The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-04-06

- G[1G4 nan one-third OF the entire sum
Nf00e&4~ from customs In the last fiscal
yeGR. 4HlS reduction Is made upon the
N {he0ey oG the Democratic free traders that
'lit WIN fe!ieve the people Of burdensorne
thxat1On, Whether 1t does or not depends.
Hut ~ one thing we are certain: 1t has re-
u0yOd tAo people OF employment, Of work,
TOT wa9ee, OF prosperity and OF plenty-and
\ some Qk them Of their homes. The bless
lngD O1 rood wages, good prices and good
times are more to be desired that the pro-
). posed relief from so-called "burdensome
sstaxatiOn." Such a. relief is no relief.
'' E441G Legislature Reviewed.
B4fo1e considering this measure in detail,
Net ~ Gr1efly review our tariff legislation
Ittl1 worth something for us all to know
what the founders OF the republic thought
aod did. 1t Is inspiring to US to know
. from history that our earliest legislation
FaupOn ocCnOmic questions was not MANNED
i,by DeCt10nalism, nor framed upon geograph-
lcol HMe9s but was promoted by the loftiest
q patriotism, and marked by a national senti-
i, nent ~ broad as the country. The first
Ipr0tecf1ye tariff law In our history "a law
4 hat was approved by Washington had for
NknOwn md reyered as the "Father Of the
yOn1dtut1On.' Among its supporters and
Nrfend1 we're such well known Southern
Statesmen as Richard Henry Lee, the friend
md eplo9ist Of Washington; Charles Carroll
4 LAcka0m Of Georgia, Theodore Bland and
" loAn Btown Of Virginia, Hugh Williamson
and Jonn Sewer of North Carolina. John
aenfy and Daniel Carroll of Maryland,
n 3eorge Read and John vining of
!. DleiaMare. Ralph Isard. Thomas Tu-
y lor Ticker and Thomas Sumter of
: soutll Carolina; These men had for
n ~ mC4tN part been soldiers of the Rev
N and members OF the conven ton
NJ vhaCA 6amed the constitution They held
NJ sr0t9ct1ye legislation to be essential to our
udussr1ol independence and progress-and
In n0W1nE eomething of the constitution did
p,lot ACl1 such legislation TO be an infraction
NJ the& Instrument. ''0'
ID 1fN more strongly protective law was
Il lnoc5N4 "a 1870, and 1T is a significant fact
\ ah1t 06 the thirty nine votes given for the
d lM, kWenty one from the Southern,
s9 nlreo4n rom the Middle and five from the
aGte 014kand states. It's advocates includ-
q most of the Southern leaders already
L samN4 md James Monroe of Virginia The
e ~ MMD which inaugurated the policy Of
hlns Goyetnment had the approval of three
gro4a0ento, all from the South-Washinyton
A4o1oon md Monroe. OF the thirteen votes
va gman1t me law, nine We're from New FIJI
d lan0s three from the Southern and one
4 ssOm tnA Middle states 1t will thus be-
Asena t1af we are largely indebted to the
EOuW J0k the inauguration and establish
s an ~ 0rr protective system The early
ksOgtkz34n sta tesmen were nearly to a man
ANmNOr, and 1t is cause for universal
3erek M4t those who assume to speak for
'isaAG Neeuon to-day have wandered so far
~ " 4MSSAAsM1n the example and teachings of
Mls1 N4Sf1Otic predecessors.
4 \ MS CalhO Oun u Protectionist.
Son4 ~ Calhoun began his career as a
rNsecnqmast, and favored the diffusion and
r, .0WfA g1 manufactures throughout ali See
r II, ,vn1 ne he remained Il staunch protec-
v91SAs $3.50 AgS many years, until he and his fol-
,vaa the South began to realize that
aN.tss MS1 ests or slave buyers and owners,
~. rs 1see. protected and well paid labor
y 8s@n8NtaDiy antagonistic. That reason
: influence 1t may have had then,
N; nksA9 Aave no force now, for slavery and
4 N M44NyE traff1c no longer have place In
7 y 8. vlltsaton, and the interests of one
sIs91 @ our common country are exactly
sSnuS9A with the interests Of every other.
wnlnkIon IN his message Of 1896 urged
~ Sg1kIeSs the necessity OF acceleratiny
y, ri mxaDlls hment Of certain useful manu-
w py the intervention OF legislative
h & protection o, h,e a. jefferson, in Decem-
as m IN his first message, congratu-
u - sC91gress upon the revenue derived
! - 1919 duties and suggested that there
] 4lsasonable ground of confidence that
iae III .ba1ely dispense with ali internal
ia xeeSM0 rely for the support Of the gov
alb Szn.as and the payment of the public
M s. fahifs ahat year In Il 1sos In his annual
Ia 16l6 the first revenue or free trade
,ar 3 nl3 ~ enacted; Henry Clay. in 1923.
sss 80 a1e4rs after the adoption OF this tar
II I'M Nescribed the condition Of the coun-
~ ~ TO general distress which peryades
\ y e!s SO country Il. Y is forced upon us by nu
! 49, Lets or the most ineontestiDle char
y FseE. AZ Is Indicated by the diminished
pokU 81 native products; by the depressed
~ @Qaced state OF our foreign naviga-
Z
D EastVe unthreshed crops OF grain perishing
04t Derns for want of market: by the
st!.n16 ulmlnution OF the circulating me-
rng IN eI the universal complaint of the |
, INT "a employment and the consequent re- |
Nd cflOA Al the wages of labor, and above |
! 4t Oy the low and depressed state Of the i
In @1 almost every description of prop |
! sSI "a the nation, which has, on an ave.-
q 81 eunk not less than so per cent within |
! ! ~ PEARS. It is most painful for me to
q = III O. the gloom OF. this picture, but |
ie M GxaGgerated nothing. Perfect fidelity |
IN. 7s original would have authorized me
t4xQW on deeper and darker hues.'
~ Thomas II. Benton's description of |
NM4me period Is we'll worthy to be noted:
r Hrtce for property to produce; no sales
pa 4ose OF the sheriff and the marshal;
aTsMnUKehaSers at execution sales but the
Tn 3tox or some hoarder of money; no en-
as yy1nqnt Tor industry; no demand for labor.
, : NH 14Jo Tor the products of the farm no
!, du10N Nof the hammer but that OF the auc-
: t4e4GSs knocking down property. Stop
. qx1s pGOperty laws, replevin laws, STAY
~ loan office lawsuits was the busi-
~ NGAfhe legislatures in three -fourths OF
mx0$m&&1 of the Union. Distress the uni
OIL - Of the people; relief the nni-
DPN13 X&6Aand tn hundered at the doors Of all
n str1A A$~eeS state and federal
ef 11ef Only I'm Protection.
v1QsE 4 came until the protective act OF
nsai ong those who voted for that
nor e ed measure were such we'll known
im y4% xfx as Andrew Jackson, senator from
WNl3 Thomas H. Benton, senator from
,pG EaMartin Van Buren,, senator from
ins MasS James Buchanan, representa-
laix0 H. Pennsylvania; Richard NJ. John
u from Kentucky; Louis McLain,
.,a fG I've. from Maryhnd; Gen. Sam
=" Will representative from Tennessee
at lard senator from Texas. 1t will
u I'd that In this group are three
rf statesmen who subsequently be-
s $ adent Of the United States. as
td ne who became vice president,
is G Johnson of Kentucky. All gave
sas 1T support to this protective tariff
ton md there was as yet no sectional
/ st In our industrial legislation.
E N #the tariff was still further in
Again most of these same distin-
ef XIomocrats, including Silas Wright
e, zprk, one of the ablest leaders Of
en' ! An the country. voted for it. The