The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-01-17

Mr., Cleveland quoted literally |
,elierson's first inaugural address:
Equal and exact Justice to all men;
peace, commerce and honest friend
snip with all misunderstanding
alliances with none; the support of
'he State governments in all their
rights; the preservation of the gen,
el government in its whole constitu-
aon vlgor; jealous care of the right
Vi election by the people; absolute
"cquiesence in the decisions of the
majority; the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority; econ
omy In the public expenses; the
honest payment OF our debts and
sacred preservation of the public
'alth; the encouragement OF agricul-
lure and commerce as its handmade,
ana freedom of religion. freedom OF
'hepress and freedom of the person"
The encouragement of agricul-
lure and commerce as its handmade"
says Mr.. Jefferson, but as the Ledger
points out no word OF encouragement
lot American manufacturer, which
indeed up to the year 1901, made
up so small a fraction of our trade,
mat they had not yet arisen to the
dignity of place in a Presidents
message.
This was Mr.. Cleveland's correct
quotation of Jefferson's sentence as
Jefferson wrote it.
But as the occasion was Jackson
Day. why asks the Ledger should
Mr. Cleveland not have quoted
Jackson's doctrine" as Jackson
wrote it? Here is the Jackson way
OF 1t; with regard to a proper Sc
lection Of the subjects of import
duties with view to revenue, it
would seem to me that the spirit of
equity, caution and compromise, on
which the Constitution was framed,
require that the great interests of
agriculture, commerce and maniac
tines should be equally favored"
Mr.. Clveland's Jefferson syllabus
omlts manufactures" for there were
next to none to speak Of in Jeffer-
sons day, but Jackson's declaration
does include them, because, during
and after the memorable ''Embar-
60" manufactures had taken frmer
position as one of the great indus
trial interests of the country.
Agriculture, commerce and man.
utactures are grouped together
Throughout most of Jackson's mess
age to Congress. In his second
annual Message he goes futher, and
strikes strong blow for protection
to manufactures-giving reasons
! and Constitutional argument in sup
port Of his position. Speaking Of the
contention of those who at that time
denied the right of Congress to ds-
criminate for the protection of man
ufactures, he said that, If that were
; So" our political system would
present the anomaly Of a people
a stripped OF the right to foster Mei'
r oaVn industry lin order to counterfeit
the most selfish and destructive pol
icy that might be adopted by foreign
S nations. This surely cannot be the
II case" &c. "In this conclusion,
S am confirmed X x by the opinions
S Of President Washington, Jefferson,
t Madison and Monroe, &c.
Such views shine all though Jack
: sons messages, and if we leap now
o from his second message to the
n seventh, we will find them set forth
a in the same firm style. LET us
II trust" he says, chat by the contin
IS ued observance of economy, and BY
e harmonizing the great interests o
:, agriculture, manufactures and com
$ merce, much more may be accom-
l. plished to diminish the burdens o
Government and to increase still
further the enterprise and patriotic
d affection of all classes of our citizen:
a and all members of our happy con
n federacy."
,r There is great deal more that We
e might cite from Jackson to go along
st side of Mr.. Cleveland's citations
is from Jefferson. But the foregoing
IS are all-suficient to show that while
l. Jackson was undoubtedly true
}. "revenue reformer," he was also ;
1t true protectionist.