmie on my
way 70 Saratoga IN the early part Of this month'
mariner In ono OF the largest importing houses IN New
York told me that the importers of New-YorR City
wete raising fund OF $500 600 TO send into Ohio 70
aid In eecting Mr. Campbell, and that his Erin mac
| contributed $500 to the fund.
No evidence is needed of the passionate
anxiety of foreign Powers and manufacturers
and their agents in this country through whom
most of the importing is done, TO break dowI
the American. deienceS against them Every
man who meets representatives OF that class
whether abroad or here, is at once impressed
with their intense hostility to the measure which
builds up American industries. This rs no
strange, nor is it discreditabe. They love thei
own country and it's prosperity. But what Is q
be said Of Americans il they do not help u
promote the prosperity of their country? MI
Shayne is perhaps not quite fair to all Demo
Gratis when he implies that they desire to de
press home industry. Thus he says:
If an American citizen desires to bring about sucl
condition that our factories and mills will stop
Va $500
men out Of employment that IS HIS right.
Most of those who oppose Protection thinl
only of the imagined cost and burden, just a
some persons value church privileges, but d
not want to pay any pew-rent. For such PEG
pie the only argument is the fact that Protec
ton does not enhance the cost OF things the,
buy. nor increase the cost Of living. But if
did the enormous benefits secured would ia
outweigh the sacrifice, so that the trouble is no
only neglect of patriotism for selfshness, bu
for short-slghted and suicidal selfshness Il
his review of the results of different tariffs, MI
Shame makes it clear that the Free Trade pol
ICY, which promotes foreign trade at the ex
pense of home industries, has ever been fol
lowed by disasters in which people of a
classes have shared. The more noble policy
which looks to the welfare of American labo
sld the upbuilding Of home industry, is ais
in the end the most profitable for individuals, a
for the land we ought to love.