Year: 1870

enabe MIN 10 reduce the cost OF his fabric tnht ao
and thereby give him the control of the markets OF the
world. The bill passed-free trade naugurnted and
find England calling upon all the nations Of the
world to adopt her policy and give her the privilege OF
destroying all other her own And
she particularly socitous to build all our ships for us
She percevcs with great chagrin that Tariff,
sary alike for Protection and Revenue, gives farmers
remuneratng prices for their produce by the home
kets which manufactures afford; and he argues:
"If can secure a reduction of the Tariff my
features. the inevitable effect will be to close the
manufactures and workshops the mines and blast fur
naces OF the United States and drive the millions of
persons now employed in them-consuming farming
produce and keeping up its priceback upon the soil for
existence By thus increasing the farm producers and
decreasing the Of tdrmproducs, may fairly
calculate to bring down the price of breadstus in the
United states and thus decrease the cost of my
manufacturing, and sustain my existing supremacy in
the markets Of the world.


And add to this success in my efforts to become the
shpbuder for the United will not only drive
back to the soil all engaged in shpbuding but, by
destroying the ability Of the country to construct vessels
of war; I'll indirectly destroy the independence OF the
country and the selfreliance of the people"


Great efforts being made, both in and out OF Con-
gress induce Government TO forward In time
to shipbuildng interest from the destruction
which threatens and which, in fact has already very
nearly destroyed and ignorance and want Of refec



friendly Protective Tariff to oppose the legislation
so inperavely necessary 10 arrest the impending ruin
Never was there greater mistake The great principle
upon which our tariff based is protection to the farm


ing of the country and the independence OF the
nation and from the beginning of our Government the
concentrated wisdom Of fathers proclaimed that to
insure our independence the shipbuidng interest was
50 mmeasuraby superior TO all Others that while in pro-
tectng the farmer discretion might be exercised In the
amount OF import duties TO he collected, no such discre
ton could should be exercised in relation to ship
building under any circumstances whatever Therefore,
while the purchase of foreign BroadcOth and Iron was
simply regulated the importation Of foreign ships ras
| absolutely prohibited.


And why was ths2 First, 10 carry out the general
principle produce home market for our agricultural
interests and secondly above all and over all, because


commercial people with our extended line OF seacoas''
which and does not build its own shipping, u.s.
and ever be- dependent nation, and forever inca
pabe OF vindicatng her honor III time OF war There-
FORE we have heretofore prohibited the purchase OF
foreignbut ships; and wo be TO the country when we
| depart from that policy!


Every man Of ordinary intelligence knows that from
having the largest tunnage in the world in 1885, we have
scarcely any vessels navigating the Atlantic at this time
We were few years since not only the largest ship
builders In the world but artisans and mechanics
we're the expert and most scienc and, although
we paid higher wages than any other nation yet we
built the Dest the fastest ana the o.euPeSt SUM- ,o
ont As consequence our shpyards the largest in the
world the best Organized and filled with of expert
ence and science were enabled furnish for the Gov
eminent the largest amount OF tunnage any nation ever
possessed And this il was that enabled US TO put down
the Rebellion But for this historical fact, the United
States would not nop exist and there Is not an lell-
gent in Congress, no matter to what party he oe
longs, who does not know that we speak advlsedly ,


Now then, let Congress refuse to grant the required
aid to the shp-buding interest, and what woud-what
must beour position two or three years hence on the
0g Of Taf W 1 aIesh Ss She S
great shp-yards viii have been broken up, and the
talent and the genius which guided and directed them
and made them what they were will be dispersed ana
much OF employed in the great shipyards OF Eur9Ie
capable OF being transferred TO the Government as IN
1851, and without the necessary men or talent to con
Can there he any doubt on the subeci and not how
can any man in Congress- if he has any PATRIOTISM


Much has been said and written, in regard to the
WTn haye fd 70 ee that question has little or
no interest The Of it's destruction being admitted
That fact being to us apparent the only question which
we deem important TO consider is the remedy To us


Having, by way OF protection to our shpbuildng in
terest imposed absolute prohibition against the I'M
and without one days unnecessary delay, to make all
the prohibition of the importation of foreign ships


We have had for years very heavy duty on Iron ;
not have all blast furnaces and iron ana coal nhes
closed by pauper labor of Europe and their tens
of thousands OF people back to the soil TO become
producers instead of consumers OF produce In the mean
lime England has demonstrated TO the world that steam
propeerS built of cheaper and faster ana can
navigate the at less expense than our own node
wooden ships This, too is conceded fact What then
Nothing simple. according 10 all the well settled ac
ton and past legislgiOn of our country


AL materials, OF ereTy description rhdtercr, rhtch fnt'
into The construction Of ship must pass tO M
hands Of the constructor free Of duty that u.s. the duts
must be refunded. Aud Jrher u absolutely Necessary
a small bounty must be paid tor SeU1dt years az eos
upon erery Of shipping 6iH for oar toreig', trade;
| The great and fundamental principle upon which
| Protective Tariff is based demands this


The ship-buildng interest and the commerce OF th'
| United States demand such action by Congress.


The independence OF the great american hatlon' It
efficiency time of war, and its prestige and honor, m
perativey demand 1t because we cannot and Will no
buld u an efficient navy in time of peace. and because
as we must rely upon our private shipyards when wal
comes, must take TO build mp our slipyards, b}
removing a tax upon them attributable solely to inad
yerence legislation, and which II was never INTENDED
toimpose and also by giving temporary bounty OF
ocean sbpS calculated to restore the shipbuildnl
interest the prestige accidentally destroyed by al
unutentiOnal Treasury assessment j. W. W.
| AN INSANE MAN SHOT IN sELF-DEFENSE.