The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-15
COMMUNICATIONS.

PHILADELpHIA, January, IS.

comforts OF the people, and lessen sickness and mortality
would create additional trades, more employmens, and
greatly extend those already in existence.
We then proved, II an ad yalorem duty OF ten per
cent upon all imports was adopted instead OF high
tariff and the whole of our iron works cotton, wooen
linen, and silk manufactures Were closed and abandoned
that every person now employed in these branches OF in
dustry would Immediately find other occupations and
still leave large demand Tor labor unsupplied thereby
enabling the working population to ask and probably to
obtain higher wages; and we concluded our remarks
with the unavoidable inference, that the whole Of the
citizens of this great republic, enormously taxed for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF this unjustly privileged few that
our farmers are thereby deprived q vastly increased
ference 10 giving extended employment and morn reu,l
selves Of the worlds market by inducing other nations
to adopt high tariffs in selfdefence or from motives OF
retaliation
We propose now to inquire if there is any reasonable
ground for expecting that ample reduction OF the
tariff would have the effect Of running the manufacturers
and iron trades, and throwing the operatives out OF EN-
ployment, and placing them in state Of starvation
and in future article, to take review of the effects pro-
duced BY the gradual abandonment OF the protective sys-
is admitted BY the friends and advocates Of protec-
ton, that the manufacturers Of cotton, wooen and mix
ed fabrics in the United States and do produce them
hat ey ean not on
Britain, but actually underse them in foreign markets,
and make money at the business; We will take them at
their word, though confess think it little OF
bmggadocia: nevertheless, | apprehend there
substantial why they cannot produce most kinds
OF heavy fabrics nearly not quite as cheap as the man
uacurers OF England seeing that wages are little or
higher here than there. Since the new law made in
Great Britain for the discipline and regulation OF cotton
wooen linen, silk. &c. factories, the hours OF labor ave.
rage hour and half per day more in the United
States than they do in the old country; so that taking
this circumstance into the account, there material
difference between the pauper labor of England, and the
ottum dtgnae OF the factory operatives in enlght
ened republican America.
This being the case stop and ask, What occasion is
there them for high tariffs and protection! We can only
frltaa andlt
| What do they do They enrich few at the expense
Of the mary; induce luxury, extravaganza, dleness,
and arrogance; and tend to build up the worst OF all
arstocracies viz: money arstocracy
Is the protective system Of real utility for
purposes' No it i inurious because high duties keep
goods not imported there is nothing to levy upon,
and consequently no revenue.
When the tariff of 1912 came into operation, it nearly
destroyed for while the business of the import mer-
chants shipowners, shpbuilders and other branches
connected with them threw sailors, clerks porers, and
whose fathers and unceS and % had
fought and bled for their land and liberties And for
what In order to rear up and iron works
alone is positive proof that the protectonists and monop
olists Of the United States with some few exceptons)
care nothing for shpowners shpwrghts sailors. mer-
chants Dealers warehonsemen, clerks, pOrers, any
other portions Of the community, 30 that they can
maintain special and unjust privileges and re lords OF
the ascendant" like the oligarchy OF England the more
they get the they desire, aping their manners, STYLE
very people whose labors they arc devoaring
| Do you to say that the protective system is SO
palpa6y injurious in national point of view you
describe it Yes and worse than that Besides making
few wealthy at the expense Of the many besides him
s s the ea Of labor and keeping down
takes away from the male adult population the natural
channels of employment and transfers It to machinery
and factory girls causing the latter to grow up delicate
and debtated and making them quite unfit to obey the
laws of nature, and become wives and mothers. And
this is not ALL produces pracies smuggling. rogues, and
do he tai not
piracy and smuggling rather than the poor house star
vation Persony the tariff of 1922 imagine it speaking
and what will be its language 1t would say (as plainly
as any tariff say to the sailors, have taken away
your work and means of earning living honestly; but
here's chance for YOU not only to get your living but
| to make fortune. You have only to establish well
organized smuggling system, Of lace silk hosiery, and
other valuable goods which will not occupy much room
in With the merchants and the thing
and proper occupation and left you pennyless and now
offer you bounty to tempt your necessitous circumstan
ces you caught by my masters deputy constables
who are always on the alert you will be fined and i'm.
prisoned.
First, it takes away the legitimate occupations from
them to poverty and want and then i offers them large
reward bounty turn fogers. thieves, rogues and
smuggers and afterwards degrades them in the esma-
ton of their fellow citizens by making them INTO crm-
nails
Looking calmly and dspassionately at the matter is it
not marvellous that the admirers Of the honorable Daniel
Webster should describe him when he advocates the pro-
tective system being god-like But to return the
manufacturers Of the United States make goods at
low cost as those of European nationsgraned Then
they have occasion for protection, even if it were
honest and polite Some one, fancy, says, Halloo !!
haoo! you have forgot the iron interest No, have not
am just coming to it. Well how is it with iron ore, get
ting, smelting and the making Of iron lon machines,
farming utensils, and other articles What disadvan-
tges have to be encountered by the u States iron manu-
facturers We will try find them out, il there be any
Is ore, coal land, deaer in the United States than
in Great Britain! No, it is much cheaper the IRON and
coal lands in Pennsylvania alone Zone State ony) are
than in England Wales, Scotland, in the iron branch
es No, not much higher II is on the average some-
what higher, probably per cent on the value OF Pig or
rough IRON and per cent the value OF wrought
tces and this lie the utmost difference Is coal dearer
Ito the wholesale consumers! No, taking quality
and price together it is not Is carriage or freight
of ore, Of coal, or OF iron, dearer in the United
Ter coal and iron ore lands, and cheaper car
rage and freight to set against the somewhat higher
price OF labor What does the disadvantage OF the ron
mon amount to-, them To mere trife. DO the iron,
opal and manufacturing interests require protection,
them No, not whit And ii the tariff was reduced to
a low duty OF 10 per cent ad vaorem, would i
not them and beggar the operativesl No, would
few who ignorant Of their business, and paying
through the nose for credits and discounts; but It would
give confidence and stability to men of knowledge and
capital to take their places because they would not need
to fear reduction OF the tariff and. although the profits
would not be professionally high, they would still be
remuneraive steady and satisfactory Let It be always
remembered that 10 per cent ad valorem duty rs to
as per cent protection and this being certain and perma-
nent would induce economical prudent, moneyed men
10 embark in all these branches of manufacturing and
instead of ruin and desoaton, there would be steady
and regular increase in them.