New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-14

unstatesn napaions will always be maladroit and
ity oS me Democratic party without the vri-
foreign revnn appear eager to borrow and pet
focrstt whether free trade shall first reach arts
whether under Victoria or un5sr
meet us hnal death struggle
| ENGLAND AND AMERICA
. Auain smiths great free-trade work on the
| vi Nations was first printed in 1776 and
received more attention from Its pure and felictous
use Oh the English language than for the economical
p"e'pies promulgated England continued to ad-
mere 70 'he most rigorous doctrine of protective tar
'hs ior seventy years thereafter and 1t was not
u"'i' i'fo' under the Premiership of Sir Robert Peel
o'al even the corn laws were repealed The Adam
smith theory OF free trade was then applied to
the changed conditions OF one people-it then ap-
| parently suited the Britsh-to whom It had be-
cone pertinent perhaps necessity for the reason
that their battle of life. from increasing popua-
ton was to obtain bread and meat for their peo
Isolated so and forlorn British example. And yet It
5e Gy s It's .Bc S aa
Sy o.ner nations 1t was bait for silly foreign
! first nibble "'e eNpe0''' ~ e''' '"e
The great contest of our American Republic. on
surplus of food products. Great Britain with It's
Increased population must either export men or
Republic. however, receives the surplus population
of the world but yet as the new Egypt OF Joseph.
Among British subects 1 sends them con f BY
the Of nations ' Engand Unable b from
Whea DS PRODUCTION s to supply her people with
is doomed to daily labor for daily bread; but. at
he ocean and being the aaondam leader Of ma
chine-made manufactures. she would still be able
there be found ee trade @
egn markets, for her exportable manufactures.
want; which we. as their first and last hope are
called upon to furnish. and which the Democratic
party appears most anxious TO offer.
JEFFEEsONIAN PROTECTION.
AS colonies of Great Britain. according to the
Declaration of Independence. "our trade with all
parts of the world cut off. and taxes were
imposed without consent We could sell
buy nothing anywhere but to or from Great Britain
and under taxes levied by the British Parliament
The final test the demand for pence per
pound tea. All British machinery forbid
den to be exported and as then urged by Adam
Smith, every measure that might define tyrant
was taken for our subjugation. as well as for the
obstruction OF infant manufactures. THE colonies
have no right" one of their leaders declared. Ito
manufacture much as horseshoe nail" 1t was
snerefoTe no wonder thai the foremost act 81 Con
been for the encouragement and protection Of
manufactured All parties favored II; Jefferson as
that jefferson remained OF the most pronounced
psrooectionists we ever had as his embargo act OF
After the War of 1912. had any American states
man opposed protective tariff he would have been
regarded as a foe to his country. Mr. Calhoun. in
1916. as friend OF American tariff protection,
John Quincy Adams. There then but little
op thar a Would fnp Eoh
Congress were Democratic in 1875 and among the
teetve tariff Of ls2s and who suSsequsn,ly became
Democratic Presidents. will be found the names
distinguished supporters OF Protection, fear would
now be drummed out of the Democratic camp by
Colo drum mai
of Virginia and Tennessee were given to Bell and
Ss ' of ST. With
OF protection, was approved by Democratic
President veteran long IN the highest services
AN UNHoNoRED THEORY.
The free trade or tariff for-revenue-ony" theory
Is without honor in America, save that OF very
equivocal value from having been brought forth
by cesarean operation upon the Sations' Demo
cratic party at Chicago in 1892. The history Of any
thing like II here furnishes basis Of comnenda-
ton and 1t really would not seem 10 be the lestt-
mate offspring OF the Democracy. certainly not
that OF the blood OF Madison. the father or our
Constitution nor Of any Presidents from virginia
but rather comedy chance cross with some high
stepping Mugwump of British origin. Though to
stand here for one only. the wonder Is why
the Democratic party should venture TO copy me
British example Of sitting our @ to
Free trade will Offer free raw materials without
pome en 70 pu dIe Who Who w Wn't shirt
The revenue obtained by Great Britain from It's
ANIMAL amount there required, and consequently
they are COMPELLED to resort to NAM NAM rsp1
lcan form OF government. are odious ana enuui
National war Americans have an Inherited hatrei
of such taxes as are most prominent IA I H.
revenue &c certfied by stout swearng. Increased at
every revolt in India Egypt or South at; Airea w ara
the dog of free trade. 1t will, of course. be- IN
derstood that these words point to the mOtley pro
Of tiah 90 license
ali Of their kin, income land, house, servant. car
rage and gun taxes. and finally taxes on the
dead. This is the perennial b9nque ana these ere
the grsy for eorng revenue TO o0 whcn
UP. and Which cohere to i:ritish free trade or
whoever seeks to cultivate them on the Amerean
continent will find them plants Of slow growth ana
Hamilton i stated that he would not have resCrtsd
Jefferson Je in 1913 wrote to Madison as follows:
THE Excise law is an internal one the hTss
second. to act on the admission. &C.,.
As soon jefferson became President t me hin I'm
prestige Of Jefferson as pemoe sain.s VII s pT1
fernal' excise system Of The Bri.ish "a ,o,.ooo
country yet both ,,r are rsay sq9sya d
ties amounting often to more than ten mts
first sea MSr ass1s any when be
servceable and accordingly higher protet tha
duty imposed upon manuIdctuTtu
mon tobacco in the leaf. Unlike the British who |
utter unceasing ser eniads against american taa,
we neither grow at nor dispute the prerogatNe
of Great Britain 10 make Its own tariff ahou l,
n.da Knowingly 10 apply to our country WIN |
uraater severity than to any other -.
they may be contented or not but we have not
outgroyn some early repugnance to British farms.
nor 70 such as may be advertised and adroity |
nrascribed for Americans by foreigners ana we |
10 nd as n blow below the belt financial contrlpu- |
ttons of British exporters and American consignees
~ nr,tish merchandise for partisan use here IN a
eree,trade campaign urged to extermnate every
- an,tra ~ tariff protection. Even the London |
pwncb az an umpire, would hold this to be foul
BRITAIN's OMNIBUS EXAMPLE.
croot britain has many colonies greater In ex- |
font than herself where cheap and fertile land |
.hornds and wnere British trade with political |
ardi he lOni- /