Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-28

manufactures protected, but also about ne",J ;ct
10 ,S,,an,.oes otlhe boosted home market "h'e,
thew urge The encouragement Of nanuiae'''s'
loIds 10 The farmers o,,on taken
As for The few hundred bales OF co''on ," MI
from The South that is no iaVof ioi y sos,ric
only liheraie commerce from lis UNDUE IT,,
lions the rise IN lheli co''o" "o"'N
We are opposed 10 the Tariff act OF ioas. NC,
cause Congress can grant no protection ~ ,,r,na
!, features. except BY The exercise OF ,ne ,he
| no,rer M one il is deemed, would nave Wv
bardihood TO advocate system OF dHeIf ta1'",
win view 10 raise money 10 protect Inc 'i,anI
tacurers. by granting them bonatitS hol, MD
such law ever be proposed ana Pas'e sl,om,s he
any one say that he mahuiac.u' 81, ,n,icc,;on
solely and privately inlIhs,ed "i'h .ne ;mno,,d
and disbursement of the direct lax thus innposeu
nv Congress Tor Msir benefit; that these Iecil
al nnhlc bounty should collect Inc diiee' ."N
and di.;he il amongst themselves ana ine w,
yernmen neither know the amount nor ~" " 90.
advancement All would condemn such s.s
lem Vel virtually, that is The effect OF lhe ea' :
inc law with the single exception Ina' VIZ
imposed indirectly, and saves me h;nS he al
The great odum, as well as irouo'e ~n ;'a, ;nd;.
reel system of taxation, ana ooun.v n,t.c,prers,
c.,sd would REQUIRE OF having manufactures
800, ara,,herers harassing The country 10 cor
, "a ssa ,,,orev ont of which they were 10 pay
'...a,,as ,he bounties. The system Of AFFORD
w., ;,;re,t counties By Congress, is not ony more
omnrnnienl of collection, but is more difhsull 10
Lm,t as 10 extent, and lar less odious oi'l u.
cansc less Ineligible. For exactly as me value
| ri American manufactures more nea'iR aPpioAi,
,a,,ss Ia furnishing the home consumption so
inch ,he Greater is The aggregate indirect tax
in the shape of enhanced price, which The consul
mers have TO pay; and Tor the same reason Is
onr home manufactures increase and supply inc
home marker, a protective duty upon imports Po,s
INFO The Treasury less and less revenue, While
tho manufacturers &c, a larger and larger ooun-
-. heranse as Won increase The quantity ana va
he nj their Goods. YOU extend the base upon when
n,o,ec,iye duties operate to enhance lhese Pio-
G,s and as Won diminish BY this process Inc
lmporaions, you chi down The source ol iete-
nue.. But wish 10 know what fsn' nds sh's
Government 10 lay taxes avoWediy 10 ios'el ma
nntac,nres. without seeing 10 the collecting anu
a;.hnrsina of them? Is mol the power Of taxa
lion The most powerful trust conferred upon 20
vernmert2 Is not The Government RESPONSE,
HE for its exercise OF the taxing power ! ANA
will any one say we have The right 10 deieSa'e
10 others the power OF collecting and oPpY"p',,a0l,
me 10 their aim usc The public revenue TifaoW
accounting for i'll The protection gwen DY 'he
hin of 1912 10 manufacturers affords Them oouh-
lies as clearly in the shape OF enhanced prices
as if Congress had imposed a direct TAX on
The people, collected and distrlouied u gu.
amongs, them. To deny this, is 10 aihrm lna'
the grntect,re Tariff does not confer nhg ucne
i, But if il conters a benefit il is only by ex-
clnd;nu from our markets The foreign cheap goods,
or else By sustaining The price OF American
Goods. So, therefore, whatever btncM II coniers,
comes through the 0ssac0 NJ Congress IN ar
cisua Tie taxing yolrs,, and their being The reel
pienis Of the bounty, or else no benefit Whatever
is conferred; and if So protective taIili IS Oh
M ADVANTAGE 10 the manufacturers. Ihat the
latter superstition and conclusion are erroneous,
the vehement and eloquent appeals mace oy
members on this floor, depicting The rulnous con-
seoue noes that woul. result 10 them by passing
the bill now under consideration, as substitute
for the act OF 1872 and implorins US in The most
persuasive manner, and exhibiting The great loss
'hey would snstain by the taa in The price Of their
manufactures-all 20 10 prove, in The most IRE
frapabe manner that they do derive much great
er profits nor, than they would aritioat protection.
In conending for protection the manufacturers
VIII not slullify themselves b. denmHg that II
daes augment their profk. For if il coners no
advantage on them, and We clearly prove tina, il
inporer>hes al oher parts of The country, Il IS
more than folly, nav, sir, il is criminal TO persist
in such policy. But The struggles OF the ma
nufacluring interests on this flooI-the condition
of these districts as compared with The asficullu-
ral-prove conclusively that they gain greatly,
while the balance OF the community lose equally
as much, and perhaps much more. But as IL
was not my intention 10 expand my views upon
this branch of the subject, WILL tor The sake OF
illustrating my position, enumerate few OF the
projected articles; stating the value OF those we
manufacture, as well as vi those we import; and
show 10 what extent the community is taxed
for The benefit OF the manufacturers.
The aggregate value Of only Jour leading arti-
Giles embracing woocns, couons, iron and man
ufactures of iron, shoes, boots, and other manu-
tactnres Of leather made in the United States. as
estimated in the census OF 1910 is Sl67 $50 5o?.
These same articles are doubtless Of much great
er value now. The facts stated will justify US IN
estimating the value, al present, oil al he ai'icie a
projected By The act OF loi2 al iully SOU WV,
From IN estimate made from Doc. No. 2l0, I'd
session OF the 9th Congress, the aggregate av-
GRACE annual value Of The manufactures Of wool,
COTTON iron and manufactures OF iron, and shoes,
hoo,s and other manufactures Of leather, import
| cd from 1887 10 1910, was only S3i ,20Il9S. Bul
e;nce the massage Of the high tariff OF 1912, there
has been n falling NJ in the importation CT these
four articles. IL will be liberal estimate, from
This data, TO suppose that, out Of our present I'M
porarions only about $50, OO00O0 IN amount
| came in competition with our American manuiac-
lures As upon nearly all the protected articles
the duty is very high, | will place the duty on
them a, forty per cent. Congress, ihen by the
acl OF 1912 imposes protective duty Of forty per
cent on The $50, 100000 Of imports coming in
! competition with our manufactures. As the duty
increases The price of the imported article in The
American narke, greatly above what il sells for
in the foreign, contend that this protective du-
~ Of 40 per cent. equally elevales the price OF The
American article Of similar description, which The
high duties were designed TO protect But We
will suppose the $3.50 0OO.0O0 OF American man,
uiactutes are only elevated in price, by this ~
per cent. duty on the foreign fabric, % per cent
This. we think, if any thing, is below what The
facts will warrant Then an addition OF - per
cent. to The S250,000000 OF American manuiac-
tnres would swell their value Ia The consumers up
TO the enormous sum OF S3l2,500,0OO. There
lore. we insis, that protective duty Of 40 per
cent. upon the $4,000, 900 of imports which
compete with our manufactures, will put about
go 600 600 into the Federal Treasury, and FULLY
S62, 100000 into the pockets oil the manuiactu-
rers, in the shape of greatly increased prices.
This is the true reason, in my opinion, why the
manufacturers are so enthusiastic in behalf oil
protection. But the community pays this enor-
nous tax and the manufacturers recelyelt. Upon
no other rational ground can they contend that a
reduction of the Tariff Of 1912 will seriously in
iure their profits. Blu, why should not The price
OF manufactures be regulated by The laws OF
trode like The prices OF all Other commodities
Why should the lars Of Congress he invoked 10
give them hieh prices, when the lars NJ commerce
mi 10 do il? We propose to revoke this Iesisa-
tive franchise, which they have been allowed ,c
enjoy very unjustly-tha is, The privilege under
these protective duties OF reaping Legislative
prices in addition TO what the fair laws OF com
merce would grant them; because laws should
not be asked for 10 increase prices above what the
laws OF trade afford, for thai can only be done By
forcing the people 10 pay more fol what they pur
chase.
Buff it could be demonstrated that protective
duties imposed no lax on the consumers TOR The
benefit oil those engaged in manufactures, ye
there are besides this, conclusive reasons acains
The system, amply sufficient 10 condemn ii in th'
estimation of all just and unrrejudiced persons
Congress selected The system of impost taxation
10 raise rercnuc 10 deiray The expenses otihs Go