, 1866-02-07
PROJECTION vs.. FREE TRADE.
Reply 10 = FREQ Trade CetechEat-In-
dustF1aI IndePondence-TheP Policy OF
the Fathers. =. ~,.


clusions In the one case are no nearer the
truth, right or Justice thnn in The other.
One Of Esop's fables runs something like
ing about tho. point Of superiority between
man and lion, and the man, for want Of
better argument, pointed to marble =nonu-
ment,, On which wae: placedss i man stridlng
over 8 vanqnisbed lion. The lion replied that
the sculptor had no lion to contend with when
he was carving his statue, but had It all his
own way. "But now" says the lion to the
man, "let us be the carvers and we
viii make lion stridine over the man.''
Let Mr.. Free Trader and Protection ''carol''
a little. The former asks divers and sundry
questions, which the latter will answer ac-
cordiug to the facts, and If the reader will
compare the replies with those framed for
them by the interrogator he will have snlr
conception as to how near the truth 'sFrec
Trader" can come:
Qss<Stion- What Is meant by a Protective Tariff
Ansteer. In the language Of the twelfth
plank Of the National Republican platform Of
1Sc0:
"That systezn which. while providing for The
imports, requires such an adjustment oi these In.
pos1e as TO encourage Me deraopa0tI Of kae lndHs-
tri0t fnter&n Of TIE tahole country; and We COM
cutes to the working meu Aberat to47es to agticul
nc:nress IN asqaats re,osrd ioz thcsz sail, labor
perify aud independence"
> The German sWorkingmen's League, ut
their last meeting, gave tho question this
answer:
Eesotred Tia. that tcz1G Is the hest one which.
be naon sieiaa M Al IL rae s't s @ N m eeent Pr
slclton TO our home Industry.
But Frrc Trader answers his Own questions
thus: .....-.
Ars,oer. lawe which enact that men shall psy
6oliar ior something which ean he got for ffty
Ii he had sanswered ~ CLAWS that 50
operate that laborers receive high compensa-
ton and have abundance Of WORK, and arc
thereby able 10 pay American prices for
American goods, and make money besides"
lie would have told the truth.
O. Whit becomes OF thr extra airy ccntsi
Z. 4 goes into the pocket OF the per1on t'pro-
Yes, and tho .spczson protcc,ed'' is IN
American mechanic, and IN return pays good
prices to tle M H ta5Rs1 SFfss sas ,ar M his fa:ics
this proeetcdf @ - <''' 80 '''~ oN''s1 ''@' no
4. According to the eensur returns OF 1sco, there
were TX, 43s manufacturing establishments.
Ansrtr. Under the beDefcent effects Of
the protective tariit Of 1851, the number Of
manufacturing establishments have increased
10 nj least $4,000 in The loyal States. Each
one employs on an average not less than ten
workmen, tnaking = total Of 2,0o0, 900 arti-
sans, including employers who work in their
two persons besides him or herself, making .
total population Of G,000, 600 Of persons IN
the loyal States who gain their livelihood d.
rec.lr from mechanical pursuits.
required to ~ bonntiet to the proteced persons
lor articles which might be had without boun1ica
4, In round numbers fhl1y.opc millions.
.dnstrtT. The people ofthc United Stltcs may
| must be left out of the calculation until they
are reconstructed and society becomes settled
| and regulated:
Fist. Agricnlturists, Including farmers and
their families, 0iifea, millions.
1 Second. Mechanics and their families, III
| Misunderstanding employers.
| Third. Traders and common carriers, In.
Guiding laborets employed by them, 0rr<
millions.
Fourth. Professional men OF all kinds, Of
flce-holders and gentlemen of leisure, 1oafers
aud vagabonds Of all degrees, one million
including families. Total populntion OF tht
loyal States, tweuty-three millions
= What does The phrase "pto'eetins Ansf7eat
a. AZ uaed by The p.ptectonists, 1t meaus pas.
Ing lawe 10 enAble The one hundred thousand Il
deprive the thirty millions OF the fruits Of thefs IN
o0eH'a rsed nv the o,otect,onist, Il rnean,
,.a.t1n ~ Issrs y nv nretrnt ths ions nrotcctni
and overgrown monopolies Of Europe By
means OF their Immense capital and ilpast
labor, from overwhelming the manufacturing
industry OF this young nation, throwing hun
1,t ~ 0,,,,Ior1n.n. c,nsin~ m the n,;Ils am
tnntor,ss II ~ 17n;tn3 States ri Thre,tf.c dnsS1
tl'e 9,n,,,a ~ Trs+Set tnr shr taI1ners nrcSucts-
y marret .hich NOW consumes NJ ner cent N
81 that st,nr;c,n tar1ners nroitncet rcducinn
~ Iua. - ,a1os don, ~ ~ En-onaai
tns Muss ~ u iaes'.n.ha i.sv0. cv.m.na,t ,ss.;
s,'te ~ p,.rcnnr u VIII 1enniat;on siarine Il
T.. ~ " taea 'N' :
2; Mna1 Is We eaeet o. mus ''pto'eeone n"etl
esn lno9su .an.u- .-,,sc.s ~. c.-,,,c. cr q,
| ..1s. ,iI,,H ~ ia t,ockrts ~ ,he nne hundrs.
fhonssna. ..,, ,,4o oa,a,,v ,.snesar ~ ~,
~, - ~. ~, - s. .sa-..t1 4h.f. 49, :" o,-r ~
| pocAGte " w Wy P::oPlI9 .sa ~ -. y. .
mes, ansseaa ;t9sata o. ~ tns peens, n ~,
urotertrpc American ,ndustrv. il to give M
ameIisal pSopaI s,asn,ss sua ~ ~ tha;r ~ "
Wonaenu. 9asMAt rsou1Gs " ,tens,f tner 1T
eonn.is .... ~ *. !pohonta' ~ ~ ,ra5nn,s : :
ttt.,a src;.i ndanaIdcncs hr crea IL
esAuen .t. ond ~ etrannt iis, liz n,tiic 4
!, scnsr 1s'n' ''A1 ~ a''s''' >A~A' A~ p1N ~
ougat we Goi & 10 oe e. ,hss w T1eh % We sae eaa
eo,n se,sn.n an1 3n 1ahos1 19 e's7p q oes ~ 4'
r. SotiI Wc can get them cheaper cleevherr.
Ins1rer. Yes, certainly. Notruc Amc1ica
nj desire to buy cloth or iron cheaper thu
American farmers and miners can produce u
ican mechanics can afford to work up the m
material into cloth or iron- By paying tt
mechnnic what he cnn afford to work for, b
| in tu1p cnn pny the fn1mer prices that he ca
afford to sell for: and both can pay the 1niddl
man for his services IN tctchtng aud ea1Fylo
farmer. and all can afford to pay their take
f whereby the Government is supported m
lifa and properly protected BY an enforceme,
What Is nc meaning or e5ee r. traoe ,ts., r., ran
whese be can Eeti tor ne least maoney ana st
w. ne nv s n,1ch y. i, "a me-
~ er,,en.as *nS nv ia aehts. Prs frade mea
getting 100 PEI cent wtafn for your labor ,nstead
10 per eelt Or IS per cent
, Free Trade means an abolition Of all duti
!. ling in The products Of the pauper labor
! EuTope, without let or hlndrnnce, and su
= nort;pr the Goyernment bY a direct tax lcyit
On houses and farms, Free trade means ri
: iue up substance and grasping at del
!. sion. like the dog In the fable at The shado7
= ! ,ronld e1chanGc Il for yenison, and rot
!; mouthfu1 Of muddy water. Free trade mean
: simniy. that unlcss our mechanics will co
semi to work at the same wages paid in E
rope. that the manufacturing inhusl
. ~ America will be transferred to E
= 1one and the United States vi
| .leTenetate into state of Colonial yassala
4 IL, the mouey kings Of Great britain. VIII
+; | ort - nroterf{nr N re mnst rive nm our his
j wages syeteM auo supestu.S aI ettn,r
! PaupI wages system, OF a9anoon al as'eml
/. at mechanism In this country.
a O.. What Is the difference between 4 reyeu
,asfd nnd protective iaIify
a i. 4 1eSenne ,a1an Il one where all thc tax
r nrnac1jye toTftT ia one where only portion
iht nSes 70 iplo The trcatu.y. tue rematndcr co1
| 10 tncotYuof the one hundred thousand mannfa
IS trtns Il, Continue Iobbinc The thlrty:one mill
Il copeume1s.