New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-07


But Fair Play wants to know if the young
Hardware Merchants should not be protected as
well as Manufacturer Certainly. And is he
not protected when he gets better article at his
own door at lower price than he formerly obtain
ed poorer article for in England ?-More
generally, however, we may answer that we con-
slider Production more essential than Traffic,
Though the latter is well in its way;) and we
think that policy preferable which increases the
number and earnings of workers though it dimin-
ishes the number and aggregate profits of traders
Such we believe the Protective policy to be-
Hesays that one Screw maker has lately raised
his prices per cent Very likely. There is a
general upward movement now in prices, arising
from the revived prosperity Of the Country and
increased market for goods consequent on the
new Tariff This improvement is felt by certain
descriptions of Foreign as well as American
Manufactures, and by raw materials as well as
fabrics. We are glad of it, since the prices of
many articles have been lower than the makers
could live by. If it passes the just point, Home
Competition will soon bring it down again.
The Government gets no Revenue on articles
manufactured here, except on the raw materials
employed directly or indirectly in producing them
But what of it If all our Flour were sent to
England to be baked into Bread, and an impost
duty laid on its rentroduction, our People would
first be impoverished by the trade, and ultimately
the Government itself. Nobody can advantage
ousiy hire another to do that for him which he
ought to do for himself.
Brass Kettles and Iron Wire shall! be attend
ed to as soon as we can collect the facts and
make room for them. Let Fair Play possess his
soul in patience.
He admits the corn with regard to small Bar
Iron; but he asks why Railroad Iron, &C. have
not fallen in our market We answer, simply
because there is little or no Home Production. 1t
requires great capital to make Railroad Iron to
advantage, and our People shrink from investing
their means in the enterprise, fearing the duty
will be taken OF and they ruined But let 1t
be made certain that the Tariff will stand asl is
FIVE years. and we have not a doubt that Railroad
Iron will be made here within that time cheaper
than it ever was imported.
Ouropponents have two tones to their voice. re-
speeding Railroad Iron. Under the Tariff of 1888
1t was admitted free of duty, and then there was
an incessant Loco-F oco clamor about taxing
the poor mans pot and kettle, &C. and letting the
IRON of rich corporations come In free" Now Rail-
road Iron is charged the same as other iron, and
they are no better pleased than before. The duty
on this article is ali paid to the Government; it
is no wise Protective, except against the former
fraud of importing Iron as for Railroads and using
II for every thing else.
We do not doubt that raw Iron would be a ht
lie cheaper today if the duty were taken Oft; but
we consider important that we develope our own
and be ready to produce for ourselves
should our coast ever be enveloped by hostile ma
gles. We believe, too, that Iron will certainly be
produced more and more advantageously, there
fore cheaper, under Protective Tariff, and ulti-
gnately be cheaper than it could be imported nn-