The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-08


nme I. page AT.
"ft sohappened that while the advocates
Of the American System were calling 80
earnestly for government protection 10
enable them to sustain themselves At
home that The Custom House books were
showing that great many species OF our
manufacturers, and especially the cotton
goods, were going abroad to Gar distant
countries, and sustaining themselves on
remote theatres against all competition
and beyond the range OF any help from
our laws. Mr. Clay himself spoke Of these
expectations to show the excellence OF our
fabrics; and that they were worth p,o-
lection; ! used the tame iact 10 show thu
they wsre independent OF protection, and
said,
"And here would ask, how many and
which ale the articles that require the
present high rate OF pro,ectioni Certain
ly not the cotton manufacturers, for the
senator from Kentucky Mr. Ciayl who ap-
pears on this floor as the leading champion
of domestic manufactures, and whose ad j.
missions OF facts must be conclusive
against his arguments Of theory, this SEN
ator tells you, end dwells upon the dis
closure with triumphant exul,atlon, that
American eot,ons are now exported to
Asia and sold at profit In the cotton
markets of Canton and Calcutta. Surely,
sir. our tariff laws OF ISaa and IsaS are not
In force in Bengal and China, and appeal
TO all mankind for the ruth Of the Infer
enee that II our cot,ons can go 10 these
countries and be cold at profit withou,
any protection al all they can stay at home
and be sold to our own citlxeEs, withou
loss under less protection than so per
eentuml One fact Mr. President, Is said
TO be worth bundled thousand theories;
will add that Il is worth hundred thous-
and speeches; and this fact that the Amer
lean cottons now traverse the one-half OF
the circumference of this g'obe--eross the
equlnoctial line. descend 10 the Antlpodes,
seek foreign markets on the double theatre
Of British and Asiatic competition and
come of victorious from the contest, Il a
full and overwhelming answer 10 all the
speeches that have been made, or even
be made. In favor Of high protective duties
on these cottons al home. The only ef-
feet Of such duties Is to cut of imporsa-
etotla- 10 rrsnaa r,,onnasl. - 49,. A..
enable our manufacturers TO sell their
goods higher to their own Christian fel-
low-eltiEens than TO the pagan worship
Pers OF Fo and Of Brahmal To enable the
inhabitants OF the Ganges and the Brr-
rampooter to wear American cottons up
on cheaper terms than the inhabitants OF
the Ohio and Mississippi. and every wes,
ern citizen knows the fact that when these
shipments of American eottons were being
maee 10 the extremities of AsIa the price
Of these eotions were actually raised 40
and 7s per cent In all the towns OF the
west; with the further difference to our
prejudice that we can only pay f1r them
in money, while the inhabliant, Of Asia
make payment In the products OF their
own country.
"This Is what the gentleman's admission
proves; but do not come here TO argue
upon adu.issions. whether candid or nn-
guarded, OF the adverse speakers. bring
my own facts and proofs; AID, really. sir
have a mind to eornplaln.ihat the gen.
tienan's admiss'on about co,tons has
crippled the force Of my argument; that Il
has weakened It's effect by letting out hall
at time. and destroyed It's novelty by an
anticipated revelation. rhe truth Is,
have this fact chat we exported domestic
cottons) treasured up In my magazine ol
material, and intended to produce Il at the
proper time to show that We exported this
article, not To Canton and Calestta alone
but TO all quarters ofthe globe; not few
cargoes only, by way of experiment, buI
In great quanses, as a regular trade to the
amount Of million and quarter Of dol
lars annually; and tina, Of this amount. no
less than 100000 worth, In the year 1880
had done what the combined fleets and
armies Of the world could not do; H. had
scaled the Rock 1f Gibraltar, penetrated
to the heart OF the British garrison, taken
possession of his Britannic Maiesty's
soldiers, bound their arms,legs and bodies,
and Strutted in triumph over the ramparls
and batteries OF that unstiackable fortress !.
And now, sir, ! will use no more of the
gentleman's admissions; will draw upon
my own resources, and will show nearly
the whole list of our domestic manufact-
ures to be In the same Aourishing condi-
ton with cotions, actually going abroad
to seek competition, without protection.
In every foreign cline, and eontendIng
VIGOROUSLY with foreign manufactures
whenever they can encounter them. !
read from the Custom House returns OF
rS3o-lhe last has been printed Listen
oit.
This is the list Of domestic manufac-
tures exported to foreign countries. II com
prehends the whole or nearly the whole Of
that long catalogue Of items, which the
senator from Kentucky. (Mr Clay, read 70
us on the second day Of his discourse, and
shows the whole to be going abroad with.
out n shadow Of protection. to seek compe
tition in foreign markets. with the foreign
goods Of all the world. The list Of articles
have read, contains nearly fifty varieties Of
manufactures (and | have omitted man
minor articles) amountingin value TO near
six millions Of dollars And now behold the
diversity of human reasoning. The senator
from Kentuekey exhibits a list Of articles
in the United States. and
argues that the slightest diminution in the
enormous protection they now enjoy will
overwhelm the whole in ruin and cover the
country with distress. ! read the same
identical list, to show that all these articles
go abroad and contend 'yictoriousIy with
their foreign rivals in all foreign markets. .
The DEMCckAT Is In receipt OF COM
municalon making a bitter personal at
tack upon a candidate for county Office.
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