The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-14

policy under which every casD OF our poopio "ouo
per- and our taxes would prove far ger burden tnan
the oppressive competition which has been so long en-
dured with European cheap labor whatever may %
pretended asserted there Is no error OF act OF
In this It is as we'll known any other European
that wages there have long been less than na wha
they here is well the disparity now rs
greater than ever with our general range Of prices still
bearing the proportion 70 the price OF LABOR IN
oannSas,ar,ns ueope TO make their saes but not OF
course to take our high priced for their cheaper goods
AS cannot obtain supply equal TO value Of two
now furnishes from all the world, we must maintain
a system Of manufacturing able 10 furnish a. least
which We cannot escape that il we would obtain com.
modtes manufactured Ut the cheapest rate at which they
be made here, and Of the best quality we must give
made such progress In their several arts as enables US TO
conBde in their ability to meet adequately all wants and
all tastes They have already far surpassed their foreign
rivals In some Of the most difficult departments; they
can soon equal them in all II fairly sustained
xsrv v'I bgS dues The subject IS not re-
gared from that point OF Wow. II s as well known as
any other fact that the rate Of wages is more than
working oasscs have more power to exact high wages
here than they have there. It Is not necessary to
ns 'S they ar Clearly justified BY tho theory
OF our political system Acting upon that, they demand
csns daily wages e. these high rates
rate Of labor Our people have long since aoceded to
higher compensation for labor than given elsewhere
producers, and who, from various reasons were not
willing to pay the enhanced prices for commodities
Il a
efforts Of the government 70 place the working classes
at home in fair competition with the for
modltes a. would bring the foreign and 90.
mestic manufacturers to equality in our markets II
question Of compstton 1t Is very plain, however that
II manufacturers Of the article are beside each
the employing the cheaper labor can make double
profit and take all the business IL Is Just as clear that
makes only the difference OF transportation, II the
cheap labor is at three thousand miles distance Tho
hardship to the working man and the employers not
less TO BIO crushed by cheap labor thousands Of miles
away than the same CITY, The evil to the country is
The rigid principle Of international trade should be,
that all things being taken into account the working
should by proper precau ss and legislation DO
placed in fair and strict competition in each others
markets Even this principle would very often operate
harshly and would be the duty Of any government to
lis own citizens from injury IN cases Of emergency
cluy Of the working classes is far higher consdera
tion than cheapness
THE FIRST CONSIDERATION NATIONAL Policy
sideration national policy is human welfarethe best
interest Of the citizen II be the best interest Of our
people that wages shall be reduced, that end Will
be rapidly achieved by the admission Of the
products Of foreign cheap labor without levying
duties sufficient to counterfeit the difference In the
1t cannot be done, however, without producing such
cry OF distress will compel the legislature to cut OF
competition SO disastrous II touches TO the quick every
of the poor Much less can the country endure with
out serious injury to its productive power In the long
struggle to which our 1uctuang policy on TINS SUBJECT
exposed our industry 1t has often happened that the
influx Of cheap goods has injured theproducng classes
for the temporary benefit OF other classes, TO the
amount of hundreds of millions in year. It must
be perfectly evident to those who are VIGIL acquainted
with our unseady and variable commercial and industrial
policy for the last fifty years that revenue exter
nal and INTERNAL must fall short Of what is required II
domestic industry is to undergo hereafter the same vara
bio and mistaken course. The question should not be
merely what rate of duty shall be imposed this
that commodity but what duties and what regulations
will save working classes from such competition as
must be oppressive 10 them and injurious TO the country
II consumption Of certain articles DO nifty dollars
yearly for each person the importation below nome
cost Of quantity equal to ton dollars for each person
might by Its effect In reducing prices fnfct loss OF
Millions and prevent the production of quantity how
ever much needed by consumers, equal to twenty or
more dollars for each person.
Tho mischefs OF its ireguarity Is intensified by other
Ma are large Consumers our prices havo always ruled
high, our markets have been consequently the most
priced by foreign merchants ana manufacturers OF any
In the world Their Discrimination TO avail themselves
Of these advantages ID shown by peseverng efforts TO
sell goods here 70 eyade our fiscal regulations and TO
mislead custom house officers at any hazard But
not only Are consumers Of goods, selected and
Imported for Our 0wp use by our own mefchants upon
tho top OF all these we stuffed to more than
repleton with foreign commodities thrust upon us
forced INTO u by sales % aucuon Our own
merchants, 10! every Thousand collars worm OF
s0ods Patetoa and imported LOT our use, arc
oblige4{ purchase anothcr Thousand uousfs
worm ss sssncf 70 ~ eota aucton 70 protect tne
.csob o4u poson. s"o MAJ os io o.'"e wo''y u.oNo
down. As Is now, our Foreign trade Is the MASTER
controls ana oVorIaeS wn"I ~ IN l,s WY ~ snsu,o 90
thoroughly controued ana maoo suoscrVont W nauonai
Interests ana CONSIDERATIONS. -, - -
The trade Det"een Two OF more nstons can no mors
be conducted upon abstract propostons or onoenang
rules, tnan the Iaae Detween Inu'Ioua's VIVA, Ior
the real Denent Oh the people ol eAch NATION snoua COLI
troll the whole movement Every government snouia
FIRST look after the interests OF s own people should
see tnal no hnih comes W .ncm iroh WITHIN OF rom
without; ana the hehest INTERESTS Oh All nations can
only DC attained oy that pohcy whch Is oest LOT each
ExcuEGE OF COMMODITIES. -,
France ana 1reat britan ater long choits 10 OBTAIN
advantage Oh cach oher IN raue or smuggling SAT oo~n
togethcr ike TWO sensipe 70 CONSIDER now lar
they could exchange commoutes wthout injury 70 iher
respective people, ana after pat en' aua careu eN'
change OF views and an examination their respective
productions ana Wauts, oecup!Ins years tney aEreeo
upon .e .oi M VI .e,' lu...e u,"c, nv,
Ing wna dement's couu DC a'ancu On votn SUES anu as
ahxousiy shutting OUT mat cvnPe'.uoh WHEN n, msht
prove Injurious 10 industry Oh e'.heI sue o,n parties
were conservative. " Was stuuy vi mutual uchcut DC