New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

IN the states. with the aims and PURPOSES OF Ine
new government. with the hopes ana aspiIa
OF she p people regarding agrcu!ture ens of the
cIes ara commerce, and with the heeuS "a 1Ale
government IN respect Of revenues
THE FIRST DEMAND FOR PROTECTION
Two days after Mr.. Madison presented his
revenue bin a petition was offered by Wiiilam
Smith. Maryland member from "traaesInen'
manufacturers and others Of Baltimore. 4hls
petition said:
Since the close Of the late war and the COM
pletion of the Revolution. they Ghe peuroners)
have observed with serious regret that me
manufacturing and trading interests OF the
country rapidly declining: that the attempt
Of the State Legislature to remedy the eN IaI-eu
that the present melancholy state Of our coun-
try, the number of poor increasing for want OF
employment foreign debts increasing, houses
and lands depreclatng IN value, Laue az d.
supreme legislator of the United States, as
guardian OF the whole empire py III m
posing on all foreign articles, Wnlcn can Oe
made IN America such duties as VII So. 80
just and decided preference TO their 4aDoEs'
dlscountenancing that trade which tends SO ma ma.
terially 10 injare them ana linpoNeI4SL 'n
country. They have annexed q Ilst OF
such articles as are or can be manuIactureds
among hem, and humbly trust Ia the WISDOM OF
the legislature TO grant them in common with
other mechanics and manufacturers OF lhe
United States, that relief which may appear
The petition affords some evidence Of public
sentiment AS 10 the protection sentiment, one
debate had proceeded nearly three weeks, IN a
vigorous speech against what he declared would
be n discriminating duty upon a raw materla4
OF manufacture, Fisher Ames said: L con-
Ceive sir, that the present constitution was dc
tated by commercial necessity more than any
other cause. The want OF an efficient govern
nlent TO secure the manufacturing interests and
o advance commerce WAS long seen by
men Of Judgment and pointed out by patriots
soLCitOuS To promote our general welfare
Some u7emb bers favored only revenue measure
first leaving 10 "a plan Wnich time would ma
ture the protecting industries of the coun-
try. Mr.. Lawrence was urgent TOr TINS course
Messrs FftzSiumOus and Hartley favored emu
Ticics. Speaking TO amendment containing
such articles Mr.. F1tZsimmOus said. Among
these are some calculated 10 encourage the pro-
ductioas ~ our country and protect our infant
assures as VIII tend 10 protect and promote
our domestic manufactures He cited other
nations as laying such partial duties as TO give
home manufactures decided advantage IN price
when brought 10 market
The opposition To protective duties was led
by Mr. Bland. OF Virginia, and Nr Tucker, OF
South Carolina. Mr.. Bland said he saw in
the list some articles calculated TO give encour-
agement 10 home manufacturers. This might be
IN some degree proper. but il IS q we'll known
fact that the manufacturing arts in America are
only IN their infancy and far from being able
10 answer the demands Of the country, that be-
ing the case. you certainly lay tax upon the
whole community IN order 10 put money In the
InportatiOns with q heavy impOSt.'
A duty on nails was proposed. Mr.. Ftfzsim-
mons said the industry Vas already established
ia the States 10 extent sufficient 10 supply
foreign articles could De obtained. Mr.. Tucker
furnished inspiration for every low tariff ad-
vocate since that day by replying Why. then.
any need of legislation? Why lay duty on nails