Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-02
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Prank Thomas and Protection
10 ES The WOOL head organs are enr,dScsav-
>pring TO max. ts,itA 4 : Frsuk Thomas
'ss at ibs frsts NJ hAYipg secured ; duty
d sne ssasrasd w eests pr son on Soft
/. or hitaRIReHs eaa. They ask That ..''ss<
fs1ls nr~fMler Mfs, aud Place il sp as~
hsses and ersda sfaus nile III Repre-
seatatite.aE siig ,.o lpipa'g % qed le'Iod
Yes, wehope the people viii remember
u and place It. to bis credit, not only SO.
sbut "a tie credit of the Radical party
xWhich he represents. G. 30 tii'i1'.f l'9 2,
. We desire that every consumer of coal
should remember the fact, that the Radi.
cal party. through Francis Thames tLeir
Representative, has endsasorea, to in
crease the price Of the coal they consume
one dollaF and fifty cents per ton for the
benefit of-Rpt The laborer who mines tt
but the mammoth nanopol'e who hare IT
ninsd and soil it.ql2qsla orr 'aa -
Should the efforts of the Hon. Francis
Thomas be saceessful--shpald the duty he
advocates be levied-it will enable the
Coal Companies Of Allegany County to
increase the price Of their coal just the a.
mount Of the duty charged--o~e dollar and
Ry etHts pen ton, This is just what the
consumer will have to pay for the rsptec-
ITO" afforded the mammoth Coal Compa-
hies Of Allegany County, and wei would
have them remember this and place at to
the honor and CREDIT" Of the::party who en- j.
doFse it. and their Representative whose
:'pntiring perseverance" brought it about
Who il benefited by this tax of one dol
rand fifty cents which is levied upon
every ton Of coal you'll consumed Surely
not the son Of toll by whose labor it is
brought from the bowels of the earth, or
delivered at your doors. Have their
wages or freight been Increased with the
increased price Of coal which you will be
required to pay? We think not. This
incfeaase will therefore 60 into the pockets
RI the capitalists who own The mines
thereby eRFiching them and impoverish-
ing yoa. 44ia is p,pseetion with "a ven
cameo! oh hT I'd ., f. .i'n7 hfa ~ .,iik
And, here. we would ask the Farmer,
Mechanic and ,Laboring man. how It is
thst no scheme has yet been devised TO
protect them?---how it is that they can
compete with the labor of Europe aud are
mot continually elamoring, like the, CAPT
talists, for more protection. Our Farmera
raise wheat in competition with The Far
'ners Of Europe and never think ofasking,
much less receiving. any special legisla-
fion in their behalf Then Why should
they be taxed to sustain any particular
GLASS? '-t cr ..a.-. rs l-a IL
In this county there are many we'll to do
and thrifty farmers and mechanics, not a
few ofwhom have attained their present pc
sitions ffosn very humble begipnings, This
has been accomplished, too, without their
being the benefciaries Of any special leg
islation 10 their fayer-unaized BY any
protrctiom. The foreigner cap send here
his wool to come in Competition with that
raised by our farmers; and protective
duty j. never dreamed of in his behalf.
nor docs he presume to ask II, feeling in
the honesty of his heart that he should RELY
upon bis own exertions, and not, like the
manufactures, and their allies. the coal
men. prove a burthen and clog upon their
fellows. When they can no longer, with
Z profit. raise wool as cheap as their for
eign competitors they will direct their e:-
forts and capital in some other channel
rather than fatten upon contributions
wrung from other classes under the elu-
sorry title ofprofectio,. Their spirit of in
dependence j. top vivid to permit them
selves to be forever foisted upon the char
ityof Others for support, roa.,..
That these manufacturers and coal men
could, if they were content with reasona-
bic profits, and slow, but honest accre-
lions, as our are Farmers and mechanics,
prosper without being burthen, upon soci-
city, there can be no reasonable doubt.
They have so long lived privileged class
been so much palnpered, petted and pro-
tected, that they yet expect and demand
s'ors protsffftiisss, ~ ... b. +
ETThe shoddyites don't like the ap-
pearance of things. They are fdgety,