Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-09-25
WANTS OF THE VAST.

W e near 4 great ucdI libiI PtIiLiCti I
croakers about taxing the industry Of |
the West for the benefit Of Eastern /
capitalists. If we could believe one
half the idle talk upon this subject
one would conclude that the proceeds
of nearly all the rich products of
our farming and mineral lands went
into the pockets Of New England man
ufacturers. The tariff, too, Is repre-
scented as a tax on the people of the
We for enriching those same Fas-
ern manufacturers. The people Of
the " est are taxed for the benefit of
the East IN just the proportion that
they buy Eastern manufactures, and
tile East IS taxed for our benefit in
turn IN buying our grain and lead
If the people of the West would
avoid the payment of tribute to the
Fast, they have only to encourage and
support manufactures at home, and
let New England seek other markets
for the products Of their manufactures.
While we send our wool to New Eng
land to be manufactured into cloth
We must expect to pay them for their
labor And while we wear boots and
shoes from Lowell, they must receive
our money III exchange If a man
sends to New York for suit Of
clothes he must expect to pay New
York tailor for tile work on them, a.
well as the manufacturer Of the cloth,
wherever he may be located. for the
production Of the article
Tie remedy lies in securing and
supporting manufactures IN the West.
It Is a well known fact that we have
III Mineral Point the facilities for man
utaeturug boots and shoes, equal to
those OF many Of the Eastern cities,
and that these wares are cheaper ,wheu
We take INTO consideration the service
they Will render. than Eastern work
And vet We see the shelves OF our
stores loaded with boots and shoes
from Eastern shops, because a large
class Of persons viii 20 there to buy.
If the manufacturers Of boots and
shoes IN Mineral Point could have the
entire trade 81 the city, or if our MGR
chants would purchase their stocks Of
them they would soon supply the
market with quite a. good an article
at no higher price than IS paid in the
East. This. too. would bring work
men among Us who would help to CON
sumo the products Of the farm aud
thereby increase the home market
The same remarks Will apply to cloth
mg. ana many other articles now
brought from the East. Why not
then, support home manufactures and
spend less time III croaking about tax
ing the West for the benefit of the
East
The taria question Is also becoming
a tavoritc hoooy for sorehcad poIiti-
ciaus, who Eopc to ride into orjee UP
on some side issue, they care not VIVA.
Every person. who has noticed the ac-
ton u Congress upon that question
for few years past. must be aware
that the tariff IS much more a local
question than one Of public nature,
- far as relates to a high rate Of d.
t,ps. New England manufacturers
naturally desire 4 tariff on ~uca a.--
clcs as they produce, sufficient + high
to prevent foreign competition. -
With tie iron manufacturers Of Penn
>vl,Au.a - with the miners and
lead aud zine manufacturers Of this
region Il is natural or every man
t. favor protection Is the products 81
his own locality Many OF t4e wealthy
manufacturers oil the East are opposed
+ farther high tariff Oh The arlj,lcs
they are engaged III manufacturing.
lot the reason that they are now able
Il eoape,e with foreign manufacture.
err. anil their >c.i-uucs~ leads ,aem is
oppose aaae competition t.at would
be aze.r IS occur under higher SIT
OF protection duties. Se1i~hu,ss S /
ruling principles. both with those who
favor ana those who oppose q his.
protection tariff Politicians. IKE
Others. a~- lag> hobby from selfish mo-