Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-08-27

of American industry is stimulated. en-
cOuraged and fosIsrsd BY the present
Tarif-al least 50 far. What the ulti-
mate effect Of a high tariff will be to
this species Of Industry in the United
States, no one can unquali6edly predict,
IL every other industry is oppressed the
only OF al least the most reasonable in'
terence is that mlnUlactunng industry
cannot prosper long, under the present !
high tariff. If the manufacturer makss a.
dividend, annually, of from ten TO forty
per cent, while the farmer |divides but
from one to three per cent, It will m
duce a change Of employment, and q di'
version Of capital from agriculture to man
n(acturirg, and thus have a tendency
eventually TO squalizs profits.
But certain it is, that a. the present,
and should the tariff continue as il is,tOr
years to come, the profits Of manufactUr
ing industry will be hieh-large diVi'
dends, undsra sound currency and q
high Tariff will be the result fOr years
Those engaged in manUfactuT'ug-Te
mean those few who own. the capital,
no: those who do the labnr-will become
wealthy; while the agricultural and com,
mercial interests will decline. Prices OF
our surplus produce, every thing the fat.
mer has to sell, will believer than they are
at present. The laboring classes will con-
tribute soma $50 0O0O more TO go
INTO the pockets Of the "lOrds OF 'h'
= lOOm.
4 There never was q period in the hiSt0
~ Of the country when the farm produce
was as low as il is now when the receipt
r. Of the flrmer's crops brought them
! little money or as little in exchange
Ifthe farmer has wool and wants Clo't
y. he cannot get as much cloth as he cOul
. when the duties Wers low under the CON
~ ~ promise act. from 1884 10 42. If b
a. wishes to exchange for goods Of any kind
rs or cash, he gets less in quantity for hl
:. wheat butter, bacon, &C., than upde
N the low tariff Of 1888, or less, in. fac
+. than he ever did before. But the man
uCacIurer gets at this moment Tlore,Sbu
nj ter. bacon, &c., for his cloth than gave
- before.
" Why is thisH What has produced III
reversal Of profits that has taken plat
during the last two yeSIsf We aNsw
N. the Tariff Of lS42. That mSnsITO
He scheme of fraud and corruption. fastSn
ED upon the people Of the United States
Us aWhigCongress. aided by some few Pr
~ fessod and mistaken Democrats. No 9th
~ cause can be assigned for the present
condition Of American industry.
hat The farmers and planters Of the Ur
w. ted States understand the effect oft
his Tariff. They see that the manufacture
1'h are protected and are prosperous; Il
Lhey enjoy vide market and ready 50
'sry al high prices, and admit that the pres'
on Tariff is Protective Tariff, 30 fat
de- manufacturers a:e concerned, that tn
the industry is protected, that their cap
is prOftably invested, ;heir dlyidsn
or unusually large. But they feel and
va that the protection is all on one 81:
&C that /, is prOte CtiOn 10 the manufacture
sed but that /: is destruction 10 Them. Tt
IiIt. see but small portion Of the indus
IOO and capital of the country is prot
UOO ted-less than one tenth-while the o
OOO CT nine tenihs are plundersd, that
OUO one tenth may prosper!
ooo We now leave it to the intelligent ?
OOV tiOn OF the American people 10 dec
Tree whether the present Tariff, is prOte
en- tive Tariff, in trUs and . lsgiiim
ing sense ofths term whether il protects
- msriCan industry OF whether il.parslyz
Pl' il. .g.
'od' The maxim of one Of the greatest
American statesmen, and the best Of m
900 living, and one whose influence over
900 feelings and opinions Of the present geE
90 ration, is as great as any other man, v
BOO --"The greatest good 10 the greast nu
- ber." But the present Tariff violates
300 sound maxim, and imParts The great
nlv rood TO the most few in number and
In, greatest evil 10 the greatest number
iba Expresses nine tenths of the people, Q
benefits the One-tenih. II affords
ns. greatest protection ts the Industry Of I
AZ few, end iOflicts The greatest opressioR
- the industry Of The maEy! hlss VIC
Nc. tiOn Of every sound principle in POliti
raj Economy. Il is destructive to aaIioI
IAN wealth. Il arrays one potion Of the p
IN rle against another, and one section Of
ne country sgainst another. The preke
Cs anti protective Tariff must be abQliahC
~. OF this happy Union mus. be Dissolve
I a We mean what we say; the One OF =
nm other is inevitable! '''tR
sc Americans! which choose ye2-the p
manance Of our glorious ConfsdeFaCy
re-. States, or the continuance of the plssC
! i infamous oppressive Tariff you 'canr
.Av have both. Choose ys, aud choose Wi
or ly! e"r
an II is q strange assertion, but not \
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