Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-10-25
Fromoae Washington Republic
The Tariff Of Is46-Its effects OH Agriculture and
Lahor,

The Tariff OF 1s46-lts effects OH Agriculture and
Labor.
In Pennsylvania, the tariff of 1916 is
now made party issue, the Locofoco
convention having adopted resolutions in
its favor, and the Wings against it. And
the Union, the self->tyled "sole organ"
Of the party, threatens the friends Of pro-
lection that if they do not keep quiet the
Democratic party will still further reduce
the tariff OF 1916. This is the language
OF the Union; "lf you attempt to reduce
the duties of the present tariff, the battle
will not end until further reduced, and
made to operate more justly in favor of
the consumer and the great agricultural
and iaboring interest Of the country
"Reduce the tariff TO favor the formers
and Laborers." This is. the cry of the Lo-
coioco and an,i-,arifi press from Maine to
Florida, and from the Atlantic TO the Pa
chic. Now propose 10 give the Union
and its followers very brief and practical
illustration OF this theory, delivered from
facts, so plain that no one who reads can
fail TO understand it. The case take
from my own vicinity.
Within a few miles of this town Gin the
western par, of Pennsylvania there were
lately five iron furnaces in Succes stul op-
Grafton. There is now, under the tariff
OF '46, but one-.all the rest having failed,
The proprietors of tho have been entirely
| ruined; the tenants of another have broke
up and the fourth will blow out in a few days
leaving but one in operation. Each of
the four furnaces which have stopped en-
ployed, say seventy hands, furnished mar
kets for thirty farmers, and made iron
worth about 100000 per annum. The
tariff Of 1916, by stopping these four fur
naces, has, of course, thrown out of en-
p!oyment two hundred and eighty laboring
men with their fomilies, deprived one
hundred and twenty farmers of their ac-
cnstomed markets, and sent 10 Great Brit
ain 100000 per annum, giving employ
ment to two hundred and eighty furnace
men, and affording markets to one hundred
and twenty farmers there, instead Of Civ
ing 1t, as under the tariff of AZ, TO our
own countrymen. Who does this injure?
Americans. Who does it benefit? The
British. Can any thing be palmer? Yet
Mr.. Richie says the Democratic party
will "reduce the duties still further, for
the benefit Of the great agricultural and
iaboring interests oil Mis country" Now,
if he had said TO benefit the great agricul-
tural and laboring interests Of Great Brit
am, he would have been right for once.
But this is not all. Look at the effect
upon the business and currency Of our
country. This 800, 900, SO far as crcu-
lation is concerned, might as well have
been committed to the flames. We see no
more Of it 1t is gone for ever; whereas,
| if continued in circulation at home, pas
ring from hand to hand perhaps hundred
times in the course Of year, it would
have done hundred times its own amount
Of business, making times prosperous and
money abundant, instead Of making times
hard and money scarce by sending it a.
broad. But worse still--what does this
100000 bring into our country? 1t
brings the surplus agricultural produce of
one hundred and twenty British farmers,
and the labor OF two hundred and eighty
| British tlrnace-men--thereby throwing
out Of employment one hundred and TWEEN
ty American farmers and two hundred and
eighty American laborers, with their fam
lilies, TO beg or starve. Yet Mr. Richie
AYERS that all this is for the benefit OF A
merican farmers and iaborers! Let Amer
| ian farmers and lahore ans er him at the
polls. They have the remedy in their own
hands, and they deserve to suffer il they
fail to apply it.
Bat have not yet done with the sssole
organ" II further says that protective d.
| ties are adopted for the sole benefit of q