Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-10-19
E,.ai, for The Mechanics.

In the tho Of duties upon all imported
articles farsed twenty per well known that
Only tbs foreign imppations far exceeded the
ports nous balance Of trade bnt
tina the low duties, addition the usual for
eisn s7oIs brought n large quantities of articles made by
mechahca llror o-tn as' = be np,f'ef an tlat kh
of business increasing rapidly that, had been
storPe by 1912 would have proved u
f1isy. I: utteS rdi.ols 70 iaSg" nr:i"r e
American nechanj:s Hardy 81 came from England
d4 bring part caryr large quantity Of
Lon lie hat- French cabinet ,rnitire began also
almost by the bar among the chief necann-
zeal articles Preach ooo and SHOES and ready rade
clothing.
All vhp hal occasion visit large cities ia those
tines c1a1 IN 3uaI.er up showing shops
Ell with frnca boots ahi shoes. ani TIC ready made
c'oli1g btoI9hl from London oIi almost bs found
silly -. sc wish = call the attention Of shoenakc7s
aui aiir'. cspeetiy Journeyman t"o simple iacts
which noticeI particularly tAe time. sin lie snip
that arrived in the roZ Of 1872? before the wing tariff
passed. brought sxteon tornand pairs of Paris made
boots IN snoes. which thrown a'o our mar
ket 1t aso stated by the city paess al about the
time, when orders aniy going II England
r ready made clothing, tiat by the steamship Great NesI
ern u one "trip, there were sew, London
bundled fol- % clothes, be made 10 order for
New ork AMI Philadelphia.
~ ,ho boots an. shoes brought III The single cars,
meatpnea American jourAeymen shoemAkeE directly
deprived Of patronage the Of least i3,0
AMI probably $4,000, all Of which was much
cash taken directly from their pockets AM il reference
10 ire Clothes ordered III one KIP BY the Great eseTn
tie journo,mar taors nothing Of their employers
in like manner sufferers directly from their pockets ~
loss much the Of at least S5t5J
cash: for The making Of tie twelve hundred c6ats rel}i
have amounted $4,000 AL this let IT be undrrs:oo!
lost American shoemakcrs aud tai0r
instances. without reference hund fe!s
others OF similar character, the importation Of ready
made clothing, hats, cabinet furniturc &c, 6 the
slnps Of our large cities.
Nov. wish that w0rkingnen o. all classes. many
OF whom are doubtessIy stl acting with the Iocofoco
party would consider these wel without
reference preferences prejudices
clue deliberately according the dictates of their
sober Judgment, which policy is best calculated
their Interests and those of their One single
fact like that Of arrival of sixteen thousand pairs of
able them reach conclusion than all the theo
in the world. jogrnevman shoemaker ia lor- when
finds is discharged, and himself and family suffering
through his OF employment and because the articles
prices below which he make decent living. does
read columns about 'democrecv,' poof mems
rights and bank, and understand his posi-
ion. lie II he looks the subject without
prejudice that both his interests and his rights sar
hced through the bad policy of the Government, which
allows foreigners take his substance by deprivne
him of the patronage which he entitled, The
rule applies TO every branch of industry.
Butt Locofoco demagogue. anxious 20 conceal the
real people. all this do with
Presidential question We has ersry dang t.
do icil it, and upon the settlement of that question will
depend entirely the protection the prosraon OF Amer
lean industry. HENRY Clay has always been the steady
advocate of that system, and he is elected it will
aiiy be established during his administration upon ba
firm that it again be shaken. On the
o:her hand JAMES X. Polk and always has been,
avowed opponent of protection and advocate of free
trace supported the South solely tina
ground. all his and meetings snow, that
If he successful the protective system will certainly
be down. There Disgusting this issue. however
demss may seek mysy it. Let mechanics,
hen. which OF the they consider presenting
the best claim their support. 1t is them plain b
ness matter. Poug kkeepsie Journal