The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-08-12
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Mr. CARLILE:-Just now, while orr city
is in a state of rapid aud promising transit
tiou, from what might be called its Adde'S
cence to assume the manhood of a commer-
cial mart, it is plain that the municipal regi-
men, under which il has heretofore existed,
must also undergo change that any inn
polite measuer or, conduct, impeding our
advancement, or which has tendency to
cause q DETECTION in the current OF healthy
elements flowing towards US, should at once
be corrected. No political economist will
controvert the proposition. that labor and
capital mutually attract each other, and
that the two are essential to,the prosperity
of any community. If we, then, asa city,
| wish to ensure rapid and substantial
growth, it is certain that We have got to
encourage private enterprise; to sustainonr
own producers, and thus induce an immigra-
ton of these essential elements. And how
is this 10 be done? | reply, encourage our
home manufacturers.
New made places do not afford sufficient
amount of employment to warrant invest
ments of capital in many branches of man
ufactures; but in city as large as Evans
vile there ought to be a sufficient home de-
mand to afford a respectable support to an
establishment in almost every department
of mechanics.
But have been generalizing. Take now
particular example. Mr.. N. L. Johnson, a
thorough-going, practical book binder, has
building up in our midst business, which,
once established, would be a great benefit
to the city. He forms an integral part of
the healthy element before alluded to. Pos
sessing the ability and all the facilities for
doing work as good, in every respest rs any
that can be procured elsewhere, andat prices
more moderate, there can of course be no
objection to extending our patronage to him,
on that score. In point of punctuality, his
work is always ready at the time promised,
and he uniformity gives his patrons satisfac-
| ton.
The public officers of adjoining counties
send him their orders, and find it to their
advantage to patronize him. But here in
our own county, all the books in the Audi
tors, Treasurer's, Clerks, and Recorders
Offices are procured at indianapolis. OBJ
serve by the Auditors report that he paid
out last year 81 $50 for blank books and
stationary, a sum that would have been an
important item in the support of a home es-
adjustment. This Iamount of the public
money collected from the labor of our own
people, is sent away to sustain the mechan-
les of another city, while our own are COM
PEELED 70 so abroad to get work to sustain
them. How is this Offers have been made
to do the work here lotVer than the prices az
Which it is charged TO Ire county. Why is
that work-which can be done here in a
better style-as other county officers can test
ify-is withheld from our own mechanics,
and sent to indianapolis, and paid for out of
the peoples money, at a higher price than
the home product can be had for ? There
is reason for this, which the people, and
the mechanics in particular, of this city
should have investigated, nor be content till
they have an answer.
Our patronage is extended to mechanics
in other places, while home enterprise is
suffered to wane and fail for want of proper
encouragement. This is but single instance
cited to illustrate what has heret ofore been
our general failing.
| Among the heterogeneous qualities, good
bad, and Indifferent, that make mp the pot
pouri of our character, funkeyism, unmis-
taxable fiunkeyism, finds a place. We af-
feet preference for imported articles, and
would rather be cheated in Paris or Phil
adelphia, than fairly served at home. Now, is
this right2 Should mechanics of Indianapo-
lis or Of eastern cities take the precedence
over our own fellow citizens, when the
difference between them, if any, is in favor
OF the latter2 Let common sense answer.
The Americican people are noted for their
obsequious regard fer foreign brand. The
vilestimportation easily supercedes the best of
home products, as though voyage across
the ocean or long carriage over railroads
gave the article some rare virtue
No, it is principle as true in its local, as
it is in a national application, that to secure
healthy development of the body polite,
corporate, social or moral, We must eneour-
age home industry. -te =
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