The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-01-19

Commerce, Agriculture and manufac-
lures are the grea ents of bust
ness, wealth and p IlIly. Destroy
one, and all suffer; destroy two, and
poverty will certainly follow.
The general introduction of Rail
roads has transferred the profits of the
carrying trade to New York, Boston
and London.
Our Legislature, discriminating as it
does, against capital and manufacturing
companies, drives both from the State.
Michigan has go cents of bank CAPT
tai, and S14,66 of manufacturing pro-
ducts per head, while Rhode Island
has sl36 bank capital, and sss OF
manufactured products per head annu-
ally, and Connecticut has $50 bank
capital, and s12O manufactured pro-
ducts per head per annum.
We purchase almost every article of
clothing, furniture, groceries, and all
our Injuries, from the East. We go
there for all our money and insurance.
What has made England great and
powerful? Her commerce, agriculture
and manufactures.
What has glutted the Golfers of
France during the last twenty years?
TIE same cause that has enriched
England.
Why is Germany more prosperous
than formerly? Because she protects
and encourages her manufactures.
Why is the East more prosperous
than the West? Because the people
sell more than they purchase. All
classes of her people work, while one
half of ours are idle.
Why is Pittsburg rich? Because
she manufactures s4O,O00,OOO of com
modities to sell to the West.
Why does Philadelphia prosper with
out foreign commerce? Because she
manufactures 1882, ooO.O 900 per annum,
and has built up a great internal trade.
Why is Michigan destitute of capital
and her inhabitants poor and in debt
Because her Legislature, together with
that of the general government, are
unjust and oppressive towards the
owners of capital. Our native wealth
and commercial position is not excelled
by any State in the Union, while at the
same time we are the poorest and most
dependent Of them all. With a gQo1
State and national legislature, Mich
would in ten years manufacture $1oE
100000 per annum, and possess $50,
100000 of cash capital, while her pres.
ent laws, will keep childish dependent
on her wiser and more industrious sis.
ter States.
The most Insignificant town in a
manufacturing State possesses more
cash capital than the whole State Of
Michigan. Pittsburg has over 81 ,OOO,.
900 in coin in her banks, while Provi-
dence, town of Al, 900 inhabitants
loans to its own citizens and others nc
less than s1s,OOO,OOO of cash. Look
at this humiliating facts, and console
yourself with the reflection that your
groundless prejudice against banks
capital and manufacturing corporations
has had the effect to drive from your
State these three political ghosts, leaving
you in commercial poverty and half o.
your people enjoying the blessings O
idleness. If the experience of Other
countries fail to impress US with these
most important lessons, our own neces
sites may ultimately impart valuable
truths that the people will be slow tc
forget.
The taxes on the three leading Rail
roads in the State, whose stock is worth
on an average of about 20 cents or
every dollar, paid, together with the
specific taxes on the four things called
banks, and the taxes on few feeble
manufacturing corporations that are
still struggling for existence, support
nearly the entire State Government
leaving the great mass of property
holders to pay only the town and coun-
ty taxes where they reside.
A bank in this city, with a capital o.
not over 5000, 900, pays tax of $4,000
for chartered privileges that are not
worth accepting as gift The only
bar iron mandatory you have in your
State pays a syeci6c tax of 1850 per
annum, while nearly the same amount
Of capital in Illinois, where the laws
discriminate in favor of manufactures
is taxed but $50. The tax in this
State is eight times as much as in Hi
nois, on the same capital. If Pennsyl-
yania levied the same amount of tax
on her railroads, banks and manufac-
turing capital she would raise tax on
these three items of S2,500,000.
If the people of Michigan expect
prosperity under such a crushing sys-
tenn they will merely be mistaken, for
there are but few people who feel pat
riotic enough to bring their money
here for Investment for the barren
privilege of supporting q State Govern