The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-08-11

ing Amercrn Industry" is a deception Of those
who employ 1t, not for the benei, of LABaR,
but for the advantage Of capital To tell all
individual you are protecting his rights whilst
you are eurlahlng his liberty, s not grosser
insu, TO common sense than to suggest to an
intelligent people that their industry is protects
ed by beng taxed upon all they eat drink,
and wear, for the undisguised support Of man
ufacturing capitalists.
Is The blacksmith's ''ndustry" protected by
a tariff which raises The price Of the cOmmodI,
" IN which he woTks2
Is The grszer's ''industry" protected by
tariff which makes him pay one dollar and
twenty cents for an amoUnt Of salt which he
heretofore purchased for ono dollar.
IL the grain growers ''industry" protected
by tariff upon The instruments Ofhis husban-
dy2
Is the mechanics industry protected by a
tariff which increases the cost of his wlfe's
and childfen's cothlngI
IL The industry Of the helpless female pro-
tected by tax upon tea, coffee, sugar and the
general neeessaries of lIteE
Is the professional mans "industry' pros
lected by raising the price Of his books and
professional instruments.
Is the printer and book BINDERS "indusry'
protected by requiring them TO pay sixteen
millions for an amount Of paper which with
out one could be bought for thlreen2
Is the honest laboring mans industry pro-
tecled whilst he is made 10 contribute some~
thing towards the protection Of others and
nothing is contributed towards his own?
In fine, is the industry Of The great body of
community protected by taxing It for the BEN
eft ofthe few! Irnot, then where is the apology
for the passage of tariff bill whicn legisla:es
from the American people the privilege of
making their purchases in the cheapest mar
ket; unaffected by the artificial influences Of
government Interference?
The Democracy of Ohio believe that by en-
terprise, energy and skiIl-and not BY legs-
latve bounty, American industry in all it's va
riees will afford itself the surest and most per-
manent "protecton. PIT is Inconsistent with
the equality Of rights which is the life blood
OF republic, that any particular branches Of
industry should lay tax upon the balance, or
be The especial objec. of Government coDsid-
GRAFTON. Each should support itself upon its
own merits. 1t is unjust 10 make the paper
user pay for its use, and in addition detray the
expenses of lis production. 1t is inquous in
Congress 10 lay such tariff upon paper as will
enable the American paper manufacturer 10
add 10 his former prices sum equal to the
aggregate amount expended for manual labor
in his employment. That such thing is n
effect proposed, and that such would be it's
operation may. be clearly estNb%sAsd- ------
Let us illustrate inc proposition by gancing
at the statistics connected with the manufac"
ture of paper 10 Ohio. BY the census tables
for lS40 1t will be seen that in our own state
there are IA paper mills or manufactures that
these establishments make an aggregate
amount of paper of an animal value equal 10
$350,000 and that the whole number OF per-
sons employed in its manufacture is 3O5. by
The application of simple rule Of arithmetic,
it will be seen that each mill affords an average
employment TO % persons aud turns out
paper TO the annual aggregate value of 25
thousand dollars. 1t is proposed 10 'prOtecp
American paper by laying an additional duty
of 20 per cent upon all foreign paper which is
now sold upon equal terms with The article pro.
duced by the mills in Ohio. AS has already
been seen, each establishment in this state
employs Ton an average] % persons and
makes paper Of an average value of S25, 900.
Now tariff of 20 per cent upon twenty-five
thousand dollars worth Of paper would add
5000 dollars 10 it's selling price. This amount
divided by twenty-five [the average number Of
persons in each mill, would give dividend
tf $227-being upward Of one dollar per day
to each hand employed, and gross amount
more than equal to the cost Of the entire man
ual labor employed in the mill. Thus it will
be seen, that the operation Of a tariff Upon the
article Of paper would cause the public to de-
fray the expenses Of the manufacture Of the
article and give the owner Of the establishment
the gross amount Of sales. But the opera
ton Of tariff does not stop there; for whilst
the expenses of The manufacturer are defrayed
by a tax upon the public. he is constantly en-
gagged in amassing the pro6's Of the sales
soon 10 be devoted 10 the purchase of ma
chnery which ia destined TO supercede tie
necessity of FIVE six,hs of the manual labor
engaged, and thus throw out of employment
the very persons whose "industry" tariff laws
are said to protect, and destroy he market for
produce which they are alledged 10 create!
Alter all this has taken place, the wages, for
me:ly devoted 10 the payment Of manual labor,
are added 10 The gains Of the master manufac-
turer: the whole operation lending daily 10 res
move his condition still farther from that de-
gree of equality in which republican liberty
alone can flourish.
In concluding this subject, lei be expressly