New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-09
The Tariff und Calico.s.

As the Election approaches, We expect TO see
the Journal of Commerce daily more unscrupu-
lous in its assertions, more deadly in its .atsed
to American interests, in subser-en.o to the ends
Of those who supportit, It hec iii along favored
the Loco Foco representation that our Calico
printcTg c.e making enormous fortunes under the
Protection Of the present Tariff. Imported Plain
nine cents yard, it is the current srpposition OF
the ignorant disciples of the Free Trade school
that these duties Tar the consumers Of these ar,i.
cles in like proportion. The Journal has all along
represented the duty on Prints or Calicoes as cne
of the most oppressive features Of the Tariff !;
but yesterday it turned square round and whis-
pered serpent like in the ears Of the Calico Prin.
ters, JON with us to break down The Tariff, and
you can buy your Printing Cloths SO cheap from
England that you can make more money than
ycu now do" 1t makes the n,onstrous estimate,
for effect on tho ignorant, that the house OF
Brown s; Ives, Providence, make dollar profit
on each piece Of Printing Cloths, and that, ss
they manufacture sixteen hundred pieces day,
their profits must be .fue hundred thousand dol.
lars a gear
We ask all reasonable men to look at this cal.
culation, and Judge from it what must be the
general character Of the Journals Statistics
Here is the business Of making Printing Cloths
one of the simplest and easiest in the whole cir.
clo OF Manufacture. which any body can dip into
who mas or can hire reasonable amount OF
capital Abundance OF mills adapted to this
manufacture can be bought, and might have
been az any :ime the past season, for half the
cost Of constructing ihem. Now can any man
imagine that Brown & Ives would be allowed to
make dollar piece clear proht on Printing
Cloths, when there e.c SO many mills suited to
their manufacture and ample room for more .
Here are dozens Of factories employed in making
Gotten goods ioI China, India and other Foreign
countries in which they are directly exposed 10
British compctition-every one OF which would
make Printing Cloths instead if that business
were one. fourth as profitable as the Journal rep
Iesents 1t. And, beside these, our city is full OF
sharp, keen.eyed men oil business, able TO Gun.
mand cash and snill 10 any amount, and ready
to dip into any thing that will pay. If the read.
ers OF the Journal of Commerce believed It's
statements on this subject, they would be deep in
Cotton Mills before Sunday. Even the Editor
would just as soon speculate in factories as
slnctuarles if he were sure il would be profitable.
Bu. right well does he know that the Tariff nor
any tling else can make Cloth. making. except
flr rery short time more profitable than me av
erege ot buslness-that the competition inev,a-
bly, attracted by the frs! int!ma,ion of increased
profits will certainly cut down prices 70 the
lowest living standard His representations Oh
this subject ere VIGOROUSLY opposed to lhe teach
iGgs OF his own masters, as well US 10 the die
tatss OF common sense. And, when any Loco
Foco shall hereafter be expatiating on the great
profits OF Calico-m makers under the present Tariff,
We hope some Wing will remind him that the
Journal says, of Rhode Island Calco.printer,
unccr The Tariff,
N Cozzcas has byouch, his printing uo TO the top style
ana is cGcueS sell made the top price He can
make money in spite OF protection bat he coG make ore
eGaCgt a.