The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-10-22
AT 81 PER ANNUM, in ADVANCE.
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MIR. OlIANDLER:s Ii VIII De rendered Dy
many of your readers, that the Secretary Of
fhe Treasury distributed last summer prin-
ted. circular embracing a variety ofsqueslions
FL relation 10 the business of the county,
the answers to which, il was supposed, would
afford some necessary Information 10 Con
gress when engaged ia establishing new
tariff The answers TO these enquiries were
presented to Congress with the annual re-
port from the Treasury Department, and
have been published. Without referring TO
those from more distant states, perhaps your
readers would like TO be informed as TO the
opinion Of some Of the locofoco manufactur-
|ers of the adjoining state of Kentucky, and
II send you a brief extract or two. asa
The agent of mandatory near Louis
willie, employing about one hundred and sew
enty hands, writes thus: a e eia1s
"Tariff or no tariff has little or no effect at
this lims OF the hagging manufacturer, for the
reason that domestic competition has brought II
below price at which it can be imported with
out the payment of duty; and for the reason
that The cultivation of hemp has been greatly
extended in Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, In-
diana aud this State. until more is grown than
is required for the bagging, bale-rope and cor
dage factories; consequently we can control the
price; and, as " are forced down IN the price
of fabrics, WE GIVE THE SCREW ANOTHER TURN ON
THE HEMP GROWER" Ad8
The proprieters of another extensive bag
ging factory, established in 1912, say: a.s
''Profls have gradually decreased since the !,
establishment, in consequence of the present
tariff OF duties. it being the means OF building
up a runous competitor at home.n And they
suggest that if the foreign fabric was admitted
free Of duty, farmers and other small n.annfae-
urers would cease to compete with us.''
Another distinctly says;
owe would prefer 10 compete with The impor-
ter of foreign Hairless than with our home man
ufacturers"
These kind Of confessions from the ad-
vocates of free trade, should go to convince
the public Of the falacy Of the doctrine that
the duty always enhances the price of the
protected article; and they also show, that
so far as the interest of the more, wealthy OF
the manufacturers are concerned, they have
more TO fear from the competition which
arises at home under the influence Of pros.
Iiectiye tariff, than from that which would
come free Of duty from abroad; the more
wealthy being always able TO protect Them
selves. by turning another screlo upon their
dependent laborers, or the producers of the
raw material. sEs1 y .5--lsii.aia -
Business is only conducted for the profit
it affords, and no wealth however great can
stand a constantly accruing loss; Consequent
| ly manufacturers and mechanics, who by the
effects of the new tariff, shall have their
profits destroyed, must enhance the price Of
their fabrics, or turn another ScretD, so as 10
reduce the expenses. That the former will
be the effect in some cases, have not
doubt as the economies of a large manufac-
tory are such, that 100000 of almost any
given article can be produced at a less ex-
pense per piece, than 10000; SO that if the
producer of the former quantity be cut off
from half his sales by foreign importation,
although he discharge half his hands, the
remainder canid moi be afforded at The same
price per piece as it could have been when
his machinery was fully employed. But as
laborers are discharged from one establish
ment they flock. to another, and offer their
services al edaced prices, thus affecting the
price ol labor wherever there may be a de-
mand for il, and thus it is that the laboring
classes rare those who are The most deeply
interested in the question whettser we shall
make at home or procure from abroad those
articles which We as sanation are capable OF
manufacturing. sss. ez
1t was stated in the. Senate by W. Davis
OF the Finance Committee, that il will re-
quire fofiy-five millions increase Of impor!a-
tons to, produce the same revenue undeEthe
new. revenue tariff, that was produced under
the protective tariff of 1912. Estimating a
dollars worth of the foreign iaborer to be in
Guided in each dollars worth of his produc-
lions imported, il may be said that we will,
during the ensuing year, receive forty-6ye
millions worth of days work from foreign la
borers, in lieu of the same number of days
work of our own citizens, discharged from
their ordinary employment. 1 leave for
others to estimate what effect this large re-
duction in the demand for labor in this
country, will have upon the value of labor
and the property of the country; but that
the effect viii be seriously and ininriously
fell in all the departments of labor and bu-
siness there can be no doubt.
The agriculture of the West, although
promised the advantage of a. foreign market
las an inddcement 10 support foreign free
trade, will experience the disastrous effect
of this great foreign competition in labor,
for notwithstanding the prices of produce
are already depressed by reproduction,
there can be no doubt but many of the dis
charged iaborers from manufactories will
seek for sustenance through agriculture,
increasing its already enormous SURPRISES
much beyond any increase. of foreign de-
mand which may result from the alteration
of duties.
Thus win this locofoco tariff of $40 tend
to make the rich richer, and thepoor poorer,
until the people shall overthrow il, and the
party which enacted il. and deprive them. It