Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-22
f.rnsts srs 1o6,y7rasssiy submit it:Farn:

farmers are t00I9 u they eupinll " IT, GAM
.ers are fools If they duH'f. -
Mr.. Speaker,-Bul, Mr. Farmer, you
mont understand me. u I am NOT mtsfa-
ken, you may get gmd home market be.
tore that time; perhaps In halt that time,
or even less. But, Mr.: Farmer. you know
it is not worth while to get angry about
the matter You know-we1f mean to 90
the hest we can. You know, Mr.. Farm
er, ] intend all for your own good.
Mr.. Farmer Why, Mr.. Speaker you
know that we plain farmers, are, or ought
to be, plain spoken people; dnd to tell
you the plain truth, think you are nothing
but mistakes, and your friend DIR. immor-
laI Shakespeare is no better; and ii these
are bis and your notions, you are not meIi
of my kidney, assure you, and may the
d catch me if ever ! vote for you, or
your friend Mr.. Immortal Shakespeare, tor
President, or for anything else. until you
change your notions.
Mr.. ChuirB.un and Mr.. Manufacturer.
AIR. Cba.rman.-l ain extremely desl-
rous, Mr.. Manufacturer, TO promote ma
tiuIal industry anu have got a notion
into my bead, that il | were to make the
farmer pay you double price Tor your
goods, il would be great encouragement
to you 10 be Industrious.
Mr. Maautaciurer--a Most certainly it
would, Mr.. Chairman. Nothing palmer.
True as the holy. gospel.
Mr.. Chairman Very well, Mr.. Manu-
facturer, now if you will promise 10 be
industrious, will lay such high duties up-
on imported goods, As to exclude them
from he market. This will lake away all
com petition by means OF foreign goods;
and you may ge, double the actual value
of your goods, by means Of tie iDonopo-
ly. ..-'
Mr.. Manu- q Cturer.-You are very good,
Mr.. Chairman; much better thar !, u any
reasonable man had any r'gh: &c expect;
but udon't seem to be sensible OF The
whole extent OF yeur goodness 10 NE.
Mr.. Chairman What do you mean, MIR.
| Manufacturer?
Mr.. Msnufacturer-Wby, altho' double
prices hold out great encouragement to
industry, they also hold out strong temp
tations to ideness; and, as, like other folks,
| am very fond OF my own ease, they si-
ford me The option OF being lazy; and they
will enable me TO follow my natural pro"
pensities.
Mr. Charman--Wby really, | never
thought OF that; but MIR. Manufacturer,
would advise you as friend 10 be orator
mum, upon this OCCASION. Believe me,
this is a case, in which The least said IS
soonest mended
| Mr.. Manuiaclurer-Why. this is all true
as you say, Mr., Chairman: But there is no
harm in speaking plain amongst friends.
| 1ka.o % ,n<,fhar ft,,rn / tbinH m I'm q
to tell you am very toad, like other
folks, OF looking big and fine. now ride
10 gig; but will Immediately get cha.
riot. aud the next year, a coach. will
get a wonderful deal Of 6nery for my
daughters, and SHINING furniture for my
| house.
MIR. Chairman--Why Mr.. Manufacturer
~ candIdIy &C acknowledge, never tho't
OF all tbs, but as : friend, would advise
you 10 DC tery cautious how you hgure a
way in higt style. IL the cursed farmers
should find out, that you are spending their
| money that way instead OF promoting ma
tionaI industry, they will blow US all up.
You musi never let them know how their
money comes, or goes.
MIR. Manufacturer-Let me alone for
that. Blu, this monopoly is better yet. 1t
will enable me to get the cheapes mate
riaIs, and sight my work in the bargain;
so that may be lazy and yet rich no.
withs,anding. As you are not in the trade
Mr.. Chairman, suppose you never tbo't
OF that.
Mr.. Cbairman--Reslly, Mr.. Manufao-
turer, | begin to think, this scheme, will
have some effects never thought of before.
But do you keep all that under the rose.
Don't say any thing about 1t.
Mr.. Msnutacturer--There is only one
thing in the world, Mr.. Chairman, could
huue the, conscience to ask you 10 do more
for me.
|. MIR. What is that Mr.. Ma.
nutacturer?--My will is good | assure
you
Mr.. Manufaciurer-Why SIMPLY to pass
law, TO enable me TO keep down my
journeymenis wages. These fellows some
times run little rusty, and | should like
u have them under my thumb too.
Mr.. Chairnan--Be contest, Mr.. Manu-
facturer. | think you have got enough
That would be rather dangerous Law land
know you can manage The journeymen
better without 1t. You know what de.
wills of fellows these journeymen are to
vote.
Mr.. Maaufacturer-You are right, Mr..
Chairman--I will not raise their day
wages a cent, and when they buy their
own work from me, will charge them the
monopoly price. So that they shall gel
nothing by this blessed monopoly. Hur.
"a, Mr.. Chairman, can now 5e lazy, and
eytravagant and get rich in the Bargain
What good man you are, Mr.. Chairman!
and what blessed thing is monopoly
Count most certainly upon my vote, at the
next election, and the voIes o. tbe whole
manufacturing fraternity, and all our jour
neymen 10 boot.
These Developments are not only con-