Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-15
tho existence Of the Tariff Of az, Of 1896 ,563--

the difference OF importation Of | ,466,575. That
is, the people Of the United States used Of For.
eign Hemp. in the four years preceding The
Tariff Of az, 81 ,466,575 more than they have
the first four years Of its existence. Does any
body suppose that they really used that much
less Hemp? That is impossible. Look at the
quantity imported in 1871. when our whole
country and all its business was crippled 10 the
utmost distress in all branches, then we imported,
the last year before the Tariff $3.50, $3.50, and
in the last year OF the four since its passage. we
only imported $l40,372 worth, when every
branch OF business in the United States was
more prosperous than at any period before.
Another four years, if the Tariff OF AZ had re
manned the law, instead Of importing foreign
Hemp we should have supplied great Britain and
France with much Of their demands for tina. arli.
Gle.
Then, still further, here follows a similar
statement OF the mporlations for the same years
Of articles manufactured in whole or part from
Hemp. In 1888, 81, 709,55l: in 1889, 50 504
240; in 1910, So, $50, 16l; in S1S4l SO, It's. 120
n all the four years preceding The Tariff Of '42
$l2 900 672. Since the Tariff OF 42 in 1912
81 .622 TAP; in l843, 1855 1885, in 1914 ST. ;.
283 443; in 1915, 1908 $685. in ALL s465, 1878
being less than the four previous years by S.
304 294, which our own people put into heil
own pockets instead Of foreigners, which is to
that extent retention in our country OF tina
much Of the precious metals that would have
had to be sent out to buy it. or at least some
OF our produce 10 exchange for it.
Now, ask, who is interested in the culture
of Hemp, in the United States? Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Illinois. Ohio Indiana, and most OF all
Mssouri-she having more and better HemI
land than any State in the Union, and yet every
one OF her representatives went for the repeal o
the Tariff of '42 and that too as 10 several O
them, after having admitted that it was sgans
our interest, as State. TO pass the new law
but the party demanded it at their hands anc
they must 60 it. 1t is admitted that in regart
to the raw material imported, OF which hav
given an account above, was mostly Of the arate
roted article and not the de1D rotted, upon which
the price has been estimated at $3.50 in New
, York. and therefore the protection to the grove
OF The Wdter rotted article was not so great, but
is considered TO be the fact that the acater rotte
article never costs in Russia over the price
, valued the dew rotted article in New York, o
, Sl20 per ion, and therefore the calculation will
hold good as to that. But suppose the cost O
Hemp in Russia is not over 500? But as
, shall know accurately, in few days, will fur
nish you with the information.
, Now, have not the time nor the room here
, to make a similar statement in relation 10 Iron
nor have | the materials before me 10 do it, bu
venture the assertion that one OF simila
magnitude would result from an investigation Q
that subject. Had the Tariff Of AZ continued tw
t years longer, | feel sure our State would hav
been largely engaged in the manufacture OF Iron
This new bill must pat an end to all increas
OF that business in the United States, and thos
better acquainted with it than |. say it will rui,
manufactures already established. The duty il
, the new is not hall, believe, what it was il
the act OF AZ. Yours, &c.