The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-15
CLEVELAND AND aIs coNPEDs.


Originally John C. Calhoun was as
radical protectionist as was Henry
Clay. In the early period of Mr.. Cal
hsun's political career, as our congress
sional records show. no man advocated
our protective policy more intelligently
or with more vigor than he did. His
powerful mind grasped and solved that
political problem so clearly and so con-
clusively that no point was left apon
which to hang an adverse argument.
A change, honest or not, as regards
our protective system seems TO have
taken place in the fertile mind of Mr..
Calhoun, and it becomes an interesting
subject for loyal Americans to search
for the reason that caused such com
plete change of mind so radical.
At the time when Mr.. Calhoun pro-
claimed himself, in and out of congress,
md sealed by his votes, prior 10 1920,
his honest support and advocacy of our
protective system. the country was by
vast majority pro-slavery. The slave
power then controlled both houses of
congress; in fact, the legislative, the
executive and the Judiciary was domi-
mated by them.
After the enactment of the protective
tariff act of 1924 which followed that
terrible period of ruin, distress and
misery-similar to our present deplor-
able condition-caused by the low tar
if act of 1s16, for revenue only" not
for protection-the industries through
out the land sprang forward with gil
gantic strides. as they recently did
under the Mckinley act.
1t was then that Mr.. Calhoun per
ceived that the protective system was
driving the slave power to the wall.
State after state repudiated slavery,
and unless something was done to
check the growing political power
produced in the north by our protec-
tive industrial system, Mr.. Calhoun
and his followers knew that their po-
litical supremacy and the slave power
could not exist. Not satisfied with
their obstructive and destructive free
trade policy and bitter hostile opposi-
ton to any protective system, designed
wholly to cripple if not to destroy north
ern prosperity, Mr.. Calhoun and his
southern democratic followers and
their degenerate northern allies en-
deavored in another way TO retain
their political power. They success
fully secured the acquisition of south
ern territory, vainly hoping to extend
their power by increasing the number
of slave states.
Notwithstanding their heroic efforts
to hold their political control of the
patton, they could not contend against
the natural increase of the wealth and
population resulting from our protect
i've policy, which gathered both from
every quarter of the globe.
Defeated at all points, nothing re-
manned for these opponents of protec-
ton but secession and disunion.
Though they then failed to utterly
divide the Union, the same spirit and
political jealousy still exists The
spirit that did not hesitate then 70 de-
stroy the Union lives to-day. To carry
out their selfish and reasonable meth
DDS to gain political power, they would
plunge their country into civil confu
sion and industrial distress, or even
into civil war itself. This same spirit
is shown and is made manifest in every
feature of the tariff bill that passed the
house of representatives and the one
passed by the senate recently.
Analyze the political records and
opinions of the trainers of the present
proposed tariff measures and IL will be
found that the chief authors OF these
measures are those who struggled for
four years in a bloody civil war to de-
stroy the Uaion. and who engrafted in
their confederate constitution a free
trade clause. hoping thereby to receive
material aid and recognition from their
English allies, whose interests they
are now striving 10 serve at the ex-
pense of their own country.
The war they wage to-day is more
destructive 10 property than was their
more honorable, because more open,
warfare on the field of battle; for il
viii be found, dating from the time
when the country learned that the old
slave party again controlled the gov
eminent, that the shrinkage Of prop
erty and actual loss TO trade and 70 our
workingmen, now amounts 20 more
than the entire cost Of the civil war.
Hence their acts to-day constitute a
more ignoble conspiracy against the
welfare OF the nation than in 1861.
They may succeed. with the aid of IN
faithful representative from the north.
who grossly miSrepresent the Interests
of their constituents when they aid in
passing an act designed % strike
death blow at the very life of every
home industry.
But these un-American people de-
ceive themselves now as much as they
have done in any of their past deeds
against the national interest II they
hope by this proposed tariff act 10 sd-
vance their political power. or even the
welfare OF their own section
The people of the north viii realize.
II they have not already realized, that
there exists no loyalty or love Of cOun-
try IN the heart OF any man. north or
south, who aids by his vote the Grip
ping Of or the destruction Of our home I
industries. md. as a consequence, the !
degradation Of labor 70 the level OF the 4
pauper paid labor OF Europe
The south VIII again suffer for the .
unwise acts 81 her representatives. as .
they have always done n the past, and 1
70 whom the southern people are in I
oebted t0r al their troubles and lack 4
Of pros peTitv- ". : MAySIxs.
Els FIRST FIsE.