The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-24

When Jefferson, tho Reprned Faith
erofthe Party, Spoke for Protection.
The following timely article appears
In the current Issue OF the ADIsyica,l
b economist;
We submit for;the consideration OF
MS. Cleyeland'a free trade cabinet the
folio wing letter by General Andrew
Jacks on, father of Democracy, to Dr. l.
H. ca leman and printed in the Nit9S
Rsqist, , Baltimore, in 1924, page 245.
Perh, ps the ringing words OF General
Jackson in favor OF a protective tariff,
written Jour years prior to his over
whelmine election to the presidency.
NAV have tendency to make the reck.
less free ira ders more conservative. 1t
is often the 'ase that when responsible
ity is placed 1 upon some reckless, ire
snonsible pers, IN, he will Immediately
become very CO. nservative. We sincere.
" hone that Mr.. Cleveland and his ad-
visers have not I he courage OF their al
legged convictions as expressed IN the
Chicago platform. They do not know
tho danger that ~ YaltS the country ny
the carrying out OF he policy proposed.
Mr.. Gleyeland's n GO trade utterances
in his inaugural addi ess might be tenn
pered by timely 70 aiding Of General
Jackson's patriotic exp resslons'
Miles Register, June IA 1921, page %.
GENERAL JACKSON AND THE TARIFF.
from the RaieighltM ca star
The following letter tTom General
Jackson was sent TO Dr. LA.H. Coleman,
OF Warrentown, in answer 10 some in.
auiries, contained in letter. addressed
BY the latter to the former Similar
inquiries having been made frE'm'other
quarters, tho general states in "a note
that the same answer had beenNretorn'
ed TO them:
WASHINGTON Cry, April 26SlS24-
slR:-I have had the honor tlGs day
TO receive your letter OF the 2ls1inst.,
and, with candor, shall replyto it. My
name has been brought betoTe theSna-
ton by the people themselves, without
any agency Of mine; Tor wish IL not a.
be forgotten that / have never solicited
Office; nor, when called upon by the
constituted authorities, have ever de-
clined, where conceived my services
could be beneficial to my country. But
as my name has been brought before
the nation iorthe first office in the gilt
Of the people, il is incumbent on me,
when asked, frankly TO declare my
opinion upon any political national
question pending before and about
which the country feels IN interest.
You ask my opinion on the tariff. |
answer that am in favor OF judiCious
examination and revision of IL; and so
far as tho tariff bill before us embraces
the design OF fostering, protecting and
. preserving within ourselves the means
Of national defense and Independence,
particularly in q state OF war, would
advocate and support it, The expert
ence OF the late war ought to teach us a
lesson, and one never to be forgotten.
II our liberty and republican form OF
government, procured for us by our
revolutionary fathers, are worth the
blood aud treasure at which they were
obtained, it surely is our duty to pro-
American patriot who saw the priva-
tons, dangers and difficulties expert
enced for the want Of proper means OF
defense during the last war, who would
be willing again to hazard the safety
OF our country ii embroiled; or
to rest it for defense on the
precarious means OF national resource
be derived from commerce in state OF
war with a maritime power who might
destroy that commerce TO prevent us
obtaining the means OF defense, and
thereby subdue us? l hope there is
not; and ifithere is. am sure he does
not deserve to enjoy the blessings OF
freedom. Heaven smiled upon and
gave us liberty and Independence.
That same providence has blessed US
with the means OF national independ-
ence and national defense. II Wa omit
or refuse to use the gifts which He has
extended to US, we deserve not the con-
tinuation OF His blessings. lie has
filed our mountains and our plains
with minerals-with lead, iron and cop
per; and gives us climate and soil for
the growing oil hemp and WOOL These
beingthe grand national
defense, they ought to have extendedto
them adequate and fair protection. that
our own manufactures and lahorers
may be placed on fair competition
with those OF Europe, and that We may
have within our country supply Of
those leading and important articles SO
essential in war. Beyond this, look
at the tariff with an eye to the proper
distribution of labor and to revenue
and with view to discharge our ma
tional debt, | lam one OF those who dc
not believe that national debt is o ma
tional blessing, but rather a curse to {
republic inasmuch as it is calculated tc
raise arouud the administration 6
money ariBtocracy, dangerous to the
liberties Of tho country. This tariff
moan judicious one-possesses more
fanciful than real danger will ask
what is the real situation OF the agri
culturist? Where has the American
farmer market for his surplus prod
uct? Except for cotton he has neither
foreign nor home market Does no
this clearly prove, when there i
no market either at home or abroad
that there Is too much labor employee
in agriculture, and that the channel
for labor should be multiplied? Com
mon sense points out at once I'll,
remedy. Draw from agriculture thi
superintendent labor; employ ii il
mechanism and manufactures; thereb,
creating home market for your bread
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