, 1866-01-25
PROTECTION rs. FREETRADE,
Projections Reply to a Winona
Radical Free Trader.

.Wcll-EuFoPean duties on American
Pfoducts-Eaccl OF Free Trade With
'Europe on Wage. in Amcrica-1AU,v
nireca Taxation would tcaulk-Euecf
of Free Trade on Immigration.
Edl1oH Chicago Tribune:
: Your WinCna correspondent meets the Is
sue like man, and comes out boldly for uu-
restricted free trade with all the world. He
is opposed to all duties on imports. Let
trade. he says, be, as unrestricted with other
nations as Is our Interstate commercial inter-
coursc. Let revenue be ralsed by direct taxa
ton for the support Of Government. I re-
spect man like tins, who sttnds up squarely
for an idea There is no skulking or trimming
on the part Of the Winonn Free Trader, such
as that prsctised by his Chicago brethren,
who dare not face the music, hut have iaslo.
riously retreatcd from the high "a free trade ~
grounds which they first occupied. The
Winona Free Trader says:
"Fof IN example of FREE trade policy success.
tuls esabhshec- the Interstate trade or thIs nation
IL m .laatKaion, Of which every lree trader, and
every American may be pro1d-s
Alter drawing a picture of European Gus
tom Houses, which hamper trade in that
country, he proceeds:
.NoE. In the uxme or common sense, let Pro-
techo1itN anEHefs II free lEsde Ia good far US IN
our hume commerce. Why Is It mol good IN our Tor
eiEn eomsnercel Let not The people think that,
ne1z TO trade On State tine., rey wnuld noi do Il
II It Is wire TO lfels1ate 20 thaf NC cannos buy or
sell in England or France, 1t nust be niee to pre-
trade between our East AID West, Sorth and soufh
produces good fesu1ts, nhy limit the lines and re-
fase rs t1ee t.ade wtthout restiet,on; bpon. The
wish every mao would dwell"
The Winonu gentleman Is entitled to can
did, sQuare-toed reply to his questions and ar
guments, and he shall not be denied It from
me. All lie says In behalf Of the advantages
and ralue Of Interstate free trade IN the
United States, ] most cheerfully subscribe'to
and fully indorse. No man would resist more
vigorously than myself the establishment Of
restrictions 10 interstate commercial inter-
course. I hope to live to sce the United States
an ocean-hound republic, embracing every
square mile Of the North American continent,
with Interstate free trade md equal political
rights prevailing all over IT. "But If free
" trade Is good for us N our home commerce,
+" why is 1t not good In our foreign COM
- merce ~ askA my honest Wlnona abst1ac-
uonist. answer, first, Because, not one of
then admits our productions free Of duty into
their ports; not one of them prac-
dses tree trade with other nations; they all
levy imposts on every article Of United States
production That will bear a duty without In
jury to Their home industry. Even England,
with all her bonstcd free trade, legies duties
and raises one rAu.dred millions Of dollass
year. on foreign imports She admits our
brcadstutts and meats At a nominal duty, in
order to enable her mechanics and laborers 10
work ut the lowest possible wages. This is
" protection" 10 her manufacturers. She nd
mits some classos OF our raw agricultural pro-
ducts, needed In her manufactures, at noui-
nal dulles, because she can't help lersclI II
is absolutely essential to British manufacture,
ing supremacy that. the raw material,
OF The fabrics and the food Of her working
people shall he obtalned at the lowest posi-
bic prices Dear food would make dear labor.
Dear raw materials: and dear labor would
make dedr goods, and dear goods could not be
sold in the United States md other countries
In successful competition with their own
manufactures: And here Is the secret Of
boosted British free trade. Great Britain
countries, ncarly two hundred millions Of
ponnds sterling of goods per aaAum, or one
thousand millions oi dollars worth. To support |
her government, pay the interest on
her. debt, maintain her aristocracy !!
md royalty, and feed one-third Of her popu-
lation which her soil cannot sustain, It ID ab-
solutcly necessary to secure foreign markets
tor this enormous quantity Of surplus fabrics.
in the profits from The vale Of laose goods her
arlstocFacy and ROYALTY are
and one-third of her people kept
rom starving to death. Shut Oft her marker
OF those manufactures, aud eight millions OF
3ritons would literally die for want Of food,
nd 81 mt hat 4 = 1+yr1
Il Irish not many years ago. Absolute star
alton or wholesale emigration to other coun.
rfes would be the alternatives placed be-
pre onc-third of the twenty -four millions
I inhabitants Of that little lalnnd OF Albion.
heap food md cheap raw materials are no
2ngeF things Of choice with Ensli.hmen:
'hcy tnua de had, Il Is simply q question Of
to be, OF not to be-" OF life or death.
!ear goods Is death cheap goods is Life.
he Government dare not Lay taKes on food or
w materials Tor the manufactures OF that
ountry.. Hence re need not thank them for
king our dour, beef, pork, butter, cheese
i'd corn. But they purchase those products
ersell the food. producing countries Of Europe
i'd underseI her colonies. She takes our
,tton freely because she can obtain q supply |
owherc else In the world, But our tobacco
lie taxes heavily, and our highwines im- {
cnsely. And any Of our manufactures that I
e LIKELY 10 compete Will Qt1's arc Taxed all !
icy Will bear, and some In elect prohibited. |
Ans. Hoe q Co. are not permitted to export q
'e1r Incompatible power presses into Eng I
nd, France or Germany, except on paying I
ferrous duties. In order 10 supply .France e
ID England, the Hoes were finally Obliged I
establish shops In both Of those /
'slntries, or rather 10 sell "shop rights" to e
cir manufacturers, and send over workman Z
teach English and French artlaans how to I
lid printing machines tha. will strike OF d
GU 1mpressfnna in an tnur A. fhefr nun 1