Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-10-25
BURLINGTON IOWA OCTOBER ls49

few Observation-Disclosures, at the expense OF
the poor taborers and farmers of the Gown
try. Now, let us see ii the practical eff
feet is not exactly the reverse Of this.
Take the case just cited: four furnaces
are stopped, and one continues in opera
ton. Thus three hundred and fifty labor
ers, wocd-choppers, golfers, miners,
transfers, &C., are all thrown upon one
furnace, where only seventy men are nee
essary and the surplus produce of one
hundred and fifty farmers, where thirty is
sufficient, all forced upon single estab
lishment. What must be the certain and
inevitable effect of this ? The laborers
must work, and the farmers sell their pro.
duce at some price. They are at the Iner-
cy of the erich manufacturer and will
not the competition and undertaking that
follows soon bring the labor Of wages from
81 per day TO tifly cents or less, and re-
duce the price OF agricultural produce ac-
cordingly Who, let me ask, does this
iniure, and who does it benefit 1t in
lures the lahorers and farmers whose
prices are reduced, and benefits the 'rich
manufacture" in The same degree. What
they lose he gains. Now, we submit, are
not these the legitimate fruits Of the tariff
Of '46? Yet the Union says protection is
to benefit "the rich manufacturer at the
expense of the farmers and laborers of the
country" But, now, see the effect Of the
tariff OF 40. Suppose the duty on iron
were raised from SIS, the present amount
to 1914, which Mr. Buchanan in 1912 said
was Indispensable and the four furnaces
now stopped were again put in operation,
what would he the effect on the wages Of
labor and the prices of the farmers pro-
dnce? With five furnaces instead Of one
in operation, and five times the demand for
hands and provisions, would not the price
of produce and labor instantly go up to
what it was under the tariff of APP
What would be the effect of this on "the
rich manufacturer" whose strength en-
abled him TO weather the storm when 9TH
ers sunk ? Would he rot haveto pay his
hands and the farmers just double what
he had TO pay them under the tariff Of 40 !?
Besides, the 100000 sent TO England TO
support British farmers and laborers
would be kept in circulation at home TO
support and enrich the farmers and labor
ers of our own country; and what has
been said in regard to this locality is equal
ly applicable TO more than $4,000, 900
now paid for foreig'i iron and its products,
and $50, 900 600 more for other manulac-
lures.
The foregoing facts and differences are
submitted to the candid consideration OF
the American people, and especially to
the farmers and laborers, who can, if they
will, apply the remedy at the ballot box,
the only place where it can be applied
We ask, is not this the plain, practical
operation Of high and low duties on the
national industry in all its departments :?
is it not the true operation Of the tariff Of
40? We ask the junior oditor of the
Union, Mr. Burke, alias ''Bundlecund,"
hims elf, TO answer; and lie: him publish
this article, with his answer, in the Union,
and, by way Of inducement, we will agree
to pay him the usual charge for ADVERTISE
ments If he will do so. FAYETTE.