New-York tribune., 1895-01-07
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sc,pNTGfT SAYS he ''
hh INDUSTRIAL FAITH.
tho Editor OF The Trourv. .,...,-. =. ..,
To the i-',' 49,, e,s; New Years surprise in read
Sir: mao "' found myself the subject of an
Eg me ,,ld not understand. have been
sdiiorla WIN" - and find myself represented
sbsent LOT 'I 200 over which he had safely passed
"reviAns ''' ~" on,ience." this bridge being the
ron Po''' ! have always believed that |
ir''e0'N' ,,y Iaborlng to honor ana preserve the
"a9 hriice. The Tripune Wou' nave Grea'
alo.e',. ~ t., ending word whicn nave written or
diHicu''' ,,ob was not in It's defence.
spoken "", from your editorial: About year
Quo'e e no remembered he renounced tho Pro-
ago II w.o,,Ics VIII he had formerly professed.
lection ~, as an ardent advocate Of the Wilson
and came o"'
Tariff bill to ,,,.soir 7. c,as oto,,
TruH ,h,, YOU did me the honor to publish a
year nr,,,en after a visit to Washington had con-
letter mat some kind of a tariff bill was to be
'"'' rbore was only one line of policy 10 pursue.
paSs''' ,,io, Of some of those who have given
IN a,,en,ion 10 the tariff; our hope of escape
~ . .,a Wilson bill lay in the fact that there were
a Mise Democratic Senators who still held to
49, o-,c,nal Democratic doctrine of incidental pro-
..,,on quote from my letter: There are quite
,ch 'e Democratic Senators who would unite with
.ho penubl!cans upon the platform Of moderate
'"e .assi,ns" had the opportunity of stating this
w. >, vo,,r Z l.tor-in- Chief upon my return from
,,.hi,c.on and the result shows that | did not
sneak without knowledge
o,n mote fiom your editorial: Ills my)
~, vas not sufficient TO secure the enactment
~ .na, hill che Wilson bD but when its 'perhdy
VI, a,sbon,r' substitute was enacted, ne promptly
accepted 4 situation.
...,,,,,c,urcr had to do when the German law
r,ssed but to accept the situation and do the best
he could ,.u ,,
4, moi know what course The Tribune has pur-
- during the past year. as for the hrst uine III
.b,r,v wears have not had the beneht ot ''s IS''
and jeading owing TO absence: but INFER from '"'S
that The Tribune s;ill thinks II would nave o'e''
ha,,ar in marty sense to allow the House W iisoh
I'm - mass the senate and become a law II so'
he,, ., exprcss my belief that The Tribune does
moi in this represent the manuiac' uini 80 ~
~ the country have met quite a nuinbeT o. & alie
leading manuia acturels III tc .ninn coca sion TO
my return. ana every one mas td.ch -, ,,,ti,oo
express his Joy tha; we are saved from Inc ne mSy,
Nh ond have the German bill instead. The party
dos no, seem 10 have suffered much eithef. !,
ouole again from your editorial; - ana hoW nv ne
80 on 20 speak for iower wages: The American
vorkingman too highly pald ne @ co,',. in,hes
and eat cheaper food. and come down 70 the fcuro-
Snon e standari of life. And what business had ne
to live r any yo5tbs ogigF ago This refers article
49, W. ~ wrote for The Contemporary Review,
w' WI our country whose America
would be an FL Dorado FOR me oIha"sa,s asaa of
We
'V Sf mis- article The Bulletin OF the American
1-o, snd steel Association said: "Of all mat has
been spoken or written during the last Two sedl az
upon Protection. no more powerful "a. a. 80 n,r C'ar
been made in favor OF that prlhc'p'e '''"" -''
The soundness of the Iron and steel buileun o,as
unon the doctrine of Protection Will not De que,
TONED even by The Tribune. Perndps lhe =. ~
that this periodical took 50 different a, Niem ~ - @
article in question from that Of The Tribune VA Wa
owing the fact that "Ine f. bIii,g,r coii1cn nav
You see dear Tribune. that In the oplo" % a. 80
ono protectionist organ OF undouDted vt 80
am still considered pretty sound upon ma Ice
In any aggregation OF men comDhei III itfh' bav
A common purpose. First. there are those VIZ ,nos
Knowledge without zeal; second, there aie e,htriI,
nh, nave zeal without knowledge. anu. 'i'' .orS
80 20 those fortunately. who nave zedI I'm
oarad hy knowledge Sometimes the latter slcceed
nerforming very useful services anu W
seS"for YOU have recently said That ne
doas NOT claim infallibility nor pretend 70
80 Great many things have happened nrst anu anu
~. ,ba, II did not foresee. and among mem sun.
iaSt ..ia The Tribune opposed have turned OUT
I'M while Others which II favored nave hot an
swerei its expectations These are hcoie ., T.
and worthy Of The tribune y ,Se views Of some
errng what was best for the Industries oi thc
-. ~ certain crisis which occurrrl a ~
- ,9av have been wiser than even me - Ituuhc
ago h,"S The time At all events. dear Tribune;
us, -, Al not question my orthodoxy, or ;tiu
ne an. or the congregation or those VINO a., -
giving 70 American Industries ana Aihe''''" '''
aISfiuSSi WfiuSin, the Tribune Happy New Year and
u,,h nv earnest hope that my friend - t'.ltDI- ~
Chin. vrill return 70 from his Esypiah tou' a.
~ ,re md with a long career or furthei % %ui ,
nn.n-a hin, am with best wishes, always yours
for aasniIate-no; excess!ve-Protecton. , >.,,l.r,-
'xew.York Jan T. 1895. ANDREW tAfNh''I''