We believe that whenever a new industry can be started in our country with a successful hope of living, with a reasonable protection against foreign manufactures, we ought to establish it here, and that this is a good policy for the country.
Sherman advocates for the establishment of new industries in the U.S. with protection against foreign competition.
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