Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-06-06


enable the few wealthy sell them higher than the old
prices If under the old duties, they had raised the price much
above the real value, they afraid the English article might have
been brought into the country and kept them in check They
thought best for their interest therefore, keep all foreign
descriptions by enclosing country Of
Of high and whole ~
immense factories are almost entirely in the hands of few. wealthy
companies they easily among themselves what prices
pose upon the people requires companies of men of great wealth
o carry them Let Us make all this plain. by
4 FAMILIAR EXAMPLE
Suppose incorporated Indiana pass
law ordinance that all articles brought within the limits
market from the country should pay tax Among others suppose
the tax OF y cents on every bushe OF potatoes Suppose bu,c
potatoes could be raised fifty The farmer. taking them
to market make himself whole would be obliged then charge
one dollar bnsheI; that Is nifty cents o tle trouble OF rishs
and hauling them and fifty for the which he
would be Obliged pay for the privilege selling them.
Now raising his garden his outo
with the trouble of fifty cents buhe could get
his dollar buhcl in market also although he would have pay
tax because he would ask and could get the highest price market
For the the farmers potatoes would keep them up dollar
and the people must pay that do without And is
fest that the tax although paid by the farmers in the first instance
would after all be paid by the people in town. who the buy
the farmers being Obliged charge much SO
high tan to be sure would cause fewer potatoes to he eaten IN
town. and of fewer would be sold by the farmer The farmer,
also could buy articles rs he would have done,
had he sold potatoes. lie could mt be good
the mechanics in much coffee, salt iron,
potatoes. lie can't for instance, get leather from the tan yard in
because the people can't afford give the money
besides he has many attend but
leather he have and the time that he takes interim
article, would enabled him potatoes enough
tie much from the tanner. if the tax not in the
So far such would diminish trade, and be injurious t. 10th
padies
Now the operation of such law between and country,
precisely of a tariff between this Il foreign country.
The difficult national question be understood
who is abb. attend his business the aid
exhibited him by familiar example, and he will think
his. There many who interested in yelling
such questions beneath the mist OF deceptive words and Pompou
defamation.
important would be pro
duced by this town tariff The advanced price potatoes.
stoned by the would not all be paid the That
part paid the potatoes sold by the farmer. would the
ury. but the fifty buhcl paid for those raised in town
would 90 gardeners pocke The gardener
carrying which, the tax imposed.
Again. If the potatoes should be so high that the farmers
would take theirs other where the high
then would be brought from the country the first and
would be derived from that That would be pro-
hby tariff and the first town would be compelled resort to
pay the expenses The farmers being
compelled to trade with other towns the mechanics merchants Nc
in the first town, would lose the benefit of their custom
But the that might yet be scd in town, would
still bring dollar bushc although it would cost the gardener but
fifty bushc to raise them. The remaining fifty cents would
then be the of the community. for the cns benefit
Of tie gn"e not cent OF going INTO the treasury for the com
benefit of the citizens.
All would be bad enough But the argument of the
council would be- that they wanted to protect the gardeners until
they could and sell potatoes cheap the farmers and make
dozen gardeners should have bought up nearly all the outo for
that purpose having other cultivation attend should by
the aid of machinery wealth. &C.. actually raise potatoes cheap
that after the peopc OF the town had bought all the potatoes they
wanted of tcn high price, there would still be ovcrs
which the gardeners could afford to be at the expense OF sending
the other towns amt undseH ire arr Guild the gardeners
need their ncgbors for their protection onscr
But perhaps might still be that il the profits of the
dene were so g would encourage Others to turn gardeners
ao and cheaper the article But Ito make the comparison Just
maCncry Nc to III the business that 1t could
rich companies. They could then undcrsc
beginner and break him up, and then indemnify themselves
by raising prices. Besides it is that they already
raised potatoes than used in town. And would the
gardeners they believed would cheaper
and diminish their profits
Another that by encouraging others IN town TO turn
would be fewer mechanics &c left attend to
their old business and gardeners TO buy thar work. But there
needed. their work carried by
&C., and not machinery Int human beings that need
shoes. salt coffee, The gardeners only
small part these articles which for sale in town. and by
their high they have driven Oft the farmers who would have used
them exchange for their productions. Is it strange that under
the gardeners should become rich and the rest OF
the complain of hard timcs?
Not satisfied with all this however suppose the gardeners made
wealthy by this very should bg the council 70 lay still
potatoes. Would there be justice IN IT
be natural enough for the gardeners TO ask but would on
,prosc at council fairly elected by all the citze would
such law? Would suppose that TO CRAFTY onc-ent part
Of the people the they would be willing to ncreas The
already heavy burdens of the other nine tcnts!
Now let Us suppose that each of the divisions or wards
Of the town " entitled elect member of the town council and
that lived the four five outer divisions. and where
m their wealth wh ey had BY this ax they should be
all, 70 control the cleo and elect members friendly to their
wishes and interests. would he very strange these members
should of iSu would 1t NOT DC IaS
strange members elected in the otter wards OF