The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-20
PROTECTION OUR NATIONAL POL.
ICY.

III
The theory Of the Democratic advocate
OF tariff for revenue only is that England
shall be the workshop and America the
producer OF TODD and crude materials
The theory and practice of tariff fo-
revenue only never had an advocate
among the great statesmen of either party
since the foundation Of the government.
save in John c. Calhoun, who. jealous Of
the prosperity OF the manufacturing
North, wanted free trade with England:
he wanted 10 exchange cotton, the great
staple Of the South, produced by slave
labor, for English goods. rather than de-
velop Northern manufactures and by pro-
lection be Obliged 10 buy Northern goods.
No great statesman Of either party ever
advocated this Calhoun doctrine, South
e-n born and slave bred. The Democratic
statesmen, Jefferson, Clinton, Jackson.
Van Buren,, Marcy. Tilden, Wright. Ran
dali. were al pro.ectionist.. The great
Whig statesmen, Webster. Clay and
Greeley: the great Republican statesmen
Chase. Seward. Lincoln, Conkling Blaine
and Morton. were all protectionists. Out
side OF Calhoun and his slavocracy,
and crazy John Randolph. who said
he never saw sheep that he didn'. feel
like kicking il with both feet, no Ame-i-
can Of eminent talent has ever advocated
tariff for revenue only. or refused TO
heartily support the American policy of
protection 20 American industries and
American labor. The first public act Of
the first congress under the new constitu-
ton N l7ss was protective tariff. framed
by the great Alexander Hamilton, signed
By George Washington, supported by
James Madison and approved always on
principle By Thomas Jefferson. who said:
To be independents to- the comforts OF life We
must tsb-icste them ourselves. Experience has
tsugAt ne that manufactures are COW nsees-
say 20 our Independence as 70 cur corrtor.
The first strong movement for protec-
ton began about lSls-i9. on the heels of
great collapse il the prices o. land and sgri-
cultural products. which had been much
inflated after the war OF lslo-l5. This
movement. for protection was earnestly
| supported by Thomas Jefferson in public
letters and By John c. Calhoun, who after
fi-OA VI q SsSst~4oNss
/ became a free trader Between lsa0 and
1880 New Englsnd's manufacture. grew
enormously. and by this time Calhoun
vas opposed 70 the protective system, for
/ he saw that under slavery manufactures
1 would not flourish and that the South
must buy her goods OF the North or OF
( Europe. Nevertheless, In 1s2i Clay,
Adams T1eESNr, Nd H-ar<1-rj al
( declared advocates OF protection. The
( protective tariff OF 1S2s was opposed by
/ the South, but Jackson supported il, as he
/ had that Of lisa, also opposed by the
( south.
This protective tariff of ISIS placed
/ duty OF 45 per cent. ad va.orem on coarse
I WOODEN and heavy duty on coarse wool,
/ high duty on hemp, duty OF 10 cents =
( gallon on molasses and q heavy duty on
I iron and tax. The tariff OF ISIS was so
! odlous 10 the South that II formed the ex-
. cuse for Calhoun's conspiracy for nulIifca.
/ ton. The compromise tariff OF 1883 fol.
] lowed, under which came commercial
! disaster. When the Wings came into
power in ISL the high protective
Z
1 il was so popular tina. James X. Polk. the
/ Democratic candidate in l>ii, was only
/ able 70 carry Pennsylvania by his adhe-
rents writing on their banners the lying
legend. Polk, Dallas and the tariff OF
! iSi2" This subteriuge elected Polk, and
/ the Democratic so-calied revenue tariff Of
! ls46 replaced that OF l>i2.
I This DapoHers-7N Of
/ lasted until the Democracy went on, of
| power in March, 1851 was 50 disastrous
/ in its influence that the per cent. bonds
OF this country went begging q: discount
OF - per cent. Not only have our protec-
tive tariffs since ls6l yielded more revenue
than the so-calied revenue tariff Of 1876
that existed for fourteen years prior 10
1851. bu; they have ensbled the people 20
| prosper enormously IN their industries.
! In 1900 the absolute wealth OF the coan-
/ Try was estimated TO be s5l4 per capita; in
! $50 II had increased 70 $50; IN ten wears
mere TO $50. sad in ls9o - nsarlv s., Qno.
/ ard all this while reducing the public
I deht. The population increased oiS6 pe-
/ cent. in the last decade. which IS \ Ia-ys
gain, but the assessed ya.uatloa OF mon
| cry increased in the same period - - per
| cent.
Does any reasonable, intelligent m.u
suppose these results wo2ld have been pos-
sib,e i our tariff had been su.h IS 70 en-
/ courage foreign industry instead Of do
/ rnestlc Industry The American policy If
! protection TO American industry and The
wages u American labor has been de.
Tended by every leading Democrats states
man from Jefferson down TO Tslden
and Randall, save John {. Calhoun.
tie architect Of notification, the mo-
! pacandjst Of secession, the inspirer Of
rebellion, snd Grover Cleveland. granting
for The sake % the illustration ina, Grover
Cleveland IS leading Democratic states