Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-10
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THURSDAY, .v0YEaBER 10. 1912.
TIE TARIFF SYSTEM.
mon DUTIES AND I.DIp prices

non DUTIES md f.0Ip PRICES.
Our neigibur Of the ltepub can has another long ar
iele On Monday, IN rIy To tile remarks made Is us
s1me tea eaHs ago Oh the Publications Of Mr. lIudsuD's
speech he see IN 1t. however. ~ argument Of mpar
lance 10 Which We had not replied Monday last
Except perhaps the assumption that the duties imp se5
On oresn articles viii enhance le.r price, auL thus
operate as tax upon the cea.umer This assumption
Is perhaps tie most powerful weapon with which the
pocs Of ohconragng our hume inercslstie ciiiraiin
as well as The manufacture Of cotton, for example,
can be assaulted; for describing all those broad and rencr
al views Of national interest involved in the decision q
the question, ii appeals directly tote strongest motive Of
human notwithstanding The pochencrve. thc ino,t
sensitive part Of our money loving race Aud withal,
h,pgh totally devoid Of foundation in fact as the
prices current" Of the asl twenty FIVE years viii de
nonsrate TO the satisfaction Of any person 10 viii take
the trouble 10 glance lhen-ndeed as every mans
experience and observation aesfs. without recurring IL
the TALES Of price9-yci, it has an air Of paushiry
about It, well calculated to deceive persons who
prefer theories to facts, and who vii never rcnounee
preconceiged opinion. though every DAY : results
prove lis iary. These men will swear that the tie,
~ IS rae because process Of reasoning ts.c,ory To
their minds, drives them to Inc eoncl!siananl it
IS IN vain that yon show Acn, BY Facts, that the a5su
ment hawogtr contact, must 81 necessity somewhere
ave holcank, encc after all Le.c is no such pract
cai coaclisoa
II ii werea novel assumption that he duty levied up
"a an article culauccdis price ahe eNtcntof that duty
"e dunk II by means Improbable that should
selves promptly admit lis cofree;ness-B But We calno
10 a.en We have seen tIai, however automatic tie
proposition seems almost uniformly ii is coutradctcd L.
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7'' VI '''o' III '-''"' ana o,''f IKE causes which,
bo' '"r Inc true CAUSE Wheh they 'Yfrook,-"e mean
"e F'"epe = 'tMfoft"H brought mo play hy high
ou'''S-"ould have Teen found, enc and all wholly IN
operative lad We continued after the war of 1916.
10 nave levied duties with anre to revenue alone and,
'of2'''s the disastrous Iessas Il that period Of P0te
ca''ply anu s'ne" suffering bad our government iali
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Vi 'he manufacturing system Tie ieTplsn manuiacta-
If'S' 'aN'5 monopoly ol"uI market would nave kept
up prices 10 The s'ard"rd ly Which they had been regn
ated' uh INC Introduction {" as good an article, OF do
n"sae niau"idc'o'e' '1fe'a aem gradually TO lower
'"Sf rates. i"'SVe now S9'' policy 4" shall compel
cur mana'enT'rS oche it;f der r. and to turn ih'H
capital and labor INTO 'i"d aftcatons and tie eject
VIII DC soon apparent !" Tue increased prices Of those
Ffe2h l"feS' ''a' 'h'or s. Ffsty INTO Tie general
''.u'iPoh' ana ""'"' 10 'Sef IN dahger OF domestic
'''e''io'' W." Ut S''" "' ''3 i'ss's nA'o upon H'eb'
ny tie 'o'ei9n a'"P"i's'"1o "ii 'hth be enabled to
-Ne ni' "ooit'S "E''i Naa's' ana merely 10 Silence
a.o '''''''' u o'''"'''e' ''o "if'eeo P'p"a'"'-
NJ result u ''' P'ey "e1a Sic" 'Ha' 50 Tar ron
'''e 10" "'3'S u ''"'l J" '-A'ee having c'nTIN"a ID
'eu"ee P'''eS ''e' Tue eiee' mas oeeh mistaken hy
'''9' 10 !" e '"' ''I""e't' '9t me cauS'--ahd tai
MEOW WIS J." Fur are III iaei produced ny lhe ia"
prices u inc ''''' mere '-''s' io" Prices Themselves
oeiho 'he "9'o"c'' ''''e' ard inevitable. oil the very
S9s.s'' y, P"'H ""'en % l'i'9aehed WIN iaN'og lie
e"7a''e' ny increasing "'fn@
"e profess y N"'" Nh da'hs produce 10" prices
''"s" '' i"i'"i'" s many APPARENT mas Ue'h Fthuer-
. wv l''s'''' u '''h's' :, pi''9' ma"u'ae'a
Jus - ''S county '' eA'"ie' d" "'''I' ii coa'e
No'''5 sua''c 'of Sf9elo'aas winch oFh5 50 large
'''ii'h % inc consumption u Inc oou'l--lhere Is
N'no'"e'"''u Al '"S country Ia ia'fc adapted 10 iht
SAINT fa' fVaH '' van Any pe e7hileheeu mere "lRalS