American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-07
AmIrtGNn Republican,
AND
BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. I, ls46.

Errrcrs OF THE TARIFF IN ENGLAND
Some SAGE writers for the newspapers, cannot
oom,rebend how the new Tariff can have pro-
dnced effects injurious to the manufacturers oil
the United States, when it has not yet gone
into operation. They will, probably, be more
astonished on reading the news brought by the
steamer Britannia, that 1t has already had an
influence on the manufacturing business OF
England but of different character from that
produced with US. The English papers state
that s'several markets have experienced the
effects of the liberal Tariff which goes INTO
operation in the United States on the hrst OF
December. Iron has already advanced III price,
and the woollen manufacturers of Yorkshire
are firm and improving" 1T is thus SEEM that'
whilst the Tariff puts down American LABOR
and compels the discharge OF American opera
tiyes, it is increasing the business oil England
and cheering the workmen of that country oy
giving them steady work and higher prices
fla Tariff which produces such results be not
British in its principles and tendencies, then
the English Parliament could not form one OF
that character. 1t is not American, because II
does not foster American interests. why,
then, not let its title conform truly to the Pur-
nose and effect Of the bill2 AS it depresses
American and encourages English labor, 10 is
a British Tariff, and should be so caled-how-
ever, partzan writers, or purchased neutrals,
may undertake to defend it by misrepresenta-
ton. .m
As the effect of the Tariff is to transfer our
workshops to Europe, it is to be expected that
our workmen will follow, sooner than remain
in idleness at home; and accordingly we find it
stated, that American workmen are actually
emgrating to England to procure employment.
Here are facts which cannot be denied, and
which will go farther to give the true charac-
ter of the new Tariff bill, than all the false
statements which can be made in comparative
statements of the Tariffs of 1912 and 1916"
together with the commentaries of yenal and
pretended neutral writers, who would endorse
adverse statements, if equally well compensated
for the service.
1t should convince every American, that the
Tariff of 1916 is not American in principle,
when he finds English manufacturers rejoicing
at its passage, and English trade improving
whilst the wages of our own people are beng
reduced; and many of our manufacturing es-
Establishments are preparing to close their bust
ness, or have already done so. Consequences
SO beneficial to others, and so injurious to our
selves, cannot fail to excite public attention and
investigation; and, as necessary result, gen.
eral demand that Congress shall so change the
Tariff as to protect domestic instead OF toIe'gn
industry.
False comparative statements" may be cir
cuated by thousands in extras paid for by the
public money; but he who feels the effects OF the
Tarf-who has his wages reduced-his busl-
ness iniured-or is cast out of employment, by
the operation of the new Tariff; and who sees
that the bread which has been taken from his
mouth has gone to supply the foreign work
man-we say, that he who feels these things
will refuse to credit any comparative state
ments'' contrary to actual results and his own
experience.