The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-05-20
not sound bad and he'd make
a model Governor"
Ancient Tariff Argument.

speech by Hon. John H. McHenry,
| father OF the late H. d. McHenry, de-
livered in the House of Representa-
tives in the year 1S46. Mr.. McHenry
was a Wing and his speech was in
defense of protective tariff. Evident
ly the arguments used pro. and con,
in those days did not differ much
from those in vogue now, and the
speech delivered then could be used
as a good Republican document in
national campaign at the present
time. We quote from this old speeIch
few paragraphs which we know will
be of interest TO our readers. In
speaking of the benefits of protective
tariff to the labor.ng mon, Mr.. Nc
Henry said:
What is it TO the laboring man
If you bring down the prices
of everything to the very low
est standard and he is thrown
out of employment and has
nothing to buy with? You are mere
ly tan:alzing him by putting COM
forts of life almost withing his
reach. He sees others enjoying them,
but is himself deprived of the means
to procure them. An anecdote wild
illustrate a position as we'll as an
argument; and one l saw sometime
since in a newspaper will apply here
An Ir.shman in the markets of the
City of New York, being about to
buy some chickens, was told that the
price was two shillings a piece. Why,
said he, in my country l could get
such for six pence" "Well, said the
market man, why didn't you stay
in your own country them" Faith,
said he, friend ! couldn't get the
six pence" But we are told that men
should be permitted to buy where
they can buy cheapest, and sell whore
they can get the best price. This
is the doctrine for which you will al
ways hear Ehavers and Insurers con-
tend, and men that always have
money to buy with and to spare. 1t
increases the value of money, which
lhey consider the most valuable of
all things, and enables them more eff
feoually to grind the faces of the
poor. And while they preach this
doctrine they, like all Others, practice
one entirely different. That is, to
buy where you Gan buy the cheapest.
Upon this principle all men act, let
them talk as they may, and / appeal
to all practical men for the truth
of this assertion
This system DIS called by genE lemen,
who pride themselves upon their
elevated standing and their decoIum
in debate, a system of fraud, Of
robbery, and of plunder. Do geI.le-
men understand the full extent of
these terms when they use them, and
to whom they apply these mild terms
of reproach? Do they remember that
this system was recommended by
Washington, by jefferson, by Madi-
son and Monroe, and many of the
wisest men OF our country? | am
sure, if they did, that their own
sense of property would make them
a little more select in the terms they
use. If the people are plundered, it
can only be in one of two ways
by being compelled to pay higher for
the article 10 the importer from
abroad, or to the manufacturer at
home. The gentleman from Virginia,
(Mr. Bayly) if | understand him
rightly, conItended that the duty
always increased the price, until, by
at home, the price was
brought down SO low that the fore
ign article was excluded altogether,
and then it had no effect. Now, If
this be true, who is injured by it? Is
the consumer? No. He gets the ard-
Gle lower than. he ever got it be-
fore. The home supply is abundant,
and every man can get just as much
as he wants at fair price; but the
foreigner is driven out of the market.
He, then, is the one that is in
iured, and all this cry of robbery,
plumber and fraud is only ITO operate
N favor of foreigners, and especially
Great Britain, and yet we, who OPP
pose her, are called British Wings.
Sir, am an American by birth, by
sducation and in feeling. l am proud
If it. and | hope never to see the
lay when the affection of Americans, ]
s to be withdrawn from the cities
If our country and placed in Europe,
Ind when they will rejoice more in
he prosperity of Leeds, and Liver
,ool,and London,and Manchester that
hey will In that of Boston, Lowell,
and New York. For II
'ver the time comes, which God