Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-06-27
Stick TO your Own.

Stick 30 yOWr Own.
We commend The following hints which we
find III the Rochester Democrat, TO the cnnsid-
Grafton of those of our mechanics 10 whom they
are particularly addressed, viz our Haiters,
Tailors, and Shoemakers. They should under
srand the injuries which will be inflicted upon
their interests, if Pok's anli-Tarrf doctrine
should prevail "will injure the HALTER
for If the present Protective Duties are removed
from dressed lurs and manufactured Hats, the
ENGLISH Halter will send in his Hats,
made by men who work FOR TWO SHIL-
LINGS 4 DAY, and sell them al LOWER
PRICES than they can be sold for by the
AMERICAN HALTER, who pays his jour
neymen from TEN TO TWENTY SHIL-
LINGS a-day."
UP Gov. Polk is opposed 10 Protective
Tariff.
The repeal of the Tariff, as advocated by
Gov. Polk, would njure the TAILOR. five
have no protective Tariff, WEARING APPA-
REL, of every description, will be brought in
to this country from England Whenever a
locoioco wanted SUIT OF CLOTHES, he
would send to CANADA for them, or go 10 a
clothing store in The city, whose shelves would
be filled with coats, vests and panialoons MADE
IN ENGLAND. When this shall happen,
what will become of AMERICAN TAILORS!
Where will all our journeymen tallors find
work Who will employ them! They would
find every Polk ocofoco WEARING ENG
LISH MADE coats, vests, and panlaloons be-
cause the price of labor in England would ena-
BILE the ENGLISH CLOTHlER 10 send his
wares here and sell them CHEAPER than
they could be made in this country What say
American sailors 10 such a policy! Do they
want to see their fellow citizens wearing
COATS MADE IN ENGLAND? If they
do, they should vote for Polk, WHO GOES
AGAINST A PROTECTIVE TARIFF
Bu. if they wish 10 make The clothes, worn by
their fellow citizens, they must vote for HEN
RY CLAY AND A PROTECTIVETARI
The repeal of Protective Tariff, would in
jure the BOOT AND SHOEMAKER. In
FRANCE, the journeyman boot and shoemaker
works for 90 TO 80 cents a-day. This enables
The French boomaker TO sell his product cheaper
than tie article can be made By the American
Mechanic, who pays his journeymen from 100
10 200 per day. To prevent the rulnous COM
petition of The French boomaker, heavy du-
~ IS lalu upon DOOlS anu sfOeS, and ne, alier
paying his duty, is unable To sell his boots
cheaper than as good an American article can
De sold for the result is, all our citizens
wear American made boots and shoes and so
GIVE EMPLOYMENT TO TENS OF
THOUSANDS FAMERICAN JOURNEY
MEN BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS.
But Gov. Polk wants to REPEAL the ex-
listing Tariff, and to REDUCE THE DUTY
so low tha, FRENCH BOOTS and shoes
might be sent in here, and sold at prices below
that which The American boot and shoemaker
can afford TO sell for II this is done, EVERY
ONE WILL BUY FRENCH BOOTS AND
SHOES, or else our own journeymen shoema-
kers will have 10 WORK FOR ONE HALF
their present wages. Do our shoemakers wish
TO see American Farmers and Mechanics and
Laborers and Merchants wearing FRENCH
boots. and shoes If they do not, and wish 10
still make boots and shoes for their fellow ciii-
zens, and receive FAIR PRICES FOR THEIR
LABOR, they must STAND BY the friends of
Protective Tariff, and vote for HENRY CLAY
and not for JAMES X. Polk, WHO WISHES
TO EMPLOY THE FRENCH AND ENG
LlSH RATHER THAN THE AMERICAN
boot aud shoemaker!