St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-28
ORIGIN OF PROTECTION.
The Civil War Made 1t . Necessity
toB Be Removed Nfan over.

to BE tEemCyeu NJ n IA over.
From 1876 to 1862 the American peo-
pie lived happy, contented ANA prosper
Gus, under a tariff for revenue and a
tariff for revenue only. In 1852 the
greatest war Of civilization threatened
the very existence OF the American re-
public. At time when the national
treasury was drained Of lis last dollar,
when the flower OF the North was at the
front endeavoring to uphold the honor
of the Union. i'll that hour of dire dis
trpSs and need the leaders at
Washington proposed TO tie Amer
lean people that the tariff which
then existed should be put upon 81 pre-
tective basis, in order That the Old flag
might be kept flying ut the head of our
armies. y that time Senator Morrill,,
of New Hampshire, the man who intro
duced the bill which is the foundation
OF The present tariff system, III words OF
apparent honesty and candor promised
the American people that, il they would
permit tile establishment of a protective
tariff system, the moment the Union
was saved the tariff should be put upon
a revenue basis. With all the sincerity
which THIS English language could eX-
press that bill was defended and apollo
gized for by the leaders of the house
OF representatives and by the leaders
OF the senate of the United States. 1t
was considered war necessity, not
permanent measure. The men who a;i-
vocated it Justified it hy the same argu-
nents With Which they justified, at that
time, the suspension in certain of the
States of the right Of trial by jury, Of the
writ Of haheaS corpus, and of the sus
pension of the ordinary administrations
of the courts of justice. 1t was granted
willingly and freely by this great and
generous people. AT moment like
that, when the blood of the loyal North
was being offered up a willing sacrifice
on a thousand fields of battle. what was
treasure, what was gold to the
American neople? Today, in a time
OF profound peace, twenty-Seven years
after the surrender of ths rebel armies
al Appninatiox, the protective system
remains as the only horrible relic of the
great War of the Rebellion. 1t remains
higher. UNNECESSARILY higher, in a time
OF profound peace, with no governmental
necessity fOr its existence, thenit was in
the darkest days OF the civil war. This is
the issue upon which the Democracy of
the nation and OF the state plants itself
in this campaign. 1t reiterates the
words which were spoken by the great
est of our presidents since Abraham
Lincoln, when, five years ago, he
and saw piled up there, at the
rate of more than $3.50, 100000 a year,
honey which was wrung from the
sweat. from the toll ana from the blood
OF the American people, and which the
oihciaiS OF the treasury department told
hin: was UNNECESSARY for any govern
meitai purpose. We repeat today the
Wnr,is that were spoken in 1887 by the
next President. of the United States,
Grover Cleveland. Loud and continued
chrrru2. Tie Democratic party be-
lieyts that ;tft-r protecting" the East
erii manufacturers thirty years it is
time 10 liznlcn :he burden of this un-
necessary and unjust taxation. 1t de-
inandS tiIat the abuses and atrocities OF
the present tariff be abolished and that
il ue revised in the interest of the tax
payii:e majority. Loud cheers.
Acilng UPON the advice that was
given by Grover Cleveland, the Fiftieth
congress, the house OF representatives
being controlled by tie Democratic
Parry passed the Mills bill, which at
tempted In reduce the rate of taxation
from II per cent to 42 per cent. 1t
placed certain OF the raw materials
upon The free list, and reduced the taxes
upun certain of the comforts and nee
essar e. of life. The Democratic party
attempted to save the people OF this
country 20 out Of SAT out of the
taxation which the treasury officials
toio the people was unnecessary aud
unjust. The Democratic party passed
t:,p Mills hii!, ana it was defeated in the
Krpnbi.can senate. These 'infant in
dustrca." which have been clamoring
for piufect!un ever since Alexander
Ei;i.ii!ton Wrote the first report III favor
Dr d Drot' ctivc tariff system, these sin
fart industries" more than a century
old, claimed that they were unable to