, 1866-01-22
THE TARIEF,
Proteetions 'Kebutter to f. A.
-. Eastman.

~. Eastman.
The Present Tarsn-D-Sreo Of Protec-
Hon AHoFded-Ita Revenue Qualities
-ProfltA Of manuf1cturlny-11ow to
Ecdnce Them.
Ediso,n Chicago Tribune:
The intelligent reader who had the patience
to wade through the last letter from F. A.
Eastman, ESQ.,, must feel Ike e1claiuing, "a
pcnnyts worth Of bread to an intolerablo deal
Of sack;" an ounce. Of truth to ton Of
,Hgmaro1e, bunkum ana false7 ASSERTIONS. Had
he taken the advice o. his friends, be would
have remained In bis "ho1e.", There is no
role that would become him 90 we'll as 81
1euce. The prodfeal never wasted his SUBJ
stance in riotous living, as rapid1y as this.
Young man Is dtsposing OF bis reputation as
political economist. 1t is shock1ns1y ema-
ciated NOW, and If he don't soon turn over q
new leaf he will never return to cat lated
calf or anything else. ~: =.
Tho proper audience for the "re1oinder Of
F. AZ EASTMAN to Protection'' can only be
found In the classic faubourg Of St. Kilgpb-
bln. No ssscmblnge Of soyerclgus less intel-
1igent than the literary and scientific "C1rceks'
would properly appreciate 1t. It was eyi-
dently written from that standpoint, md
should have been first rehearsed there. Wit
ness such expressions ua the following: "The
Government receives no sustenance, and the
consumers Of the iron paY bounty to Peun-
sylVanla Of Soo On every Ion OF manufactured
lro'i." Ia1ing linnels ioF the benefit Of
: massachusetts, employer compelled. to
pay three or 1ouf prices Tor his stock, must
=,
sore" down his workmcn or hold them to ex-
cesslve hours of TOT" ~ "Operators are barely
paid enough 10 keep soul and body together y
uNo positiyc 1mproyement In t}o cona1tion
~ ro-.;n. n,o.sa. - tsrnn,.ss,a ~ sol..o' a.N
VI .as a."s..s..s "o. r,a.s ~ -, Io'oyes teue'
mems e9o"1nR more anu moFe contracted
md dismal" Ciass legislation aud the
tariff making the rlch immensely richer. and
the poor deplorab}y poorer.., ssTbe taritr ia
a bounty 10 tho manulactnr;n~, :nahohs @ :, -
Inc people can t!oce g. o' every u into the
pockets OF the monopolists." 1.-THE anger OF
the people is rising, and when the storm
bursts. rrotectiou and his lordly cllents win
crne,,snce ;ta cr,,sltnp n,,wer:, .sF,fnr ~ ~
~ hrsa1e thr m t,ar If anti.nro,att,on and ~ "
ti-monopo]yi and strike now and every day
blows for liberty OF tradc," &c.
But Us must economise space, I refrain
from farther cul11ng those fragrant flowers
from the pcntIeman's stuUp speech, for Il Il a
la ia f.sh,nro1 To,rolnon,s ,,s.ar,.
regular o!d 1asalohed Coppefneaa haranSne
fur the great l1awnslcd-> It must be said Of
tho p,ot,ur+son howeVpr that TIA nn,o5
'"e t'o"ue'.s At4Ss NV Eoou
things It contains arc not new, and the ne"
gentleman ,s bicsseil with a roofI memory and
m casy couscfeucc, to place bctorc Reuublicau
readers suc1,a q rehash Of worn out Copnerheaa Il
Mr., Eastman requested me ia come ont
from behind my incoenito and meet him with
the visor up. While l should he most
hapRy 70 aeccoe &c 70 % n1s request l am con.
stEaihed 70 e. sa{ that compliance Is not
panlitc est1a'on Itns fe1E aaeFlally depcnus on
VINO " i, ;eeA'hu IL. WINE temam unaer q
mash tnS Ielaelse saants o. hs arguments anu
1alne WI! pe n measllrea Ry 1aeiF fespecsiys
mcnts, @ WING u snoula afnP lhe lncognito y
nnt lni%ss1ttc 1, .nat ais nisn position any
prominence wneh ls ny stanaing would
sSafeeay eonina4ot ana pace nc ht serious
uisaosaHtaEc. VIe!tr 10 le. toe!Poputaf NJ
pAlament NsL slnty on lnc mes1la o. INC
arguments presented, mol on our political
popularity or personal consequence.
tiops: {.
rta ar,,cs nm torc,o, ,,,,, ~. g, .,o,r.o,.,,
hirb thst The domesus E,anpiscurrr il ee.tn~ sor'
prices ior bis iron, and eill Is beyond Is reach n
compftsIou. Here fl l. al, In nut. she'll: TIade d
yTsl5ttf3d Nhen The duties Do not admit Of The i'm
porsaiion OF iron ard The Government receives nc
sa,enan Sna 9e m e. Of @ ta.s amGse ay
}on ,nnfas,n1ra nr r ~ az W to,r IL o
svh.t -. t,... a.s...~-s s..tos
, ~ sHses "uuo ou1,.s ~.
lahe, LOT ms'a"ee, f"!u''ao un1'uon' lat
| tariff on foreign railroad bars Is fourteen dol
l n1S S1,u.Y
ruuc tnr 1,pon t1,e ,fnnestie nrtiria ia n RI NJ,
| ~ All. Al. ~ ~ a. n; 49, ~, =.
| ~ 49,. y. s@'-o ~ ~" "
pig Iron tue ta1 On coal. tax on :1nachsnesy
on salaries, tax on sales, licenses, stamps, ant
the whole VIII aggregate rot sess than 90.
Reduced to gold the domestic tax Is $0.40
Deduct this from the tarin af s14 per ton aud
the protection Is $7Go per ton On railroad iron
THIS Is tue residunm uf truth after skiln1iue
OF Eastman's ffoth. But have Omitted men
tion Of nj The taxes levied on tho artlclcl
tiycs engaged IN making Iron, ant
mining coal. The manufacturer Ia obliged &c
pay higher wares to his hands In consequence
of NIL the epecia! taxes levied on ;what they
purchase, and this makes another serious re-
dnctlon from his protection as,ainst the Tor
e.n msnn'sstnses; 49, need a. not 80 oysE ths
on each a1t1sssaad the asaw hacks N the ahaEe
" ata ~ 10y, ,.e H. % auoIs w ~
arS ~ ls,,ro ;rau vsS1 ~ 1a,,nS ~ ~ -
ga1a - oaa thet iaon t,ar & eaaha as. " G o1 u
sae us ntIon,; ,,.1as 49, ~ w aa. uao
enjo.ea moso ss, p.osest;on' ,s tH Nhass 1ae sssy
inuuetE I,n n ~ ~ ,ss,,., tnaa LILLE. tnI ptes
5sdnatni Sn thr,sile e havn ~ dnnh, ahG hi
~ at,n' t-,h ""Ss u" ,aoa1 noups ~ y
thls Is .ne astnaI ~, taaIa. naat oecomes pa &c o.
TIE assertion that the mannfact1Fcr IS getun..
four prices Tor Ills iron: such incndaci0u:
statements can only be characterized as Eat
| ztanisMs,
EEcoSp. uThc Iron manufacturers IL getting
t,nr n,frna fnr his iron md is sti11 hcvonf
ton. p..tie,. pie -. a,i .1..aMn1, "a in,..r ~.
ccnpellloh. An A4sonsa ns ettet ~
E2sunan conveys tno 1ae3s tuat Fly Pfesen
I !aIa u not eoulPtue4se nut ptu1!utot3t
! find, by referring to the financial report O.
/ Secretary Mrfulinc1l that durfnr tho veal
| 7SNs an1:n,r 5nrn ~ ti,n t,7por{s ~ ro,,--on;
trnn o1,omuaad ~ = s ~; ,nro5c, " raiue !,