The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-04-14
A Coming Political Issue

The only live politicsi issue. ~ the pres
ent time. u the question OF Southern festo-
r.,ion. S'svery wss fcr . long time The
fuel ,hm led the fame Of party strife. but
\, was di,plrced and succeeded BY ne qnss-
t,on 81 secession. which has nov like wise
ps.s.d from ,hs field 81 politics Rss'"ra-
rion has succeeded 10 the place that slavery
md secession once occupied IN The political
fsld and il in ,urn mus' give wsy 20 some
new issue. And the new issus will aeces-
ssrily come before long. for .he question oil
r~stnraiiun IL hut temporary, and can only
msiniain polincsl lie during the probation
nv condition Of The southern States. Then
@he. vii probably be che nature and char.
sctsr Of ,hs ncw political issue!
There sre indirliione. signs aud msniies.
nations in the political world that may be
Regarded a. a s.fe barometer oi party ten
idencies From these We inter that The
llnew issue, unlike its predecessors. will mo-,
draw The line Of division between the North
and the South. II wiil have reference 20
vrernisrv and busi6eEs interests, and the
division will b. between the. manufacturing
l districts of he Eastern States. on the cns
side. and he producing districts Of The West
\ nd ,hs South 90 the other side. AccoSd'
cling 10 our present laws for The government
: "a srsds, the intsreats OF the producing sns
!, the manufacturing districts ere So drecti,
i "a vnrisnce that political issus upon ths
o aifrsssrcs can not .cng be avoided.
q Many years sgo. ,tis conflict u interest
between msnufsclurers and producers va
!, used rs q politics. issue; but in those time
\, the country was moi erosning under hesv
D dsb,. taxes we're comparatively light. du,is
- 20 imports were. and the subject finally b
II came stale and sessed 70 iurnish the neces
ID -sry excitement Tor . political issue.
y he present line the csse 10 different. TIL
j. subtle dth, weighs besvily upon the peopl
rel ana .aioraliy causes them 10 sx~mir
y. .ios-Iy every feature Of their iosd TIL
b * ,.ninsiiun disclosss these fscts: Manuis
NJ iurers are getting rich with marvellous =
b. rldisy, and the corporate compsniss are Z
a. declaring immense dividends On TIE 9th
tolnand, the producers Of the West are bite
nr IL compIsiuing Of The prices that they .
~ 10 iged 70 pay Tor commodities, and q
y. low prices that they get Tor farm Produc
~ - act IU If.,
a. cents per tushsi in Illinois. snd it cons
e'r qurn,ly takes f'ty bushels Of corn 10 buy
'ie ,sir Of coarse boots.
The cause 81 This difference IN prosper
- bnween msnufsciurers and producers
~ c.esriy sp9srent. The high tariff upon !
'hs nsris shuts out the competition Of forel
se monuisrturtrs. By this means the msI
ne fac urng Interests IN the Eastern Sta
rs have monopoly; they can charge o.
&c prices as they like. snd while lucky sto
10 aoioefs complacen'ly count their fat di
a'o dcuss, consumers 10 the producing regi,
y are obliged TO pay enormous prices ss . q
er ,.ouence Of en-. monopoly. There 10 no
pe criuinaiion 0, las IL favor Of home pro-
~ cers. IL fact there could be none. for
'''r rerson tha, our staple products can Be rai
more chesply 10 This country tnsn they 60
ely be imported under say circumstances
Slavery, secession and restoration have
'ng urn furnished the psbulum Of our poli,
pr'h parties, bat there is no doubt that : .
;1ed Issue upon me merits Of free trade pro'
n alon viii soon occupy the political 6sIt
wss New York San, independently
aichs